Jordan Muck
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.@ChicagosMayor statement: "Without a final site selection, until we see shovels in the ground in Hammond, the City will continue to engage in discussions grounded in the interests of our residents."
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As expected, the political reaction from Illinois so far is... skeptical. @SpeakerWelchIL statement: "Illinois remains open to ongoing efforts to secure the Bears in Illinois. However, it will take time to get it right."
Chicago Bears@ChicagoBears
Statement from Chairman George H. McCaskey and President & CEO Kevin Warren:
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“Important step…”
Governor Pritzker’s office releases statement.
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Taking a victory lap after the megaprojects bill passed, @SpeakerWelchIL says "What began as a conversation about the Chicago Bears, resulted in a statewide tool for economic development paired with real property tax relief for working people." @WGNNews @tahmanbradley
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@tnertz It hasn't moved out of committee. Labor groups came out against AV's, which will make the plan unpalatable to a lot of lawmakers. They've got until the end of May to find any potential compromise, though.
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Illinois House APPROVES the megaprojects bill meant to help the Chicago Bears build a new stadium in Arlington Heights, 78-32 vote.
Lots still unknown: Will the Senate and Governor Pritzker support it? Is it enough to stop the Bears from taking Indiana’s offer? More to come...
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While we're waiting for debate to wrap up in the House, catch up on everything you need to know about the megaprojects bill from tonight's The Point. Interviews with @RepKamBuckner and @brendenmoore13!
Tahman Bradley@tahmanbradley
The Point!! wgntv.com/news/politics/…
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After drama here at the Capitol today sources say the Bears bill will run in committee and the House floor today.
Details will be made public in committee shortly.
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Redistricting amendment passes 74-38. It goes to the Senate, which needs to pass it by May 3 for it to get on the November ballot.
Brenden Moore@brendenmoore13
HGOP just broke caucus. They’ll go back to the floor to consider the redistricting amendment and perhaps the millionaires’ tax amendment. Then they’ll break for the House Revenue Committee to meet and discuss the megaprojects bill. #twill
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It appears a 3rd version of the Bears megaproject has now been filed, but not much major change expected. @tahmanbradley is in Springfield where a committee hearing on the 376 page proposal will happen later this afternoon
ilga.gov/documents/legi…
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Here is the updated Illinois Bears bill...
ilga.gov/documents/legi…
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One step closer to the Indiana Bears? Gov. Pritzker and legislative leaders have little appetite to help the team with public funding for a new stadium. And neither do Illinois voters: wgntv.com/politics-3/wgn…
Tahman Bradley@tahmanbradley
🏈Voters strongly oppose public funding to help the Bears build a new stadium 🏈
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NEW @WGNTV / @EmersonPolling on March 17th Illinois primaries. @RajaForIL up big in Senate dem contest, @DarrenBaileyIL leads GOP race for governor, many voters still undecided.
DETAILS: wgntv.com/politics-3/wgn…
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10 (!!) years ago, @tahmanbradley and I convinced our bosses to send us to Springfield for a week of stories that led to the creation of our small but mighty political unit.
Super excited to help usher in a new era @WGNTV later this month! We hope you’ll tune in January 26th.
WGNTV@WGNTV
For immediate release--@WGNNews to Launch brand-new Nightly Political Show, “The Point" hosted by @tahmanbradley. wgntv.com/community/news…
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“You won’t fuck up this profile,” Rahm Emanuel said, faux-menacing, jabbing four-and-a-half fingers at me, “because if you do, your kids won’t have a mother anymore.”
My weeks w Rahm: theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
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Will Illinois Democrats try to pick up another seat in Congress? Inside the redistricting debate, and a closed door meeting where one lawmaker says there are 3 or 4 proposals on the table @tahmanbradley
wgntv.com/news/chicago-n…
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Your Monday morning catch-up: @GovPritzker one-on-one with @WGNNews. Preparing for a legal fight over National Guard deployment, ICE protests, his war of words with Trump, and more. Watch all 15 minutes below —
Tahman Bradley@tahmanbradley
Full Pritzker interview. youtu.be/QUb_L3MS7Qo?si…
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Pritzker responds to Chicago’s concerns about the pension bill for the city’s police officers:
“The mayor never once called me, or as far as I know, any legislators to oppose that bill or to ask for any changes in that bill.” #twill
Alice Yin@byaliceyin
Johnson on Pritzker signing pension bill: "Look, I get the position that the governor was in. It's a veto proof majority. He was in a tough position." "Those votes were there when I was sworn in 2y ago" and his focus was on "a stronger pathway mostly to find progressive revenue"
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