Rick Pearson
Political Reporter at Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune political reporter. Lifetime Achievement Award/Chicago Headline Club-SPJ. Tweets are mine. RTs don’t = endorsement.
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1 week ago |
chicagotribune.com | Rick Pearson
Three-term Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs said Monday he would not seek the 2026 Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat of Dick Durbin, who is retiring at the end of his term. “There is a mess in Washington right now and we need to send someone who will fight for all of us in Illinois, but that person will not be me,” Frerichs wrote in an email to supporters.
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1 week ago |
chicagotribune.com | Rick Pearson
George Homer Ryan served one term as Illinois governor, his scandal-clouded tenure and subsequent imprisonment on federal corruption charges overshadowing a nationally historic move to halt the state’s death penalty and empty its Death Row amid concerns of widespread misconduct in capital cases.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Rick Pearson
George Homer Ryan served one term as Illinois governor, his scandal-clouded tenure and subsequent imprisonment on federal corruption charges overshadowing a nationally historic move to halt the state’s death penalty and empty its Death Row amid concerns of widespread misconduct in capital cases.
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1 week ago |
chicagotribune.com | Rick Pearson
Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker said Thursday night he has not made up his mind on seeking a third term and demurred on a 2028 presidential run in a light-hearted interview with TV host Jimmy Kimmel that featured the governor offering self-deprecating nicknames about his weight for Republican President Donald Trump to use. “JB Pizza. JB Back Ribs. Jay Biggie. JB the Hut. J Pritzed His Pants. Pritz Crackers.
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2 weeks ago |
chicagotribune.com | Rick Pearson
Gov. JB Pritzker and three other Democratic state chief executives on Tuesday night called for Democrats to mobilize and protest outside Republican congressional offices to oppose President Donald Trump’s administrative actions following his first 100 days in office. “It’s time to fight. Everybody has to get up, stand up, speak out, show up. And if you can’t go somewhere to do that, well, go online and make sure you’re speaking up and showing up online.
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RT @royalpratt: Our ace City Hall team led by @byaliceyin is out with an excellent look at Mayor Brandon Johnson two years in. With the exc…
Was honored to have the Political Junkie, Ken Rudin, ask me to discuss US Sen Dick Durbin’s career: https://t.co/0Bvt6xcoQ9
RT @chicagotribune: The front page of today's Chicago Tribune. Read the e-edition here: https://t.co/2Eo6R3Ww6b https://t.co/tc30KLke3b