ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 2,413 cases, 30 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2413-covid-cases-30-deaths/11129997/
— Chicago city worker vaccine mandate takes effect as Lightfoot, police unions take legal action. Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Chicago police unions file injunctions against each other over mandate. – Craig Wall and Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-police-vaccine-mandate-fop-president-john-catanzara-mayor-lori-lightfoot-covid/11128802/
NBC5
— Businesses Brace for Biden Covid Vaccine Mandate as Republicans Threaten Lawsuits – Spencer Kimball
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/businesses-brace-for-biden-covid-vaccine-mandate-as-republicans-threaten-lawsuits/2637923/
CBS2
— Judge Bars FOP President John Catanzara From Encouraging Police Officers To Defy City’s Vaccine Mandate
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/10/15/city-files-complaint-against-fop-over-vaccine-mandate-dispute/
— Illinois Democrats Look To Increase Edge With New Congressional Maps
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/10/15/illinois-democrats-look-to-increase-edge-with-new-congressional-maps/
FOX32
— City files injunction against police union; Lightfoot denounces ‘rhetoric of conspiracy theorists’ – Joanie Lum and Will Hager
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/city-files-complaint-against-police-union-lightfoot-denounces-rhetoric-of-conspiracy-theorists
WBEZ
— Democrats remap Adam Kinzinger, GOP anti-Trumper, into a left-leaning congressional district – Dave McKinney, Tony Arnold
https://www.wbez.org/stories/congressional-map-puts-kinzinger-in-left-leaning-district/08fa3566-03bb-447b-8dc5-679d9fefc39d
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Dems unveil new congressional map Friday as Republican Kinzinger reviews his options. The new proposed map is designed to yield 14 Democratic and three GOP members of Congress from Illinois and will likely face court challenges. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/10/13/22725494/illinois-democrats-congressional-map-census-republicans-adam-kinzinger
— County Democrats hear candidate pitches — including challengers to Sheriff Dart calling for ‘change over complacency’ Candidates for state and county offices were among those who kissed the rings of Cook County Democratic Party heads Friday. Sheriff Tom Dart told them he’s tried his best to make sure his office is engaged “in every community throughout this county. … We’re always trying to be as responsive as we can.” – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2021/10/15/22728888/sheriff-tom-dart-carmen-navarro-gercone-latonya-ruffin-cook-county-democrats-slating-2022-primary
— Gov. Pritzker and wife report earning $2.2 million in taxable income last year, paying $760,000 in state, federal taxes. A billionaire heir to the Hyatt hotel fortune, the governor and Illinois first lady M.K. Pritzker reported $5,143,972 in adjusted gross income last year. Of that, $2,201,946 was taxable. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/10/15/22728687/jb-mk-pritzker-tax-returns-2020-2million-taxable-income-irs-internal-revenue-service
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— New congressional maps from Illinois Democrats seek to extend House majority, putting Adam Kinzinger in a left-leaning district with Marie Newman – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-congressional-maps-illinois-20211015-25vij253zfgvpdwlmop6asakqq-story.html
— Judge issues restraining order to stop Chicago police union boss from discouraging members to comply with city vaccine mandate – GREGORY PRATT, ALICE YIN, JOHN BYRNE, MEGAN CREPEAU, TATYANA TURNER and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-fop-john-catanzara-vaccine-mandate-20211015-egsrqzbzvzefrk4thcbxfqwpxi-story.html
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker and his wife report personal taxable income of nearly $5.1 million in 2020, tax records show – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-income-taxes-20211015-yemfkqwi3bct7awjpj2mh3yprq-story.html
— Who is GOP governor candidate Jesse Sullivan? His tax-exempt charity was funded largely by cryptocurrency. His career as a venture capitalist is more recent. – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-jesse-sullivan-republican-illinois-governor-candidate-20211015-jv32zi25ajah7c4e3aulktqd2q-story.html
— Is the United States too disunited to survive? – STEVE CHAPMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-column-divided-united-states-silverman-shapiro-chapman-20211015-egvohovlengwjffi2ngx47yrgu-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— Remap puts anti-Trump GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger in Democrat-leaning district – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211015/remap-puts-anti-trump-gop-rep-adam-kinzinger-in-democrat-leaning-district
— Illinois Dems unveil proposed congressional map – Lynn Sweet
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211015/illinois-dems-unveil-proposed-congressional-map
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here’s the proposed Illinois congressional map Just-unveiled redrawn districts would protect Democrats while endangering Republicans Adam Kinzinger and Rodney Davis. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/proposed-illinois-congressional-map-unveiled?
— Sign of trouble for proposed Illinois congressional map. Rep. Newman rips a proposal from her fellow Dems that would make her district barely Democratic. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/proposed-illinois-congressional-map-unveiled
HERALD & REVIEW
— Davis calls new House map ‘a complete joke’ – BRENDEN MOORE
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/watch-now-davis-calls-new-house-map-a-complete-joke/article_3d39f66f-dca0-5517-b1fd-d75b4f82b5dc.html
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Proposed maps alter Bloomington-Normal seats in U.S. House
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/proposed-maps-alter-bloomington-normal-seats-in-u-s-house/article_9d58488b-c454-59a1-9d42-cd92f3411edb.html
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— New congressional maps unveiled by Illinois legislators ahead of fall veto session – Peter Hancock
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/15/illinois-democrats-release-first-draft-congressional-district-maps/8469412002/
EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Illinois Democrats release draft congressional map; Mary Miller would no longer represent Effingham County – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/illinois-democrats-release-draft-congressional-map-mary-miller-would-no-longer-represent-effingham-county/article_d7532d38-2e03-11ec-9bd0-6beb110097b9.html
WSIL TV
— Setting up Republicans to lose? Lawmakers, analyst weigh in on proposed congressional maps – Jeff Weinrich
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/setting-up-republicans-to-lose-lawmakers-analyst-weigh-in-on-proposed-congressional-maps/article_c0d83f0c-2df5-11ec-acb7-c3fd4d95f957.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— How the new congressional map could impact central Illinois – Sean Crawford
https://www.nprillinois.org/statehouse/2021-10-15/how-the-new-congressional-map-could-impact-central-illinois
BOB BERLIN
— 15-Year-Old Aggravated Hijacker Detained For Daytime Hijacking With Gun
https://www.bobberlin.com/news/willowbrook-juvenile
ILLINOIS CENTER SQUARE
— Republicans call Democrats’ congressional boundary maps ‘shameful’ – Kevin Bessler
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/republicans-call-democrats-congressional-boundary-maps-shameful/article_31211de0-2dee-11ec-977f-8365ce40321f.html
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DEMOCRATS’ CONGRESSIONAL MAP PROPOSAL: “A COMPLETE JOKE.” “A SLAP IN THE FACE.”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/10/democrats-congressional-map-proposal-a-complete-joke-a-slap-in-the-face-.html
— JOE MORRIS: BREAKING THE ESTABLISHMENT’S “RULES”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/10/breaking-the-establishments-rules.html
— HOPE FOR AMERICA’S FUTURE FADES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/10/hope-for-americas-future-fades.html
CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP gloats *** ILGOP actually raised more federal/state/local cash than DPI during third quarter
https://capitolfax.com/2021/10/15/ilgop-actually-raised-more-statelocal-cash-than-dpi-during-third-quarter/
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/10/15/covid-19-roundup-116/
— 15,669 new cases over the past week; 54 percent of all Illinoisans fully vaxed; 1,500 hospitalized; 341 in ICU; 2.5 percent test positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2021/10/15/15669-new-cases-over-the-past-week-54-percent-of-all-illinoisans-fully-vaxed-1500-hospitalized-341-in-icu-25-percent-test-positivity-rate/
BREITBART
— Illinois Democrats Reward Never Trump Adam Kinzinger by Redrawing District to End His Career – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/10/15/illinois-democrats-reward-never-trump-adam-kinzinger-by-redrawing-district-to-end-his-career/
DAILY CALLER
— Illinois Democrats Seek To Maximize Their Party’s Seats, Axe Republicans In New Proposed Congressional Map – ANDREW TRUNSKY
https://dailycaller.com/2021/10/15/illinois-democrats-maximize-seats-axe-republicans-new-congressional-map/
CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Conservative Leaders Say Defy The FBI – Go To A School Board Meeting
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/conservative-leaders-say-defy-the-fbi-go-to-a-school-board-meeting
HOT AIR
— Has Adam Kinzinger already lost his House seat?
https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2021/10/15/has-adam-kinzinger-already-lost-his-house-seat-n422705
THE HILL
— Illinois Democrats propose new ‘maximized’ congressional map – REID WILSON
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/576948-illinois-democrats-propose-new-maximized-congressional-map
NEW YORK TIMES
— Illinois Democrats’ Map Aims to Grab 2 G.O.P. Seats in Congress. The districts would be among the most gerrymandered in the country. The Republican-friendly seat held by Representative Adam Kinzinger, a Trump antagonist, would be eliminated. – Reid J. Epstein
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/15/us/politics/illinois-democrats-gerrymander.html
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— House Democrats urge OMB to step up demographic data collection efforts – Nicole Ogrysko (COMMENT: The more of the following that you are, the harder that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs work to get rid of you: Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2021/10/house-democrats-urge-omb-to-step-up-demographic-data-collection-efforts/
