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These Hill interns are bringing their foster youth stories to Congress - Roll Call

Their lived experience is shaping policy, one proposal at a time, as they intern through the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute.

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Here’s how Illinois Democrats in Congress split on Israel-Hamas war, antisemitism legislation

Democrats locally and nationally are grappling with a challenging dynamic being played out, with the Israel-Hamas war in its third month.

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Retired judge enters Democratic battle for state’s attorney, Davis picks up handful of congressional challengers

Eileen O’Neill Burke, a retired Illinois Appellate Court judge and a former Cook County assistant state’s attorney, filed more than 13,000 signatures to run as a Democrat for Cook County state’s attorney — the last day candidates had to file petitions for the March primary.

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No primary pass for six Congressional Dems on first filing day

A slew of statewide and county candidates filed petitions with the Illinois State Board of Elections and the Cook County clerk’s office on the first day of the week-long filing period to gain a spot on the March 19 primary ballot.

Chicago Sun-Times

Democrats blast House Republicans for planned forum on Chicago crime instead of working to avert a government shutdown

Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee plan to blame violent crime in Chicago on Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx at a Tuesday forum at the city’s Fraternal Order of Police office.

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Facing ethics questions, City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin postpones launch of Congress bid

Conyears-Ervin was poised to run in the March Illinois Democratic primary for the seat now held by Rep. Danny Davis.

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President Joe Biden creates Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument in Chicago and Mississippi

‘What Emmett did, he gave up a lot, but it helped a lot of people. And he still speaks from the grave,’ Emmett Till’s cousin, the Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., who witnessed Till being kidnapped, told the Sun-Times.

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Conyears-Ervin in a switch, poised to challenge Rep. Danny Davis in 7th District primary

In April, Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin launched an exploratory committee, saying she would run for Congress only if Rep. Danny Davis retires. She changed course, even as Davis seeks another term.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden kicks off reelection message in Chicago with embrace of ‘Bidenomics’

“We’ve added over 13 million jobs, more jobs in two years than any president has added in a four-year term. And folks, that’s no accident. That’s Bidenomics in action,” Biden told a crowd gathered Wednesday in the lobby of the Old Post Office.

Chicago Sun-Times

Debt ceiling vote: takeaways and how the Illinois congressional delegation voted

When Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., was sure there were enough votes to pass the debt ceiling measure, she voted no. But if her vote was needed, she would have been a yes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Today's Interview: Madison County moves toward all-wet status this summer

By the end of summer, alcohol sales in Madison County could reach well beyond the city limits of Richmond and Berea. That message came in pretty clearly on Tuesday.

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Gun assault rates for Chicago kids doubled, suspects taken into custody in fatal shooting of off-duty officer and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rep. Danny Davis to make it official, will run again

Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin last month said she was exploring a congressional bid, but would run only if Davis retired.

Chicago Sun-Times

Madison County Primary ballot includes alcohol sales expansion question

The Primary Election ballots in many Kentucky counties will not see a large list of contests. For many, the G-O-P primary for governor is the marquee race. In one central Kentucky county, voters will be asked to allow alcohol sales from one county line to the other.

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CPD leadership blamed for fractious response to weekend gatherings, Ed Burke Day proposal pulled and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Chicago treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin exploring Congress bid; says she’ll run if Rep. Danny Davis retires

Conyears-Ervin: Whenever Davis “should choose to retire, I will be running to succeed him and continue his legacy of service.”

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The star-studded mountaintop utopia that wasn’t

The creators of a "Ted meets Burning Man" conference set out to build a utopia for tech elites and celebrities on Powder Mountain, but it didn't work out quite as planned.

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Villegas, Monique Scott win ward races as Taliaferro struggles to hold onto 29th Ward seat

Meanwhile in the 24th Ward, Monique Scott declared victory Tuesday night less than a year after she was appointed to the role after her brother stepped down from the City Council.

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Incumbent Ald. Chris Taliaferro in runoff to keep 29th Ward seat

Taliaferro, chairman of the City Council’s Public Safety Committee, faces CB Johnson, leader of a nonprofit that helps people recover from drug use. On Feb. 28, Johnson ran strongest in the ward’s lowest-income areas.

Chicago Sun-Times

Write-in ballots could threaten 29th Ward Ald. Chris Taliaferro’s bid for reelection

Chris Taliaferro has held a slim majority of votes since Election Day Feb. 28. but ballots released Sunday could push him into a runoff against CB Johnson.

Chicago Tribune

Johnson and Vallas tout dueling endorsements as they jostle for support from Black voters, many of whom chose Lightfoot in 1st round

CHICAGO — Chicago mayoral candidates Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas rolled out more endorsements Monday as they continue jostling over Black political support.

Chicago Sun-Times

Dueling endorsements in race for mayor

U.S. Rep. Danny Davis lines up behind his West Side neighbor, Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson. Retiring Ald. Roderick Sawyer chooses Paul Vallas, becoming the first mayoral challenger to pick sides in the April 4 runoff.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago mayor candidate Brandon Johnson in Selma for ‘Bloody Sunday’ march

Chicago mayoral rivals Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas are campaigning for Black voters ahead of the April 4 runoff. Rep. Danny Davis will endorse Johnson on Monday.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago-area postal carriers ‘traumatized’ after recent armed robberies and other crimes, says head of union

CHICAGO — Mail carriers in the Chicago area are traumatized, fearing for their lives, following a string of armed robberies and thefts targeting postal workers in recent months, the head of the Chicago branch of the National Association of Letter Carriers told the Chicago Tribune on Wednesday.

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Rep. Delia Ramirez to deliver national address for progressive group after President Biden’s State of the Union speech

Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., a member of the House Freedom Caucus and ardent Donald Trump supporter, said she would boycott President Biden’s SOTU address.

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