Morning Spin: $50,000 gets ‘gold’ sponsorship of Rauner dinner featuring Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker
Topspin
Republican Gov.
Tickets for the fourth annual
The money raised will go to the
Rauner featured Walker and two other neighboring Republican governors in a TV ad in which they mockingly thanked Democratic House Speaker
Another Republican governor who was featured in Rauner's ad,
What's on tap
*Mayor
*Gov.
*The Democratic governor candidates will debate on
*Rauner primary challenger state Rep.
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From the notebook
*Pelosi backs Lipinski: Democratic political newcomer
House Majority Leader
Pelosi was asked about Lipinski as she walked out of a
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Pelosi paused.
"Yes, I do," she replied.
*SEIU to endorse Raoul: State Sen.
SEIU Healthcare Illinois president
*Debate, part deux: Just as people start to kick back and start their weekend plans, the Democratic candidates for governor will debate live on TV tonight, one day after they did the same thing on the radio.
All six candidates are booked for the
This matchup is the last one for billionaire entrepreneur
*What's new is old: President
This will sound familiar to followers of
"I don't believe that my 8-year-old daughter has a constitutional right to cut somebody's head off in a game that she plays," Blagojevich said at the time.
Courts later ruled that she did indeed have that right, striking down
*Correction: The Thursday "Morning Spin" misidentified the Robert Creamer who gave
*On the "Sunday Spin":
What we're writing
*Democratic race to succeed AG Lisa Madigan becomes battle to stop
*Democratic governor debate: Kennedy says Pritzker used 'the language of racists' on Blagojevich call.
*Why a
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*Berrios skips hearing on his property tax assessment practices weeks before election.
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*Former NFL linebacker knocks child-size mannequin to floor as lawmakers consider banning tackle football for young people.
*Legal marijuana question a step closer to being on November ballots in
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What we're reading
*Cupich says it's up to
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Follow the money
*Ives reported adding
*Kennedy reported another
*Track Illinois campaign contributions in real time here and here.
Beyond
*Trump announces tariffs; Dow drops.
*Questions remain about
*What gun control proposals might gain traction in
*Putin brags about nukes.
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