BUSTOS’ EXIT AND THE REMAP DUCKWORTH’S DUCKS IN A ROW SCHOOL BOARD HEAD-TURNER
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Happy Monday, Illinois. That Food and Wine magazine would rank New Jersey s pizza No. 1 is a complete abomination.
TOP TALKER
Rep. Cheri Bustos’
surprise announcement Friday that she won’t seek re-election in 2022 further endangers Democrats’ chances of holding on to the House, and it creates new intrigue into how Illinois lawmakers will redraw congressional maps.
Now in her fifth term in Congress, Bustos is a close friend and ally of House Speaker
Nancy Pelosi. The two are known to talk almost every day. So that, coupled with news that Illinois will lose one of its 18 seats in the House, chips away at Illinois clout.
Illinois’ seven-day average for COVID-19 vaccinations fell again to 83,239 Sunday, as Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the state is continuing to try to reach those who haven’t yet gotten a shot. “As we’ve reached somewhere in the 50-60% range of vaccinations among our 16-plus population, there are just fewer people who are seeking it out,” Pritzker said during an appearance in St. Clair County on .
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