LAHOOD’s BIG MOVES STATE REPS SMACK KINZINGER GIANNOULIAS’ FULL-CIRCLE GIFT
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Darin LaHood has taken on a big role with the National Republican Congressional Committee and he hasn’t ruled out a run for governor of Illinois.
“Listen, there are a lot of people I respect in the state of Illinois who have asked me to consider the governor’s race,” he told Playbook in a phone interview Thursday. “I’m going to wait and see what happens with our remap and see how the spring legislative session goes and see where we’re at during the summer.”
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Marj Leopardo is 85. Her husband, Sam, is 88. They both have health issues. And their days are now consumed with one thing: the vaccine hunt.
The Crystal Lake couple are, on paper, just the kind of people the government wants at the front of the vaccine line. But they live in a country that’s struggled with the rollout, and in a state that’s struggled more than others.
So that has meant reaching out daily to doctors’ offices, pharmacies, hospitals, the local health department. It has meant their daughter stalks websites to hunt for an elusive open appointment. And they watch others, in other suburbs and other states, snap up shots.
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MAYOR’s COMMS SHUFFLE NOW URLACHER SEEKS RE-ELECTION TEACHER TALKS STALL, KIDS STILL HOME
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Lori Lightfoot’s communications office for nearly 18 months, is leaving, and
Kate LeFurgy, deputy director of the office, is stepping up.
“Kate has played a critical part in navigating our city through the enormous challenges of the last year,” Lightfoot said in a statement. “She is fiercely committed to our mission of building a transparent, responsive city government that reflects the experience and needs of our residents, and I’m thrilled to have her stepping into this leadership role.”