after 40 years, the Blender has finally won. #twill IYKYK

We are so proud to join Wards365 for Summer50 Fest at the United Center on Saturday, May 18. This is a great opportunity to get signed up for summer programming and youth jobs. Make sure you have a plan for Summer 2024.

Paint me like one of your French Canadians 🧑‍🎨🎨🖌️

⁦Jon Hansen⁩ with a nice tribute to “Blackhawk Bob” Gertenrich, who holds the attendance record for most consecutive home games. His streak began in 1968!

Cricket Hill, Chicago’s unofficial Eclipse Watch Party, because where else?

take 4 minutes from your busy life to watch this vid. you won’t regret it.

abc7chicago.com/brankos-sandwi…

Happy Scott Foster Day

I’m honored to be the Democratic nominee for Cook County State’s Attorney! Congratulations to Clayton Harris on a hard-fought campaign.

There is so much more that unites us than what divides us. I promise to work tirelessly to help build a safer, stronger Cook County together.

remember this when they tell you that you’re not paying your “fair share”

I saw another right-wing cheap-shot artist describe Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker as a child of privilege. That would be true if money was the only thing that mattered. But Pritzker lost both of his parents by the age of 17. A thread. 1/7

After 5 decades in Lincoln Park, sandwich shop Branko’s is closing its doors.

Like so many mom-and-pop shops, it has an incredible story.

Founded by immigrants who left then-Yugoslavia for Chicago. Generations worked to keep it going.

✍️ Leen Yassine: blockclubchicago.org/2024/03/28/bel…

In search of the Illuminati at the Denver Airport…ground zero for conspiracy theories

For the first time since Election Day, Eileen O’Neill Burke has widened her lead Clayton Harris III in the hotly contested Democratic primary race for Cook County state’s attorney. Story by A.D. Quig and Claire Malon chicagotribune.com/2024/03/27/one…

Eileen O’Neill Burke Clayton Harris for Cook County State's Attorney 🗳 The Chicago Board of Elections just added 2,102 votes for the Cook County State's Attorney election. Eileen O'Neill Burke Eileen O’Neill Burke now leads Clayton Harris III Clayton Harris for Cook County State's Attorney by 1,637 votes. Burke increased the margin by 28 votes. Burke won 51% of the votes counted.

Marxist/socialist alders are statistically less effective at keeping their wards safe from criminals, than the old school pols they replaced. Here’s Crain’s to explain why that’s a good thing: chicagobusiness.com/politics/study…

When I was a kid, there weren't pride nights.

I can only imagine the difference it would have made if my sports heroes and teams made an effort to say that it was OK to be gay.

LGBT youth are 4 times more likely to attempt suicide. Hopefully, these nights make a difference.

It's that time of year again—spring cleaning! 🌸 Join Alderman Hopkins, Rep. Margaret Croke, and my office on Sunday, April 7th from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. for a drive-through shred event. Review the flyer below for more details:

New total.
City and County Board of Elections mail ins now added today.
Eileen O’Neill Burke leads by 1643 votes over Clayton Harris for Cook County State's Attorney
Still too close to call #StatesAttorneyRace

(As many as 3500 Provisional and Nursing Home ballots left to count, as well as some Overseas ballots)

UPDATE ON PROVISIONAL BALLOTS:

The latest number of provisional ballots is 1,991, according to the BoE. An input mistake from a board staffer originally put that number about 1k higher. Essentially - a typo. More to come