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* ICYMI: Chicago suburbs plan for unscheduled asylum-seeker drop offs. Tribune…

* Related stories…

∙ Patch: Oak Lawn Passes Measure Restricting Unscheduled Migrant Bus Drop-Offs
∙ Landmark: Brookfield limits migrant drop-offs
∙ ABC Chicago: Oak Lawn bans unscheduled migrant bus drop-offs as Burr Ridge takes different approach

* Isabel’s top picks…

* Capitol News Illinois | SIU’s president sheds light on Illinois’ NCAA anti-trust suit: Raoul and others say that’s an “illegal restraint” on athletes’ ability to market their labor, and control their education. Dan Mahony – who in addition to being President of the Southern Illinois University System also holds multiple degrees in Sports Management and has years of experience in intercollegiate athletics. Capitol News Illinois Broadcast Director Jennifer Fuller talked with him about his perspective, and what he hopes this lawsuit might address.

* Tribune | Fireworks erupt at Harvey City Council meeting after residents being boarded up inside their apartments sparks outrage: Harvey’s first City Council meeting following residents being boarded up inside their apartments included impassioned public comments, two aldermen escorted out by police and a request for forgiveness by Mayor Christopher Clark.

Governor Pritzker will speak at 10:30 am at the Salesforce Tower to mark state economic development milestones. Click here to watch.

* Here’s the rest of your morning roundup…

* Scott Holland | Dust unsettled as deadline for new gun registration passes: There doesn’t appear to be a penalty for late disclosures. The government doesn’t know everyone who owns now-banned items. Social media posts disclosing possession haven’t (and probably won’t) result in further attention. Similarly, people who see me drive to the grocery store don’t know whether I renew my license or my AllState policy. The dust isn’t fully settled here, which underscores the importance of discretion. For now, most Illinoisans seem content waiting for further development.

* Capitol News Illinois | Illinois Supreme Court weighs admissibility of ‘reenactment’ in murder case: Now, Logan is asking the Illinois Supreme Court to step in and grant her a new trial. She claims the use of that reenactment video violated her constitutional rights under the Fourth and Fifth Amendments. Without that evidence, Logan’s attorney argued to the high court on Tuesday, the case might have been decided differently

* Effingham Daily News | Niemerg, Wilhour nominating petitions challenged: Germaine Light of Danville is challenging Niemerg’s Statement of Candidacy. Light resides in the 102nd District that Niemerg represents and is a retired teacher and former Vermilion County Democratic chairwoman. Light charges Niemerg’s statement of candidacy was never notarized as required by Section 8-8 of the Election Code. The objection states Niemerg failed to fill the mandatory requirement because the Statement of Candidacy “is not subscribed and sworn before a Notary Public or some other officer authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds in Illinois.”

* IPM | Illinois to report for first time how many prisoners are taking college courses – and how many are waiting for access: Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, said she sponsored the Higher Education in Prison Act as a step towards ensuring access to higher education programs in all Illinois prisons. She pointed to data on how effective these programs can be. According to one of the most frequently cited analyses, participation in prison education programs reduced recidivism by 43 percent.

* WTTW | As Illinois Officials Push Back Against Book Bans, Some Advocates Wonder About Actual Impact on Prison Libraries: When the Illinois Department of Corrections was asked if this new law changed its criteria on why a book would be disapproved, officials said the department already “does not ban books or resources due to partisan or personal disapproval” and pointed to its publication policy — guidelines that some advocates say can be too sweeping.

* Tribune | Bally’s Chicago boosts casino revenue in December, draws nearly 100,000 visitors to Medinah Temple: “We’ve added free parking, new promotions, and expanded hours to meet customers’ expectations,” Mark Wong, vice president and general manager of Bally’s Chicago, said in a news release Monday. “Our guests have responded positively. In December we saw our highest attendance and revenues to date.”

* Block Club | Golden Dagger Owner, Regulars Mourn A Lost Music Venue As Dog-Friendly Bar Takes Over: Biggins, who worked at Golden Dagger for 14 years, sold the business because he had become exhausted with its upkeep and the long commutes from his home in Oak Park, he said in an interview with Block Club. The owners of Hunter’s On Halsted didn’t respond to requests for comment. In an automatic response to an email, the bar owners said most of the Golden Dagger staff quit shortly after they took over.

* Chalkbeat | NYC sends families from tent shelter to sleep on school floor during storm: The sudden move by the Adams administration drew ire from all sides, with homeless rights advocates and the migrants themselves decrying the disruption for families, and local parents slamming the city’s use of the public school.

* Sun-Times | Mike Perricone, Sun-Times Blackhawks reporter who gave it up to be a stay-at-home dad, dies at 72: “It was a brave move,” said his wife, Joan Vanderbeck. “To be a successful reporter and to give it up to be home with this new baby, that’s just who he was, a wonderful human.”

* Bloomberg | SEC Account Hack Amplifies Concerns Over Security at Musk’s X: The incident, one of the most consequential breaches in years on the platform formerly known as Twitter, began with a post on the SEC’s official verified account, which inaccurately shared that the regulator had approved spot-Bitcoin exchange-traded funds — a decision that had been anticipated for later this week. The price of Bitcoin quickly shot up more than 2.5% as news of the post spread online and via media outlets, including Bloomberg News, that were watching the SEC’s feed for such an announcement.

* Tribune | Second wave of snowstorm hits Chicago Tuesday evening, with snow predicted to be worst in the northwest suburbs: The weather service predicted the commute in and out of Rockford Tuesday evening to be one of the worst and warned in a social media update Tuesday that motorists throughout northern Illinois should be prepared for snowy roads and low visibility overnight. Depending on temperatures, wind gusts of 35 to 40 mph were expected Tuesday night in Chicago.

* SJ-R | Rev. King spoke at the Illinois State Armory in 1965, his visit will be commemorated: King delivered his only Springfield speech to some 4,000 delegates − and apparently a few curious State of Illinois employees − at an AFL-CIO convention at the Illinois State Armory on Oct. 7, 1965.

posted by Isabel Miller
Wednesday, Jan 10, 24 @ 7:48 am

Comments

The Niemerg error is typical Eastern Blockhead buffoonery.

Too smart to use the HRO provided forms and have filling documents checked for accuracy and completeness, these Bozo’s just wing it in the name of who knows what.

Sadly, most of these goobers’ constituents are unaware that they are totally unrepresented at their Capitol.

Comment by Um, No Wednesday, Jan 10, 24 @ 8:35 am
==There doesn’t appear to be a penalty for late disclosures [of assault weapons ownership].==

I’m so sick of reading this misinformation.

There is no *provision for* late disclosures.

The law says: register before 1/1/24 to prove you owned the gun/item pre-2024

[OR lawfully dispose of the gun/item]

OR

Be subject to a Class A misdemeanor for 1 gun

OR

Be subject to a Class 2 felony for 2 guns or 2 incidents

And, by the way, these white FOID card holding “gun offenders” can thank progressive Democrats for amending the penalty for 1 offense/weapon down to a misdemeanor because the original bill developed with prosecutors and ISP made first violations a Class 3 felony.

Comment by Stephanie Kollmann Wednesday, Jan 10, 24 @ 8:36 am
Sorry for the typo. The 2nd weapon under PICA is a Class 3, not class 2.

Comment by Stephanie Kollmann Wednesday, Jan 10, 24 @ 8:40 am
=Be subject to a Class A misdemeanor for 1 gun

OR

Be subject to a Class 2 felony for 2 guns or 2 incidents=

So Bailey is a felon. Good to know. I appreciate hi essentially turning himself in, very thoughtful on his part.

Comment by JS Mill Wednesday, Jan 10, 24 @ 8:47 am
Class *3 and yes, assuming he is telling the truth about not registering his weapons, he is documenting himself committing a felony.

Comment by Stephanie Kollmann Wednesday, Jan 10, 24 @ 8:53 am
“he is documenting himself committing a felony”

And what agency will take any enforcement action based on such a statement?

Comment by Donnie Elgin Wednesday, Jan 10, 24 @ 10:13 am
==And what agency will take any enforcement action based on such a statement?==

I’d pay for the cost of the ISP to go arrest him. I think it’s disgusting how you so called law abiding citizens are thumbing your nose at the law.

Comment by Demoralized Wednesday, Jan 10, 24 @ 10:58 am
==And what agency will take any enforcement action based on such a statement?==

Any law enforcement entity authorized to make an unlawful use of weapons arrest or charge someone with UUW can do so.

Whether an authorized law enforcement entity chooses to arrest and charge UUWs or not is, as always, a political question. And a valid one, despite your likely reasons for asking it.

Comment by Stephanie Kollmann Wednesday, Jan 10, 24 @ 11:27 am
=And what agency will take any enforcement action based on such a statement?=

Is that really a question or are you just trolling?

The ISP for starters. His county sheriff if he wasn’t busy selecting the laws he will uphold is another.

Comment by JS Mill Wednesday, Jan 10, 24 @ 11:36 am
== Oak Lawn Passes Measure Restricting Unscheduled Migrant Bus Drop-Offs ==

== Brookfield limits migrant drop-offs ==

== Oak Lawn bans unscheduled migrant bus drop-offs ==

Plus the Chicago and NYC limitations …

Been thinking about this for a while.
While I see where coordination would be to everyone’s advantage, I don’t think these towns and cities are thinking this through. SCOTUS has said, within the Constitutional guarantee of Liberty, there is an unenumerated right to travel without government restrictions. Plus it smacks of the various discriminatory sundown laws that were once common. Kind of surprised some enterprising lawyer hasn’t brought suit on behalf of the bus companies or the immigrants.

Comment by RNUG Wednesday, Jan 10, 24 @ 12:28 pm
===Kind of surprised some enterprising lawyer hasn’t brought suit on behalf of the bus companies===

Agreed. But maybe they don’t want the attention or, likely, don’t care. Chaos is the intent here, after all.

Comment by Rich Miller Wednesday, Jan 10, 24 @ 12:32 pm