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* Bloomberg | CME Group CEO Duffy says exchange is prepared to leave Chicago ‘if we had to’: CME Group is prepared to leave Chicago if the city and state take steps that are perceived as “ill-conceived,” Chief Executive Officer Terry Duffy said in an interview. Duffy’s remarks, made in an episode of the Odd Lots podcast, come as Mayor Brandon Johnson is being sworn into office after proposing additional taxes, including one on financial transactions, to help boost the city’s revenue. That plan was fiercely opposed by Chicago’s exchanges and investment firms. A higher levy would also require state approval to pass.

* WBEZ | Exelon is paying the legal tab for two former executives convicted in ComEd bribery scheme: But on the other, the Exelon-financed legal teams for former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore and former ComEd executive vice president John Hooker spent close to two months telling a federal judge and jury that their clients — and the power company — had done nothing illegal.

* WAND | Springfield senators share priorities going into final scheduled week of session: “When we had a lot of federal money coming in, there were lots of programs that were going to be continuous programs that were new programs that the governor decided to fund,” said Sen. Steve McClure (R-Springfield). “Well, what happens when the federal money dries out? These big bills are still there, but unfortunately we don’t have the money to pay for them.”

* AP | State revenue drops nearly $2B in April, but budget-makers at the Capitol aren’t panicking: “It’s actually a lower revenue estimate that was put into my budget than we actually thought. We wanted to make sure that we were being conservative,” Pritzker said. “If we pass the budget as it is, that budget would be balanced and we would have a surplus.”

* Sun-Times | Not a game when business owner with old mob ties gets a gambling license: Szaflarski “routinely collected money from the machines” he gave Bertucci and “divvied up the proceeds,” the Sun-Times reported at the time. Bertucci, who testified that he illegally paid out winnings from the gaming machines and split his take with the Szaflarski, also acknowledged in open court that he got some machines from a company owned by Outfit boss James Marcello.

* Hyde Park Herald | Neely Du Buclet appointed state representative for 5th District: Kimberly Neely Du Buclet, a commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD), was selected to replace Lamont Robinson as representative of the Illinois General Assembly’s 5th District. A former state house appointee for the 26th District, Neely Du Buclet was again appointed to the legislature by local democratic committeepeople last Saturday.

* Center Square | Future uncertain for Illinois’ tax credit scholarship program for private school tuition: Under a five-year trial period, the Invest in Kids Tax program has provided tuition money for working class and low-income families who want to send their children to Illinois private schools. The initiative is set to expire at the end of 2023, unless the state legislature acts to extend it. Lawmakers are in session through May 19.

* Tribune Editorial | The book ban movement grows. Illinois is right to fight back.: “Fahrenheit 451″ is fiction, but America’s dangerous dalliance with censorship reminiscent of Ray Bradbury’s novel is becoming increasingly precarious.

* Tribune | State Treasurer Mike Frerichs buys $1.4M Lakeview home: “I got remarried last year, and my wife has a job in Chicago and we have a growing family,” Frerichs told Elite Street in a phone interview. “So we were looking for a new house and we really liked the (Lakeview) neighborhood. I’ve been commuting (to Chicago) for the last few years, and we got engaged, and my wife had a nice place in West Town, but it was not big enough for the growing family. It had an awful lot of stairs, which gave us a great view of the city, but which are not conducive to having a growing family.”

* NBC Chicago | Brandon Johnson Signs Executive Orders on First Day in Office. Here’s a Breakdown: The first of four orders seeks to boost youth employment by instructing the city’s Office of Budget and Management to analyze resources in the fiscal year 2023 budget that are available to fund youth empoyment and enrichment programs. The order also instructs the Mayor’s Office to coordinate youth employment and enrichment activities among city sister agencies and city departments for summer internships and community service opportunities, according to the news release.

* Sun-Times | History, humility, hope — and a few hugs — mark swearing in of younger, more diverse City Council: ‘We need a fresh start’: New members said they were moved by Mayor Brandon Johnson’s inaugural address and caught up in the excitement of taking the oath of office. “It’s a new day in the city of Chicago,” said freshman Ald. Lamont Robinson (4th).

* Chalkbeat | Chicago’s principals association plans to file for union recognition: A group representing Chicago’s school leaders said it plans to file a petition today to form a union, several months after state lawmakers changed the law to allow that.

* Sun-Times | Program is ‘one stop shop’ for navigating life after prison: The Supportive Reentry Network Collaborative connects returning citizens to whatever they need, from completing parole mandates to finding health care and a job. Leaders say they’ve had a successful first year, but need to grow.

* SJ-R | Lincoln Library director fired: While Beck-Griffith confirmed her firing to The State Journal-Register, she did not offer further comment.

* Illinois Times | Springfield in the spotlight: Public television viewers across the country will soon learn what Springfield has to offer, thanks to a television feature hosted by actor Dennis Quaid.

* Tribune | Museum of Broadcast Communications exits River North home: Museum officials aren’t saying yet where the museum, which is home to the nation’s only Radio Hall of Fame, is headed. However, the museum’s exhibits have been removed, and its doors are closed in its longtime 62,000-square-foot building at Kinzie and State streets.