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TGIF, Illinois. State lawmakers might just meet their self-imposed midnight deadline after all. LATE-BREAKING: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will attend ...

From Mayor Lori Lightfoot: “As a Black female lawyer myself, I am beaming with pride and add my voice to the chorus of well-wishers who are congratulating Judge Jackson on making history today. Sen. Mitt Romney’s classy statement: “Sen. Mitt Romney stood alone on the Senate floor Thursday afternoon, surrounded by a sea of empty desks. Lightfoot: We'll make a 'far greater' economic case for the Bears than Arlington Heights can: "The Arlington Heights mayor is kind of hedging his bets," Lightfoot said during an interview on WSCR 670-AM The Score. "Look, of course he's interested in embracing the idea of the Bears moving there. — Cook County Treasurer Marie Pappas says the Magnificent Mile has become "unmagnificent." In an interview pegged off of Water Tower’s ownership change, Pappas blamed crime as the reason for the exit. And the truth is, you’ve got room to explore a bunch of different ideas. The question is whether Newman hired Chehade to keep him from running against her in the 3rd District she now represents. The PAC also endorsed him in 2018. News that Democrats already came to a deal on the budget surprised some folks. She insisted on using the logo anyway.” “Ethics matter,” Casten said in a statement. Unified front: Pritzker, House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch and Senate President Don Harmon stood together in announcing the budget plan. Not all wine and roses: There’s still tension among Democrats about the public safety package, which they’ll have to hammer out today.