| | | | |  | | By Shia Kapos | | | Happy Monday, Illinois. The daylight saving's struggle is real.
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Fans tailgate in the parking lot south of Soldier Field before a Bears football game. | Charles Rex Arbogast/AP | NEW FROM THE BEARS: The Chicago Bears want to invest $2 billion into a domed stadium and publicly owned park space in Chicago’s Museum Campus area, according to the team. It’s a shift from plans to build in Arlington Park. From the team CEO: “The future stadium of the Chicago Bears will bring a transformative opportunity to our region — boosting the economy, creating jobs, facilitating mega events and generating millions in tax revenue. We look forward to sharing more information when our plans are finalized,” Bears President and CEO Kevin Warren said in a statement to Playbook confirming the $2 billion plan. A person familiar with the plan said state legislators have been briefed on the project that the Bears say could increase open space by nearly 20 percent, and would include “all-season free and accessible plazas, paths, landscaped and planted areas, with access to the lakefront.” Location, location, location: The area the Bears are focusing on is the parking area south of Soldier Field, reports the Sun-Times’ Fran Spielman, who was also briefed on the plan. The Bears have done polling that they say shows many Chicagoans want the team to stay in the city rather than move to a new stadium in the suburbs and that a Museum Campus location is attractive. Cost of a stadium in Museum Campus and how it might be financed are questions still up in the air. What Chicagoans like: The person with knowledge of the plan said the Bears polling shows residents would also favor a stadium that’s publicly owned with more than “six in 10 Chicagoans” supporting using public monies for a publicly owned stadium. The full poll was not released but was conducted by McGuire Research and included 500 registered voters living in the city of Chicago. The margin of error was plus or minus 4 percentage points, according to the information we received. Perspective: The Bears' new plan comes as the Chicago White Sox push to build a new stadium in The 78 neighborhood, less than two miles away.
| | | THE BUZZ | | | Tribune exclusive: “They won’t burn my city down.” How Mayor Lightfoot handled the rioting in 2020, by the Tribune’s Gregory Royal Pratt, whose new book, “The City is Up for Grabs: How Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Led and Lost a City in Crisis,” ($29) comes out next month. The excerpt tackles how Lightfoot’s administration tackled protests that took over Chicago after the death of Geroge Floyd nearly four years ago. “As protests enveloped the country, Chicago Police leaders felt they were in good shape for expected demonstrations… The brass and Lightfoot aides thought raising the bridges would be overkill and didn’t like the optics of cutting downtown from the rest of the city,” writes Pratt. That changed as violence ensued: “Chicago cops and Lightfoot held a meeting and decided to raise the bridges. It took longer than expected, as only a small number of city workers are trained to take on the task. They had also been expecting a protest at 2:30 p.m., but the demonstrators arrived much earlier than intelligence indicated and subsequently overwhelmed police in an increasingly violent series of encounters.” From the batcave: “Lightfoot spent much of the day at the Office of Emergency Management and Communications, which has a control center with walls of screens tied to the city’s camera system, allowing for a panopticon view of Chicago. It’s like a scene out of ‘Batman.’” If you are Jerry Reinsdorf, Playbook would like to hear from you. Email skapos@politico.com
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| | | WHERE's BRANDON | | | At Navy Pier at 9:30 a.m. for the the Chicago Police Department graduation.
| | | Where's Toni | | | No official public events. Have a tip, suggestion, birthday, new job or (heaven forbid) a complaint? Email skapos@politico.com
| | | | DON’T MISS POLITICO’S HEALTH CARE SUMMIT: The stakes are high as America's health care community strives to meet the evolving needs of patients and practitioners, adopt new technologies and navigate skeptical public attitudes toward science. Join POLITICO’s annual Health Care Summit on March 13 where we will discuss the future of medicine, including the latest in health tech, new drugs and brain treatments, diagnostics, health equity, workforce strains and more. REGISTER HERE. | | | | | | | 2024 WATCH | | — Trump’s Illinois delegates: Some tout election denials, others claim vaccines were useless or QR codes lead to government tracking, by the Tribune’s Rick Pearson and Jeremy Gorner — The Cook County state’s attorney race continues to draw attention and endorsements: The Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara urged police officers to take a Democratic ballot in the primary and vote for Eileen O’Neill Burke and added that Clayton Harris III would be “a step up” from current State’s Attorney Kim Foxx. Neither O’Neill Burke nor Harris sought the FOP endorsement, though Harris acknowledged meeting with Catanzara, by the Sun-Times’ Matthew Hendrickson. — Endorsements in the state’s attorney race: Harris has been endorsed by Congressman Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, Indivisible Chicago Alliance and the Asian American Legislative Caucus. And O’Neill Burke has been endorsed by state Sen. Sara Feigenholtz and the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, a group that seldom makes political endorsements but said it did so because of its concern for public safety. — Big House race: Veteran state Rep. Mary Flowers is in a fierce battle to hold onto her seat in the 31st District. Her opponent, Michael Crawford, is being backed by money from Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch. That’s raising the hackles of some Democrats, including Chicago Ald. David Moore and state Sen. Mattie Hunter said she's “shocked and appalled” at the opposition Flowers is receiving, via the Crusaders’s Chinta Strausberg. ... Crawford has a new ad attacking Flowers. — In IL-07, Congressman Danny Davis has been endorsed by former mayoral candidate Willie Wilson. — In the 36th District state House race, Sonia Anne Khalil has been endorsed by former Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White. Khalil is running against Rick Ryan in the Democratic primary to replace outgoing state Rep. Kelly Burke.
| | MIGRANT MOVES | | — TAKING ACTION: Congressional Republicans won’t pass the bipartisan border deal that would send more money to states and cities sheltering migrants, so a group of Democrats, including five from Illinois, are taking action. They’ve written a letter urging the subcommittee on Homeland Security to include $3 billion for a FEMA-run Shelter and Services Program in their appropriations bill. Signing on: U.S. Reps. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (IL-04), Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Sean Casten (IL-06) and Jonathan Jackson (IL-01). — With shelter evictions looming, migrants worry about access to housing, work permits, by the Sun-Times’ Erica Thompson
| | THE STATEWIDES | | — Illinois abortion providers praise Walgreens, CVS plans to carry mifepristone: “But opponents fear drugstore availability will ‘normalize’ abortion,” by the Tribune’s Angie Leventis Lourgos. — Women in Illinois make 80 percent of what men make, and advocates want to close the wage gap, by the Sun-Times’ Erica Thompson — The timeless story of the Rockford Peaches, by the Tribune’s Meghan Montemurro — Proposed measure requires social media companies to pay news outlets, via WRAM
| | | | A message from CVS Health:   | | | | | CHICAGO | | — City wakes Pilsen migrant shelter residents at 1 a.m. to announce a measles lockdown, causing panic, by the Block Club’s Alex V. Hernandez and Madison Savedra — Ukrainians in Chicago featured in Oscar-winning documentary “20 Days in Mariupol,” by the Sun-Times’ Michael Loria — Conyears-Ervin in the hot seat: After a contentious interview, City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin’s team said she will be challenging the Chicago Board of Ethics’ determination that she misused taxpayer resources four years ago. CBS 2’s Christopher Tye reports. — Johnson to choose from 15 candidates for civilian police oversight board, by the Tribune’s Caroline Kubzansky
| | COOK COUNTY AND COLLARS | | — Nearly $200M in of state capital improvement grants earmarked for the suburbs, by the Daily Herald’s Jake Griffin
| | TAKING NAMES | | — Jason Baumann, a comms expert who previously worked for the city of Harvey and Worth Township, has started a podcast featuring interesting folks. His first edition flips the script by having NBC 5’s Evrod Cassimy introduce viewers to Baumann. Interview here — Precious Brady-Davis, who serves as a Metropolitan Water Reclamation District commissioner, has been appointed by Gov. JB Pritzker as board chair of the Municipal Water and Wastewater Funding Study Committee. — Marcela Rodriguez, Co-Executive Director of Enlace Chicago, will now serve as co-chair of the Illinois Latino Agenda, alongside Jose Muñoz, executive director of La Casa Norte.
| | | | JOIN US ON 3/21 FOR A TALK ON FINANCIAL LITERACY: Americans from all communities should be able to save, build wealth, and escape generational poverty, but doing so requires financial literacy. How can government and industry ensure access to digital financial tools to help all Americans achieve this? Join POLITICO on March 21 as we explore how Congress, regulators, financial institutions and nonprofits are working to improve financial literacy education for all. REGISTER HERE. | | | | | | | Reader Digest | | We asked what lunch item was stolen from the company fridge: Chris Kolker: “Leftover Kraft mac and cheese from a box. It’s been 30 years, and I’ve always thought the person who took it had to be horribly disappointed when they opened it up.” Ed Mazur once had a container of rice pudding swiped. Timothy Thomas Jr.: “Potbelly's sandwiches seemed to be the pirates’ meal of choice in my agency.” NEXT QUESTION: When were you late (or early) because you forgot to change the clocks?
| | THE NATIONAL TAKE | | — Trump backers push forward on recall of Wisconsin GOP leader, by The Associated Press — Is time running out for April Perry to become Chicago’s first female U.S. attorney? The Sun-Times’ Jon Seidel and Lynn Sweet reports — America’s election chiefs are worried AI is coming for them, by POLITICO’s Zach Montellaro — Netanyahu denies Palestinians are starving, by POLITICO’s Paul Ronzheimer and Joe Stanley-Smith
| | IN MEMORIAM | | — A memorial for the late Marilyn Katz drew hundreds of family, friends and high-profile Democratic compatriots to Plumbers Hall on Sunday. They reminisced about her fierce passion to fix the disparities in the world and her loyalty to friends and allies. She helped organize and lead anti-war protests and women’s rights demonstrations, and was a familiar voice in op-ed pages talking about world issues. Up until her death in late October, she was focused on the Middle East war and the “oppression of Palestinians.” Some notables on the stage: Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Congressman Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, former Congressman Bobby Rush, activists Jacky Grimshaw and Susan Klonsky, the Obama Foundation’s Valerie Jarrett and Tina Tchen (who was also Katz’s neighbor) and civic leader Julia Stasch. In the crowd: the Rev. Jesse Jackson, former organizer Bill Ayers, former lawmaker Julie Hamos and MK Communications VP Lindsey Lerner. — Patricia Daley Martino, the daughter of the late Mayor Richard J. Daley, has died. Watch for an obit Tuesday. — Clarence N. Wood, who headed the Chicago Commission on Human Relations during former Mayor Richard M. Daley’s administration, has died. He's remembered as “a steadfast ally of Chicago’s LGBT+ community,” by the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame … Obit here
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Learn more. | | | | | TRANSITIONS | | — Crystal Bowyer has been named chief strategy and external affairs officer for the Museum of Science and Industry. She starts next month. Bowyer has been CEO of the National Children’s Museum in Washington, D.C. But from 2013-2017 she was MSI’s head of external affairs and director of major gifts. — John A. Chamberlin is now a shareholder in Polsinelli, an Am Law 100 firm, in its real estate finance practice group. He was with Sidley Austin.
| | FRIDAY’s ANSWER: Congrats to Dr. David Nayak (who’s running for state Senate) and Mary Kay Minaghan for correctly answering that Provident Hospital was the first hospital to train Black women to be nurses. And another h/t to Jaylin McClinton, who won trivia last week. He’s an attorney, not an alderman. TODAY's QUESTION: What was the first year the Chicago River was dyed green in honor of St. Patrick’s Day? Email skapos@politico.com
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