| | | | |  | | By Shia Kapos | Good Tuesday morning, Illinois. There are 3 surprising consequences of the U.S. Supreme Court’s immunity decision, reports POLITICO’s Kyle Cheney.
|  | TOP TALKER | | KA-CHING: The Democratic National Convention is on track to raise more money than any Democratic convention ever, according to organizers. But they’re not there yet. The host committee led by Chicago businessman Michael Sacks has received plenty of commitments, but until it’s in the bank, no one’s saying they’re finished raising the $85 million-plus needed to put on the four-day show in August. The Tribune has a big take: “Corporations, labor unions and Democratic political organizations have opened their checkbooks to help the Chicago DNC committee raise the money needed for what could be one of the most expensive political conventions in history,” reports Dan Petrella. An added twist: Everyone’s watching to see if last week’s debate kerfuffle will have an impact on giving. It hasn’t so far, acknowledged Natalie Edelstein, spokeswoman for the convention. Working hard for the money: “Our team is laser focused on the work ahead,” Edelstein told Playbook. “The host committee is grateful for the broad coalition of partners that continue to come together to support our city and this historic convention.” The host committee operates as a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, so fundraising disclosure forms won’t be filed until well after the convention. What we do know: Gov. JB Pritzker, who vowed the convention wouldn’t go into debt, is working behind the scenes, too. “Gov. Pritzker is excited to welcome the DNC to Chicago in August and has made clear from the beginning that the convention efforts have his full support. That includes helping the host committee raise from donors across the country,” said Pritzker spokeswoman Christina Amestoy. He’ll donate, too: Pritzker, who gave $1.25 million for the 2016 Democratic convention in Philadelphia, also plans to donate in his personal capacity for the Chicago event, according to a person from his political campaign. Corporate sponsors stepping up: United Airlines, McDonald’s, Archer Daniels Midland, CME Group, Cboe Global Markets and Peoples Gas have all donated, as well as numerous unions.
| | | THE BUZZ | | | HASHING IT OUT: In the closing days of the spring legislative session in May, the Illinois Senate passed a bill to regulate hemp products, including Delta-8 — but some hemp businesses see it as an outright ban and an existential threat to their industry. The Illinois House didn’t move on the bill, and the governor has expressed support for the legislation, suggesting the House could pass it during the veto session later this year. “I think it should be regulated,” Pritzker told reporters after the legislative session. Hemp businesses have now written a letter to the governor reiterating their support for strict regulations and accusing the bill’s supporters of ignoring them when the bill was written. The letter states: “The current proposal, HB 4293, destroys the hemp industry and hurts millions of hemp consumers in Illinois. It will shutter store fronts across the state, leaving thousands jobless. It does nothing to address unsafe hemp products being shipped across our border and favors our out-of-state competitors. But, more than any other interest group, HB 4293 favors multi-billion dollar cannabis companies. This approach is fundamentally unfair and does not deserve your support.” The full text of the letter is here. RELATED Black- and gay-owned cannabis businesses opening and expanding in Illinois, by the Tribune’s Robert McCoppin If you are Michael Sacks, Playbook would like to hear from you. Email skapos@politico.com
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| | THE STATEWIDES | | — NEW THIS MORNING: The iFAB Tech Hub at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will be awarded $51 million from the federal government, according to an announcement from the White House this morning. Twelve regional technology and innovation hubs are receiving funding “to accelerate the growth of innovative industries,” which includes creating jobs. — New Illinois law protecting child social media creators now in effect: “Illinois is the first state in the nation to ensure that children of family vloggers receive compensation for their work,” by WBEZ’s Max Lubbers. — Family of Pearl Harbor veteran from Chicago retrieve Purple Heart medal from Illinois Treasurer’s Office, by the Tribune’s Molly Morrow — Supreme Court ruling in Snyder case could impact how officials interact with contractors, vendors, by the Post-Tribune’s Alexandra Kukulka and Michelle L. Quinn — Illinois has worst economic health of any state in the US, WalletHub finds, via the State Journal-Register’s Claire Grant
| | CHICAGO | | — Chicago pension debt rises to $37B as city hunts for cash: “The amount the city owes to its four pensions that pay benefits to retired firefighters, police officers, municipal workers and laborers increased because of changes in pension assumptions and legislation, according to the report,” by Bloomberg’s Shruti Singh. — Would lowering the citywide speed limit actually slow down Chicago drivers? “A City Council committee in May discussed the idea of reducing the default limit from 30 mph to 25. WBEZ analyzed city data to see what impact a similar change has had,” by WBEZ’s Alden Loury. — Chicago restaurants are being burglarized in record numbers: “There were 635 burglaries reported at restaurants last year, the most since at least 2001, and the city is on pace to surpass that number this year,” by the Sun-Times’ Ambar Colón, Mohammad Samra and Tom Schuba. — 53 arrested, including 9 juveniles, in Lakeview hours after Pride celebrations, police say, by ABC 7’s Jessica D'Onofrio and Jasmine Minor
| | COOK COUNTY AND COLLARS | | — BIG LAWSUIT: Ex-employee of a Cook County agency sues over his firing, alleging retaliation: Frank Calabrese "filed the whistleblower suit against Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele and her top aide in federal court last week,” by WBEZ’s Dan Mihalopoulos. The allegation: In the filing, Calabrese says he was interviewed by investigators from the county’s Office of the Independent Inspector General, who "told him Steele and [Dan] Balanoff were the targets of the probe and that they were 'investigating many matters about them,' including the February incident involving the Bears property in the northwest suburbs," WBEZ's story explains Here’s the court filing. — Cook County to invest $20M in 26 stormwater management projects in underserved communities: “Projects that received at least $1 million were in Harvey, South Holland, Park Ridge and Maine Township, Burbank and Oak Lawn, Bedford Park, Lyons Township, Crestwood and Midlothian, Northfield Township and a project between Forest View, Lyons and McCook,” by the Daily Southtown’s Samantha Moilanen. — Public hearings coming soon on plan to consolidate CTA, Metra and Pace, by the Daily Herald’s Marni Pyke
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| | KEEPING UP WITH THE DELEGATION | | — Remembering Highland Park victims: Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Congressman Brad Schneider are introducing a resolution honoring the memory of the victims of the shooting at the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park two years ago. The House version of the resolution was introduced last week, and the Senate version will be officially introduced when the Senate is back in session next week.
| | THE NATIONAL TAKE | | — Biden says public must block Trump if Supreme Court will not, by POLITICO’s Jennifer Haberkorn and Josh Gerstein — How to salvage the Jan. 6 case against Trump, by POLITICO’s Ankush Khardori — How Biden HQ’s ‘bunker’ mentality teed up a debate meltdown, by POLITICO’s Eli Stokols, Elena Schneider, Jonathan Lemire and Adam Cancryn — Progressive advocacy group plans $10M offensive targeting Supreme Court, by POLITICO’s Heidi Przybyla
| | TRANSITIONS | | — Rodolfo De Jesus is now director of public affairs for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago. He was associate director of community engagement at the nonprofit.
| | | EVENTS | | | — July 12: State Sen. Elgie Sims is holding his fundraising golf outing. Details here — July 12: Congressman Darin LaHood headlines a fundraiser for Republican Jerry Evans, who’s running in the 11th Congressional District. Contact sallie@nyhan.co for reservations.
| | | TRIVIA | | | MONDAY’s ANSWER: Congrats to Mary Kay Minaghan for correctly answering that Chicago Ald. Herman O. Glade (11th) was convicted of bribery in 1872. TODAY’s QUESTION: When was the last time the Democrats had a brokered convention and who went home with the nomination?
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