Illinois Quick Hits: Johnson says comptroller running is ‘no breaking news’
(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says it’s no breaking news that Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is running for mayor.
When asked about Mendoza announcing her candidacy on Wednesday morning, Johnson listed his accomplishments and said no administration has focused on young people as much as he has.
PRITZKER ADDRESSES WORKERS IN WASHINGTON
Gov. J.B. Pritzker says the wealth of technological advancement needs to end up in the bank accounts of working families and not in the hands of oligarchs.
Pritzker spoke at the Communications Workers of America National Legislative-Political Conference in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.
Illinois U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Chicago, was also scheduled to speak at the conference that featured “fighting oligarchy training.”
PRETRIAL ACCOUNTABILITY TASK FORCE ESTABLISHED
The Illinois Supreme Court has announced the creation of a pretrial accountability task force aimed at addressing the growing number of defendants on electronic monitoring and improving the arrest warrant process.
The court said in a statement there are more 5,500 pretrial defendants being monitored electronically across Illinois.
MISSOURI MAN CHARGED WITH VENICE MURDER
A Florissant, Missouri teen is charged with first-degree murder after a shooting claimed the life of a Madison, Illinois man last week.
Venice police found Travion Sherrod, 38, dead with gunshot wounds in a vehicle on May 26.
Police say Jason A. McCallum, 18, was arrested at St. Louis Lambert International Airport on May 30.
ILLINOIS TREASURER PRESENTS POPE WITH $8.65
Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs has presented Pope Leo XIV with an I-Cash claim for $8.65, proceeds from an abandoned PayPal account the Chicago-born pope left in his home state.
Frerichs said in a social media post that he visited the Vatican on Wednesday. Gov. J.B. Pritzker met with Pope Leo during a visit to Rome last November. Mayor Brandon Johnson led a Chicago delegation to the Vatican last week.
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