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Presented by Uber: Shia Kapos' must-read rundown of political news in the Land of Lincoln | | | | |  | | By Shia Kapos | | | Good Wednesday morning Illinois. Cheers! Mike Royko’s 1973 foreign vs. domestic beers test will be restaged at the Old Town Ale House, via Block Club.
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, photographed during a bill-signing in Chicago on March 13, 2023, is headed to London on a trade trip. | AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast | Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is heading out on a trade mission to London right on the heels of President Joe Biden’s visit across the pond. On the agenda: Pritzker will attend the Goodwood Festival of Speed July 13 through 16 to discuss electric vehicle manufacturing with automobile, energy and supply chain industry leaders. Building the EV industry in Illinois has been a top priority for Pritzker’s administration. Wonky talk: The Illinois delegation of business and education leaders will also meet with their British counterparts to talk about manufacturing, clean energy and higher education collaboration, according to the governor’s office. From the gov: “When I first ran for governor, I promised to be our state’s best chief marketing officer — letting the world know that Illinois is the best place to live, work and do business,” Pritzker said in a statement. Those goals were put on hold during his first term when handling the Covid pandemic consumed his administration. “Now that Covid is no longer preventing travel, the governor wants to sell Illinois on the international stage. We’re looking forward to doing more trips to Asia and throughout North America like Canada and Mexico,” spokeswoman Jordan Abudayyeh said in a text to Playbook. Why London: "With $5 billion in bilateral trade in 2022, this trip will … give us the opportunity to meet with some of the most talented leaders across industries in the U.K. while forging connections on business opportunities that will benefit Illinoisans and people from Britain alike,” Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Director Kristin Richards said in a statement. Adds Intersect Illinois CEO Dan Seals: “We’re making the case for our skilled workforce, our central location, our quality of life and our international outlook.” The political view: Not so long ago, such a trip would have raised eyebrows since overseas ventures by state officials might indicate an effort to expand their foreign policy chops ahead of seeking higher office. But Pritzker, who has been mentioned as a possible (future) presidential candidate, is a firm backer of Biden’s reelection bid and has acted as a surrogate for the campaign. Who’s going: Along with Pritzker, first lady MK Pritzker, Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, Chief of Staff to the Governor, Anne Caprara, Deputy Gov. Andy Manar and a few dozen more. Here’s the full list. In case you’re wondering: Everyone is flying commercial. RELATED
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POLITICO illustration | /Photos by Getty Images, AP, iStock | — Foes with benefits: Governors reap rewards in their troll wars: Govs. JB Pritzker, Gavin Newsom, Maura Healey are among top state executives who have poked at their ideological opposites — usually Ron DeSantis — on a range of social issues. It helps amplify their own agendas and build a national audience, by POLITICO’s Lisa Kashinsky and your Playbook host.
| | CONVENTION ZONE | | In the first public forum about next year's Democratic National Convention in Chicago, World Business Chicago’s Michael Fassnacht and Chicago Vice Mayor Walter Burnett Jr. said they want to see it as a citywide event. The goal is to get all 77 neighborhoods involved, Fassnacht said during the Union League Club forum moderated by Sun-Times’ Lynn Sweet. Instead of having the convention centered only at the United Center, where the televised activities will be held, organizers are “looking at how to activate all the rest of Chicago to make this a whole communal event,” he said. WBBM’s Craig Dellimore reports, If you are Walter Burnett Jr., Playbook would like to hear from you. Email skapos@politico.com.
| | WHERE'S JB | | No official public events.
| | WHERE's BRANDON | | No official public events.
| | Where's Toni | | No official public events. Don’t let the weather get you down. Stay in touch at skapos@politico.com
| | A message from Uber: What the City of Chicago uncovered about Uber. An independent study by the City of Chicago found that most Uber and Lyft drivers make $21-$30 per hour and earn over $1,000 a week* on average. Learn more about the City of Chicago’s study. *Full-time TNP driver avg hourly and weekly earnings, PPV Study April,'23 | | | | | THE STATEWIDES | | — Teaming up with Michigan: Gov. JB Pritzker and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer have joined GLSEN’s Rise Up campaign and released proclamations declaring Illinois and Michigan as safe and affirming places for LGBTQ+ youth. They join 10 other governors from across the country in supporting GLSEN’s campaign calling for schools to “be free from transphobia, homophobia, racism, and all forms of bigotry and discrimination [and] to rise up and say so.” — Pritzker proclaims disaster after record-setting area rainfall, downstate tornadoes ‘to mobilize every available resource’: “The governor’s disaster proclamation opens up additional state resources and workers to help out after a derecho swept central Illinois June 29 and flash flooding hit Cook County July 2,” by Sun-Times’ Mitchell Armentrout. — Two Pritzkers and a Buttigieg headline Chicago tech talk: “The more the state puts forward, the better partner [the feds] can be. The more matching there is, the more gets done," Transportation chief Pete Buttigieg tells Penny Pritzker during a Q&A. "A state that understands the importance of infrastructure is a critical part of all of this.” Gov. JB Pritzker also addressed the TechChicago Week crowd, via Crain’s John Pletz. — FAIR FARE: Mullet growing contest and the Rhinestone Roper among the new attractions at this year’s Kane County Fair, by Courier-News’ Mike Danahey
| | | | SUBSCRIBE TO POWER SWITCH: The energy landscape is profoundly transforming. Power Switch is a daily newsletter that unlocks the most important stories driving the energy sector and the political forces shaping critical decisions about your energy future, from production to storage, distribution to consumption. Don’t miss out on Power Switch, your guide to the politics of energy transformation in America and around the world. SUBSCRIBE TODAY. | | | | | | | 2024 WATCH | | — “I am absolutely planning on running in 2024,” Graciela Guzman told Playbook after seeing our shout-out in Tuesday’s newsletter. Guzman lost her bid to be appointed to the state Senate seat held by her former boss, state Sen. Cristina Pacione-Zayas, who moved to the mayor’s office. Schoolteacher Natalie Toros was appointed to the post. A heated battled is expected on the Northwest Side for 2024’s election as Toros is backed by from moderate Dems and Guzman has the support of progressives who helped elect Mayor Brandon Johnson. — RELATED: The left goes to war with itself, by POLITICO’s Catherine Kim — PRESIDENTIAL RACE: Adam Kinzinger, the former Illinois congressman, isn’t endorsing for president (yet), but he wants to see Chris Christie on the debate stage next month. Kinzinger’s PAC has sent out an email encouraging donors to give to Christie’s campaign. Next month’s GOP debate in Milwaukee has rigid criteria to get on stage. Candidates must secure 40,000 donors for the first debate, and Christie isn’t there yet. “If he doesn’t meet the threshold,” according to the pitch, “there will be no one on stage to say ‘the emperor has no clothes.’” It’s a reference to former President Donald Trump.
| | CHICAGO | | — Chicago police union vows court fight after mayor rejects demand for 12 weeks of paid parental leave: “Chicago police already have a ‘significant and robust’ leave policy — the ability to take 365 days off every two years, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s senior adviser Jason Lee said,” by Sun-Times’ Fran Spielman. — Behind the Black resistance to migrants: “As the city spends millions of dollars to house bused-in migrants, many Black residents worry about getting pushed aside again,” by Chicago magazine’s Ted McClelland. — One of stars of Lightfoot’s cabinet moving on: “Housing Commissioner Marisa Novara said she decided when she took the $189,996-a-year job to work at a ‘four-year pace.’ The time has run out. Her resignation takes effect on July 28,” by Sun-Times’ Fran Spielman. — Ald. Brian Hopkins calls on COPA to expedite investigation into CPD, migrants, by ABC 7’s Craig Wall — Mayor’s transition team sets goals for schools, by Chalkbeat’s Mila Koumpilova — Wrigley Field in the mix to host the 2025 All-Star Game — its 1st since 1990 — MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred says, via Tribune’s Meghan Montemurro — ‘The Bear’ understands that Chicago makes room for class and comfort, by John Kessler in Chicago magazine
| | | | A message from Uber:   | | | | | COOK COUNTY AND COLLARS | | — Northwestern University had many anti-hazing tools in place before the football scandal. So what went wrong? “Sometimes it can be difficult to recognize or admit that hazing is happening because the practice is concealed in euphemisms or code words. ‘You hear people say, ‘Oh no, that’s not hazing, that’s just a tradition.’” Tribune’s Angie Leventis Lourgos and Vivian La report. — Fired NU coach Pat Fitzgerald exploring breach-of-contract claims, lawyer Dan Webb says, Tribune’s Megan Crepeau reports — Residents, organizations weigh in on preliminary Cook County 2024 budget, by Sun-Times’ Emmanuel Camarillo — Elgin police chief says gangs aren't the only source of gun shots: “It's a lot of interpersonal violence or conflict. Sometimes there's a gang relationship; sometimes there's not. In some instances, we won't know the motivation until we make an arrest. But we can't say this is all attributable to gang violence,” said Chief Ana Lalley, via Daily Herald’s James Fuller. — Former Illinois House Republican leader Jim Durkin sells Western Springs home for $1M, by Bob Goldsborough for the Tribune
| | CORRUPTION CHRONICLES | | — Ex-top aide to Madigan kept the former House speaker’s lawyer informed about meeting with FBI agents, prosecutors say: “Details about the case against Timothy Mapes were revealed in a 65-page document filed by prosecutors early Tuesday morning, four weeks ahead of Mapes’ trial on perjury and attempted obstruction of justice charges,” by Sun-Times’ Jon Seidel. — The calls also show how Madigan and another top aide ‘frequently fretted’ about a threat to his speakership, report Tribune’s Jason Meisner and Ray Long
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| | TAKING NAMES | | — Actor Jamie Foxx, out of view for months, resurfaces on Chicago River boat, via USA Today — Bryan Echols, a senior adviser and deputy director of impact investments at the Illinois State Treasurer's Banking Division, is among state leaders from across the country chosen for the Council of State Governments Henry Toll Fellows leadership development program.
| | | THE NATIONAL TAKE | | | — Biden vs. Coach: White House relishes matchup against Tuberville, by POLITICO’s Jennifer Haberkorn and Burgess Everett — Trump thumbs his nose at Iowa traditions, by POLITICO’s Natalie Allison — McCarthy summons GOP factions to counter threat of a new conservative rebellion, by POLITICO’s Sarah Ferris and Jordain Carney
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*PPV Study April,'23 | | | | | Transitions | | — Kennedy Bartley has been named executive director for the United Working Families Party Committee in Chicago. She has been a legislative director. — Paul Magelli, an entrepreneur and big-data expert, has been appointed as inaugural director of Illini Angels, the University of Illinois System’s angel investing network. — Kleya Dhenin is now director of operations for Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.). She was most recently director of scheduling and operations for Illinois Rep. Lauren Underwood.
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