![]() ![]() Debra Silverstein, whose resolution condemning Hamas’ attack in Israel passed after a fiery debate, has announced that she won’t seek reelection as Democratic committeeperson of the 50th Ward. | Silverstein's Twitter feedīIG MOVE: Chicago Ald. Debra Silverstein, at the podium, is staying with the City Council but won't seek reelection for Democratic committeeperson. We're pretending like now we got the power, let us show you how it's supposed to be done. "We were not ready because we haven't been in government long enough to know how government really works. And I'm speaking my whole heart," she told Ben Joravsky on his podcast. Jeanette Taylor (20th), a Johnson ally suggested progressives aren’t up to the task of managing City Hall. Johnson’s pick, Keiana Barrett is senior adviser.įueling the criticism: Last week, South Side Ald. In the end: Pritzker won the personnel battle, with a top aide, Christy George, named as DNC host committee executive director. Tammy Duckworth led efforts to bring the convention to Chicago. Tension has affected Democratic Convention planning, too: The reason it took so long for organizers of the 2024 Democratic National convention to name a host committee leader is because Johnson wanted control of the pick - even though Pritzker and Sen. The time of the release had to do with a commitment to get it out ASAP,” Jason Lee, the mayor’s top adviser, told Playbook. “But instead we began the process as soon as we had it. The response: Johnson’s administration says it issued the environmental impact statement as soon as the city received it late Friday. It was a sign that the usual intergovernmental communication system wasn’t working. That tension was noticeable Friday, when a Pritzker spokeswoman said publicly that the governor’s office was in the dark about an environmental report that was supposed to have been released by day's end about the Brighton Park migrant shelter. The story cites what observers have noticed for months: “There is real frustration behind the scenes on both sides, stemming from the migrant crisis, Chicago’s crime wave, a tug of war over leadership of the Democratic National Convention and the parade of tax increases and costly mandates being imposed on Chicago’s business community.” There is real frustration and tension behind the scenes on both sides.” The lead-in: “Don’t be fooled by the mayor’s winning smile and soaring, preacher’s son rhetoric, nor by the governor’s make-nice statements from the podium. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is frosty, report Sun-Times' Fran Spielman and Tina Sfondeles in a story out today. Though 40s in Illinois are nice.īETWEEN THE LINES: The relationship between Gov. We’re reporting today from the home office in D.C., where temps feel springy. ![]()
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