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Tina Sfondeles
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Chief Political Reporter, Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago
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Illinois Democrats await decisions from Durbin, Pritzker that will spark high-stakes political shuffle
By Tina Sfondeles Verified| Chicago Sun-Times Verified Cook County Democratic Party Chair Toni Preckwinkle on Wednesday told a packed room of Democrats that both Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Sen. Dick Durbin aren’t quite ready to discuss their reelection plans — decisions that will set in motion a game of high-stakes musical chairs. “I called them personally myself, and neither of them were prepared at this juncture to appear before the Central Committee,” Preckwinkle said at day one the party’s pre-slating session.
By Tina Sfondeles Verified| WBEZ-FM (Chicago, IL) Verified Former President Joe Biden on Tuesday warned that America is a country where “nobody’s king,” as he lambasted President Donald Trump’s early actions as destructive and warned that further Social Security cuts could affect millions of Americans. Biden’s remarks in Chicago at the 2025 national conference of Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled marked his first public rebuttal of the Trump administration in the early days of his post-presidential life.
By Tina Sfondeles Verified| Chicago Sun-Times Verified Former President Joe Biden will return to Chicago Tuesday to speak before a national gathering of disability advocates focused on protecting and strengthening Social Security. Although organizers have called the event Biden’s first post-presidency public appearance, a Biden spokeswoman told the Sun-Times the former president “has been public for some time,” including remarks at an IBEW event last week.
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Chicago Sun-Times
The Chicago Sun-Times is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, launched in February 1948 from the merger of the morning Chicago Sun and the evening Times. It has a rich history, tracing back to the Chicago Evening Journal, which was published from 1844 until 1929. The newspaper has changed ownership several times, with the most recent acquisition by ST Acquisition Holdings in 2017. The Chicago Sun-Times provides extensive news coverage, including local, national, and international events. Its content encompasses politics, crime, education, and community news, along with in-depth sports analysis of Chicago teams like the Cubs, White Sox, Bears, Bulls, and Blackhawks. The newspaper also features entertainment reviews, opinion pieces, and business news, catering to a diverse audience in the Chicago metropolitan area.
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