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*Live* election night coverage - Election results
Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024 - Posted by Rich Miller * Our live coverage app has been glitching hard tonight, which has distracted me from posting stuff. Rather than delve even further into the intricacies, I’ve decided we will combine the coverage with the election results in one post. * Election Results: Sun-Times - Tribune - Daily Herald - NYT - Capitol News Illinois - Block Club Chicago * Live news updates: Sun-Times/WBEZ - Daily Herald - Tribune - NBC 5 - Block Club Chicago - WTTW - 25News Now - Rockford Register Star - Peoria Journal Star * Our live coverage and results…
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Late afternoon, early evening precinct reports
Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024 - Posted by Rich Miller * Our final check-in opportunity of the day. We’ll have live coverage close to 7 pm. Let us all know what’s going on by you. Thanks!
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CTU president Stacy Davis Gates scolds Gov. Pritzker for expressing opinions on a ‘hyper local issue’
Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024 - Posted by Rich Miller * Crain’s…
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Isabel’s afternoon roundup
Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024 - Posted by Isabel Miller * WAND…
* Naperville Sun | Naperville voters turn out in large numbers to cast ballots in Tuesday’s election: Nearly 60% of registered voters in DuPage County had voted early, mailed in their ballots or visited their precinct polling place as of noon Tuesday to make their selections for president, judges, DuPage County offices and other races, reflecting the trend seen all over the country on Election Day.
* Lake County News-Sun | Lake County residents flock to polls on Election Day; ‘Democracy is in the air’: Tens of Thousands of voters cast their ballots within less than six hours of the polls opening Tuesday across Lake County marking their choice for president, Congress, the Illinois General Assembly, a variety of county offices and nine referendums. “Democracy is in the air,” Lake County Clerk Anthony Vega said just after 10 a.m. “We had a big morning rush, and things are now steady. It will pick up again after work.” * WCIA | Sangamon County Democrats call on voters to double check after some complain of getting incorrect ballots: Sangamon County Democrats want voters to double check their ballots before they cast their vote. The party said they’ve received multiple reports of voters receiving the wrong ballot. “One time, in my opinion, is too much,” Sangamon County Democratic Party Chair Bill Houlihan said. “I mean, if someone gets the wrong ballot that shouldn’t have happened.” * WJBD | Marion County Clerk sees steady lines at polling places: Marion County Clerk Steve Fox is reporting steady lines at many polling places, but so far no issues, in Tuesday’s general election. He feels confident his 65-percent voter turnout projection will stand. In addition to the Presidential race, there are contested races in Marion County for State’s Attorney and Coroner, County Board seats in District Two and Four, as well as Congressman. * WSIL | Law enforcement and election officials share plans for voting safety concerns: Robin Harper-Whitehead is busy running the election process for Johnson County. Like many election officials, she is concerned about safety. […] Harper-Whitehead says they have security at the courthouse, and on call for their polling places. She says they also gave their election judges extra training to help mitigate any problems they might have. * Bloomberg | Experts Worry Election-Betting Markets Are Skewed Ahead of Vote: Economists have long loved prediction markets. Even niche platforms such as the Iowa Electronic Markets and betting pools inside companies like Ford Motor Co. have been praised for their fortune-telling prowess. And now, the online emporiums have entered the big leagues with the 2024 presidential election. * Press Release | FBI Statement on Bomb Threats to Polling Locations: The FBI is aware of bomb threats to polling locations in several states, many of which appear to originate from Russian email domains. None of the threats have been determined to be credible thus far. Election integrity is among the FBI’s highest priorities. We will continue to work closely with our state and local law enforcement partners to respond to any threats to our elections and to protect our communities as Americans exercise their right to vote.
* Tribune | Ex-ComEd VP, crucial witness against Madigan, takes stand in corruption trial: The former ComEd vice president who secretly recorded his colleagues as part of a federal corruption probe began testifying against ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan on Tuesday, the first of what is expected to be multiple days on the stand. One of the prosecution’s star witnesses, Fidel Marquez’s cooperation with federal investigators provided the backbone of prosecutors’ allegations that Madigan and his co-defendant Michael McClain supported ComEd-friendly legislation in exchange for benefits from the utility, such as do-nothing contracts for their associates. * Sun-Times | Former ComEd exec who wore a wire for the FBI takes the stand in Michael Madigan’s trial: Meanwhile, Marquez is likely to revisit much of his testimony from last year’s case about an alleged bribery conspiracy at ComEd. He took the stand around noon Tuesday, after a later than usual start to the trial day. U.S. District Judge John Blakey gave the jury an extra two hours to vote in the morning. The judge appeared on the bench with an “I Voted” sticker on his robe. At least two jurors could also be seen wearing their own “I Voted” stickers, and at one point Madigan defense attorney Tom Breen waved his around the courtroom. * NPR | Farmers in Illinois could be surveyed by USDA before spring: The USDA will be tapping farmers across the U.S. to participate in a conservation survey. The statistics and conservation branches of the agency are reaching out to farmers, ranchers, and agricultural landowners to gather in-depth information about the conservation practices they use. Nearly 12,000 operators will receive the 2024 Conservation Effects Assessment Project survey. The 2024 Conservation Effects Assessment Project survey will collect data that paints a picture of conservation practices across the agriculture landscape. * Crain’s | Kaegi sizes up the Loop, completing city reassessment: Loop office buildings are worth less than they were three years ago, but the plight isn’t as bad as recent deals suggest, according to Fritz Kaegi. Releasing his final batch of data in a reassessment of all city property, the Cook County assessor last week illustrated his relatively rosy view of the vacancy-plagued downtown office market. * Block Club | CTA Says Rail Service Restored To Pre-Pandemic Levels, But Some Experts Remain Skeptical: But the new schedules — which went into effect Sunday — are unlikely to match the reality for riders on the system, at least at first, said Brandon McFadden, a cybersecurity analyst who independently tracks CTA reliability. On the first two days of the new schedules, Sunday saw 81 percent delivered service while Monday had 88 percent delivered service, according to McFadden’s data. That’s a dip from a 90 percent or better mark the CTA was delivering regularly under its previous schedule, McFadden said. * ABC Chicago | Chicago police officer killed in East Chatham shooting ID’d; 2 in custody: Superintendent Snelling said one of the suspects was under electronic monitoring, but may have cut off his ankle monitor. “We have to do everything that we can to keep violent offenders off the street, especially those who are repeating these acts,” Snelling said. “If we don’t do that, then we’re failing our citizens. We’re failing our children. We’re failing their futures. We have to keep violent offenders off the street.” * Crain’s | Tempus buying genetics lab company for $600 million: Tempus AI announced today it is acquiring genetic testing and laboratory service provider Ambry Genetics in a $600 million deal that the Chicago-based oncology biotech says will broaden its offerings and move the startup closer to breaking even. Tempus will pay $375 million in cash and $225 million in shares at closing. The deal is expected to be financed in part through a $300 million increase in short- and long-term debt provided by Ares Management, Tempus’ current lender, the company said in a release. Tempus noted $100 million of the price will be locked up for one year. * Crain’s | Stefani group to close Bar Cargo, citing changes in River North: Anthony Stefani attributed the closure in part to what he sees as broader changes to the River North neighborhood’s dining scene. “It’s just not what it was pre-COVID,” he said, citing other recent restaurant closures nearby, including Boka Restaurant Group shifting gears on Le Select and closing GT Fish & Oyster. He thinks much of Bar Cargo’s target clientele now gravitates toward Fulton Market. * Crain’s | Why Revolution is closing its beloved Logan Square brewpub: “Sometimes when you hear about a restaurant closing, it’s because the lease was up, or they’re raising the rent, or the bank is foreclosing on them,” said Revolution founder and CEO Josh Deth. “It’s none of that with this.” Rather, the 15-year-old institution is closing up shop simply because the brewpub is bleeding money. Sales have been declining for years, and Deth cannot justify staying open. “It’s like throwing in the towel in the later rounds to avoid injury (to the rest of the business),” he said. “We ran out of options.” * Block Club | You Can Rent A Private Sauna At North Avenue Beach This Winter: The Fire and Ice Sauna Experience, 1600 N. DuSable Lake Shore Drive, is a collaboration between Thunder Domes and the Park District that aims to provide visitors with a wellness-focused winter escape. The private sauna experience is available 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fridays and can be booked in 25-minute or 60-minute sessions. * Daily Herald | Mount Prospect mayoral hopeful says town’s new ethics rules target her: Mount Prospect mayoral hopeful Trisha Chokshi said she was singled out by changes in the village’s ethics rules that resulted in her departure from the town’s finance commission. Chokshi had been serving as chair of the commission, which helps oversee the village’s financial decisions and provides input during the budget process. But in September, the village made changes in its code to prohibit spouses of village trustees from serving on commissions. Choskshi’s husband, Trustee Augie Filippone, recently announced he is not running for another term. * Daily Herald | Why you can’t ditch old pumpkins in forest preserves: The leftover seeds will sprout in the spring and hurt conservation efforts, according to a forest preserve district video posted on social media. “Pumpkin dumping represents a disconnect between our daily habits and the long-term health of our natural areas,” said Scott Kobal, a district ecologist, in a statement. “When we introduce foreign organic matter, like pumpkins, we inadvertently tip the scales, impacting not just wildlife but also the soil. These changes to the forest floor might take years to reverse.” * Aurora Beacon-News | Aurora church to hold early Thanksgiving dinner to help those in need: Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora will host an early Thanksgiving dinner for people in need this weekend. The Rev. Tammy Scott, Wesley lead pastor, said the “Feast of Hope” event will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the church, 14 N. May St. in Aurora. * Crain’s | Walgreens agrees to pay $100 million to settle drug overcharging claims: Walgreens Boots Alliance has agreed to pay $100 million to settle a proposed class-action lawsuit claiming the Deerfield-based pharmacy giant fraudulently overcharged customers when they purchased generic drugs through private insurance, Medicare and Medicaid plans. A lawsuit, first filed in 2017 by a consortium of individuals and unions, accused Walgreens of wrongly requiring insured customers to pay more for drugs than members of its Prescription Savings Club. The program allowed Walgreens customers to buy prescribed generic drugs at discounts without insurance. * ABC Chicago | Misspelled name caused man to sit in Cook County morgue for 6 weeks, family says: The family said they started calling the medical examiner’s office weeks after Davis went missing. “I gave description that he’s very tall, 6′4″ with freckles, very distinctive looking,” sister Deborah Smith said. “She said, ‘We don’t have anyone by that name here.’” * WCIA | Urbana High School students ‘Walk to the Polls’ for first votes: Five local organizations and the City or Urbana are sponsoring a “Walk to the Polls” for UHS students and the community on Election Day. This will take place at 10:30 a.m. Mayor Diane Marlin, as well as the Urbana High School Tiger Marching Band Drumline, plan on attending the walk as well. It will take place on the south side of the Urbana Free Library. * WMBD | CI Hero: Tremont historical secretary finds 13 lost veterans: Secretary Kay Sommer researched and uncovered 13 new veterans who have gone unrecognized dating back to the Civil War. “During my research, I discovered in 1918, we lost some from Tremont and they died from the Spanish Flu because it was a major epidemic at that time,” said Sommer. * TEXT:
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Fioretti claims shenanigans, but it doesn’t check out
Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024 - Posted by Rich Miller * I posted this earlier today…
* From a Fioretti press release…
OK, let’s take this one point at a time. * 1) I called the US Attorney’s office and was told the hotline number is basically just an intake complaint hotline. People are referred to the proper authorities. However, I was told, most of the calls they get are mostly like “Where can I park at my polling place?” and “What time does my polling place close?” Prompted by the US Attorney, I asked the Fioretti campaign what question(s) Fioretti asked when he called. I have not heard back. If Fioretti did have a valid voter fraud complaint (which he has never actually disclosed), this press release explains what would happen next. On the rare instance when things like voter/worker intimidation is an issue, people are advised to call 911 and notify the police. * 2) On to the Cook County Clerk…
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* 3) I called the Chicago Board of Elections’ hotline number (312.269.7870) at about 1:30 and somebody picked up on the first ring. Easy peasey. * 4) That “Protect the Vote” hotline in Fioretti’s release was set up by the Illinois Republican Party. When you call it, you get a recorded message from Lara Trump that asks you for further info. The state Democratic Party also has a hotline number, (855) 458-6837, as does the attorney general…
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Some midday campaign updates (Updated)
Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024 - Posted by Rich Miller * From a subscriber in the 66th House District, currently held by Rep. Suzanne Ness (D-Bennington)…
Rep. Ness has reported raising $697,700 since July 1. * Chicago…
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- Tribune - NBC 5 - Block Club Chicago - WTTW - 25News Now - Rockford Register Star - Peoria Journal Star * More from Isabel… * Fox 32 | Gov. J.B. Pritzker among Illinois politicians visiting Manny’s Deli for Election Day: It’s an Election Day tradition for local politicians to head to Manny’s Deli while voters hit polling places. * Chalkbeat Chicago | Chicago high schoolers get a crash course on the city’s first school board election: Inside Room 105, Odeth and 20 of her peers dug into the day’s civics lesson: Chicago’s historic school board elections. They would learn that the board has immense power, including to change school policies and curriculum and adopt the district’s budget. “I feel like the fact that they’re being elected in the first place is really cool, because I feel like we should have a say in deciding, like, how we’re going to learn,” she said. “It was interesting to learn how much they actually control.” * USA Today | Georgia secretary of state blames polling place bomb threat on Russians: Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger confirmed Tuesday a bomb threat was made against a polling place, but he said it was of Russian origin and not credible. Raffensperger later clarified in a subsequent press conference that the threat affected between five and seven precincts in multiple Georgia counties. “In the interest of public safety, you always check that out,” Raffensperger said. “They’re up to mischief it seems,” he added, about the Russians. “They don’t want us to have a smooth, fair and accurate election.” * CNN | A pro-Trump influencer says a Russian agent paid him $100 to post a fake voter fraud video. It wasn’t the first time: The pro-Trump influencer, who uses the @AlphaFox78 handle on X, is an American man living in Massachusetts, CNN has learned. He agreed to speak to CNN about the posts on condition of anonymity. […] “I don’t have any idea where it came from or anything - I’m just the guy who shared it,” he said. The man said Simeon Boikov, a Russian propagandist podcaster known online as “AussieCossack,” offered him $100 to post the video, which he agreed to. A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed to CNN that multiple payments were sent from Boikov to the Massachusetts man. * NYT | What We’ll Know and When We’ll Know It: A Guide to Election Night: Like in 2020, the vote count will still feature “blue mirages” or “red mirages,” in which one candidate builds a fleeting lead simply because mail or Election Day ballots are counted first. (Mail ballots have tended to be more Democratic, and Election Day ballots more Republican.) But this year, these mirages won’t be as extreme. * Forbes | These Key Swing States Don’t Count Mail Ballots In Advance—Results May Take Days: Pennsylvania: The state will be one of the slowest to release results from mail-in ballots because officials can’t start processing absentee ballots—taking steps like removing ballots from envelopes and verifying voter signatures—until the morning of Election Day, and cannot record any vote totals until after polls close at 8 p.m. * USA Today | Sign of the times in front yard political wars: A campaign to make America laugh again: In the thicket of political campaign signs at a busy intersection in Goffstown, New Hampshire, Andy Brown decided to plant a message of his own: “Andy Brown: Not running for anything. Just wanted a sign.” Soon a friend of a friend surprised Brown by adding another sign “paid for by friends of Andy Brown.” So, Brown doubled down on the joke and headed back to the sign store for a 3-foot-by-5-foot custom banner with a new campaign slogan. “I like big signs, I cannot lie” − a creative riff on the Sir Mix-A-Lot lyrics − struck a nerve on social media where one local person responded: “And G-town can’t deny…”
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Mid-day precinct reports
Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024 - Posted by Rich Miller * What do you see? What do you know? Make sure to tell us where you are. Thanks.
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Energy Storage Can Minimize Price Spikes
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Mid-morning precinct reports
Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024 - Posted by Rich Miller * What’s happening by you? Give us a flavor of what’s going on and remember to tell us where you are. Thanks.
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Jury hears tape of Madigan being informed of plan to pay aide ousted for sexual harassment
Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024 - Posted by Isabel Miller * Tribune…
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* More… * WGN | Prosecutors focus on sexual harassment, no-show jobs in ongoing Madigan corruption trial: FBI agents took the stand to testify about the 2019 raid of former Madigan staffer Kevin Quinn’s home in 2019. Quinn was fired over sexual harassment allegations from fellow Madigan staffer Alaina Hampton. “We were looking for proof of residence, financial records, and documents,” said Supervising Special Agent Prince Prempeh about the search of Quinn’s Beverly home. According to prosecutors, the search warrant also uncovered a plot to send money to Quinn. Madigan’s fixer, Michael McClain, allegedly orchestrated a series of little-to-no-work jobs to funnel money to the former associate. * Sun-Times | Judge in Madigan corruption trial urges jurors to vote, calling the U.S. a ‘bright moment in human history’: Eighteen jurors headed home from Chicago’s latest public corruption trial Monday for what would likely be their final opportunity to cast a ballot in Tuesday’s election — but before they left, they got a reminder that “freedom is not a spectator sport.” “If anyone knows that, that’s you guys,” U.S. District Judge John Blakey told them.
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Roundup: Election security updates
Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024 - Posted by Isabel Miller * Click here for background if you need it. WCIA…
FYI: News Gazette: System failures that led to inoperable voting machines at polling places throughout Champaign County Tuesday morning have been resolved, Clerk Aaron Ammons said shortly after 8 a.m. * CBS Chicago…
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* WSJ | The Proud Boys Have Regrouped and Are Signaling Election Plans: While it isn’t clear what the far-right group is planning or how coordinated its plans are, many chapters are amplifying election-cheating claims made by Trump or his allies and discussing potential responses, according to a review by The Wall Street Journal of dozens of accounts on Telegram, the messaging app, and Trump’s Truth Social platform. Chapters have gathered across state lines, talked about watching polls and have been boasting about attending Trump rallies to protect the former president. * The Guardian | Republican mega-donors asked their employees who they will vote for in survey: The Republican mega-donors Dick and Liz Uihlein, who are the third largest donors in this year’s US presidential election, have sought information about who employees at their company Uline will be voting for in Tuesday’s ballot. A screenshot seen by the Guardian shows how employees at the private Wisconsin paper and office products distributor were asked to take part in what was called an anonymous survey to track who the employees were voting for on 5 November. * Reuters | US states worried about election unrest take security precautions: A defense official said on Monday that Alabama, Arizona, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oregon, Wisconsin and Washington state have current National Guard missions while Washington DC, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia have troops on standby. * Press Release | U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago Announces Telephone Hotline To Report Voting Rights Complaints on Election Day: Assistant U.S. Attorneys and other staff will monitor the hotline. The hotline numbers, staffed on Election Day only, are (312) 469-6157 and (312) 469-6158. The Office’s Election Day Program will be supervised by Assistant U.S. Attorney Megan DeMarco.
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Isabel’s morning briefing
Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024 - Posted by Isabel Miller * ICYMI: Illinois Election 2024: Live results Axios…
- Results will begin populating in the first half-hour after polls close and be updated live as counted votes roll in. * Related stories… ∙ Injustice Watch: Your guide to the November 2024 Cook County judicial elections ∙ Daily Herald: Nearly 30% of all Illinois voters have already cast their ballot ∙ Pantagraph: McLean County’s early voting exceeds expectations of election authorities ∙ Daily Herald: What to expect on Election Day throughout the suburbs * Sun-Times | Illinois to receive $40 million in opioid settlement with Kroger: Under the agreement, Illinois will receive more than $40 million of the $1.37 billion that the grocery chain agreed to pay in the deal, Raoul’s office said. The majority of Illinois’ money will go to the Illinois Remediation Fund to be used for drug abatement programs throughout the state. * Tribune | Long lines and a blustery Election Day greeting Chicago-area voters — weather befitting the end of a turbulent campaign season: “Very windy yet mild and only sporadically showery weather is due Election Day,” iconic Chicago meteorologist Tom Skilling predicted. “It’s kind of fitting, isn‘t it, that strong winds are to buffet the area? Kind of fitting a tumultuous election would fall on a day with strong winds.” * Press Release | Government Alliance for Safe Communities Announces $100 Million in Grant Opportunities for Violence Prevention and Community Violence Intervention Initiatives: The 2025 GASC funding initiative includes two grant opportunities for programmatic CVI funding totaling approximately $57 million, with additional funding opportunities to follow. These grant opportunities are available through the Reimagine Violence Prevention Services Program, sponsored by the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Lead Organization for Expanding Capacity for Community Violence Interventions - Street Outreach Services sponsored by the City of Chicago. * WCIA | Attorney General reminds IL voters of their rights ahead of Election Day: The Illinois Attorney General has got extra staff working on Election Day to keep the election as free from interference as possible. More than 200 investigators and assistant attorney generals will be working on the day to monitor the election and polling places for illegal activities and to ensure all polling places remain accessible. * Block Club | If You Block A Bike Lane Downtown, You’ll Now Get An Automatic Ticket Or Warning: During the first 30 days of the program, the city will only be issuing warnings via mail to registered car owners found parking in bike and bus lanes. Starting Dec. 5, drivers found in violation will receive a mailed notice for the first offense and then will be fined for subsequent violations, according to a press release. * Tribune | The issues facing school board candidates at a contentious time for CPS: Off-year elections in Chicago, such as mayoral and aldermanic races, typically favor traditional Democratic and progressive activists, according to Wayne Steger, a political science professor at DePaul University. This year’s school board race coinciding with the presidential election means voter turnout will be higher, but unpredictable — as former President Donald Trump’s supporters may bring differing opinions to the polls, Steger said. * Block Club | City’s Largest Migrant Shelter Closing Next Week: The largest city-run migrant shelter is slated to close next week as Chicago continues to scale down its new arrivals mission by the end of the year. Inn of Chicago — steps away from the Magnificent Mile at 162 E. Ohio St. — has housed more than 1,500 migrants since opening as a shelter more than two years ago, when some of the first buses of asylum seekers began arriving in Chicago. The shelter will close Nov. 15, ending two-plus years of contention between the shelter and the area’s aldermen, city officials confirmed to Block Club on Monday. * Cook County Record | ‘Palpable injustice:’ Appeals panel says Cook Co. judge wrongly allowed ‘one-sided’ trial vs restaurant owner: A state appeals panel says a Cook County judge wrongly allowed Loyola University to move forward with a “one-sided” trial, in which the court ultimately ordered a Chicago restaurant owner to pay more than $500,000 in allegedly past due rent and court costs, even though the restaurant owner’s lawyer was hospitalized, amid a fight over whether Loyola legally evicted his new fine dining restaurant from a Loyola-owned building after preventing the restaurant from reopening during the Covid pandemic. The decision from a three-justice panel of the Illinois First District Appellate Court reversed the decision of Cook County Judge Robert F. Harris. * Sun-Times | Young Chicago police officer who ‘courageously protected this city’ shot to death in Chatham, 2 in custody: The slain 6th District officer would have marked three years on the job in December. The attack unfolded after officers stopped a vehicle with three occupants about 8 p.m. in the 8000 block of South Ingleside, Snelling said. As officers approached the vehicle one of the occupants opened fire on Martinez, Snelling said, adding that “it sounded like rapid fire.” The officer was struck multiple times. One of the occupants of the vehicle was also struck and killed by the gunfire. * Sun-Times | Hotel tax could increase to boost tourism budget: Chicago’s hotel tax — already the highest among convention cities — may soon rise to 18.9% at downtown hotels to generate more than $50 million in annual revenue to help market the city. One year after the Illinois General Assembly authorized the concept, Choose Chicago is laying the groundwork to create a so-called Tourism Improvement District that would more than double the marketing agency’s annual budget by increasing the tax from the current 17.4%. * ABC Chicago | PepsiCo facing union lawsuit after abrupt closure of Chicago plant: Teamsters Local 727 filed the suit in federal court, claiming the company unlawfully shut down the facility by violating the WARN act, or the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. Teamsters Local 727 filed the suit in federal court, claiming the company unlawfully shut down the facility by violating the WARN act, or the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. […] Some workers said they have been with the company for more than 45 years. The workers said they came to work as normal, and were told the plant was closing and to go home. * Sun-Times | New manager Will Venable lays out plan on how he will manage White Sox: He also will try to impress upon suffering Sox fans that he doesn’t think the organizational picture is hopelessly bleak and that he accepted this job because he’s unbowed — and invigorated — by the sheer size and scope of the task at hand. ‘‘I understand the challenges and the adversity clearly,’’ he said, ‘‘and am looking forward to all of it.’’ * Daily Herald | CTA shrugging off pandemic service lows; how about Metra and Pace?: As of Monday, Metra is running at nearly 100% of pre-pandemic trips overall, and in 2025 those numbers could increase a bit, officials said. Breaking it down, the commuter railroad is running 96% of the trains it provided before COVID-19 on weekdays, or 665 currently compared to 692, spokesman Michael Gillis said. On weekends, Metra is surpassing its 2019 levels. * Tribune | Melrose Park police remove Trump campaign flag from building: Posting a campaign sign on public property, such as a police department, is illegal under Illinois law. Melrose Park Police Department representative Andrew Mack said the department did not know who had put the flag there and said it was taken down around 9:30 a.m., after State Rep. Norma Hernandez’s office alerted the department. Neither Hernandez’s office nor the Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office, which enforces campaign signage laws, immediately returned requests for comment Monday evening. * Patch | Video Gaming In Downers Grove? Voters To Weigh In With Referendum: When Downers Grove voters head to the polls on Election Day, they’ll weigh in on some important issues, including whether to allow video gaming within the village. In October 2023, village officials opted to present the referendum during the 2024 General Election. The move came in the wake of a unanimous vote to amend an ordinance that would have permitted video gaming as of Jan. 1, 2024. * Patch | Cappel, Deane-Schlottman Vie For 49th District Seat: IL Election 2024: The voters in the State Senate 49th District will decide in Tuesday’s election whether to keep incumbent Shorewood Democrat Meg Loughran Cappel in office or replace her with Katie Deane-Schlottman, the Republican challenger from Joliet. According to the incumbent’s website, “A mother of three and caregiver to her elderly father, Meg knows what it’s like living paycheck to paycheck. Meg knows firsthand how important pensions are to working families, as she and her husband, Jason—who is also a public school teacher—have paid into Illinois’ pension system their whole professional careers.” * Patch | Larry Walsh Jr., Jim Lanham Eye 86th District Seat: IL 2024 Election: State Representative Lawrence “Larry” Walsh, Jr., a prominent Democrat in Will County politics, faces competition in Tuesday’s general election from Republican challenger Jim Lanham in the race to represent the people of the 86th District. The 86th District includes parts of Joliet, and other towns such as Elwood, Channahon and Shorewood. Larry Walsh Jr. is seeking re-election. …Adding… News Gazette: System failures that led to inoperable voting machines at polling places throughout Champaign County Tuesday morning have been resolved, Clerk Aaron Ammons said shortly after 8 a.m. * WCIA | Champaign County Polling Places Down: Many voters in Champaign County are not able to vote this morning after an issue that has brought most polling locations down. The Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons confirmed to WCIA this morning that there are network issues that are preventing people from voting. He told us there is no timeline to be resolved. He states it is all polling locations. Ammons also told us he got a call from Sangamon County that there are issues in that area as well. …Adding…
* WCIA | Schools, government offices across Illinois closed for Election Day: The public school systems in Decatur, Springfield, Urbana, Champaign, Effingham and Danville are all listed as closed, according to the district websites. Private schools have the choice in Illinois to stay open or close. * Herald-Whig | Amazon distribution center coming to Quincy: Quincy Mayor Mike Troup and Great River Economic Development Foundation President Kyle Moore announced plans Monday morning for the 59,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center on the north side of Wismann Lane between 42nd and 43rd Streets. Troup expects construction to begin “in coming weeks” at the site and take nine months to a year to complete. * SJ-R | Cafe Moxo won’t return to East Adams Street following summer fire: A City of Springfield Building and Zoning Department permit for demolition has been issued to bring down the remnants of 413 E. Adams St. after a fire on June 19. Nickell said the demolition could begin as early as Nov. 11, but may be delayed due to the current stabilizers being installed on the adjacent building which once housed Cafe Moxo. * Daily Journal | Farm community rallies around injured friend, shares message of road safety: “We’ve been through a lot,” said his wife, Lisa, who remains by his side and uses Facebook to keep friends and family posted each step of the way. “We have a huge community helping us,” she said of friends, family and neighbors doing hog chores, moving hay, selling pork and raising money to help with hospital expenses. […] VanWassenhove, who also works with the Illinois Department of Ag, hopes to eventually be fitted for a prosthetic leg but will also have a very long road to recovery. He has started physical therapy to strengthen his upper body. When ready, he will move to the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago, she said. * Seattle Times | Boeing Machinists approve new contract, ending strike: The Boeing strike is over after 53 days. Machinists union members voted Monday to approve the company’s most recent contract offer, enabling Boeing to restart work at assembly plants in Everett and Renton and at parts plants throughout the region. * WaPo | Fencing, boarded-up windows and prayers: D.C. readies for Election Day: For weeks, D.C. officials have sought to reassure residents anxious about the possibility of unrest. With polls showing the race deadlocked, officials said they are bracing for the possibility of days of uncertainty as states tally ballots but know of no credible threats. * WGEM | Missouri Secretary of State sues DOJ for monitoring voting rights compliance: Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft announced his office, along with that of Attorney General Andrew Bailey, filed a lawsuit intending to block the U.S. Department of Justice from monitoring a polling place in the St. Louis area for compliance with federal voting rights laws. The Department of Justice is the federal government’s law enforcement arm, and performs these compliance checks every election cycle. Until 2022, no Missouri polling place was on the list of those to be monitored by the DOJ. * WGN | The median age of US homebuyers has risen to an all-time high, Realtor report says: The median age of a first-time homebuyer in the United States has risen from 35 to 38 over the last year, according to the highlights of an annual report from the National Association of Realtors. When it comes the average U.S. homebuyer overall (i.e., people who purchased first homes, second homes, or had owned homes in the past), the median age rose even more drastically, from 49 in the 2023 report to 56 in 2024, the data suggests. This is the highest median age recorded since 1981, when the National Association of Realtors began keeping track.
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Early morning precinct reports
Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024 - Posted by Rich Miller * What are you seeing out there today? How’s the weather? How’s the turnout? How’s the mood? Remember to give us an idea of where you are. Thanks.
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Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition
Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024 - Posted by Rich Miller
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Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today’s edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password)
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Live coverage
Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024 - Posted by Isabel Miller * You can click here to follow the Madigan trial. Click here and/or here to follow breaking news. It’s the best we can do unless or until Twitter gets its act together.
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Selected press releases (Live updates)
Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024 - Posted by Isabel Miller
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