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    Gov. JB Pritzker — The governor will celebrate the passage of legislation advancing equity and oversight in the cannabis industry with a ceremonial bill signing at 10 a.m. at SWAY Cannabis Dispensary in Chicago. 

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    Gov. JB Pritzker — The governor will celebrate the passage of legislation advancing equity and oversight in the cannabis industry with a ceremonial bill signing at 10 a.m. at SWAY Cannabis Dispensary in Chicago. 

    President Toni Preckwinkle — The president has no public events.

    Mayor Brandon Johnson — The mayor will lead a community walk and talk at 3 p.m. at the intersection of South Seeley Avenue and West 47th Street.

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    Chicago headlines: 

    Mayor Johnson's renter protection proposal faces fierce resistance from building owners [Sun-Times]

    Chicago ended 2025 with extra money, but long-term troubles linger [Tribune]

    Who Were The Midway Blitz Border Patrol Agents? Most Were Veteran Immigration Officers [Block Club]

    As Chicago Swelters Under Heatwave, ComEd Asks Customers to Immediately Conserve Energy to Avoid Outages [WTTW]

    Why is it so expensive to replace lead pipes in Chicago? [WBEZ]

    Chicago housing market defies national downdrafts as prices hit another high [Crain's]

    Springfield headlines:

    Illinois Speaker Welch calls on Rep. Harry Benton to resign after investigation into his conduct [Tribune]

    Illinois sees dramatic drop in opioid overdose deaths [Sun-Times]

    Planned Parenthood of Illinois calls on fundraising veteran to return as chair [Crain's]

    ‘A real farm crisis’: Illinois farm bankruptcies rise for 3rd straight year [Capitol News]

    What happened to Illinois’ plug-in solar bill and does it have a future here? [Capitol News]

    Takeaways from Texas: JB Pritzker building state party coalitions that might prove helpful in 2028 [Sun-Times]

    Illinois AFL-CIO unlikely to withhold endorsements [Sun-Times]

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