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|  | TOP TALKER | | FORKING IT OVER: Donations from Republicans with Illinois connections, including Bruce Rauner and Ken Griffin, are helping fuel Nikki Haley’s super PAC as she campaigns for the South Carolina presidential primary. The most recent filings show Griffin, the Citadel CEO who now lives in Florida (though he’s still listed in Illinois) has given $5 million to the Stand For America Fund, the super political action committee backing Haley, according to the Federal Election Commission. Another man from Florida: Rauner, the former Illinois Republican governor who also lives in the Sunshine State, gave $205,000. Not the full story: The filings document what Haley received through the end of 2023 and don’t include any of the immediate bumps she got ahead of the Iowa caucuses or New Hampshire primary. Closer to home: Shirley Ryan, whose billionaire husband Pat Ryan runs Chicago’s Ryan Specialty Group, gave $2.5 million. Mary Tolan, founder of Chicago Pacific Founders, $555,000 Bob Loquercio, Illinois auto group owner, $141,800 Eric Lefkofsky, Chicago-based Tempus CEO, $50,000 Terry Graunke, chair of Erie Street Growth Partners, $3,400. And giving $5K each: Businessmen Robert Jans, Bruce Johnson, Robin Roodman, Steven Roodman and David Small.
| | THE BUZZ | | PRITZKER POKES: Gov. JB Pritzker criticized the Chicago City Council’s passage this week of a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Middle East, saying it was missing important language. “I was disappointed that no consideration was given to the women who were raped by Hamas fighters who crossed over into Israel to kidnap people. That the deaths that were caused by those terrorists were not acknowledged,” Pritzker said at an unrelated press event. “If the City Council is going to talk about war in the Middle East, you’ve got to include all those perspectives and they did not do that.” Not that it matters: “It’s a nonbinding resolution that passed just barely, 50-50, in the City Council. It doesn't send much of a message” to Washington, Pritzker said. Another point of contention: Pritzker also acknowledged the state and city are at odds over getting another shelter up and running for asylum seekers who have landed in Chicago. Waiting for a sign: The governor said the state is ready to prop up a shelter that could house as many as 2,000 migrants, but the city has to do its due diligence, such as zoning an area, in order for the state to move in. The mayor’s office has repeatedly said the city can do whatever it wants. Even with all that, Pritzker sang kumbaya, insisting that he, the mayor and their staffs all get along. So why wasn’t the mayor standing alongside Pritzker and the other state leaders? “This is how the organizers suggested we would have the [press] gaggle,” Pritzker said. “We get along. Everybody wants to amplify when there’s some disagreement.” Who, me? If you are Bruce Rauner, Playbook would like to hear from you. Email skapos@politico.com
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| | | WHERE's BRANDON | | | In La La Land for the L.A. Policy Summit sponsored by the African-American Mayors Association.
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| | | | CONGRESS OVERDRIVE: Since day one, POLITICO has been laser-focused on Capitol Hill, serving up the juiciest Congress coverage. Now, we’re upping our game to ensure you’re up to speed and in the know on every tasty morsel and newsy nugget from inside the Capitol Dome, around the clock. Wake up, read Playbook AM, get up to speed at midday with our Playbook PM halftime report, and fuel your nightly conversations with Inside Congress in the evening. Plus, never miss a beat with buzzy, real-time updates throughout the day via our Inside Congress Live feature. Learn more and subscribe here. | | | | | | | CONVENTION ZONE | | AT THE HIDEOUT: Christy George, the executive director of the host committee for the Democratic National Convention, was unflappable at Thursday night’s event at the Hideout — and it had nothing to do with your Playbook host’s questions. The sell-out show was interrupted five times by individual pro-Palestinian protesters. We paused for it all to play out. George didn't skip a beat, saying, “This is democracy." Then she answered questions: On fundraising: “We’re doing quite well,” she said, without wanting to share how far along they are at raising the $80 million to $100 million needed to put on the event. On organizing volunteers: George’s team is working to bring in 12,000 volunteers to help put on the four-day event. They’ll do everything from guiding visitors at the airport and train stations to directing them to their seats at the convention. “This is going to be a really cool, historic moment for our city,” George said. “So, please get involved. Participate. Talk to your friends about it. Talk to your family about it. Get involved.” It’s about diversity: She encouraged businesses, especially minority-owned companies, to sign up to be part of the vendor list. “We want to reflect the diversity of the city,” she said. “We have a chief equity officer on board and her job [along with community engagement and legacy projects] is to focus on our procurements and making sure that we've got minority participation. So we're looking at it from multiple levels.” Love for the burbs, too: George talked about bringing in suburban participation, including getting visitors to cultural institutions outside of Chicago. Here’s how to volunteer. Here’s how to be a neighborhood ambassador. RELATED Chicago proposes later start date for next school year due to Democratic National Convention, by Chalkbeat’s Reema Amin
| | 2024 WATCH | | — Presidential candidates Cornel West and Jill Stein headline a candidate event in Oak Brook on Saturday. Organized by the Muslim Civic Coalition Details here — Eileen O’Neill Burke would lose $211,000 yearly pension if elected Cook County state’s attorney: “Officeholders can keep taking a public pension if they aren’t working for the branch of government that’s paying that benefit. Seven primary candidates, including O’Neill Burke, are getting retirement pay from past offices,” by Sun-Times’ Mitchell Armentrout and Tim Novak. — In IL-07: The Strokes are playing a Chicago show to benefit Kina Collins’ campaign, by the Block Club’s Melody Mercado — Michael Crawford has been endorsed by the Illinois Political Action Committee for Education in his bid for the state House District 31 seat.
| | | THE STATEWIDES | | | — BUSINESS OF POLITICS: In Illinois politics, remaps keep the powerful in power, by the Sun-Times’ Tina Sfondeles. — Doing more for the homeless: Springfield nonprofits, police department, expand services to address a growing need, by the Illinois Times’ Dean Olsen. — Democratic leaders poised to revisit Biometric Information Privacy Act after court rulings, by Capitol News’ Hannah Meisel — Proposed Illinois bill aims to create permanent child tax credit, by WGEM’s Ryan Hill — New podcast: “Capitol Crimes,” headlined by Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie, will chronicle “stories behind legislation.” The first episode is about a state child protection specialist killed while on duty and McCombie’s efforts to pass legislation focused on protecting caseworkers. Listen here
| | | | A message from Amazon:   | | | | | CHICAGO | | — Ambitious plan aims to raise $400M to halve Chicago shootings, homicides in 5 years: “A 50 percent decline in murders from last year would put the city at fewer than 400 — a total the city last saw in 1965, when there were 395 slayings, according to the Chicago Police Department,” by the Sun-Times’ Tina Sfondeles and Andy Grimm. — Mayor’s clout on the line with Bring Chicago Home referendum: “Barring a last-minute legal ruling knocking the question off the ballot, voters will be asked to authorize the City Council to alter the real estate transfer tax and use the proceeds to generate $100 million a year to combat homelessness,” by the Sun-Times’ Fran Spielman. — FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is giving $3.6 million to Legal Aid Chicago, which has a new CEO, Kate Shank.
| | SPOTTED | | — At the White House: Lots of Illinois folks were in D.C. for a White House meeting on “Building a Better Illinois and Indiana.” It’s a series featuring local elected officials and community leaders. In the room: state Sens. Rob Martwick, Mike Simmons, Celina Villanueva and Natalie Toro; state Reps. Kam Buckner, Kelly Cassidy and Bob Morgan; Chicago Federation of Labor’s Bob Reiter; Planned Parenthood’s Jennifer Welch; Equality Illinois’ Mony Ruiz-Velasco, GPAC’s Kathleen Sances, Citizen Action’s Julie Sampson, Brave Space Alliance’s Channyn Lynn Parker and policy consultant Ron Holmes.
| | TAKING NAMES | | — Joe Walsh, the former Illinois congressman, signed on to an amicus brief in the Donald Trump 14th Amendment case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Read it here
| | | | YOUR GUIDE TO EMPIRE STATE POLITICS: From the newsroom that doesn’t sleep, POLITICO's New York Playbook is the ultimate guide for power players navigating the intricate landscape of Empire State politics. Stay ahead of the curve with the latest and most important stories from Albany, New York City and around the state, with in-depth, original reporting to stay ahead of policy trends and political developments. Subscribe now to keep up with the daily hustle and bustle of NY politics. | | | | | | | Reader Digest | | We asked how you get over stage fright. Great tips! Rosemary Caruk: “Have bullet points on hand, speak spontaneously and remind myself to be myself.” John Fritchey: “Treat your time on stage like a conversation rather than a presentation.” Nick Kalm: “Almost always, the audience can't tell that you're nervous .” Joe Moore: “Practice, practice, practice." David Prosperi: “The five p’s: Prior Preparation Prevents Poor Performance.” Andy Shaw: “A stiff drink or a TV news job that includes 5,000 live shots.” Jim Terman: “Practice, think positive and look directly at your audience, not your notes.” Whitley Works: With a hat tip to David Bowie: “There's always whiskey or vodka or a few beers.” NEXT QUESTION: When did you take part in a protest march?
| | THE NATIONAL TAKE | | — 30 things Joe Biden did as president that you might have missed, via POLITICO — Trump influence over congressional GOP spikes ever higher, by POLITICO’s Burgess Everett, Olivia Beavers and Meridith McGraw — Biden needs his young climate activists. But they’re angry about the war in Gaza, by POLITICO’s Zack Colman
| | TRANSITIONS | | — Nick Daggers, the Chicago Democratic political consultant, has relocated to Wisconsin, where he’s building a new portfolio of political clients, he told friends in an email. The 1833 Group, which he cofounded, will remain in Chicago, headed by fellow cofounder JR Patton. — Adam Hodge is now managing director at Bully Pulpit International in Washington. He was with the National Security Council and previously worked at Ariel Investments. — WGN names Demetrius Ivory as chief meteorologist: He will succeed Tom Skilling when he retires, by WGN’s Anna Roberts, Andrew Lennie
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