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Reader comments closed for Presidents’ Day weekend
Reader comments closed for Presidents’ Day weekend
* Billie Holiday…
The only one my arms will ever hold
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February 13, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Reader comments closed for Presidents’ Day weekend
Isabel’s afternoon roundup
Isabel’s afternoon roundup
* Capitol News Illinois…
Illinois lawmakers are poised to make a second attempt at passing a bill that would give state regulators more authority to control the rising cost of homeowners insurance.
Gov. JB Pritzker called for the legislation last summer after Bloomington-based State Farm Insurance announced it was raising premiums in Illinois an average 27.2%, citing [...]
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February 13, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Isabel’s afternoon roundup
Secretary of State calls federal grant cancellation ‘vindictive’ and ‘illegal’
Secretary of State calls federal grant cancellation ‘vindictive’ and ‘illegal’
* Last week…
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from cutting off roughly $10 billion in child care and family assistance funding to five Democratic-led states — including about $1 billion for Illinois — halting a move that state officials say would have immediately disrupted aid to working families while a legal challenge plays [...]
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February 13, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Secretary of State calls federal grant cancellation ‘vindictive’ and ‘illegal’
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February 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Catching up with the federal candidates
Catching up with the federal candidates
* Starting off in the 9th Congressional District, where Daniel Biss released a new poll yesterday. Press release…
New polling shows Daniel Biss continuing to lead the field in Illinois’ 9th Congressional District with a commanding 13-point lead over his two closest opponents. According to a new poll conducted by IMPACT Research, Biss currently holds 31% [...]
dlvr.it
February 13, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Catching up with the federal candidates
Policy wonk or policy guru? You decide
Policy wonk or policy guru? You decide
* Redfin…
Americans need to earn $111,252 per year to afford the typical U.S. home for sale, down 4% from $115,870 a year ago.
The income needed to buy a home has been declining since November, providing some much-needed relief for U.S. homebuyers. Before that, the income needed to afford a home had been rising on [...]
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February 13, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Policy wonk or policy guru? You decide
Big Tax-Exempt Hospitals Are Turning Patient Discounts Into Corporate Profits
Big Tax-Exempt Hospitals Are Turning Patient Discounts Into Corporate Profits
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Across Illinois, large hospital systems and corporate PBMs are profiting from a program meant to help patients. The 340B program allows hospitals to buy medications at steep discounts, but those savings aren’t passed on to patients in need.
Instead, large hospitals charge patients full price for 340B-discounted drugs, keep the difference, [...]
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February 13, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Big Tax-Exempt Hospitals Are Turning Patient Discounts Into Corporate Profits
It’s just a bill
It’s just a bill
* Sun-Times…
Plans are underway to sunset Cook County’s contentious property tax sale system in the coming years.
Last week, state Sen. Celina Villanueva, D-Chicago, filed a bill to bring Illinois into compliance with a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that deemed it unconstitutional for property owners to lose the surplus equity they are entitled to once [...]
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February 13, 2026 at 3:46 PM
It’s just a bill
Keep Insurance Affordable
Keep Insurance Affordable
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The Illinois General Assembly is considering legislation (HB 3799, SA 2 &3) that could make homeowners insurance unaffordable for many Illinoisans.
The proposal would destabilize a healthy, competitive market, creating a regulatory framework that is more extreme than what exists in any other state. This will increase premiums and reduce competition.
Our [...]
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February 13, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Keep Insurance Affordable
Pritzker spokesperson says AIPAC has become ‘a pro-Trump organization’
Pritzker spokesperson says AIPAC has become ‘a pro-Trump organization’
* From a really well-researched Mother Jones article on Gov. JB Pritzker…
In some respects, Pritzker makes an awkward champion for a Democratic Party looking for a new direction. He is a billionaire in an electorate raging against oligarchy and a former AIPAC supporter at a time when support for Israel is plummeting. (A spokesperson for [...]
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February 13, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Pritzker spokesperson says AIPAC has become ‘a pro-Trump organization’
340B Invests In Patient Care – Support HB 2371 To Support Lifesaving Healthcare
340B Invests In Patient Care – Support HB 2371 To Support Lifesaving Healthcare
Sinai Chicago, one of Illinois’ largest safety net providers, can invest in services like specialty clinics and medication management because of drug cost savings from the federal 340B program. Yet pharmaceutical manufacturers have been restricting provider participation in the program, undermining the program’s purpose and restricting patient access to drugs and healthcare services.
Dr. Wesley [...]
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February 13, 2026 at 2:39 PM
340B Invests In Patient Care – Support HB 2371 To Support Lifesaving Healthcare
Isabel’s morning briefing
Isabel’s morning briefing
* ICYMI: Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump cuts to HIV, lead poisoning prevention funds. Sun-Times…
- A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from cutting more than $600 million in public health grants for Illinois and three other Democratic-led states.
- U.S. District Judge Manish S. Shah, who issued the order, said the attorneys [...]
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February 13, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Isabel’s morning briefing
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* I will never forget this performance as long as I live…
Peter Tosh with Mick Jagger - "(You Got To Walk And) Don't Look Back" Live on Saturday Night Live 1978！
Peter Tosh with Mick Jagger
"(You Got To Walk And) Don't Look Back"
Live on Saturday Night Live, NBC, NYC, NY, US - TV 12/16/1978！
Posted by Rock'n'Roll [...]
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February 13, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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February 13, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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February 13, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Live coverage
Reader comments closed for Lincoln’s birthday
Reader comments closed for Lincoln’s birthday
* We’ll be back Friday. In the meantimes, turn it up…
Illinois raised him, justice shaped him
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February 11, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Reader comments closed for Lincoln’s birthday
Isabel’s afternoon roundup
Isabel’s afternoon roundup
* AP…
At least two dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees and contractors have been charged with crimes since 2020, and their documented wrongdoing includes patterns of physical and sexual abuse, corruption and other abuses of authority, a review by The Associated Press found. […]
AP’s review examined public records involving cases of ICE employees and [...]
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February 11, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Isabel’s afternoon roundup
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February 11, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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Video, text messages released in Border Patrol agent’s shooting of Chicago woman
Video, text messages released in Border Patrol agent’s shooting of Chicago woman
* NBC Chicago…
A pile of evidence related to the shooting of a Chicago woman by an immigration agent in Brighton Park last fall was released Tuesday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, including text messages sent by the agent in the aftermath.
Judge Georgia N. Alexakis ordered body camera footage, text messages, flock camera footage and other [...]
dlvr.it
February 11, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Video, text messages released in Border Patrol agent’s shooting of Chicago woman
HB 3799 Raises Premiums And Destabilizes A Stable Insurance Market
HB 3799 Raises Premiums And Destabilizes A Stable Insurance Market
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Illinois’ competitive system protects consumers and keeps carriers investing here—let’s not break what works. Independent research shows slow, uncertain rate reviews push insurers out and costs up. HB 3799 was already defeated in Veto Session—keep it that way. Vote NO.
Protect affordability. Vote NO on HB 3799.
dlvr.it
February 11, 2026 at 7:01 PM
HB 3799 Raises Premiums And Destabilizes A Stable Insurance Market
Question of the day
Question of the day
* NRDC…
NRDC joined the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition today at a press conference in Chicago calling for the Illinois General Assembly to protect water, climate goals, consumers, and communities by passing the POWER (Protecting Our Water, Energy, and Ratepayers) Act.
The rapid expansion of data centers in the United States is dramatically transforming our electricity [...]
dlvr.it
February 11, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Question of the day
Catching up with the federal candidates
Catching up with the federal candidates
* Raja Krishnamoorthi’s US Senate campaign has released a new Spanish-language digital ad. Press release…
Today, Raja for Illinois released a new digital ad, “Strongest,” which will run in both Spanish and English. In the new spot, Former U.S. Congressman Luis Gutiérrez (IL-04) speaks directly to Illinoisans about why he proudly endorsed Raja for U.S. Senate, [...]
dlvr.it
February 11, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Catching up with the federal candidates
Showcasing The Retailers Who Make Illinois Work
Showcasing The Retailers Who Make Illinois Work
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Retail provides one out of every five Illinois jobs, generates the second largest amount of tax revenue for the state, and is the largest source of revenue for local governments. But retail is also so much more, with retailers serving as the trusted contributors to life’s moments, big and small. [...]
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February 11, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Showcasing The Retailers Who Make Illinois Work
It’s just a bill
It’s just a bill
* WTVO…
As new federal SNAP work rules take effect this month, Illinois lawmakers are considering a plan that would use taxpayer dollars to soften the impact on families who fail to meet the requirements.
House Bill 4730 would create a state run program called FRESH (Families Receiving Emergency Support for Hunger). The initiative would provide one-time [...]
dlvr.it
February 11, 2026 at 3:34 PM
It’s just a bill
340B: A Lifeline For Patients
340B: A Lifeline For Patients
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The Patient Access to Pharmacy Protection Act is a “bill that we all agree upon,” said James Brooks, CEO of Lawndale Christian Health Center, about the health centers and hospitals urging passage of HB 2371 SA 2.
“We are in this fight together,” Brooks said during a Feb. 1 rally for [...]
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February 11, 2026 at 3:11 PM
340B: A Lifeline For Patients