* Cool. Sure wish Illinois was in on that…

A manufacturing super-cycle is starting https://t.co/h3PEbR3DGq #axiosmacro pic.twitter.com/3swunKpvDw

— Bruce Mehlman (@bpmehlman) June 16, 2023

* This undermines the leverage the Bears may have against Arlington Heights, but I suppose it ups the ante with the city, if there’s any true interest in keeping the team there…

Live action of the grandstand being torn down at Arlington Park Racetrack. pic.twitter.com/koJ0znfA4P

— Cheryl (Raye) Stout (@Crayestout) June 16, 2023

* Two state legislators were in DC this week…

Honored to have joined so many amazing reproductive freedom leaders including @SenatorCelina to share our work in IL. Thank you to @WhiteHouse for bringing us together & your partnership in fighting for state level protections while aiming for a national law guaranteeing access. pic.twitter.com/Hd6A2Wxuuy

— Rep. Kelly Cassidy (@RepKellyCassidy) June 16, 2023

* News about choosing Brandon Johnson’s replacement…

Today, Oak Park Democratic Committeeperson and Chair Don Harmon announced the date, time, and location for the Democratic Party’s First District Cook County Board District Committee meeting. The Committee will conduct in-person interviews in the Foxboro Room of The Carleton of Oak Park Hotel to fill the vacancy in the 1st District of the Cook County Board of Commissioners created by the resignation of Mayor Brandon Johnson. The Vice Chair of the Meeting will be Proviso Township Democratic Committeeperson Karen Yarbrough. Doors will open at 6:30PM and the meeting will begin promptly at 7:00PM. There will also be a live stream event for those unable to attend in-person.

The members of the 1st District Cook County Board District Committee will be seated as a panel while they interview six chosen applicants. Those applicants are Rev. Ira Acree of Chicago, Mayor Rory Hoskins of Forest Park, Tommie Johnson of Chicago, Zerlina Smith-Members of Chicago,Tara Stamps of Chicago, and Claiborne Wade of Forest Park. The meeting will conclude upon the completion of the candidate interviews, committee deliberations, and an appointment to fill the vacancy by a majority of the entire weighted vote of the Committeepersons.

Nineteen applications were reviewed and narrowed to the six finalists based on the quality and veracity of the application, record of service to the community, and support from members of the Committee.

“We welcome the public and press to join us Tuesday night as we interview selected applicants from the 1st District,” said Chair Don Harmon. “The committee is looking forward to taking this time to carefully consider each applicant and select a new Cook County Commissioner who will reflect the values and fulfill the needs of the 1st District.”

The members of the 1st District’s election committee include Committeeperson Daniel LaSpata (1st Ward), Committeeperson Tim Egan (2nd Ward), Committeeperson Angie Gonzalez-Rodriguez (26th Ward), Committeeperson Walter Burnett (27th Ward), Committeeperson Jason Ervin (28th Ward), Committeeperson Chris Taliaferro (29th Ward), Committeeperson Scott Waguespack (32nd Ward), Committeeperson Emma Mitts (37th), Committeeperson Don Harmon (Oak Park Township), and Committeeperson Karen Yarbrough (Proviso Township).

* Go Cubs Go! /s…

One day after this legislation was filed in Tallahassee, Joe Ricketts, the billionaire founder of TD Ameritrade whose kids own the Chicago Cubs, gave DeSantis a $1 million donation.

— Jason Garcia (@Jason_Garcia) June 12, 2023

* Animal story…

Oh 🦌🦌🦌DEER!
A deer broke through a window at Engineering Sciences Building and our folks, along with @UIPD and @uofigrainger, helped secure and release the animal. There were some abrasions and cuts but the deer was deemed OK!
😲Whew - never know what you’re gonna see! pic.twitter.com/uE8frH7VMa

— University of Illinois Facilities & Services (@UofIFS) June 16, 2023

* Isabel’s roundup…

* Axios | Child care costs are overwhelming Illinois parents: In Illinois, $12,470 ($1,039 a month) was the average annual cost for center-based care for one toddler last year, per the report. That’s 37% of a single mother’s median income, or 11% for a married couple.

* Center Square | New Illinois laws set up protections for union strikers: HB2907 prevents striking workers from being sued for unintentional property damage as a result of a strike, while HB3396 provides that any person with the intent of obstructing or interfering with a picket line commits a Class A misdemeanor and a minimum fine of $500.

* Center Square | Illinois law now requires schools to report bullying to parents within 24 hours: The law also requires that schools develop bullying prevention policies based on recommendations provided by the Illinois State Board of Education as well as collect, maintain and submit data regarding allegations and instances of bullying to the state agency.

* SJ-R | Adams sentenced to 14 months in prison for involvement in U.S. Capitol riot: Adams was found guilty and convicted of obstruction of an official proceeding and aiding and abetting entering, both felonies, and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, a misdemeanor, on Jan. 31.

* WTTW | Father of Alleged Highland Park Parade Gunman Expected To Go to Trial on Reckless Conduct Charges Later This Year: Lake County Judge George Strickland said during a status hearing Friday that he intends the trial of Robert Crimo Jr. to begin sometime in late October or early November. He planned to set a trial date Friday, but instead held off until a hearing next month as attorneys sort out some discovery and motion issues.

* Sun-Times | Are guaranteed-income programs working?: Shantá Robinson, who teaches at the University of Chicago, is among the scholars involved with the school’s Inclusive Economy Lab, studying the region’s guaranteed-income pilots. She said an initial look at the data shows that, compared to all Chicagoans who were eligible for the program, participants skewed slightly younger and were more likely to identify as female and have children. They are also more likely to identify as Black or African American.

* Block Club | Northwest Side Alderman Tried To Cancel City Clerk’s Event Where Migrants Get City IDs: Ald. Anthony Napolitano said he opposed because people camped out ahead of similar events. The city program has helped thousands of asylum seekers and refugees access IDs as they start new lives. … Extra officers and staff were at the Thursday event in Norwood Park as a precaution, but no one camped at the park overnight and there were no issues, officials said.

* Crain’s | Alderperson wants Chicago pension funds to invest in real estate developments: Prompted by a Crain’s report on local developer Sterling Bay pitching the Chicago Teachers Pension Fund to become an investor in the Lincoln Yards development, Ald. Gilbert Villegas, 36th, will introduce a resolution at next week’s City Council meeting calling for a hearing in the Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development, which he chairs.

* WCBU | Peoria Park District board unanimously approves moratorium on carbon dioxide pipelines: The Peoria Park District Board of Trustees voted unanimously Wednesday night to approve a moratorium on considerations, agreements or requests for carbon dioxide pipelines on or near park district property. The vote came after nearly an hour of presentations from proponents and critics of the pipeline, public comment and questions from the park board to presenters.

* Shaw Local | Arlington Park grandstand demolition to begin today: Almost 34 years to the date the new Arlington Park grandstand rose from the ashes and welcomed back horse racing fans after a devastating fire, the stately building that towers over the shuttered racing oval finally is set to meet the wrecking ball.

* SJ-R | Lincoln Service speeds permitted to reach 110 mph. What to know:: Passenger service has been allowed to reach 110 mph for more than a month in a trial run, but now, effective June 26, the Lincoln Service train schedule will be changed to account for the increased speeds. According to a news release, the change will cut-off approximately 15 minutes from existing 90 mph runtimes and 30 minutes from the initial 79 mph schedule.

* Sun-Times | In Woodlawn, Naomi Davis planted a seed that now will help find green solutions to help Black communities: Her Blacks in Green organization is getting $10 million from the Biden administration to help build on her efforts and expand them across the Midwest.

* WGN | Willis Tower turns 50: ‘It’s the most Chicago thing you can think of’: “We are 50 years old,” said Lydia Jordan-Parnell, a Willis Tower spokesperson. “Fifty years ago, the last beam was set on May 3, 1973.”

* Block Club | Meet G.I. Joe, Chicago’s Traveling Sausage Salesman Who’s Been Slinging Salami In Bars For Nearly 50 Years: Perl is one of the last of a breed of traveling sausage salesmen still working his way through late-night crowds, offering tastings to tempt patrons and bar owners alike to purchase by the pound.