Daywatch: GOP candidates for governor campaign in Trump’s shadow | Examining one of Kim Foxx’s major campaign promises | Super Bowl ads, reviewed
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If the Chicago Bears dare to dream big about a new stadium in Arlington Heights, they can find inspiration in SoFi Stadium, the NFL’s largest and most expensive arena that hosted the Rams’ 23-20 Super Bowl victory against the Bengals.
The stadium and its development highlight certain parallels to the Bears’ proposal to buy and redevelop Arlington International Racecourse, but several key elements make SoFi an unlikely model for the Bears to follow.
Meanwhile, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said in a pair of interviews Friday that she plans to present the Bears with a “compelling financial case” for the team to stay in the city and her administration will consider the possibility of placing a roof on Soldier Field.
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In wake of Jason Van Dyke case, Kim Foxx pledge to seek more special prosecutors has not come to pass
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx was elected in 2016 as a reform candidate, knocking out incumbent Anita Alvarez after harshly criticizing the way she handled charges in 17-year-old Laquan McDonald’s fatal shooting by on-duty Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke. One major change could make sure police are truly being held accountable, Foxx said on the campaign trail: Special prosecutors — not Cook County assistant state’s attorneys — should decide whether to bring criminal charges against officers allegedly involved in such crimes.
Van Dyke has since been tried, convicted, sentenced and, as of last week, released from prison. But one of Foxx’s most prominent campaign promises, the Tribune’s Megan Crepeau reports, has not come to pass.
GOP candidates for governor have to campaign in Trump’s shadow, reconcile tough on crime message with RNC stance on Jan. 6 insurrection
Illinois’ Republican candidates for governor are seeing their efforts to focus on local issues clouded by the overwhelming shadow of former President Donald Trump and his control over the national GOP.
As the five potential challengers to Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker have all sought to use crime as an issue to make inroads with suburban voters where the GOP once held sway, the Republican National Committee last week declared the deadly Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection was just “ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse.”
Are landmark districts linked to affordable housing and segregation? A Chicago lawsuit makes the connection, but a historic preservationist disputes it.
A decision could be reached in the coming months in a long-running lawsuit that links Chicago landmark districts to racial segregation and a lack of affordable housing.
The city of Chicago in late January requested a judge rule in its favor on the lawsuit, in which two Chicago residents challenged the creation of historic districts in Lincoln Park and West Town, saying the city had no legitimate reason to apply the designation to their communities.
It’s not me, it’s you: These new books are about romantic commitments and why they’re a pain. Happy Valentine’s Day?
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the Tribune’s Christopher Borrelli finished reading three books on long-term commitment: Heather Havrilesky’s “Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage.” Shelia Heti’s beautiful novel “Pure Colour.” And “Love in the Time of Contagion: A Diagnosis,” a new social study by Laura Kipnis, a longtime professor and bomb thrower (metaphorically) at Northwestern, which was the most hopeful — or maybe least bleak.
Best and worst ads of Super Bowl 2022 — and Larry David can sell me crypto anytime he likes
Tribune critic Michael Phillips details the hits and misses from the Super Bowl LVI ad lineup.
