* As I told you earlier today, Gov. Rauner was in DC today for a ceremony to officially announce a “major rail infrastructure grant for the 75th Street Corridor Improvement Project.” From the governor’s remarks…

Rail freight drives so much of our goods, our products made in America, built in America, shippin’ around the world. It is driven by train. Illinois is the only state that has all seven Class One railroads in it. The only state. And they converge around metropolitan Chicagoland. And unfortunately, for decades metropolitan Chicago has been the number one bottleneck for freight rail traffic in America. For decades this has been a problem.

Secretary Elaine Chao and the Trump administration have driven the result to untangle that bottleneck and drive great efficiency for the rail system of America. Thank you, Madame Secretary and the Trump administration.

Make no mistake, this is a hugely important project. Everyone involved should be congratulated.

But didja notice he said the word “Trump”? He doesn’t do that too often.

* The Pritzker campaign had a little fun with it on National Best Friends Day…

...Adding… Right back at him…