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* Not unexpected, of course… Another loss for the Ice Cream Man. US House rejects Jim Oberweis GOP challenge of election of Democratic US Rep Lauren Underwood to a second term from Illinois 14th CD. * Underwood press release… Today the U.S. House of Representatives voted to officially dismiss Jim Oberweis’ 2020 election contest, filed in early January after Congresswoman Lauren Underwood was sworn into the 117th Congress. Underwood campaign spokesperson, Jordan Troy, issued the following statement in response: “Earlier this afternoon, the House of Representatives voted to dismiss Jim...

CITY HALL HACK — ‘SHOCKING’ DEATH OF A STAR-CHITECT — ALD. MOORE JOINS SOS RACE Presented by Illini for Affordable Rx Good Monday morning, Illinois. Hope you enjoyed your autumn weekend. TOP TALKER A huge cache of internal emails from City Hall was hacked by a third party and made public Friday, revealing the inner workings of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration in Chicago. The select group of emails had been given to the Jones Day law firm as part of an inquiry into how the police raid on Anjanette Young’s home had been handled. The law firm transferred them to a third party a...

I’m not sure a drab, empty meeting room sends the message HGOP was hoping for… But then, tbh, I’m not sure what message they were hoping for? - Louis G Atsaves - Thursday, May 6, 21 @ 11:28 am: So right now only Democrats are looking at these proposed maps? The maps still aren’t in the hands of the GOP? Doesn’t sound all that transparent at the moment. And the same old same old procedure being used is no excuse based on all the claims that this would somehow change. It hasn’t. It won’t. Democratic legislators going into a private room to review maps and suggest changes that wou...

POLITICO Get the Illinois Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Illini for Affordable Rx TOP TALKER State lawmakers are starting to move on the remap. Democratic caucus members are looking at their individual districts and regions and discussing how boundary lines could look like based on e...

POLITICO Get the Illinois Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by the Paul Simon-Jim Edgar Statesmanship Award Good Tuesday morning, Illinois. Another bit of normalcy: Chicago public health Commissioner Allison Arwady told aldermen Monday she expects block parties will return this summer. TOP...