Willie Wilson: Illinois leaders are protecting their own turf instead of constituents – Chicago Tribune*

"(Gov. JB) Pritzker, Mayor Brandon Johnson and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, you protected the delegates attending the Democratic National Convention. Are your constituents entitled to the same level of protection? Why reject the help from President Donald Trump if it will save lives? African Americans, the Democratic Party’s most loyal voter base, account for a disproportionate number of gunshot victims."