Seeing a lot of out-of-town takes on Illinois and congressional maps that demonstrate a net negative understanding of parochial politics here.

💥💥we’ve got a new Perfunctory, team. An exit interview with President Pro Tem Bill Cunningham!

open.spotify.com/episode/7y5b...

Perfunctory, Episode 2. @cljmitchell, uncut.

:34- does incumbency matter?
4:30 - first impressions of Candidate Pritzker
8:27- Memory lane
12:24- Origin story
24:00 Air Force National Guardsmen!

open.spotify.com/episode/0elC...

Do you ever find yourself saying “there just aren’t enough political podcasts about what happened in 2024?” Well, do I have news for you. open.spotify.com/show/42jiPX9...

Watch Celina’s close on Karina’s law last evening. That is all. youtu.be/Fmsfkald69U?...

Great @politico.com photo of Carter in their obit.

Find someone who wants you the way the Bears want Doug Kramer involved in a touchdown this season.

Worth the read if you have an WSJ subscription. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

Intoxicating hemp products are ripping off brands and marketing toward children.

Each day these products are on our shelves unregulated, we risk the health of another Illinoisan.

That's why I'm calling for the Illinois House to take up HB 4293.

I think rational people can hold two thoughts simultaneously: the pardon, viewed through the prism of a father and President was justifiable given that the prosecution only happened after a series of political events. /1

All bets really are off these days.

Yes. It’s a chance to tell people you’re grateful for them. And, then quickly move on to Christmas wardrobes.

From a year ago.

A hidden feature of Apple Intelligence is turning innocuous alerts into nightmare fuel.