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Feds recorded calls of ex-lobbyist Mike McClain, close confidant of House Speaker Michael Madigan: sources - Chicago Tribune chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-… w ⁦@jmetr22b⁩ Send tips: 312-222-3448 or RLong@ChicagoTribune.com

BREAKING: Judge rules Trump admin's DOGE-era firing of FEMA CFO Mary Comans was illegal because it bypassed civil service protections. Judge Michael Nachmanoff (Biden/EDVA) said DOJ appeared to want him to defy 1886 precedent #SCOTUS has not overturned politico.com/news/2026/07/1…

Republican election official Gabe Sterling: "The evidence just isn't there...They've had 18 months of being back in office."

Shapiro: I was Pennsylvania AG in 2020 when Trump's enablers took me to court 43 times to try and throw out votes. Every single time they went to court, they lost. They went 0-43, and I went 43-0, because they could never produce the evidence to back up the president's BS.

Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark scores career-high 45 and adds 10 assists for first 40-10 game in WNBA history chicagotribune.com/2026/07/17/cai…

St. Sabina congregation calls for speedy finish in Michael Pfleger investigation ⁦@SamRCharles⁩ chicagotribune.com/2026/07/17/st-…

“I may look like a five but I f— like a 10” @JeremyGorner and @rap30 detail how Illinois House Speaker Welch's office knew of harassment claims against disgraced state Rep. Benton made by a young staffer years ago -- and did nothing: chicagotribune.com/2026/07/17/sta…

READ THIS Illinois House Speaker Welch's office knew of harassment claims against disgraced state Rep. Benton years ago #LOCALREPORTING @jeremygorner @rap30 @chicagotribune chicagotribune.com/2026/07/17/sta…

Adam Kinzinger on Trump speech open.substack.com/pub/adamkinzin…

Ex-wives of ICE agent who killed man in Biddeford, Maine, accuse him of abusive behavior and violent threats bostonglobe.com/2026/07/17/met…

Former Trump special counsel Ty Cobb tells me of tonight's Trump speech: "I think tonight's speech is intended to add to the predicate that he needs to declare an emergency at or about the time of the elections. ... Steve Bannon and Todd Blanche have suggested that there will be ICE agents at the polls. I think that that's a virtual certainty, whether that will include the National Guard or not."

The metadata in the Johnson-opposed aldermen’s ordinance — their official proposal, not a press release — lists One Future Illinois as “creator.” One Future is a nonprofit & PAC. I learned they compiled the policy with aldermen — what does that say about Chicago City Hall? 1/8

Warnock: "Look at this from a common sense perspective. I won two elections -- in '21 and '22. Our congressional delegation is majority Republican, so are you saying that on the same ballots that elected my Republican colleagues, their ballots are legitimate and the ballots that elected Ossoff and myself are illegitimate?"

In 2020, Trump lied before the election, lied after the election and -- when he lost in court -- incited a violent insurrection at the Capitol. Right now, he is lying and losing in court ahead of 2026. He is going to escalate and we need to be ready.

NEWS: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is calling for people who were identified in the Illinois Accountability Commission's Midway Blitz report to file police reports about mistreatment by federal immigration agents. It also calls for reports about ICE misconduct outside the blitz

Great coverage by Jeremy Gorner and Rick Pearson on the #MeToo issues of disgraced state Rep Benton. Can Springfield ever shake the frat house indignities?

Illinois House Speaker Welch's office knew of harassment claims against disgraced state Rep. Benton years ago @jeremygorner & @rap30 chicagotribune.com/2026/07/17/sta…

Ken Griffin Has Poured $40 Million Into Helping Republicans Win the Midterms Megadonor is heavily focused on Senate races By John McCormick @mccormickjohn wsj.com/politics/elect…

Sue Gordon, principal deputy director of national intelligence in Trump’s 1st term, called his address “a dangerous speech about an incredibly important topic.” chicagotribune.com/2026/07/16/tru…

President Donald Trump uses primetime address to once again raise doubts about past elections chicagotribune.com/2026/07/16/tru…

Munetaka Murakami wore a gold ribbon on his belt during the All-Star Game in honor of 4-year-old White Sox fan Melanie Marquez, who is undergoing treatment for medulloblastoma 💛 📸: @whitesox share.google/UgF5Y3AvgEI5WB…