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Few Legislative Republicans Break with Trump on Jailing Pritzker

Few Legislative Republicans Break with Trump on Jailing Pritzker — The Illinoize

After President Trump wrote on social media this week without evidence that Governor JB Pritzker “should be in jail” for “failing to protect [ICE] officers,” few elected members of the General...

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UPDATED: Judge Rules Trump Can't Dispatch Guard to Illinois, Feds Already Have Appeal Rejected

UPDATED: Judge Rules Trump Can't Dispatch Guard to Illinois, Feds Already Have Appeal Rejected — The Illinoize

A U.S. District Court Judge in Chicago Thursday afternoon granted a request from state of Illinois and Chicago city officials to block the Trump administration’s deployment of National Guard troops...

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Pritzker Reopens Redistricting Wounds

Pritzker Reopens Redistricting Wounds — The Illinoize

Governor JB Pritzker got an off the wall question yesterday, but one he could have easily just knocked out of the park with partisan talking points.

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Appellate court upholds lower court block of National Guard deployment, but allows federalized troops to remain on Illinois bases

Capitol Fax.com - Your Illinois News Radar » Appellate court upholds lower court block of National Guard deployment, but allows federalized troops to remain on Illinois bases

A federal appeals court in Chicago on Saturday denied the Trump administration’s request for an emergency stay of a district judge’s order barring the president from deploying National Guard troops...

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Illinois’ budget on track for deficit as new federal policies create challenges

Article Summary The governor’s office now projects a $267 million deficit for the current fiscal year 2026 budget. Corporate tax

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GOMB says federal corporate tax changes have blown a hole in the state budget

Capitol Fax.com - Your Illinois News Radar » GOMB says federal corporate tax changes have blown a hole in the state budget

* Subscribers were briefed on this early today. On Monday, I told you that the legislature’s Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability suspected the dramatic fall-off corporate income...

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Few Issues Settled as Veto Session Nears, Read More →, Few Issues Settled as Veto Session Nears, Read More →

Few Issues Settled as Veto Session Nears — The Illinoize

We spent much of Tuesday asking lawmakers and other stakeholders what they were hearing about major issues in the hopper for veto session, which begins next week.

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Good morning!

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* I saw this guy last night at the Salt Shed. Man, does Charley Crockett ever have some fiercely loyal Chicago fans…

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Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition and some other stuff

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Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today’s edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password)

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Selected press releases (Live updates)

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Live coverage

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Federal judge partially grants Illinois temporary restraining order on deployment of National Guard

A federal judge partially granted Illinois’ request to temporarily block the deployment of National Guard troops Thursday.

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French-based quantum computing company to open U.S. headquarters in Chicago

The Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP) on Chicago’s South Side will have another future tenant, hosting quantum computing company Pasqal’s U.S. headquarters.

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TriCap Consulting @tricapconsulting.bsky.social · 4d

Judge calls feds ‘unreliable,’ temporarily blocks National Guard deployment to Illinois

Article Summary A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard to Illinois without

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TriCap Consulting @tricapconsulting.bsky.social · 4d

Feds handed third court loss in a row

Capitol Fax.com - Your Illinois News Radar » Feds handed third court loss in a row

A federal judge said she is partially granting the state’s request to block the Trump administration’s deployment of National Guard units in the Chicago area as part of an immigration enforcement...

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Judge grants restraining order protecting protesters, journalists in Chicago-area protests

Article Summary A court order bars federal agents from arresting peaceful protesters or journalists covering immigration protests. It also bars

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TriCap Consulting @tricapconsulting.bsky.social · 4d

Vote YES to 340B Legislation That Protects Healthcare Services in Your Community

Capitol Fax.com - Your Illinois News Radar » Vote YES to 340B Legislation That Protects Healthcare Services in Your Community

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TriCap Consulting @tricapconsulting.bsky.social · 4d

Giannoulias gets a bump

WASHINGTON & POLITICS

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Cook County, California say National Guard could disrupt court proceedings, hurt economy in court filings

Attorneys from the Illinois Attorney General’s office and the Department of Justice will meet in court Thursday for oral arguments in Illinois’ lawsuit against the deployment of the National Guard...

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TriCap Consulting @tricapconsulting.bsky.social · 4d

Few Issues Settled as Veto Session Nears

Few Issues Settled as Veto Session Nears — The Illinoize

We spent much of Tuesday asking lawmakers and other stakeholders what they were hearing about major issues in the hopper for veto session, which begins next week.

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TriCap Consulting @tricapconsulting.bsky.social · 5d

Hammond Gets DeVore Primary

Hammond Gets DeVore Primary — The Illinoize

Rep. Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) got her long-awaited primary challenge Tuesday.

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TriCap Consulting @tricapconsulting.bsky.social · 5d

Pritzker's Big Risk

Pritzker's Big Risk — The Illinoize

Governor JB Pritzker is taking policy and political risks by wading into the biggest fight of his political life with President Trump that, if things go poorly, could lead to a militarized state on the...

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