Happy Teacher Appreciation Week, Illinois! To all of our teachers: thank you for believing in our children, lighting the path ahead, and helping shape our great state's future. Each day, you step into your classrooms with a mission to inspire — and you do, again and again.

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Today has been the social media equivalent to the last third of #Mountainhead

I honestly think clips of Taylor Swift visiting children’s hospitals are the deepest source of heart warming joy in this completely mad world.

So happy to see Sunny and Jessica again but my heart is still broken about Cassie. #unforgottenpbs

Know your rights, Illinois. Stay safe and stay informed.

Love that ESPN has shown Bruce Springsteen more than he who will go unmentioned. #USOpen

It’s Sunday Stop scrolling, if you will Take a 5-minute pause from your daily rush Listen to Bocelli’s Ave Maria Let your thoughts drift If you can, say a small prayer And begin your day with a heart full of beauty ✨

GOP logic under Trump: #Tylenol is more dangerous to children than guns.

We can’t fix education without fixing parenting. Teachers are burned out because too many children are showing up without the respect & discipline that should start at home. Until we hold parents accountable, the “teacher shortage’ will only worsen.

The reality of #Chicago the best city in the country.

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

Bette Midler is a LEGEND! 🤩

The cutest thing you'll see today 🥹

A lil something to celebrate 4⃣ straight dubs Repost for the chance to win a D’Andre Swift signed mini helmet

Destruction of the White House East Wing began today. Here it is in better times with better residents.

Hits every time.

Bruce Springsteen Responds to Minneapolis Killings With Fiery New Protest Song "I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis." rollingstone.com/music/music-ne…