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Can Springfield get to the end zone?
Good Tuesday morning, Illinois. The election is over. The politics, not so much. TOP TALKER BEARS BEAT : The Chicago Bears are heading back to the negotiating table in Springfield, and lawmakers say they want to get a stadium deal done before the end of the year — even as the battle to replace House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch begins to take shape. Agenda item: The Bears legislation is expected to be a major focus when lawmakers return to Springfield for veto session next week. The challenge will be finding a compromise that keeps the team in Illinois without putting taxpayers on the hook, while navigating competing interests between Chicago and the suburbs. State Sen. Bill Cunningham , the Democrat who has been central to the stadium negotiations, said discussions during the legislative break have increasingly centered on a stadium-authority model that would allow a municipality to build a privately financed, publicly owned stadium. “There seems to be a settling on this , trying to move forward with the stadium authority model,” Cunningham said during a legislative briefing with your Playbook host, and presented by Lincoln Forum and the Union League Club of Chicago State and Local Government Subcommittee. Some
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2 Challengers File To Run Against Ald. Scott Waguespack In 32nd Ward
BUCKTOWN — Two candidates are hoping to run against Ald. Scott Waguespack (32nd) in the February aldermanic election, although one is facing challenges to the validity of his nominating petitions. Waguespack has represented the 32nd Ward since 2007, making him one of the longest-serving members of the City Council....
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“Didn’t break her neck”: Son, 51, says after he is accused of beating adoptive mother to death in Chicago home
A Chicago man appeared in court after he was accused of allegedly beating his adoptive mother to death following a heated altercation between the two. The accused son allegedly acted “erratically” before the incident 51-year-old Joseph Ruiz, who claimed he knew nothing about the incident, was arrested on November 5 and charged with first-degree murder...
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Worth Park District commissioner honored for 10 years of service
Worth Park District Commissioner Melissa Nagel was recently recognized for 10 years of service during the Illinois Association of Park Districts’ annual Best of the Best Gala in Wheeling. Appointed to the board in 2016, Nagel has played an important role in the growth and development of the Worth...