Brenden Moore
@brendenmoore13
@LeeEntNews’ man in Springfield covering Illinois government + politics. @DePaulJOUR, @UISPAR alum. [email protected]
Bears fans traveled to Rome and gave Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV a shirt that says "Da Pope" (🎥 via Ann Bannapradist Munoz/FB)
Illinois House Republican Leader Tony McCombie’s response to Gov. Pritzker’s comments about redistricting:
Pritzker's full remarks on Texas trying to redistrict to add more GOP members to Congress. Context to governor's remarks: Princeton Gerrymandering Project gave Illinois an F in 2021 for drawing a map to elect as many Democrats as possible #twill
After pause, Trump Administration OKs $10 million grant for Jasper Street revitalization herald-review.com/news/local/gov…
Ozzy Osbourne, a founding father of British heavy metal, a latter-day solo star and a new-millennium reality TV luminary, died Tuesday after a yearslong struggle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 76. variety.com/2025/music/obi…
Statement by @weijia on behalf of the @whca on Trump excluding the @WSJ from the White House press pool as punishment for its coverage:
NEWS: Anne Pramaggiore has been sentenced to two years in prison, + a $750K fine. Judge points to ComEd changing for the good under her leadership but “…when it came to Mr. McClain and Mr. Madigan, you didn’t think to change the culture of corruption. Instead, you were all in.”
Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore just arrived to her sentencing at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, along with her legal team. A week ago, her former colleague John Hooker received 18 months in prison, kicking off sentencings for the ComEd Four more than 2 years post-conviction.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle endorses state Sen. Robert Peters for Congress chicagotribune.com/2025/07/21/ton…
.@Rivian has attracted another parts supplier to its orbit. Michigan-based @Adient, which manufactures seats for all major automakers, will establish a facility just south of the electric automaker's Normal plant. pantagraph.com/news/state-reg…
Croke is close to Gov. JB Pritzker. She worked on his 2018 campaign and was deputy chief of staff at @IllinoisDCEO before her election to the Illinois House. She’s also on the board of Pritzker’s abortion rights advocacy group @Think_Big_USA. #twill
At Cook County Dem slating: No endorsement, open primary, for US Senate. Croke endorsed for state comptroller.
At Cook County Dem slating: No endorsement, open primary, for US Senate. Croke endorsed for state comptroller.
Antonacci played at Sacred Heart-Griffin and for the @ShoesBaseball.
White Sox prospect Sam Antonacci is heading to Double-A Birmingham. .839 OPS with more walks than strikeouts and 27 stolen bases in High-A to this point in his first full professional season. @FutureSox