The Capitol Fax Blog

• Afternoon roundup March 28, 2023
  * From WAND TV’s coverage of the planned Danville abortion clinic… The Sanctuary Cities For the Unborn initiative is also trying to help residents draft an ordinance to block the clinic from opening. Pastor and anti-abortion advocate Mark Lee Dickson of Texas said there are 65 cities and two counties across the country that have [...]
• Illinois Credit Unions Oppose Regulatory Fee Increase March 28, 2023
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• Today’s good news: Coffee station to open in Statehouse March 28, 2023
  * This is such a much-needed addition… Secretary Giannoulias Announces Coffee Station Opening at Capitol Building Elm City Roastery will serve coffee Pastries from Three Twigs and Co. Who: Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias Elm City Roastery staff What: Secretary Giannoulias will join employees from Elm City Roastery at their grand opening at the […]
• Another day, another Chicago mayoral poll March 28, 2023
  * These numbers from BSP Research are not only old, but the poll was taken over an unusually long period, March 15-23. It sure took them long enough to release the results… With one week remaining until Chicago’s mayoral runoff election on April 4, Northwestern University’s Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy (CSDD) [...]
• CTBA: After adjusting for inflation since 2000, state higher ed funding is down 46 percent and tuition is up 110 percent March 28, 2023
  * Center for Tax and Budget Accountability… After adjusting for inflation, state funding for Illinois colleges and universities has fallen by nearly 50% since 2000, while tuition has more than doubled, making it increasingly difficult for students from low- and middle-income families generally, and Black and Latinx students specifically, to afford getting a […]
• It’s just a bill March 28, 2023
  * Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus… To ensure that Illinoisans in need of insulin have affordable access to the life-saving medicine, the Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus is leading a measure to cap its price at $35. “It’s vital we make insulin more accessible to the people who need it,” said State Senator Laura Murphy (D-Des Plaines). “It’s [...] […]
• Today’s quotable March 28, 2023
  * NY Times article on the Chicago mayor’s race quoting Chicago FOP President John Catanzara… Mr. Catanzara is not lying low. He predicted that 800 to 1,000 Chicago police officers would leave the force if Mr. Johnson wins, adding to hundreds of vacancies already awaiting the next mayor. “If this guy gets in we’re going to see [...]
• Question of the day March 28, 2023
  * Press release… A task force appointed to study the decline of local journalism in Illinois and recommend ways to revive the industry meets for the first time Monday, March 27. The task force is being led by State Senator Steve Stadelman, who passed legislation to establish the panel of frontline journalists and academics and who [...]
• Comed 4 trial coverage roundup March 28, 2023
  * Click here for our live coverage… * Sun-Times | ComEd CEO ‘wanted to make sure that we did everything possible’ to earn Madigan’s favor, feds’ key witness testifies: Former ComEd executive turned government informant Fidel Marquez called his ex-boss a “close” and “personal friend,” then detailed how she funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars to [...] […]
• Johnson’s anti-gay rights supporters and Vallas’ Daley people March 28, 2023
  * Yesterday, we talked about Paul Vallas’ coziness with homophobic activists. Here’s Block Club Chicago on Brandon Johnson’s issues… Bishop Larry Trotter, a South Side pastor at Sweet Holy Spirit Church, endorsed Johnson March 12, telling his congregation the candidate’s plan was “fresh” and “new,” according to the Sun-Times. But Trotter was a vocal opponent […]