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* SJ-R | Buscher unseats Langfelder as mayor of Springfield: The concession means that City Treasurer Misty Buscher will be just the second woman elected mayor of Springfield. With all precincts reporting, Buscher defeated Langfelder by 772 votes, getting 51.5% of the vote to Langfelder’s 48.5%.
* Natalie Moore | After tight race for mayor, Black political establishment may face a ‘reckoning’: Johnson and his opponent Paul Vallas had presented mayoral visions that couldn’t differ more. One focused on investing in people rather than police, the other focused on abating the fear of crime by hiring more officers. One prioritized a future that eschews moderation in favor of progressive politics, while the other could be viewed as protecting the status quo.
* Tribune | Suburban elections: Wehrli declares victory as Naperville’s next mayor; D’Arcy claims win over incumbent O’Dekirk in Joliet: Flashpoint issues ranged from assault weapons to lead water pipes to leaf blowers. While the contests typically are meant to be nonpartisan, they sometimes reflected divisions between conservatives and liberals in the suburbs. Reported results are unofficial.
* Block Club | Rep. Lamont Robinson Wins 4th Ward Race To Replace Ald. Sophia King: Rep. Lamont Robinson will be the next 4th Ward alderperson after defeating Prentice Butler in Tuesday’s election to replace Ald. Sophia King. With all 28 precincts reporting Tuesday night, Robinson held 66.5 percent of the vote to Butler’s 33.4 percent.
* Shaw Local | Here are unofficial election results from across northern Illinois: The results include only contested races. The tallies do not include all ballots, in particular provisional and late-arriving mail-in ballots. Vote totals for write-in candidates are rarely released election night and in some cases, clerks do not publish them until results are certified two weeks after the election.
* Daily Herald | Kaptain takes early lead in Elgin mayor race: With about one-quarter of precincts reporting in Kane County and all the votes counted from Cook County, Kaptain had 5,780 votes compared to Dixon’s 4,143 votes as of 10 p.m., according to unofficial results.
* Daily Herald | Wehrli tops White in Naperville mayoral race: Wehrli had 15,634 votes compared to White’s 13,265 votes as of 10:30 p.m., according to unofficial results. Tiffany Stephens, who runs a nonprofit organization, was a distant third to White and Wehrl.
* Center Square | Judge: Illinois can’t suspend FOID cards of people charged, not convicted of felonies: The state of Illinois has been given an extension to the deadline it has to file an appeal of a circuit court’s ruling in a case over when the state can suspend someone’s Firearm Owner ID Card. Attorney Thomas Maag said his clients Aaron and Charles Davis were celebrating Independence Day years ago and fired guns into the ground at their home. Police came and arrested them on felony charges and their FOID cards were then suspended.
* Politico | ‘Not if, but when’: Mass shootings change what it means to be a mayor in America: Nancy Rotering, the mayor of Highland Park, Ill., was there when it happened, walking with City Council members in last year’s Fourth of July parade. She saw the marching band rush down the sidewalk and when she realized what was happening, her stomach dropped. She yelled for people to evacuate. “The looks on people’s faces was incomprehensible,” she said. “It took probably 20 to 30 seconds to hear us or comprehend us. But the kids heard us. And they ran. The kids knew what to do.”
* NBC Chicago | ‘Once Again, Our Community Was Terrorized’: Highland Park Mayor Addresses School Incident: Five students are in custody following the lockdowns at Highland Park High School and other district schools, which were the result of a report of a student “potentially in possession of a gun” on the high school’s campus, city officials said Tuesday. The situation unfolded just after 11 a.m. when the city of Highland Park issued an alert stating “please be advised of a heavy police presence at Highland Park High School.”
* Shaw Local | Gov. JB Pritzker touts public college funding plan during NIU visit: At NIU, Pritzker was joined by Republican and Democratic lawmakers, including Rep. Jeff Keicher, R-Sycamore, Rep. Lance Yednock, D-Ottawa, Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, NIU president Lisa Freeman and DeKalb Mayor Cohen Barnes. After the November election and statewide redistricting, Rezin and Yednock’s territories now include the city of DeKalb. Yednock and Keicher also are NIU graduates.
* WCBU | Governor’s proposed higher ed funding boost could pave the way to community college for more low-income students: Illinois Central College president Dr. Sheila Quirk-Bailey said the boost could be particularly beneficial for students who also qualify for federal Pell grants, “If you are an individual of meager means, of poverty, between MAP and Pell (grants), you could attend ICC for free,” said Quirk-Bailey.
* Capitol News Illinois | As Chicago State University faculty begins strike, other universities could follow: Faculty at Eastern Illinois University and Governors State University have also filed paperwork declaring their intent to strike, with strikes possible as early as Thursday and Friday, respectively. All three faculties, which are part of University Professionals of Illinois Local 4100, voted to authorize a strike with a 97 percent margin of membership or higher.
* QC Times | Sen. Mike Halpin visits Augustana College in higher education “listening tour”: Halpin will visit four-year institutions within his representative district — aiming to help him gauge their needs, priorities and challenges, also forming relationships with school leaders as he embarks his first Senate term as chairman of the Illinois Senate Higher Education Committee.
* Sun-Times | Stocked rainbow trout in Illinois opening day and a hazy history: I had thought 12-year-old George Valadez was the only younger angler who had braved the elements. Something vaguely frozen fell: rain, snow and sleet (sometimes all three). “‘I’m mad,’’ Valadez said about the conditions.
* AP | Florida Has Most Lead Pipes in U.S., Illinois Second: EPA Survey: Illinois ranked second in Tuesday’s survey, with 1.04 million lead pipes, followed by Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and New York. The agency’s drinking water infrastructure survey will be used to steer billions of dollars from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to water infrastructure upgrades like finding and removing lead pipes in states that need it most. Previously, a state’s share of lead pipe funds was based on its general infrastructure need and didn’t consider how many lead pipes the state had.
* CNN | Fatalities reported in Missouri after a reported tornado prompts a search-and-rescue mission, officials say: A destructive storm system that has already spawned at least 10 reports of tornadoes now threatens more than 85 million Americans with severe weather Wednesday.
* AP | Democrats’ choice wins key Wisconsin Supreme Court race: Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Janet Protasiewicz, 60, defeated former Justice Dan Kelly, who previously worked for Republicans and had support from the state’s leading anti-abortion groups.
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Wednesday, Apr 5, 23 @ 8:05 am
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court election had national importance in terms of the abortion issue as well as election policy for 2024. An overall positive result.
The loser of that race was exceedingly ungracious in defeat.
Comment by Friendly Bob Adams Wednesday, Apr 5, 23 @ 8:59 am
Congrats to the Johnson fans/supporters/team. I wasn’t sure that would happen. Not sure how I feel about some of the rhetoric and strategy going forward but I am rooting for unity and success. Good riddance to the Republican opportunists behind Vallas.
Comment by Torco Sign Wednesday, Apr 5, 23 @ 9:02 am
@Friendly Bob Adams, exceedingly ungracious in defeat as a description is very gracious of you.
Comment by Amalia Wednesday, Apr 5, 23 @ 9:17 am
==The loser of that race was exceedingly ungracious in defeat.==
It’s the GOP playbook at this point.
Comment by Big Dipper Wednesday, Apr 5, 23 @ 9:39 am
@Friendly Bob Adams and @Amelia - I know I shouldn’t at this point be shocked by anything but I could not believe what a horrible sore loser Kelly was. I mean did acting that way and saying those things make him feel better this morning when he awoke? He should learn some manners. Happily, since he lost he should have plenty of time to do so.
Comment by Paddyrollingstone Wednesday, Apr 5, 23 @ 9:44 am
Superb campaign by Brandon Johnson. He defeated a field that included some far better known, and better financed candidates to win the Mayor’s race. United Working Families helped him organize so many volunteers drawn by his great message. Brandon Johnson earned it & I wish him success.
Comment by Corruption Committee Wednesday, Apr 5, 23 @ 10:27 am
@Paddyrollingstone, totally agree. shocking to see such commentary from a former judge. his bar ratings would be affected by that behavior should he run again for something. temperament. @Corruption Committee, totally agree. even when I found his positions to be not to my liking I thought they were well thought out. he cares and it shows.
Comment by Amalia Wednesday, Apr 5, 23 @ 11:42 am
“If this guy gets in we’re going to see an exodus like we’ve never seen before” - FOP Catanzara
Get packin’…
Comment by Dotnonymous Wednesday, Apr 5, 23 @ 12:25 pm
Paddy Driscoll asks, “Is Chicago ready for reform?”
Comment by Six Degrees of Separation Wednesday, Apr 5, 23 @ 12:29 pm
I couldn’t be happier for Brandon and the City o& Chicago.
Let’s get to work.
Comment by Loop Lady Wednesday, Apr 5, 23 @ 12:44 pm