* We need to do a little reset this weekend. This year has been just crazy for both of us, so we need to turn it around - and we will. We’ll be back Tuesday… Is your heart higher Than your mind?

* WAND… The Catholic Conference of Illinois urges Gov. JB Pritzker to opt into the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC) program. […] If a state opts into the program, it will allow individual taxpayers to claim a federal scholarship tax credit for certain contributions up to $1,700 to scholarship granting organizations, according to the IRS website. […] “This [...]

* WGN TV… The piles of nuts first began appearing outside a Lincoln Park home a few years ago, attracting a swarm of squirrels. Since then, workers carrying matching shoulder bags have been spotted dumping piles of nuts a few blocks away in the park, and no one can figure out why. It’s like a luxury mélange [...]

* Press release… Today, JB For Governor released a new ad titled, “Right Thing” highlighting Governor JB Pritzker’s fight to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour, giving 1.4 million Illinoisans a well-deserved raise. In the 30-second ad, Illinoisans call out critics who opposed increasing the minimum wage, and Gov. Pritzker underscores that he always believed [...]

* Subscribers know more. Crain’s… NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Chicago Bears minority owner Pat Ryan met today with Gov. JB Pritzker and senior legislative leaders as the team considers its options for a new stadium. “The governor’s office has remained in conversation with the Bears about their plans in Illinois throughout the summer,” Pritzker’s office said [...]

* ICYMI: ‘Broadview Six’ judge wants to put prosecutors under oath, keeps contempt charges on the table. Sun-Times… - Judge Perry concluded Thursday that further “under oath” fact-finding is needed in the tainted case of the “Broadview Six” — leaving open the possibility that she’ll name a special prosecutor to investigate U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros and [...]

* Ann Peebles… * What’s going on in your part of Illinois?…

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* Press release… “The Governor’s Office has remained in conversation with the Bears about their plans in Illinois throughout the summer. “Today, Governor Pritzker was grateful to meet in Illinois with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Pat Ryan, Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, Rep. Kam Buckner, and Sen. Bill Cunningham. “The Governor and General Assembly leadership were glad to participate [...]

* CoinDesk… The surprise crypto tax sprung by Illinois earlier this year may not start on January 1 after Illinois agreed to postpone it for six months, according to the industry groups that negotiated the delay, which will still need sign-off from a judge. The Digital Chamber and Illinois Blockchain Association reached that accord with state officials, [...]

* The Washington Post… The Trump administration took a major step Thursday toward launching the nation’s first federally funded school voucher program, set to steer billions of tax dollars to private schools — but also, perhaps, to public school students. The Treasury Department released long-awaited rules that will govern the first-of-its-kind effort before it’s implemented in January. [...]

* Daily Herald… Elk Grove Village’s mayor and trustees are in line for raises — some, more than others — following local elections next year. […] The current pay schedule has gone unchanged since 2008, when village board members agreed to replace a blanket annual salary for the mayor with a sliding scale based on longevity. […] Annual [...]

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* ICYMI: Illinois housing nonprofit sues Trump, HUD after being branded a ‘radical left NGO’. Crain’s… - A group of 10 nonprofit organizations, including Housing Action Illinois, is suing President Donald Trump and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, alleging the administration revoked funding because of their viewpoints. - The lawsuit follows Trump’s move last [...]

* I’ve tried to stay a bit quiet about this development. The White Sox haven’t won two post-season games in a row since 2005 and their September was less than stellar. I’ve been most afraid of the Red Sox, but the Yankees took care of those guys. And now it’s Cleveland, a team I never [...]

* I’ve tried to stay a bit quiet about this development. The White Sox haven’t won two post-season games in a row since 2005 and their September was less than stellar. I’ve been most afraid of the Red Sox, but the Yankees took care of those guys. And now it’s Cleveland, a team I never [...]

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* Sun-Times… One of four remaining candidates for Chicago School Board president is suspending his campaign, saying he’s come to the conclusion that he cannot compete with the special interest groups pouring money into the election. Sendhil Revuluri’s name will still be on the Nov. 3 ballot, but he said Tuesday that he’s “not willing to spend [...]

* The Bond Buyer… Illinois lawmakers are hammering out legislation to increase cybersecurity protections for local water utilities, an effort that comes in the wake of coordinated cyberattacks that struck municipal water systems across the country this summer. The bill, HB 3576, would require public water utilities to have cybersecurity insurance policies, to conform to industry-recognized cybersecurity [...]

* CBS Chicago… Chicago elected officials and other representatives from Illinois are pushing back on Peoples Gas’ proposed $144 million rate hike. A group of 38 alderpersons, state representatives, and state senators released a letter Tuesday, calling on the Illinois Commerce Commission to oppose the proposed hike, reject the utility’s request for a 10.1% profit rate, and [...]

* ICYMI: Abuse was caught on camera at Choate Developmental Center. The prosecutor offered plea deals. Capitol News Illinois… - Union County prosecutor Tyler Tripp agreed to reduce felony aggravated battery charges to misdemeanors in abuse cases against Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center workers caught on tape abusing patients. - Three days after one of those [...]

* Esther Rose… * What’s going on in your part of Illinois?

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* Capitol News Illinois… Dozens of elected officials penned a letter Tuesday urging state regulators to reject Peoples Gas’ $144 million rate hike request and reform the company’s pipeline retirement program. Several officials joined utility watchdogs at a news conference at Chicago City Hall announcing the letter. “If a company is delivering a service to us, we should [...]

* NBC Chicago… The CEO of T5 , a development company set to build what could eventually become the second largest data center in Illinois by square footage, spoke exclusively to NBC 5 Monday amid an outcry of opposition from local residents. […] In a statement, Grayslake mayor Elizabeth Davies says there were 18 public meetings and “Every [...]

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* ICYMI: Chicago City Council majority says no to head tax, property tax hike to balance 2027 budget. Block Club Chicago… - A majority of the City Council said it’s ready to work with Mayor Brandon Johnson to close a nearly $900 million budget deficit in 2027 — but only if he commits to not proposing [...]

* Wake up with some sweet jams… This is a Chicago sports open thread.

* Sun-Times… The 29-member City Council coalition that rejected Mayor Brandon Johnson’s corporate head tax on Monday laid the ground rules for the pre-election budget debate with three boundary lines: no property tax, no “head tax or tax on job growth” and no counting on money from Springfield not yet approved. With an $882.4 million shortfall looming [...]

* Sun-Times… The 29-member City Council coalition that rejected Mayor Brandon Johnson’s corporate head tax on Monday laid the ground rules for the pre-election budget debate with three boundary lines: no property tax, no “head tax or tax on job growth” and no counting on money from Springfield not yet approved. With an $882.4 million shortfall looming [...]

* The Sangamon County sheriff’s contest is among 25 races nationwide that Bolts Magazine says could help reshape criminal justice reform… After a Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed Sonya Massey in 2024, sparking nationwide protest and the resignation of the local sheriff, a citizen commission met for over a year to discuss how [...]

* Capitol City Now… While political candidates generally love to talk about themselves, Sangamon County Recorder Frank Lesko says there’s one thing he’ll never tell: who will receive his vote for governor. “I am a citizen,” said Lesko, “and I firmly believe that you are entitled to your vote. And that vote is one privacy that you [...]

* My weekly syndicated newspaper column… Last month, House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch told WGN Political Editor Tahman Bradley during an interview, “I’m going to apologize for making her feel uncomfortable.” The woman he was referring to was a district office worker for former Rep. Harry Benton, D-Plainfield, who who quit after she said she was sexually [...]

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* ICYMI: As early voting begins, officials seek to reassure public about election security, integrity. Capitol News Illinois… - Sangamon County Clerk Don Gray and Illinois State Board of Elections spokesman Matt Dietrich told a Springfield audience not to buy into false reports that the system is vulnerable to widespread fraud or that voter rolls can [...]

* Love this version… When I feel cold, you warm me And when I feel I can’t go on, you come and hold me It’s you and me forever This is an Illinois politics open thread.

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* The Chicago Tribune… The now-retired prosecutor at the center of the “Broadview Six” scandal penned a fiery resignation letter to U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros this week saying he “personally directed” her to seek felony charges rather than misdemeanors and then “publicly vilified” her in court by blaming her for the way the case melted down. The [...]

* Crain’s… Gov. JB Pritzker expects the state Legislature will take up the issue of data center regulation during the veto session session later this year. “In November, there’s going to be a session of the General Assembly, and in that session they’ll be considering the Power Act,” Pritzker said yesterday after an unrelated event in Monee. [...]

* WGN… Social media influencers are becoming major players in the political space. The Chicago Teachers Union admits to targeting billionaire donor Michael Sacks with paid posts. Governor JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson are among the growing list of politicians using influencers to get their message out in their respective re-election campaigns. It’s a brave new world, [...]