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Good Wednesday morning, Illinois. We realize that impeaching President Donald Trump today a second time and with Republican support to boot is
yuge but for the chattering classes in Illinois, we know all eyes are on Springfield. For those easing into a chair to watch history unfold on a splitscreen, POLITICO has your guide to the vote in Congress (the U.S. House convenes at 9 a.m. ET).
If you’re explaining, etc.
– MrJM
Gloves come off.
Boss Madigan is not about to play today.
He deserves pointed questioning. However this seems like the wrong line of questioning from the wrong questioner.
You’re not helping, Anne.
Stava-Murray makes Drury and Dunkin seem congenial, makes Wehrli seem reasonable.
- The Fifth Deputy Governor - Sunday, Jan 10, 21 @ 5:48 pm:
Seems like that line of questioning may have been a bit of a miscalculation…
Attack his policies, not his religion.
If she would had done her research on the Education Reform Bill, she would had known that Education Tax Credit was the only way that Bruce Rauner was going to sign that bill. Wrong person to question MJM
Community members gather on Chicago s South Side to rally around Pfleger amid sexual abuse allegation
Community members gather on Chicago’s South Side to rally around Pfleger after sexual abuse allegation
On Friday night, dozens gathered outside of St. Sabina on Chicago s South Side in support of Fr. Michael Pfleger, who was accused of sexual assault earlier this week.
CHICAGO - On Friday night, dozens gathered outside of Saint Sabina on Chicago s South Side in support of Father Michael Pfleger,
Supporters say they don t need an investigation to know Father Pfleger is innocent.
The Chicago Archdioceses says they are also investigating.
Chicago priest Michael Pfleger investigated for sexual abuse
The prominent religious leader known for his activism is being accused of abusing a minor over 40 years ago.
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A popular Catholic priest in Chicago known for his social justice activism has stepped down after an investigation into alleged sexual abuse has been launched against him.
Michael Pfleger faces accusations of abusing a minor over 40 years ago. Cardinal
Blase J. Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago shared the news with members of St. Sabina Church, where Father Pfleger is the senior pastor. He published a letter on Tuesday confirming the Archdiocese’s Office for Child Abuse Investigations and Review was notified the day before.
Activist Chicago Priest Is Accused of Sexual Abuse
The Rev. Michael Pfleger, known for his social activism, was accused of abusing a minor 40 years ago, the Archdiocese of Chicago said this week.
The Rev. Michael Pfleger at an anti-gun march in Chicago last year.Credit.Kamil Krzaczynski/Agence France-Presse Getty Images
Jan. 7, 2021
The Rev. Michael Pfleger, an influential Catholic priest with an activist streak, has stepped aside from his parish on Chicago’s South Side while the authorities and the Archdiocese of Chicago investigate an allegation that he sexually abused a minor more than 40 years ago.
Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, told the parishioners of St. Sabina Church, where Father Pfleger is the senior pastor, about the allegation in a letter on Tuesday, saying that the archdiocese’s Office for Child Abuse Investigations and Review had been notified about it the day before.