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The Center Square: Candidates feel ‘cheated, violated, robbed’ after Pritzker enacts law ending slating
Candidates eying ballot access say they feel cheated after Illinois Democrats in less than two days approved and enacted legislation to end the slating of candidates for the November election if they didn’t run in the March primary. They’re eyeing a potential lawsuit.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 2412 Friday morning, less than two days after it was approved by the House and concurred by the Senate.
The Daily Herald: From promises of no new taxes to Burnham, Bears’ latest stadium presentation sounded familiar
As Chicago Bears executives last week presented glossy renderings and extolled the virtues of building a new stadium on the city’s lakefront, one could hear echoes of similar remarks some of those same leaders made a year-and-a-half before to a suburban audience at John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights.
The Chicago Tribune: Cinco de Mayo Parade in Little Village canceled after reports of gunfire, police say
The Cinco de Mayo Parade in Little Village was canceled Sunday after the Chicago Fire Department responded to reports of shots fired along the parade route.
The Chicago Fire Department responded to Cermak Road and Washtenaw Avenue but did not transport anyone from the scene, officials said. The Chicago Police Department announced at 1:30 p.m. that the parade had been canceled.
Capitol News: Lawmakers pitch sweeping changes to energy industry and Chicagoland transit system
A group of lawmakers and influential environmental advocates are calling for broad changes to the state’s energy industry and a massive increase in state oversight of Chicagoland’s transit system – which faces a projected $730 million budget shortfall.
Advocates for the policy platform, which is broken up into three bills, describe much of it as a follow-up to the 2021 Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, a landmark energy policy that set emissions goals for the state and massively altered the state’s energy sector.
The State Journal-Register: Illinois postal workers march for transparency in Springfield amid USPS changes
Outside of the Springfield post office on East Cook Street, over 100 members of the American Postal Workers Union marched on May 3 with signs outside calling for information transparency about the future of Springfield’s distribution center and the future of the postal service across Illinois.“We know what we’re prepared for and what we have to work on now,” American Postal Workers Union Springfield branch president Johnny Bishop said.
Springfield residents had until April 10 to fill out a survey to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to voice their opinion on the changes before the USPS changes would start.
NBC Chicago: Mayor's proposal to relocate migrants from downtown shelter to Chicago's South Side faces opposition
A number of residents on Chicago’s South Side voiced objections to a proposal put forth by Mayor Brandon Johnson seeking to open a temporary migrant shelter in the neighborhood.
“He don’t know where to put them,” said resident Christopher Osinger. “Why would you put them in our neighborhood? Why won’t we go by your house?”
Chicago Sun-Times: President Biden hits Chicago Wednesday for fundraiser; VP Harris arrives May 16 for North Shore funder
A month after collecting about $2.5 million for his re-election bid, President Joe Biden returns to Chicago on Wednesday to scoop up at least another $1 million, while Vice President Kamala Harris hits the North Shore for a fundraiser May 16.
Chicago is a deep, deep well of major Democratic campaign cash.