Rich Miller
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Rich Miller runs CapitolFax.com, a blog focused on Illinois politics.
The mayor has said that he, as a CTU staffer, helped pass the evidence-based school funding bill in 2017, but CTU opposed the bill. That’s just one example.
The Democratic Party is backing candidates in county races around the state a year after targeting, with success, local school board races to defeat candidates who wanted to ban books.
There isn’t much on the agenda in Springfield. There are no gubernatorial vetoes to deal with, transit legislation won’t be ready yet and a new sports stadium in Chicago isn’t under serious discussion.
Pretty much the whole recent AT&T trial revolved around the prosecution’s theory that former Rep. Eddie Acevedo’s hiring was done to bribe Michael Madigan into backing their proposal.
Johnson is asking for billions in state bailouts, and good luck with that. He and the Chicago Teachers Union have indicated they plan to blame Pritzker for the school district’s financial woes.
Pritzker could be offered a Cabinet spot if Kamala Harris becomes president, though there’s still work to do in Illinois. One thing is certain: His wife, MK, will have a big say in his future.
Whether he’s talking about abortion, marriage equality, labor rights or even hairstyles, Pritzker has a history of invoking a word that was repeated everywhere at the Democratic convention.
Protests don’t usually turn violent. Gov. Pritzker didn’t run for president. And, OMG, the White Sox and Bears cannot twist state lawmakers’ arms like they used to.
Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch already rules with a supermajority, but he believes he can flip four to six more seats, including one held by Rep. Marty McLaughlin of Barrington Hills.