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Happy Tuesday, Illinois. The only worry in our house this week is that the teenager doesn’t get the vax in his pitching arm.
SCOOP FROM FINANCIAL TIMES: Biden to pick Rahm Emanuel for U.S. ambassador to Japan. Emanuel offered a “no comment” when Playbook reached out early this morning. It’s a White House announcement after all. This is a major appointment for Chicago’s former mayor. As FT points out: “Emanuel will resurrect a tradition of sending influential former lawmakers to Japan, a trend Tokyo has appreciated because it is felt they have gravitas and more direct access t
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TGIF, Illinois. We’ve had some week. Cheers to a quiet weekend (please).
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot accused Ald. Ed Burke Thursday night of trying to sabotage her plans for Covid-19 relief funding the way he thwarted legislation decades ago during the notorious Council Wars.