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Bears statement: “The Chicago Bears have exhausted every opportunity to stay in Chicago, which was our initial goal. There is not a viable site in the city. As a result, the only sites under consideration are in Arlington Heights and Hammond.”
.@ward32chicago points out fieldofschemes.com is another good resource on stadium deals. Though they haven't updated their Chicago post.
2027 NEWS: Businessman Willie Wilson creates an exploratory committee in advance of a run for Chicago Mayor. If 150,000 people write him a check, he’ll make the campaign official. “We just need the commitment because last time we ran, people didn’t come out and vote.”
Mayor Brandon Johnson angles for CHA control amid city agency turmoil. Is it too late? chicagotribune.com/2026/04/06/may… There's so much in here...
The SAFE-T Act did not create the presumption of innocence, a bedrock principal of our oft-challenged democracy that’s pretty important everywhere, but especially in a region that has such a long and painful history of wrongful convictions and police misconduct.
I’ve covered Chicago’s federal courthouse for 11 years and have never seen a hearing like this one.
2000 Nat’l Guard troops to LA amid clashes over immigration raids: latimes.com/california/sto… + “…a thinly-veiled message to Democratic-run places that retribution awaits those who would stand between immigrants & the administration’s deportation machine.” economist.com/united-states/…
More on the Governor & Mayor’s hemp fight: chicagobusiness.com/cannabis/jb-pr… If the statehouse bill is not approved this week, Ald. Hall plans to hold a hearing in his sub-committee on how to regulate & tax hemp products. Also, a ward by ward ban! chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2025/…
Another Stephen Miller story: The man who turns President Trump’s most incendiary impulses into policy. theatlantic.com/politics/2026/… “‘America First’ is becoming ‘Americans Only.’” Did not know about the push to punish his neighbor, wow.
What Trump represents right now is the culmination of the project of making the president above the law: The Case for Prosecuting Trump. player.fm/series/the-ezr… + It will be bad if Merrick Garland prosecutes Trump — & worse if he doesn’t. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/…
I was really skeptical I’d be able to listen to a Clarence Thomas podcast, but I trusted @byjoelanderson & went ahead & checked out the first episode: slate.com/podcasts/slow-… Worth it!
Alito suggested to the WSJ that he thinks a Democratic effort to require ethics rules is unconstitutional: politico.com/news/2023/07/2… “I ain’t scurred,” except of transparency, apparently.
California voters reject measures to legalize sports betting: npr.org/2022/11/09/113… The campaign was the most expensive ballot measure fight in US history, with the various factions supporting & opposing Proposition 26 & Proposition 27 spending roughly $450M.
Chicago Police officers in trouble over Facebook comments again: buzzfeed.com/melissasegura/…
Congress is supposed to control spending, but increasingly, the White House is dictating how America’s money is used. washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…
Heritage staffer group chats have been filled in recent days with tweets admitting that, actually, the Trump agenda has always been Project 2025. notus.org/2024-election/…
