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    Gov. JB Pritzker — The governor will deliver remarks and host a discussion on housing and his BUILD Initiative at the City Club of Chicago at 12 p.m. 

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    Mayor Brandon Johnson — The mayor will attend Power Rising 2026 at the Hilton Chicago at 9 a.m. and attend the Western Works 45th and Boulevard groundbreaking at 4435 S. Western Blvd. at 11 a.m.

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    Feds refuse to grant Mayor Brandon Johnson ally waiver to take over Chicago Housing Authority [Tribune]

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    Ford City Mall Could Be Shut Down By City As Conditions Continue To Deteriorate [Block Club]

    6 Chicago Police Officers Broke Rules After Chicago Fire Department Employee Struck, Killed Person: Watchdog [WTTW]

    Widow, son of former Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer shot dead inside Garfield Park home Tuesday evening [WGN]

    What Chicago stands to lose in a United-American merger [Crain's]

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    Lawmakers grill Department of Corrections after audit shows dozens of failures [Capitol News]

    House Speaker backs millionaires tax, but Democrats split over how much to devote to property tax relief [WBEZ]

    Segregation, racism stifle economic mobility for many in the Black community [Sun-Times]

    Gov. JB Pritzker’s ambitious housing plan for Illinois: More four-flats, looser rules [Tribune]

    Trump administration wants to cut Illinois out of Great Lakes carp plan [Sun-Times]

    More than 16,000 immigrants in Illinois may lose food assistance in the coming months [Tribune]

    What does Trump’s EPA reversal of landmark climate change ruling mean for Illinois? [Capitol News]

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    Gov. JB Pritzker — The governor will deliver remarks and host a discussion on housing and his BUILD Initiative at the City Club of Chicago at 12 p.m. 

    President Toni Preckwinkle — The president has no public events.

    Mayor Brandon Johnson — The mayor will attend Power Rising 2026 at the Hilton Chicago at 9 a.m. and attend the Western Works 45th and Boulevard groundbreaking at 4435 S. Western Blvd. at 11 a.m.

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    Chicago headlines: 

    Feds refuse to grant Mayor Brandon Johnson ally waiver to take over Chicago Housing Authority [Tribune]

    Ex-senior mayoral aide used job to get child hired by city contractor, had firm do unauthorized work, IG says [Sun-Times]

    Ford City Mall Could Be Shut Down By City As Conditions Continue To Deteriorate [Block Club]

    6 Chicago Police Officers Broke Rules After Chicago Fire Department Employee Struck, Killed Person: Watchdog [WTTW]

    Widow, son of former Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer shot dead inside Garfield Park home Tuesday evening [WGN]

    What Chicago stands to lose in a United-American merger [Crain's]

    Springfield headlines:

    Lawmakers grill Department of Corrections after audit shows dozens of failures [Capitol News]

    House Speaker backs millionaires tax, but Democrats split over how much to devote to property tax relief [WBEZ]

    Segregation, racism stifle economic mobility for many in the Black community [Sun-Times]

    Gov. JB Pritzker’s ambitious housing plan for Illinois: More four-flats, looser rules [Tribune]

    Trump administration wants to cut Illinois out of Great Lakes carp plan [Sun-Times]

    More than 16,000 immigrants in Illinois may lose food assistance in the coming months [Tribune]

    What does Trump’s EPA reversal of landmark climate change ruling mean for Illinois? [Capitol News]

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