The Capitol Fax Blog

• Friday evening updates: New maps aren’t as Dem as earlier portrayed; Lipinski eyes comeback on first draft maps; Vaccinated Catanzara muzzled by judge October 16, 2021
  * As you can see, these districts aren’t nearly as Democratic leaning as they were portrayed by some folks last night. Several close or even lean-GOP districts were declared Democratic. Ignore presidential results and focus more on races like the 2018 attorney general contest… Here is the past electoral performance for the newly proposed [...]
• Reader comments closed for the weekend October 15, 2021
  * I’m really looking forward to seeing y’all in town next week. For now, though, Adele will play us out with her latest… But I can’t bring myself to swim
• Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - HDem money update October 15, 2021
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• IDPH will follow new CDC recommendations on school-associated outbreaks October 15, 2021
  * Press release… The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is following recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to adopt the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists’ (CSTE) guidance for PreK-12 school-associated outbreaks. Previously, CDC recommended that two cases associated with a school would constitute an […]
• Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Partisan analysis of newly proposed districts October 15, 2021
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• Question of the day October 15, 2021
  * Which Republican who is not already in the race would you like to see run for governor? Explain.
• COVID-19 roundup October 15, 2021
  * Center Square… Six nurses employed by Riverside Healthcare in Kankakee have filed a lawsuit against the hospital over their right to refuse the COVID-19 vaccine, citing the state’s Health Care Right of Conscience Act. The Liberty Justice Center, a national nonprofit law firm, is representing the nurses. The nurses have religious beliefs they say conflict [ […]
• The Tribune takes a look at Jesse Sullivan’s background October 15, 2021
  * This is just a taste of a very well-researched and clearly written story by Rick Pearson. Lots of stuff in here, so go read it… In launching his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor, 37-year-old political unknown Jesse Sullivan has touted his background as a venture capitalist as a key pillar of his [...]
• Billionaire governor and spouse reported just $2.2 million in federally taxable personal income last year October 15, 2021
  * From the governor’s campaign… Attached are the state and federal tax return summaries for JB and MK Pritzker for 2020. According to the information provided by the trustees, in 2020, trusts benefitting JB Pritzker paid $16.3 million in Illinois taxes and $69.6 million in federal taxes. JB and MK Pritzker made $2.8 million in personal charitable [...]
• 15,669 new cases over the past week; 54 percent of all Illinoisans fully vaxed; 1,500 hospitalized; 341 in ICU; 2.5 percent test positivity rate October 15, 2021
  * Press release… The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 15,669 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 184 additional deaths since reporting last Friday, October 8, 2021. Of Illinois’ total population, 69% has received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose and 54% of Illinois’ total popul […]