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The president took to social media early Sunday morning, saying in part, “Lots of killing going on in Chicago …. Why isn’t Governor Pritzker calling me for help. I could make Chicago a safe city…”
At one point, what appeared to be a bullet hole was seen in the hood of a Chicago police squad car.
In a letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi warned, “Even the perceived presence of immigration enforcement personnel near polling places, especially in communities with large immigrant or mixed-status populations, could chill lawful voter participation and undermine confidence in the fair and impartial administration of elections.”
Notably, the definition is not limited to advertising delivered online. The statute covers advertising conveyed through a digital interface “or any other method of delivery.” While it remains to be seen how Illinois interprets that language, the breadth of the definition may create uncertainty regarding the full scope of advertising activities that could be subject to the tax.
While frowned upon by many, the process of challenging petitions is perfectly legal. Candidates from every political stripe have done it, including in 1996, when future President Barack Obama successfully challenged all his opponents in a state Senate primary. Currently, 28 of 51 people vying for a seat on Chicago’s school board are facing objections to their candidacy.
“Illinois commonly relies on ‘sin’ taxes to stitch up budget gaps. Cigarettes, gambling, and alcohol are all politically easy targets for tax hikes. ‘Crypto’ is now among these. … It threatens to destroy an ecosystem of financial businesses in Chicago relying on new technology to better serve their customers.”
Marlin Lu is charged with two counts of hate crime in a park, arson, damage to state property, and misdemeanor counts of cross burning, criminal damage to property, reckless conduct, and disorderly conduct. Judge D’Anthony Thedford rejected the state’s request to detain Lu and did not require him to be placed on electronic monitoring, either. However, Thedford did instruct Lu to avoid purchasing items that could be used to start a fire, such as wood or kerosene.
Chicago police said a red SUV drove up to a large group of people just after 11 p.m., and two people inside started shooting into the crowd. The victims range in age from 17 to 47 years old.
Plus, an honorary street sign marking the designation would also be put up right outside Trump Tower, located at 401 N. Wabash Ave., and on the Wabash Avenue Bridge, according to the proposed ordinance.
“People here in future years are going to hear about how this land was stolen from the Native Americans,” Illinois GOP Chair Bob Grogan said. “But, underneath, you should all be reading into this, that it was actually stolen from the citizens of Illinois, not from the Native Americans.” The criticism stems from a yearslong battle over the transfer of 19.3 acres of Jackson Park public land to the Obama Foundation under a 99-year agreement requiring the one-time $10 payment.
“A hefty chunk of Illinois’ budgetary woes, which at Gov. JB Pritzker’s urging have kept lawmakers in recent sessions from enacting many new programs and passing progressive new policies, are tied directly to the legislature’s past bending of the knee to unions. Those lamentable prior actions, of course, include overly generous pension benefits for state workers and public school teachers.”
“It’s really pretty alarming on a lot of fronts, the total dollar amounts involved,” said state Sen. Chapin Rose. “We keep underwriting hospitals that are literally going out of business and the taxpayers are left holding the bag.”
David Greising, of the Better Government Association: “The city’s efforts clearly are falling short. And it could well be that the organization best suited to lead an effective response is the one with Obama’s name written all over it.”