Bill Cameron

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IL Primary is March 17th. So, if you see a political ad pop up on TV or your computer screen, it’s usually a good idea to press “mute”.

Analysis: Donald Trump’s top 25 lies of 2025 | CNN Politics It was hard to pick only 25. But it was easier than it used to be.

What exactly is the point of quoting the current president? www.cnn.com/2025/12/27/p...

“God bless us, everyone!”

Maybe it’s time to cut spending 13% to balance the #Chicago budget.

Bruce Dold, former Chicago Tribune editor and ‘consummate newspaperman,’ dies at 70 Bruce Dold juggled journalism and business interests in a dual editor-publisher role as the industry grappled with declining revenue and downsizing.

An esteemed veteran of the #Chicago City Hall Press Room dies. Hate to see this.

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/03/b...

Loop skyscraper that replaced Louis Sullivan masterpiece heads toward landmark protection In an ironic twist, the Commission on Chicago Landmarks next month will weigh granting preliminary landmark status for 30 N. LaSalle St. for which Sullivan's masterpiece was sacrificed. It could pave ...

This is the skyscraper where the now-imprisoned Mike Madigan ran his property tax law firm. Add that to the list of controversies in this excellent @leebey1.bsky.social piece about possible landmark status & the property tax break it would fetch.
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Finance Committee rejects Johnson’s $600M tax package Monday’s defeat sends the budget negotiations back to square one. For the second straight year, Brandon Johnson has lost control of a budget process that Chicago mayors have long dictated.

Embarrassing. Time for the City Council to takeover and pass a veto-proof budget of their own.

From Chicago Sun-Times - Finance Committee rejects Johnson’s $600M tax package

chicago.suntimes.com/2025/11/17/f...

Letter from Chicago broadcast veterans: Federal immigration agents have traumatized us and eroded our rights The fact that some federal immigration forces may be leaving soon is cold comfort given the damage they’ve done.

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...

Kansas county agrees to pay $3 million over police raid on a small-town newspaper, editor says The editor of a small-town Kansas newspaper says the local county has agreed to pay a little more than $3 million and apologize over police raid on the paper in August 2023.

There ya go …

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Farewell, and thank you: A veteran Tribune writer retires after 50 years of witnessing history As a history professor, I told students stories that I read in textbooks. The Tribune sent me to witness historical events.

Always enjoyed reading this writer. He’ll be greatly missed at the Tribune.

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/v...

How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy

Wouldn’t it be fairer to simply repeal the 16th Amendment establishing the income tax & go back to tariffs and excise taxes to pay for federal spending?

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...

Be careful how much you think today’s #elections are a referendum on Trump. He’s not on the ballot and voters are usually more interested in choosing the candidates and referendum outcomes they prefer.

Reporter's Notebook: John Dickerson on why he went into journalism YouTube video by CBS Evening News

Hate to see this man depart. Hope he surfaces somewhere else. youtu.be/oJnvJ3tJLaw?...

Illinois Democrats push through massive $1.5 billion plan that overhauls Chicago-area public transit Plan includes a state motor fuel sales tax, using interest from the state’s road fund, a sales tax increase in the Chicago metro area and a sharp increase in tolls on the Illinois Tollway.

Lots of good compromises in Springfield for #transit reform, but it’s 2025 and the suburbs are still so scared of the city that one unified regional transit system is still not achievable.

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/30/i...

I see the #nationaldebt has reached $38T and still, no one has gone to jail.

Just this week my alma mater #IndianaUniversity fired the student media director for wanting to let The Indiana Daily Student continue to carry actual news & it gave the football coach a new no-cut contract worth $92.8 million. So much for #HigherEducation and any more donations.

Mayor Johnson’s $16.6B budget would revive corporate head tax, tax social media companies Mayor Brandon Johnson promised to "challenge the ultra-rich" and corporations to shoulder Chicago's financial burden, and his 2026 spending plan aims to do just that to erase a $1.15 billion shortfall...

“dead on arrival.”

From Chicago Sun-Times - Mayor Johnson proposes $16.6B budget that revives corporate head tax, imposes first-ever social media tax

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Ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan reports to federal prison in West Virginia Former House Speaker Michael Madigan reported to a low-security federal prison camp in West Virginia on Monday to begin serving his 7 1/2-year sentence on corruption charges, an ignominious end for…

Gotta admit, I never thought I’d see this. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/s...

Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.

Excellent documentary on the state of American journalism: pbs.org/video/stripp...

Federal Judge April Perry deciding not to immediately halt National Guard deployment to Chicago is interesting. Her earlier nomination to be US Atty was blocked by then-Sen JD Vance. You might expect her to do Trump no favors, but she’s being fair to him so far. #Integrity

Opinion | The Origin of ‘Equal Justice Under Law'

Something I learned today. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/o...

CTA Red Line Extension funding frozen as Trump administration withholds $2.1 billion from Chicago Two major Chicago transit projects are in jeopardy after the White House froze $2.1 billion in federal funding over an investigation into racial preferences in contracting.

Isn’t the Red Line Extension a boondoggle anyway considering it’s current total price tag running at a billion dollars per mile? www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/03/t...

Trust in Media at New Low of 28% in U.S. Americans' trust in newspapers, television and radio to report the news fully, accurately and fairly is at a new low of 28%.

I’m no fan of polling, but I have to admit this TREND is very bad for our democracy.

news.gallup.com/poll/695762/...

LIVE: Funeral held for ex-Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar YouTube video by FOX 32 Chicago

Exceptional memorial service today in Springfield for “the gold standard of public service.” www.youtube.com/live/piMp88M...

Former President Barack Obama Reacts to Assassination of Charlie Kirk www.c-span.org/clip/public-...

Former two-term Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, who led the state through much of the 1990s, dies at 79 Arguably one of Illinois’ most-popular governors, Jim Edgar, 79, led with a low-key persona a meticulous focus on fiscal matters aimed at preparing the state for the 21st century,

One of the good guys among Illinois Republicans passes. Always respected him. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/14/f...

Unsportsmanlike Conduct to run-up a score like this on your opponent. (and I’m an IU alum)

Justice Department's civil rights boss takes on Illinois assault weapons ban Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon is challenging a signature accomplishment of Gov. JB Pritzker and getting involved in a case that could go all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Really?

From Chicago Sun-Times - Justice Department's civil rights boss takes on Illinois assault weapons ban

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Northwestern University president says he will resign following tenure marked by White House tension Northwestern University President Michael Schill announced Thursday that he will resign, ending a three-year tenure marked by the freeze of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding by the Tr...

I’m still not sure what this scapegoat did wrong beyond firing a respected football coach, but I suppose making him walk the plank is a small price to pay to restore millions in federal aid for #Northwestern and give Radical Republicans their pound of flesh.

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Headline: City Hall Press Room Veteran Part of Solution to Public Radio Funding Cut