Good Thursday morning, Illinois. Il 12 days before the primaries.
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The Federal Reserve is making its biggest interest rate hike in nearly 30 years. Gas costs in Illinois are reaching $6 per gallon. And in the world of politics, a Republican earlier this week ousted a South Texas congressional district that Democrats have occupied for nearly a century.
Democrats in Illinois, whose state is preparing for a tough general election in November. The number one on June 28 may imply how bumpy the road will be.
Trump factor: There has already been a shift within the Republican Party with recent polls showing Gov. Darren Bailey’s conservative nominee surpassing Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin. it has already caused a furor. Hotels are promoting and Trump hasn’t fully committed to the June 25 event.
The final results of the number one are looming in November. We asked political pundits in Illinois what to expect. His general answer: It’s going to be tough for Democrats, even though the state chose President Joe Biden by 17 points.
That’s the economy, stupid: A wobbly economy “gives Republicans disorder to keep going,” Susan Garrett, a former Democratic senator in the state and now president of the nonprofit Illinois Center for Policy, told Playbook. they fight and would possibly feel that the Democrats have let them down. “
The biggest threat to Illinois Democrats will be protecting 4 congressional seats (IL-06, IL-11, IL-14 and IL-17) that “could turn sharply to the right in a bad year,” said Nick of the 1833 group. . Daggers. ” With 3 of them in the suburbs of Chicapass, he would go from being tied to a crisis-ridden economy, runaway inflation, emerging fuel prices and putting the Republican Party on the defensive over its radical positions on social issues. “
Political Representative Eric Adelstein acknowledges that “the wind is against the Democrats, but there are also countervailing forces. “He cites as examples the right to abortion and the “refusal of Republicans to take meaningful action against a country awash in guns. “
But first, there’s the number one on June 28. Congressional Democrats expect the Republican electorate to be the top choice in their number one poll, and applaud Trump’s visit.
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THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM: Tourism in Chicago grew 86% a year ago, with the city’s hotel tax profit status at $127. 2 million, a 163% increase from 2020. So this year, Chicago has hosted 183 events and 1. 5 million visitors. generated $1. 8 billion for the economy, according to Lynn Osmond, president and CEO of Choose Chicago, the city’s tourism arm.
Tourism is back: “We can’t be waiting for the future, but we know a call to travel,” Osmond told hotel industry executives Wednesday at Choose Chicago’s annual meeting at McCormick Place.
Then he turned to the “elephant in the room”: the crime. “I know this is a fear for you,” he said, a right-wing topic of discussion,” he said, referring to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent challenge to gun violence in Chicago.
Tangible solutions: Osmond said network leaders are collaborating heavily with Chicago police to help with the problem. The city also organizes network connections to stay in neighborhoods and welcome visitors and hopefully deter crime.
Attitude adjustment: Osmond also called on Chicagoans to avoid criticism. “We can be part of the solution. We want to separate the negativity. We have a negative attitude. “
As Pollyannaish as it sounds, the line drew applause, the most powerful of the guests in the front row: Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
Choose Chicapass has unveiled its new tourism slogan: “When you pass, you know. “Um. . . let’s say it’s anything we all agree on.
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At Rush University Medical Center at 9:30 a. m. m. to point out expenses that expand coverage for survivors of sexual assault. . . At the Hilton Chicago at 12:15 p. m. to face the business lunch Crain’s Fast 50.
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In the construction of Cook County at 10 a. m. m. to preside over an assembly of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.
— From turkeys and trash cans to fuel cards and guaranteed income?The frenzy of givingaways dominates the election season: “Decades ago, Chicago politicians curryed favor with the electorate by handing out Thanksgiving turkeys and Christmas hams. they were also a common gift. But the onslaught of the federal stimulus budget allowed Gov. J. B. Pritzker, Cook County Council Chairman Toni Preckwinkle and Mayor Lori Lightfoot to raise the stakes, and then some of their re-election campaigns,” via Fran Spielman of the Sun-Times.
Southern Republicans struggle to recover, and update, the Secretary of State’s ‘outdated’ office: “Bloomington State Rep. Dan Brady and former U. S. Attorney John Milhiser all say they have demonstrated their ability to collect bipartisan information during long and prominent races in central Illinois. political circles,” via Mitchell Armentrout of the Sun-Times.
Republican General Assembly candidates denounce the “tyrannical” Pritzker, his “extreme” Raoul and the “world-famous” corruption of Illinois, through Mitchell Armentrout of the Sun-Times.
– Toni Preckwinkle defends her case for corrupt justice while her main opponent, Richard Boykin, claims that she “bows to theArray. . . defunding the police movement,” via Alice Yin of tribune.
Rob Martwick and Erin Jones clash in negative cross letters in the race for the Senate District seat, via Brian Nadig of the nadig newspaper.
VOTER TURNOUT: “Early voting is so low in Chicago that the No. 1 early voting, to date, is the Cook County jail to date, with 388 votes,” political Rep. Frank Calabrese tweeted.
– Q&A with IL-01 candidates: talk about crime, the economy, the police budget and Roe v. Wade in this deep dive through Jacqueline Serrato and Adam Przythroughl of South Side Weekly. WITH COOL ILLUSTRATIONS
. . . IL-01 candidate Pat Dowell came out with a new 30-second virtual TV ad called “Day One” that runs through Election Day, June 28.
. . . IL-01 candidate Jacqueline Collins was approved through state Rep. Justin Slaughter and Chicago Alds. Michelle Harris and David Moore. Full list
Rachelle Aud Crowe resigns from the Illinois Senate: She recently ran before the U. S. Senate. U. S. Attorney to serve as U. S. Attorneyfor the Southern District of Illinois, through Edwardsville Intelligencer.
— The value paid by young people| A teenage girl was fined at school for a robbery she said did not happen. Years later, she is still struggling: “The Long Test of the Illinois student shows the ordinary effort that can be taken to cancel a school ticket. His case, involving a pairless AirPods, is headed for jury trial,” via Jennifer Smith Richards of Tribun and Jodi S. Cohen of ProPublica.
Rockford’s domain has the asset taxes of the moment in the country, according to John Clark of MyStateline. com.
The FDA panel recommends Covid vaccines for young children, but questions their availability in Illinois, via Tribune’s Lisa Schencker.
Reopening parts of closed schools to revive neighborhoods on the south and west sides, suggests the assistant mayor: “Planning and Development Commissioner Maurice Cox said that reallocating parts of closed schools, such as the kitchen or gymnasium, would create a network without having to muster all the resources needed to renovate an entire school.
Leaving Chicago’s public schools, a new style of conflict resolution takes shape, through Nader Issa and Sarah Karp of the Sun-Times.
Chicago Breaks Heat Record, Meteorologists Say, Sun-Times
Chicago is a direct money charity to give citizens $500 per month: “GiveDirectly will lead the city’s guaranteed fundamental source of income pilot project, amid an accumulation of cash assistance programs,” via Bloomberg’s Shruti Singh.
— Inspectors General: Chicago among the toughest in the country, but doesn’t have the strength to publish reports: “A comparison of BGA policy of major U. S. cities. “The U. S. Department of Inspector General revealed that the Office of the Inspector General in Chicago is one of the toughest overseers in the country, but has no independent authority to publish its findings.
— MacArthur Foundation, the UIC report examines demographic changes in Chicago, in the metropolitan area: “The fates of former Chicagoans differ by race. White residents are the most likely to move to Phoenix, black immigrants to Atlanta, and Latino immigrants to Houston Black citizens who leave Chicago move to places like Atlanta that have higher wages, better jobs, and reduce poverty for black citizens.
Brown calls for the dismissal of an officer after dragging a woman by the hair, kneeling on her neck The troubles of George Floyd, via Paige Fry of Tribune
– The Ford F-150 Lightning EV pickup truck arrives in Chicago. This is how Rivian’s rival did well in the city, through Robert Channick of Tribune.
– There is no ignorance of the global that Cézanne left us: “The first Primary American exhibition of the painter’s work in more than a quarter of a century amplifies his radicality”, Washington Post
– ‘Lean on Your Neighbors’: The citizens of Round Lake Beach gather after the murder of 3 children, through John Starks of the Daily Herald
. . . The mother describes the children allegedly drowned by an ex-husband as “beautiful little souls”; The father left a note: “If I can’t have them, neither can you. “Reporting through Clifford Ward of Lake County-News Sun.
Man Discovered to Death in Cook County Jail Cell: Autopsy, via Sun-Times Sophie Sherry
Illinois artisanal marijuana growers can return to work after the ruling suspended the order that put the industry on hold: “Winnebago County Circuit Judge Stephen Balogh ruled that abandoned license applicants who challenge the licensing procedure will have to sue under the Administrative Review Act, that provides some coverage to existing licensees,” through Robert McCoppin of Tribune.
Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton will serve as president of the National Association of Lieutenant Governors at its annual meeting in Chicago next month. She will be the first black woman to hold this position.
— Edward Mazur has been elected to the board of directors of the Lionel Operating Train Society, which brings together 2500 electric exercise enthusiasts.
The West Side GOP Club drew a crowd to Mr. Pans in Chicago last night. Republican applicants Stephanie Trussell (lieutenant governor), Aaron Del Mar (lieutenant governor), Steve Kim (AG), John Milhiser (secretary of state), Shannon Terisi (Controller) and Justin Burau (IL-03) joined the party. Chicago Republican Party Chairman Steve Boulton and state Central Committee member Jay Reyes, a former Chicago Ald, also mingled with the Cuban appetizers. Bob Fioretti, former candidate of state attorney Chris Pfannkuche, Deputy Executive Director of the Illinois Republican Party, Tommy Choi. The co-chairs were Jonathan Serrano (Republican Committee of the 36th District) and JD Sloat (Republican Committee of the 26th District).
We asked him about the summer he’s had: Graham Grady expressed what many remember: “Today’s heat is a sad reminder of the 1995 heat wave that tragically claimed the lives of 739 Chicago seniors. Array. . . Marilynn Miller remembers 1953, the year she was pregnant with her daughter. “We lived in a small apartment in a U-shaped construction on the south side at 61st and Kimbark. Air conditioning then only existed in cinemas. We had no cash for our own furniture, let alone a fan. I used to sit in a kitchen chair in front of the window, even looking for a gentle breeze. There probably wouldn’t have been record temperatures back then, but the angst was record-breaking for me. . . . Phil Zeni: “Landing at Phoenix’s Sky Harbor Airport at 121 degrees and being told that at 122 they closed the airport for fear of the tires exploding. “There is temconsistent withatures were aro und 120 degrees according to the day.
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Rep. Bobby Rush sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland requesting that the Justice Department investigate the 31 men arrested in Idaho who were making plans to disrupt a local pride event. Rush asked the Justice Department to review the law, making it a federal crime. crossing state borders to engage in or incite violence.
Jan. 6 panel to highlight the campaign of tension against Pence: “The committee will attempt to convince the public on Thursday that Donald Trump’s work with John Eastman has become a corrupt effort to overturn the election,” according to Kyle Cheney and Nicholas Wu of POLITICO.
Guilfoyle’s email illustrating Cheney’s pre-Jan. 6 attendance at Trump World, via POLITICO’s BETSY Woodruff Swan.
McConnell’s Gun Safety Bet, via Marianne LeVine and Burgess Everett of POLITICO
– He is one of the top hard weapons lobbyists in D. C. And I’ve never heard of it, through Politico’s Hailey Fuchs.
Abortions increased in 2020, up 8% over a 3-year period, via ALICE Miranda Ollstein of POLITICO
– Iván Claudio González, Chief of Staff of Senator Omar Aquino, passed away. The 40-year-old political aide controlled the day-to-day operations of Aquino’s Senate District Office, the legislative schedule and the senator’s network relationships. He is also a friend and advisor to many members of the Illinois political network.
– The circle of relatives of Gwen Casten – daughter of U. S. Representative Sean Casten – says that the only thing known about her death is that she was “peaceful”, through Madeline Buckley of tribune.
. . . Here’s Casten’s statement, Twitter.
WEDNESDAY RESPONSE: Congratulations to University of Chicago political science professor John Mark Hansen for answering that Robert LaFollette of the Progressive Party won Clinton County in the 1924 election.
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Businessman and mayoral candidate Willie Wilson, businesswoman and former White House social secretary Desiree Rogers, Griselda Vega Samuel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund and Yolanda Lorente
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