Tina Sfondeles
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chief political reporter @suntimes (again); past: White House reporter @politico ; politics correspondent @insider ; tsfondeles @suntimes .com 🇺🇸🇬🇷🇵🇱
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus kicking off a panel of eight women governors: “This is so cool. We are very honored to have eight highly intelligent, highly capable women leaders for the 21st century with us, or what JD Vance might call a coven of semi menstruating witches.”
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Illinois Gov. J.B Pritzker says his staffers have been in contact with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's staffers, whom he described as being "wholly uncooperative." He says, "What the the governor of Texas is doing is disgusting and it needs to stop."
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The 300,000 masks the White House sent Illinois were the wrong ones.
@GovPritzker
asked for N95 masks. They sent surgical masks. "While we do not have the final count on this yet, I can say with certainty that what they sent were not the N95 masks that were promised," he said.
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My Blue Line O’Hare bound train is squeaky, squeaky clean for the DNC. Like I’ve never seen it like this. Did they… shampoo the seats?
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Pritzker: "I can't emphasize enough how much we need the federal government to step up and amplify the size of their PPE deliveries to Illinois and frankly across the nation."
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Pritzker on what he'll do if Trump mobilizes the military in Illinois: "Well, it's illegal. He can't do it. We won't request military assistance here in the state of Illinois. I can't imagine why any governor is going to do that. This is, it's ridiculous."
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After more than three hours of debate, the Illinois House votes 66-47 to pass recreational marijuana legalization measure. It now heads to Gov. Pritzker's desk, and he's vowed to sign it. Once signed, Illinois will become the first to approve cannabis sales via the Legislature.
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I found out about Joe Biden while a lady weighed her 2-month old on a food scale at the Logan Square Farmer’s Market.
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"Anyone who thinks they can come into this state and try to force some right-wing, MAGA, war on a woman's body, you will never get an inch of Illinois," Pritzker says in his victory speech. His GOP challenger Darren Bailey hasn't conceded yet.
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Mayor Pete says he is asked 10x more often how he'll earn the black vote, than how his policies would benefit African-Americans: "It's as if I'm being asked more about how to win, than how to deserve to win."
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Gov. Pritzker to announce all Illinois bars and restaurants will be closed starting at end of business day on Monday.
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.
@chancetherapper
: "Gov. Rauner still won't commit to giving Chicago kids a chance without caveats or ultimatums."
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AOC will have just 60 seconds to deliver her remarks next week at the Democratic National Convention via
@businessinsider
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In dreams do come true news, I am joining the
@businessinsider
DC bureau as a politics correspondent covering the
@JoeBiden
campaign. I’ll also be achieving a lifelong goal of having an in-unit washer and dryer and air conditioning when I move to DC in 10 days 🙏🏼🥂
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Scoop: Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign called Gov. Pritzker on Wednesday to gauge his interest in running for vice president, the first indication that the Illinois governor is one of the handful of Democrats under consideration to join the ticket.
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In case you’re not paying attention to DJ Cassidy’s dance moves during the roll call…
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Holy wow. DNC organizers put both the Sun-Times and Tribune in the first row of writing seats 🙏🏼
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Happiness. They’re setting up Christkindlmarket at Daley Plaza.
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Can confirm from Pritzker camp that he is not being vetted - at least not right now. No materials have been requested.
Harris' campaign has requested vetting materials from potential VPs, including Cooper (NC), Kelly (AZ), Shapiro (PA), Whitmer (MI), Walz (MN) + Pritzker (IL), according to a person familiar. Beshear told CNN he hasn't been asked to submit info at this point.
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Assault weapons banned in Illinois: Pritzker signs bill hours after final passage
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I just saw a couple do a cheers with their hot dogs at a Portillo’s. God bless Chicago.
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Happy to share some exciting news: I'm joining the
@politico
team as a White House reporter and will be penning the West Wing Playbook with
@AlexThomp
. I start next week!
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Spotted in first-class on flight from Pittsburgh to O'Hare: Dr. Oz, telling people he's coming to Chicago "to raise money."
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Downtown Chicago Saturday night after seeing a musical.
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Obama says he wants a studio in the center to bring in
@chancetherapper
& Bruce Springsteen to talk about making music w/ social commentary.
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Here’s a real Chicago beach. 63rd Street on a Sunday.
chicago ppl will say chi is the best city in the world in the summer and then they’ll post pics of them laying down at a cement beach
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It’s my last day at Politico! I've truly had a once-in-a-lifetime experience in Washington — moving by myself, covering the White House and witnessing history. But my head and heart are calling me back to Chicago to be with my family and friends and to start a new adventure.
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Gov. Pritzker caught on hot mic at Chicago event saying, "I don't like where we are..." about the presidential race. "I mean, we're just going to keep fighting. I don't know what to say. You know, got to do what we have to do."
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EXCLUSIVE: Jared Kushner helped create a Trump campaign shell company that secretly paid the president's family members and spent $617 million in reelection cash, a source tells Insider via
@tomlobianco
@davelevinthal
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Obama just asked for the local reporters. Shook all of our hands.
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I’m having a difficult holiday season - as many are - with some of my closest family members testing positive. When I told a Midway Airport Alamo employee about my canceled Christmas, he offered me a Ford Mustang. There are some really kind people out there! 🙏🏼
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President Biden will deliver a speech on “Bidenomics” at the Old Post Office at noon. Fun fact: This entrance area was featured in “The Dark Knight” during the opening bank robbery scene.
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@chancetherapper
holding a press conference at Robeson High School at 2:30 to make "major announcement" about CPS funding.
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I know there’s a lot going on right now. But also a Lake Michigan “water monster?”
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Pritzker's camp called the Trump debate statement "a weird way to say 'I'm scared of Kamala Harris'"
Trump campaign says they won't commit to a VP debate because "we don't know who the Democrat nominee for Vice President is going to be." The campaign namedrops Gavin Newsom, J.B. Pritzker and Gretchen Whitmer.
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Pritzker: "We want looters to go to prison, to jail. We want to make sure that we're catching people who are lighting fires or causing any violence, but the vast majority of people who are out there in Washington DC & here in Illinois are standing up for peaceful protest..."
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On Monday I am proudly rejoining the
@Suntimes
as chief political reporter (!!!). I can’t wait to once again write about this amazing city and state and to be part of a new chapter with
@WBEZ
!
Robservations: Political reporter Tina Sfondeles
@TinaSfon
returns to
@SunTimes
; 'Jay's Chicago' wraps it up on
@WTTW
;
@ChicagosMayor
Lori Lightfoot supports
@Window2Workers
technicians on strike:
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Matt Gaetz's Florida sex game included a "Harry Potter" challenge and "extra points" for sleeping in sorority houses. The existence of the "game" among male lawmakers was the "worst kept secret in Tallahassee." w/
@rbravender
@KaylaEpstein
@WARojas
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Illinois has lost 9,418 people to COVID-19. Dr. Ngozi Ezike, the head of the state's public health department, has overseen the state's response since day 1. Today, she couldn't hold back the tears.
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker calls Supreme Court decision “a direct assault on the right to privacy and self determination.” Illinois and Minnesota are the only upper Midwestern states that will see no change to abortion access.
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Trump NABJ event just ended at 37 minutes, instead of an hour, with no explanation.
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"We are living in challenging times. We're living through a war on truth, facts and reason," Hillary Clinton says, adding "racist and white supremacist views are lifted up in the media and in the White House."
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Obama says 80 percent of construction hires and benefits for the center will come from the South Side.
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"The situation that we're in today is one which requires a leader who will stand up and meet the challenge, by the way of addressing police accountability, making sure that we're standing up for peaceful protest," Pritzker says.
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Sunday at the Supreme Court. Still hundreds here bringing flowers and posters in honor of RBG.
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Lol. Chicago weather coverage: Will the sun ever come back?
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Overheard at North Side bar: “Hi, I don’t remember your name or number, but I’m so glad you showed up.”
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I wrote an op-ed about how opioid addiction took over my mom's life to give people with chronic pain a voice. After decades of being prescribed painkillers, she hit rock bottom when doctors prescribed her Fentanyl patches. Here's her story:
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"Black women are not only the base of the Democratic party. You are essential to democracy," Clinton says.
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Anonymous aldermanic candidate I just interviewed just asked me if I had "any knowledge of politics." You're doing great, man.
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Hey, it was my first time on Air Force One today (and a couple of ospreys)! Thanks to fellow poolers
@shearm
and
@tamarakeithNPR
for your kindness and hospitality!
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Obama says there will be some fun exhibits: "Let's face it. We all want to see Michelle's dresses."
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Louis-Dreyfus asks how the election will be certified without interference: “We have a little experience with that,” Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs says. “…I think the challenges that we saw in 2020 are going to look like kindergarten compared to what we see now. But we are ready.”
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Excited to announce I'm taking on a new role at
@politico
! Also, welcome to the team
@JonLemire
and
@maxwelltani
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Asked how she dealt with tough times, including the kidnapping plot, Whitmer said she kept a gratitude journal. Also tequila: "And some days it is just my dog and my bed and tequila. But most days it's because I didn't hide under my covers. I went out and engaged with people."
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Some directives in place for Greek churches because of coronavirus. No kissing the icons at church today. Also my priest handed us bread with a ladle. You gotta do what you gotta do.
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Inside Rahm Emanuel's whisper campaign to get into the Biden Cabinet: "I don't think the transition is answering his calls," a key player in Democratic Chicago politics said. "Knowing Rahm, he's trying to will it."
via
@businessinsider
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Gov. Pritzker today proclaimed John Prine an Honorary Poet Laureate of the state — the first time the state has bestowed an honorary designation. Prine, a Maywood native who became one of the country's most treasured singer-songwriters, died in April of COVID-19 complications.
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Trump megadonors Dick and Liz Uihlein contract COVID-19: “The prolific conservative political contributors have been outspoken opponents of COVID-19 restrictions, with Mrs. Uihlein arguing in the spring that the media is ‘overblowing’ the threat...”
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Pritzker: "I am ordering all bars and restaurants in the state of Illinois to close to the public as of the close of business Monday night, March 16 through March 30."
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Sen. Kamala Harris schedule today: a canvass in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; a Latino get out the vote event in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania; and a drive-in event with John Legend in Philadelphia.
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GOP gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey in the West Loop says “Chicago is living the purge.” And calls it a “hellhole” again.
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Pritzker is suspending the annual renewal process for Medicaid recipients; fast tracking Medicaid enrollment; guaranteeing covered costs for COVID-19 treatment for the uninsured; and is receiving wavers to allow doctors to offer Medicaid care without waiting for approval.
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Illinois Republican Party among groups that got donations from indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani via
@SunTimes
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Downstate farmer Darren Bailey gets the golden ticket: Trump endorsement in GOP race for Illinois governor
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Illinois in 2019 established in state law the right to reproductive health care, including abortion - a measure put in place should Roe v. Wade be overturned. Pritzker in Dec. also signed a law stopping minors from having to give parental notification before having an abortion.
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I just want everyone to know that this (mostly) giardiniera wall exists.
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A sign there is “some” calm in the country,
@SteveKornacki
is dissecting a map of best Thanksgiving sides on the Today Show right now.
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In case you need a reminder that Chicagoans are tough, there are people on the beach this morning. It’s 14 degrees with a -1 windchill.
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Dr. Ngozi Ezike has been at every one of these Illinois briefings — and she's also translating in Spanish. She's been an honest voice for the state every single day. And has shown emotion as the
#coronavirus
battle intensifies. More on her here:
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Pritzker asked when sports will return to Illinois: "We're not going to allow sports to reopen, major league sports, unless we have all these preconditions set, because I'm not going to have tens of thousands of people getting into an arena together & giving each other COVID-19."
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Low-paid Capitol Hill staffers are moonlighting for Starbucks and Door Dash. They're fed up with unlivable salaries that hinder diversity and kneecap careers. via
@KaylaEpstein
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Tonight’s the night. I drove this
@LouMalnatis
pizza back to DC in December in a big ol’ cooler.
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Obama says the best things that happened to him in his lifetime "happened in this community...I owe it all to this community."
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Gov. Pritzker thanking California Gov. Gavin Newsom who sent Illinois 100 ventilators overnight: "It is truly incredible to work with elected officials across the nation who are providing true leadership."
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"Happy Friday to those who observe that." Great quote from Dr. Ngozi Ezike, the head of the Illinois Dept. of Public Health.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is heavily name dropping Chicago gun violence in a live presser about the school shooting, saying there are more weekend shootings in Chicago than people shot in schools in Texas. He said that disproves the thesis that stiffer gun laws prevent gun murders.
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Now that I live in Chicago again (where giardiniera is in every store), I’m allowed to make chicken giardiniera in the crockpot. Literally chicken, a little water and a whole jar of hot giardiniera.
#chefskiss
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"To the fake patriots and their enablers, you don't love the United States if you're not willing to defend it against a man who would destroy it," Pritzker says.
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Gov. Pritzker continues to say he's "highly skeptical," and Speaker Welch just said a vote on the new Bears proposal in Springfield right now would "fail, and it would fail miserably. There's no environment for something like this today."
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Here’s former President Obama’s walking into an Urbana coffee shop with JB Pritzker.
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This is my view when leaving the ComEd federal trial every day. Not too shabby, Chicago.
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Mayor Emanuel: "President Obama never lost touch with Chicago, his home, and Chicago never lost touch with President Obama."
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Dear Chicago, please always appreciate your grocery stores. Pizza, alcohol and Fannie May. Chef’s kiss.
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Obama: "You can't opt out because you don't feel sufficiently inspired by this or that specific candidate. This is not a rock concert. This is not Coachella. You don't need a messiah. All we need are decent, honest hardworking people."
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On a call with the White House on Sunday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson warned that Chicago is expected to receive 25 buses a day from Texas beginning this week, potentially bringing in 1,250 migrants a day.
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In a question,
@kadiagoba
says Vance has a lot of opinions, "about childless women like myself and" points to Trump, "divorced people like you..."
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