More mayoral candidates. Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza and U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley have both hopped into the Chicago mayor’s race. Now, George Cardenas, a former alderman and current commissioner of the Cook County Board of Review, has thrown his hat in the ring.
An Iran deal? Is it peace? Is it a ceasefire? Is it a bailout package? Whatever you want to call it, the Trump administration announced the signing of a preliminary deal with Iran in an attempt to wind down the war.
Dems in ’28. Who will be the Democratic presidential nominee in 2028? While many eyes are trained upon two promising senators from Georgia, Gov. JB Pritzker hinted that he’ll be “very involved.”
Did you miss last week? You can find it here or check out our past editions of Quotes of the Week.
- “The Republican Party’s age-old problem is that we have failed to attract young people.” — Illinois GOP Chair Bob Grogan
- “Since we’re a few weeks away from America’s 250th birthday, it is worth remembering just how radical the whole idea of self-government really was back in 1776. To that point, human history was a tale of conquest and caste and rigid hierarchies, a world where the strong dominated the weak, where power and wealth and status flowed through lineage and the many were ruled by the few. But out of the fire and steel of a revolution, a different story took flight on this continent, a declaration that we are all created equal, endowed by our creator with certain unalienable rights, and that in the newly independent United States, there will be no kings or lords, no serfs or subjects, but only citizens, each of us free to pursue our own version of happiness and able to determine our collective fate through an elected representative government.” — Former President Barack Obama
- “When city government is disorganized, families pay the price, and when fiscal controls are weak, neighborhoods will suffer.” — Cook County Board of Review Commissioner and Chicago mayoral candidate George Cardenas
- “I’m enjoying what I’m doing. Look, it’s hard. It’s a tough job. … It’s not as tough as having a house full of teenagers, of course.” — Mayor Brandon Johnson
- “Ships are starting to move, many loaded up with oil, out of the Strait of Hormuz.” — President Donald Trump
- “What I can tell you, in ’28, I’m going to be very involved.” — Gov. JB Pritzker
