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* Chalkbeat | Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget plan leaves out extra money for schools to help migrant students: Pritzker’s budget proposal in February did not include an additional $35 million to support migrant students that the Illinois State Board of Education had requested in the budget proposal it submitted in January.
* Tribune | Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs measure that sets up process for electing Chicago’s school board: With the governor’s signature, potential candidates can begin circulating petitions March 26 for the November general election. At least 1,000 signatures from registered voters, but not more than 3,000, are required. The petitions are to be filed to election authorities from June 17 to June 24.
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* WTTW | Prosecutors Planning to Call Ex-Ald. and Federal Informant Danny Solis as Witness in Michael Madigan Corruption Trial: Federal prosecutors disclosed in a motion Monday that they do indeed plan to call Solis as a witness, marking a shift in strategy after they opted against calling him last year to testify against his onetime colleague, the former longtime 14th Ward Ald. Ed Burke. “The government anticipates calling former Alderman Daniel Solis at trial,” assistant U.S. attorneys wrote in a 200-plus page motion.
* Sun-Times | Asian American family advocacy center opens in Chicago, a first for the state: The nonprofit “is a trusted community organization for providing resources with respect, care and support,” Liu said. The center will offer case management services, parenting support groups, health insurance enrollment, a food pantry, immunizations and monthly health screenings.
* Daily Herald | ‘Fair and sensible’: Arlington Heights proposes tax deal as Bears turn focus away from racetrack site: The deal would have the Bears paying $6.3 million in property taxes for the 2023 tax year, $3.6 million for 2024, and negotiated annual increases of 3% to 10% the following three years based upon market conditions, Village Manager Randy Recklaus said during a village board meeting Monday night.
* WCIA | Attorney General investigating alleged Open Meetings Act violation by Champaign school district: The letter, addressed to the board’s President, Dr. Gianina Baker, reads the district held a meeting on Feb. 12 where anyone in attendance was welcome to publicly address the Board. Recordings of the meeting show one member was allowed to speak for over the allotted three minutes and had her microphone turned back on, while other speakers were cut off when their time was up.
* Tribune | Historic $45 million Chicago police misconduct settlement moves forward: The settlement passed unanimously in the council’s Finance Committee Monday as aldermen offered sympathy to Jones and his mother, who watched the deliberation in the council chambers. The case involving the Chicago Police Department’s controversial “no-chase” policies shows “there are rules in place for a reason,” Ald. Andre Vasquez, 40th, said.
* WBEZ | Cook County tax appeal official Larry Rogers’ biggest primary challenge? Conflict of interest accusations: At one time in his 20 years as a Cook County Board of Review commissioner, Larry Rogers Jr. employed his half-brother Frederic Everly at the agency that can reduce property tax bills. After he left the payroll of the Board of Review, Everly became a lawyer specializing in tax appeals. Since then, Rogers’ aides have facilitated property tax breaks for some of Everly’s clients, according to documents obtained by WBEZ.
* Sun-Times | Lead in water a threat to two-thirds of young children in Chicago: In all, 129,000 children, 68% of those 5 or younger had lead in their home drinking water, the study found. Young children in Black and Latino communities were potentially exposed at even higher rates, according to the study, which looked at household testing data from 2016 to last fall. The researchers used machine learning and simulation to estimate the number of children affected.
* SJ-R | Central Illinois residents may soon see increased delays in receiving their mail: The United States Postal Service, or USPS, has proposed a new network consolidation plan to change 58 processing and distribution centers in smaller Illinois communities. These distribution processing centers will be converted into local mail processing centers. In the decision, Springfield, Illinois and other central Illinois packages and unprocessed mail will be redirected to the nearest processing distribution center in St. Louis, Missouri.
* ABC Chicago | Morton Arboretum plant expert discusses how Chicago weather patterns are affecting plant health: Unusually warm temperatures are causing plants to bloom, and then become damaged when temperatures drop back down to winter-like conditions. “We’re interested to see what is going to be damaged and what is just going to be completely unscathed by this type of weather instability, or seasonal instability. One thing we know is that the elms and maples probably won’t be producing that much seed this year,” she said.
* Block Club | Grant Park Booked By Big Events For 73 Days This Summer: This year’s decline in booked days is due to a drop in setup and teardown days for NASCAR. Last year, NASCAR took up 41 days in Grant Park. The race will take over parts of the park for 29 days this year.
* Sun-Times | Hubbard Inn sues woman who claimed in viral video that staff assaulted her: A River North restaurant is suing a woman who posted a viral video claiming she was manhandled by the establishment’s security and thrown down stairs. In a lawsuit filed Monday in Cook County, Hubbard Inn alleges the woman defamed the business in her video last week and triggered an onslaught of negative reviews, threats and cancellations at the business at 110 W. Hubbard St.
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Tuesday, Mar 19, 24 @ 7:45 am
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I’ve since moved to a more purple area, but I looked at the Democratic Primary ballot for my hometown in the Eastern Bloc (near Bailey’s home turf) out of interest last night.
Beyond President, Delegates, and Representative, the only offices with a Democratic candidate are precinct committee seats. The Republican’s Rural consolidation is continuing steadily there.
Comment by Shibboleth Tuesday, Mar 19, 24 @ 9:20 am
The Sun-Times story (Washington Post ran something on it) deserves a post of its own. That is a horrifically high number after all this time. I’m also reminded of the Mother Jones’ cover story making a strong case that high lead intake is a casual factor for crime as an adult. If this is what poor Chicagoans are exposing their kids to, they should change “Bring Chicago Home” to “Keep Chicago Away From Home.”
Comment by lake county democrat Tuesday, Mar 19, 24 @ 9:54 am
between the change to the appeals process for pre trial detention and the horrible situation with murder by the did he or did he not have an order of protection against him when he got out of prison, criminal justice leaders gotta get their act together. laws important to follow. details too.
Comment by Amalia Tuesday, Mar 19, 24 @ 10:10 am
Just saw a U of I release reporting Mike Bass had passed away. Sad news, Great guy who was a kicker for the football team, long time Senate staffer and U of I staffer for a number of years. Not sure, but think he was in his mid 60s. Prayers for his family.
Comment by Annonin' Tuesday, Mar 19, 24 @ 10:10 am
Morton Arboretum piece from ABC matches what I’ve been experiencing as well. I also have noticed a few habit changes from some of the wildlife around me as well. I miss my months being what I always expected them to be…
Comment by Blitz Tuesday, Mar 19, 24 @ 10:46 am
Not going to lie, I early voted long enough ago that I a) forgot that today was the actual primary election day, and b) sort of already forgot that the primary hadn’t already ended as there weren’t really any meaningful competitive Dem races in my part of McLean County.
Comment by TJ Tuesday, Mar 19, 24 @ 11:58 am
For those who have noted the dearth of democratic candidates in some of our rural areas I am reminded of the time when several republican legislators met with a groyup of superintendents I was part of. Several of the reps lamented how “Chicago” (their label for literally anything north of I-80) had no republicans. I asked him how many democrats were running in the area and he proudly said none. I waited a minute and then asked him of it wasn’t a bit hypocritical to complain about the lack of republicans (he clearly did not understand the area politics given the republican hold on several suburban counties at the time). His response was that it was different. It made me laugh out loud. They never asked me questions after that.
Comment by JS Mill Tuesday, Mar 19, 24 @ 12:14 pm
From the Sun-Times article on lead:
“The study looked at any trace of lead from 1 part per billion, about a half teaspoon of water in an Olympic-size swimming pool. The EPA will sound the alarm on lead levels in water when they are about 15 times that level.”
And nowhere in the article is there any discussion of actual lead levels in children. How does 1 part per billion actually affect children?
Comment by Jane Tuesday, Mar 19, 24 @ 7:04 pm