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* Pantagraph | Pritzker on Illinois State Police’s inability to collect gun data: Gov. J.B. Pritzker says changes are needed to allow the Illinois State Police to comply with requirements of the 2019 Gun Trafficking Information Act, which called for comprehensive data collection that the agency says it has been unable to provide.
* Shaw Local | Northern Illinois politicians react to Donald Trump indictment: McHenry County Board Chair Mike Buehler said he viewed the indictment as an effort to keep Trump from another successful bid for the White House in 2024. “Whether or not you like Trump, it seems painfully obvious that the Democrats are going to do anything they can to make sure he isn’t reelected,” Buehler said.
* Sun-TImes | Trump’s defenders, including Rep. Mary Miller from Illinois, attack Manhattan DA Bragg: Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., sitting on millions of dollars of campaign cash, used Trump’s indictment to raise more money for his already abundant congressional campaign fund.
* WGN | What Chicagoland, Illinois politicians are saying about Trump’s indictment: Politicians and elected officials from Chicagoland and Illinois are responding after former President Donald Trump was indicted in New York.
* SJ-R | Senate passes gambling bills as industry expands: Senate Bill 1462 from state Sen. Robert Peters, D-Chicago, would also deal with licenses and passed in a 44-12 vote mostly along party lines. Senate Minority Leader John Curran was among the six Republicans backing the legislation. The bill updates eligibility standards for those seeking an occupational license, specifically with regard to their criminal record. IGB would be required to consider length of time since conviction, number of convictions and the severity of the charges among other factors when reviewing an individual’s application through the legislation.
* Daily Southtown | Orland Park to ask voters whether village should abandon long-standing form of municipal government: Orland Park voters will be asked in a referendum April 4 whether they want to change the form of government the village has operated under for nearly four decades. The Village Board approved the binding referendum Monday, stating the village manager now “has final decisionmaking authority in key areas” and “acts as administrative and executive head of the village government for key purposes.”
* Illinois Times | Progress at Pillsbury site: Moving Pillsbury Forward, the local nonprofit spearheading efforts to clean up the site of the old Pillsbury flour mill in northeast Springfield, has raised about $4 million towards the estimated $10-12 million cost of demolition and hazardous waste removal. The facility opened in 1929, and at its peak, employed about 1,500 people. It shut down in 2001, 10 years after being acquired by Cargill.
* Tribune | Outcome Health co-founder did not teach underling fraud, defense attorney says during closing arguments: Attorneys entered a third day of closing arguments Thursday, with a lawyer representing former co-founder and president Shradha Agarwal getting her turn to make a final impression on jurors. Agarwal, along with former Outcome CEO Rishi Shah and former Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer Brad Purdy, stand accused of leading a $1 billion fraud scheme.
* NPR Illinois | The growing problem of food access in rural areas: Rural America has been losing its grocery stores for decades. Fewer people are living in the countryside, and mom and pop markets aren’t able to compete with large chains. But there are efforts to find a solution.
* Tribune | Pritzker: Illinois will work to protect preventive health care for residents, following Texas ruling: When asked Thursday whether the state would have the power to require most insurers cover preventive services, Jordan Abudayyeh, a spokesperson for the governor, said in an email, “We’re currently exploring all legislative options and will have more details once we have some time to dig into them and figure out which one is the best path forward.”
* STPD | Can southern Illinois prosecute its way out of the opioid epidemic?: Rachelle Crowe, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, said “comprehensive strategies” are needed, such as utilizing stiffer federal prison sentences involving fentanyl overdoses that can top 20 years in prison.
* Naperville Sun | Naperville state rep pushes bill to deny state grant money to public and school libraries that ban books: The 69-39 party-line vote in the Democratic-led House reflected the partisan divide on the book-banning issue both in the state and nationally. The bill is now being considered by the Senate.
* WTVO | Illinois Secretary of State Police officer stripped of badge for conduct at high school baseball game: The Secretary of State’s office said that in a statement that “we are currently investigating this incident and take these charges very seriously, especially given that he is a law enforcement officer. As a result, we have collected his gun and badge and assigned him to desk duty while the investigation continues. Until the investigation is complete, we are unable to comment any further.”
* Tribune | Chicago White Sox give Pedro Grifol a victory in his managerial debut, rallying for a 3-2 win against the Houston Astros in the season opener: Vaughn came through with a two-run double, and the Sox held on for a thrilling 3-2 victory against the defending champions in front of 43,032 at Minute Maid Park. “Coming out that last at-bat, got down two strikes, and I was like, ‘Hey, I have to get it done here,’ ” Vaughn said. “It’s a good feeling. Anything I can do to help the team win.
posted by Isabel Miller
Friday, Mar 31, 23 @ 7:42 am
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This morning? Savoring a great opening day for baseball.
The Cubs looked really good, playing more like a ball club that can score and scape up a run, a good sign (it’s one game, get more data) that this club isn’t waiting around for 3-run homers to win games.
The Sox, what a performance by Dylan Cease. It was a clinic. Mixing speeds and hitting on location, it’s a treat watching someone throw with such control.
A data point of one game, just hoping to be entertained, with a side serving of hope. A good start yesterday
Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Mar 31, 23 @ 8:01 am
The link to the Pillsbury article doesn’t work, but I was able to track it down at
https://www.illinoistimes.com/springfield/progress-at-pillsbury-site/Content?oid=16644044
I cannot wait for that patch of ground to get rehabbed; that part of town definitely needs all the help it can get right now.
Comment by The Dude Abides Friday, Mar 31, 23 @ 8:06 am
Pitch clock most definitely had the intended result.
Comment by Loyal Virus Friday, Mar 31, 23 @ 8:15 am
Absolute banner day for Capitol Fax yesterday breaking the Brandon Johnson has thousands in debt to city over unpaid water bills. Absurd how little regard his campaign has over it considering he can’t take office until that’s all paid off. Kudos. Journalism matters!
Comment by Hot Taeks Friday, Mar 31, 23 @ 8:19 am
@Hot Taeks
Yep, pretty silly that Johnson would have these unpaid bills.
It’s even sillier to have a right-winger pretending to be a Democrat, and run for mayor of a city he doesn’t even seem to live in.
Comment by Techie Friday, Mar 31, 23 @ 9:10 am
Without getting into Vallas vs. Johnson issues, agree with the comments on Capitol Fax made by @Hot Taeks. Especially his comment that “Journalism matters”.
Comment by Back to the Future Friday, Mar 31, 23 @ 9:42 am
There is a big unpaid bill in America, and that’s the GOP not removing Trump from politics. Now the NY DA is being attacked. What happened to law and order that this party keeps shouting?
Comment by Grandson of Man Friday, Mar 31, 23 @ 10:34 am
===Rachelle Crowe, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, said “comprehensive strategies” are needed, such as utilizing stiffer federal prison sentences involving fentanyl overdoses that can top 20 years in prison.===
Good lord, what year is it?
Comment by Candy Dogood Friday, Mar 31, 23 @ 12:57 pm
I cannot understand how Pillsbury and/or Cargill can get away with not having to foot the bill for the mess they left at the grain elevator
Comment by flea Friday, Mar 31, 23 @ 2:05 pm