Soccer, baby. World Cup fever picked up as games are now underway — but not in Chicago, a fact that has brought former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel back into the spotlight on all things soccer. Or football, depending on where you come from.
Broadview Six. The fallout continues as a federal judge has ordered an evidentiary hearing, scheduled for June 17, into alleged misconduct on the part of the U.S. attorney’s office.
Primaries. Across the country, voters headed to the ballot box to make their picks in various primary elections, not least of which was the race for U.S. Senate in Maine in which scandal-plagued Democratic candidate Graham Platner emerged victorious.
… and Bears. The Arlington Heights mayor shares his thoughts on Illinois’ Bears fumble. It’ll never end.
Here are some of the most notable quotes of the week.
- “You may not have a soccer game in Chicago, but I also saved you from getting the short straw here.” — Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel
- “I heard this case like last week and I thought it was a crock of (expletive) then and I still think it is.” — Broadview Six grand juror
- “It was something out of dreams. It’s something that I couldn’t have even drawn up any better myself. The White Sox isn’t just us as players. It’s the staff. It’s the fans. It’s the city. It’s cool to all celebrate together.” — Chicago White Sox rookie Braden Montgomery
- “If you believe, as I do, that we can change our politics, and change our country, then you must also believe that people can change.” — Maine Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner
- “I’m really disappointed that this job could not get done. And it wasn’t because this was the first ask — this was the third ask. We’ve gone through three Mays, three spring sessions, and each time, it was either declined or not brought up. This time, Gov. Pritzker was behind it, Kam Buckner was behind it, there were a number of people who were behind it … but we just couldn’t get it done. … The ask here was nothing heroic.” — Arlington Heights Mayor Jim Tinaglia
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