Isabel’s afternoon roundup (Updated x2)
Monday, Mar 18, 2024 - Posted by Isabel Miller …Adding… The governor has signed the Chicago elected school board bill…
…Adding… Senate President Don Harmon…
* Attorney General Raoul…
* Mark Maxwell… ![]() * Governor Pritzker in the Tribune…
* Here’s the rest… * WTVO | Pritzker signs executive order to reduce costs of sickle cell treatment: “Historically we’ve seen breakthrough treatments end up out of reach for everyday Americans — strictly because of their cost,” said Pritzker. “My goal is to make emerging and transformative gene and cell therapy treatments affordable and available to all Illinoisans who need them. If we can narrow the affordability gap, those who are suffering from these diseases won’t have to wait a generation before they can access these groundbreaking cures.” * WICS | Pritzker Announces $5 Million in Funding for the Home Illinois Workforce Pilot Program: The goal of the Home Illinois Workforce Pilot is to support individuals experiencing homelessness by improving employment opportunities, helping them establish financial stability and improving their ability to afford permanent housing in their community. The program is an essential part of the JTED Program. The JTED Program was created to provide workforce training and wrap-around services to bolster equitable workforce recovery for Illinoisans struggling to gain meaningful employment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. * SJ-R | Unemployment claims in Illinois stayed the same last week: Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Illinois were unchanged last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, hovered at 8,123 in the week ending March 9, in line with the week before, the Labor Department said. * Daily Herald | What you need to know before you vote Tuesday: But the presidency isn’t the only office that will be on ballots in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties. Races to determine the Democratic and Republican nominees for judicial posts, county board seats, countywide positions and various state and federal offices will be settled, too, as will the fates of a variety of public questions. * WTTW | Police Pursuits Cost Chicago Taxpayers $51.4M From 2019 to 2023 as Toll is Set to Nearly Double: Analysis: That toll is set to nearly double, as the Chicago City Council considers paying $45 million to resolve a lawsuit that alleges an unauthorized chase left a 15-year-old boy with a traumatic brain injury, unable to walk or talk. * Crain’s | The DEI backlash has come for Chicago C-suites: Only the 295th Black woman to become an architect in the U.S., Dowdell remembers the conversations around diversity and inclusion change in 2020. People from many backgrounds were onboard demanding equity. Then came last year’s U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down affirmative action in colleges, which “(raised) all these questions about the sustainability of DEI policies,” Dowdell says. “It’s really disturbing how quickly the pendulum is shifting back toward a less inclusive and diverse society.” * Sun-Times | After transgender migrant was shot in Little Village, a cartel-tied Venezuelan was arrested but soon released: While he had been identified as the gunman and police had recovered key evidence — including a shell casing and video of the Ford Explorer used in the attack — Cook County prosecutors wouldn’t bring charges. A spokesperson for the state’s attorney’s office said the case has been “continued for additional investigation,” noting that “no charging decision has been made at this time.” * Crain’s | How personal seat licenses could fuel the Bears’ lakefront stadium ambitions: PSLs are a familiar concept for the Bears, which sold such licenses ranging from $765 to $8,500 that collectively raised more than $50 million toward the $690 million renovation of Soldier Field in 2002 — licenses whose value would evaporate should the team ditch its current home at Soldier Field. But ticket market experts say those costs would pale in comparison to the PSL rates the team could charge to back a new venue. That stands to test Bears supporters’ financial willingness to help foot the stadium bill for a team that has seemingly inelastic demand for its product, despite years of mostly middling performance on the field and gripes that many fans are priced out of attending games. * Block Club | Related Midwest Should Fix ‘Hot Mess’ Buildings Before Getting Money For New Sox Park, Tenants Say: Residents of Northpoint Apartments in the North of Howard area of Rogers Park rallied outside the River North offices of Related Midwest Friday, calling on the prominent development firm to address longstanding issues at their affordable housing complex. The group also called on city and state officials to deny any requests for public funds to subsidize a joint plan by Related Midwest and the White Sox to build a new stadium at The 78, the South Loop development site owned by Related Midwest, while issues persist at Related’s portfolio of affordable apartments. * Sun-Times | Video purportedly shows Loop mosque intruder who blurted offensive statements during prayers, smashed doors: It happened just before nightly prayers for Ramadan around 8 p.m., when a man approached the Downtown Islamic Center, 213 S. State St., police and mosque spokesperson Salman Azam said. Video footage from the center shows a man following a pair of women into the building, and shouting and gesturing as someone opens the door for him to leave. * Lake County News-Sun | Women’s History Month event honors female Lake County trailblazers; ‘There is so much to admire about their lives and empowerment’: Chacon, Jones and Lee were honored for their achievements at the inaugural Women’s History Month Luncheon of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce and the Hispanic Chamber of Lake County Thursday at the College of Lake County’s Waukegan campus. Shaunese Teamer, the executive director of the Lake County chamber, said the organization plans to make the luncheon an annual event honoring women members for their accomplishments. * Tribune | Solar eclipse: Glasses are key, but did you know clothing choice could enhance viewing?: * AP | ‘Art and science:’ How bracketologists are using artificial intelligence this NCAA Tournament: The technologically inclined are chasing goals even more complicated than selecting the winners of all 67 matchups in both the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments. They are fine-tuning mathematical functions in pursuit of the most objective model for predicting success in the upset-riddled tournament. Some are enlisting AI to perfect their codes or to decide which aspects of team resumes they should weigh most heavily.
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Monday, Mar 18, 2024 - Posted by Rich Miller
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