| | | | |  | | By Shia Kapos | | Presented by |  | | | Good Tuesday morning, Illinois. Is it Friday yet?
|  | TOP TALKER | | BUDDY COPS: Chicago and Milwaukee will be sharing police forces during the national political conventions that are hitting both towns this summer. Quid pro quo: “The Chicago police are going to help at the Milwaukee Republican Convention this year, and the Milwaukee Police are coming to help us for our Democratic Convention here in Chicago,” Gov. JB Pritzker said during an interview Monday on Bloomberg Television’s "Balance of Power." Same old question: Pritzker was asked (again) whether Chicago’s convention will echo the 1968 Democratic Convention, also in Chicago, which saw violent clashes between police and protesters. “We have protests at every convention all over the country every four years, both the Democrats and the Republicans. So, we expect that there will be protests this time just like there were last time, four years ago and eight years ago and back in 1996,” when the convention was also in Chicago, Pritzker noted. Besides, times change: “1968 is an awfully long time ago and a whole lot has changed,” Pritzker said. “So, we don’t expect anything quite like that.” All hands on deck: Pritzker said Chicago Police are working with the Secret Service and FBI, as well as the Illinois State Police and Cook County sheriff's office to handle the crowds. And Milwaukee and Chicago Police forces will trade off. “It’s quite an extensive plan. It's something that the federal government is quite good at,” Pritzker said. Money, honey: The effort is also made easier since federal funding was approved for increased security at both conventions. “So, we feel pretty good about where we stand,” the governor said. RELATED No, 2024's Democratic Convention will not resemble 1968's: “Hyperbolic comparisons between the ongoing campus protests and Kent State, or fear mongering over another ‘Chicago ’68,’ are just too irresistible for our conflict-addicted media. Most of the callbacks to the ’60s are facile, clichéd, specious, and easily debunked,” by Puck’s Peter Hamby.
| | THE BUZZ | | SCOOP: A national pro-Jewish college alumni group is launching a six-figure ad campaign calling for the firing of Northwestern University President Michael Schill over his handling of recent campus protests. Their complaint: “Michael Schill’s short tenure at Northwestern has been marred by failure after failure – it’s time for him to go,” said Alums for Campus Fairness Executive Director Avi D. Gordon. “He refused to define antisemitism and now has gone so far as to cut a deal with its perpetrators, rewarding them for breaking campus rules and harassing Jewish students.” Congress calling: The ad campaign comes as Schill is being called to testify before a congressional committee May 23 about the pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Sitting with Schill: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce will also question the presidents of Rutgers University and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The presidents of Yale University and the University of Michigan will be required to appear at a later date. Addressing antisemitism: “Over the last several days, the presidents of Northwestern and Rutgers have made shocking concessions to the unlawful antisemitic encampments on their campuses,” Republican Congresswoman Virginia Foxx, of North Carolina, said in a statement announcing the hearing. She accused the university presidents of “surrendering to antisemitic radicals in despicable displays of cowardice.” The university responds: “Northwestern’s foremost responsibility is ensuring the safety of our students. We are confident in the actions we have taken to address antisemitism on our campus, and President Schill looks forward to discussing them with the House Committee on Education and the Workforce,” spokesman Jon Yates said in a statement. At issue: Schill has drawn criticism from Jewish organizations about his allowing the pro-Palestinian protests to continue on campus. The student activists, who want the university to divest from financial interests in Israel, had set up camp at the university’s Deering Meadow last month. After five days, they agreed to pull back on protesting after the university agreed to restart an advisory committee on university investments. RELATED University of Chicago says free speech is sacred. Some students see hypocrisy: “The president has allowed protest encampments. But they have also disrupted campus life, and he wants the tents down,” by The New York Times’ Jeremy W. Peters. Protesters facing police at University of Chicago, via CBS2 Ken Griffin lashes out at Ivy League protests, via Bloomberg’s Janet Lorin If you are Michael Schill, Playbook would like to hear from you. Email skapos@politico.com
| | | | A message from Capture Jobs Now: Illinois has bold goals for dramatically reducing greenhouse gas emissions by the end of the decade and carbon capture and storage (CCS) can help. New legislation in the General Assembly will advance CCS projects in Illinois, helping the state reach its clean energy goals while simultaneously improving air quality, and promoting job creation and economic growth. Let’s capture jobs now and advance Illinois’ clean energy economy. | | | | | WHERE'S JB | | In Bloomington at 10 a.m. to celebrate Ferrero’s new factory opening — At the Governor’s Mansion in Springfield at 1 p.m. to give remarks at IMA Electric Vehicle Showcase Day.
| | WHERE's BRANDON | | No official public events.
| | Where's Toni | | No official public events. Have a tip, suggestion, birthday, new job or (heaven forbid) a complaint? Email skapos@politico.com
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| | THE STATEWIDES | | — Illinois’ legislative session is winding down. Here are 7 education issues to watch in Springfield, by Chalkbeat’s Samantha Smylie — Pritzker eyes a $20B quantum-computing campus, by Crain’s John Pletz — Illinois online casino legislation is stagnant, but not entirely dead, by PlayUSA’s Matthew Kredell — GET REAL: Secretary of state’s office urges residents to get a Real ID as federal deadline is a year away, by the Tribune’s Olivia Stevens
| | CHICAGO | | — City workers who accused Water Department supervisors of racism agree to tentative $5.8M settlement: “A dozen Black employees said they were subjected to managers’ racist comments and shorted on overtime and promotions. ‘The racism lasted for decades ... which raises the question of why the city’s uppermost leaders failed to act,’ said attorney Vic Henderson,” by the Sun-Times’ Andy Grimm and Fran Spielman. — Johnson reverses course on moving migrants from downtown to proposed shelter in 11th Ward after opposition from alderman, property owners: “The change came after the owners of the property said Johnson never informed them of his plans to use the building at 3951 S. Canal St. for a shelter. When the Tribune asked the city about that apparent disconnect, the Department of Family and Support Services released a Monday statement saying the city is ‘no longer considering’ doing so,” by the Tribune’s Alice Yin. — Deep dive into the process for granting benefits to Chicago police officers injured or killed while off duty, by the Tribune’s Sam Charles — Faced with cuts under a new funding formula, several CPS schools are rejecting their budgets, by WBEZ’s Sarah Karp — The Field Museum now has an incredibly rare fossil proving birds are dinosaurs, by WTTW’s Patty Wetli — Bally’s profits continue to lag at Medinah Temple, executives say, by the Block Club’s Melody Mercado
| | | | A message from Capture Jobs Now:   | | | | | TAKING NAMES | | — Judge Edmond E. Chang of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is featured in an oral history interview with the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism. The interview recognizes Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Chang’s story: The child of immigrant parents from Taiwan, Chang worked at Dunkin Donuts and delivered papers growing up. He would become the youngest federal judge in the U.S. and the first Asian American Article III federal judge in Illinois and the Seventh Circuit, according to a bio. The interview is here. — Brian Stryker, an Illinois pollster, has been honored with a 2024 Campaign Excellence Award for Pollster of the Year by the American Association of Political Consultants. The award was for his work on the Janet Protasiewicz for Wisconsin Supreme Court campaign in 2023.
| | SPOTTED | | — Arizona Congressman Rubén Gallego headlined a fundraiser at Hubbard Inn in Chicago, his hometown, on Monday. Gallego is running as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate and could face Republican Kari Lake, depending on how that primary race goes. Joining Gallego in Chicago were attorneys Jesse Ruiz and Martin Montes, Ald. Gil Villegas and financial services exec George Burciaga. Gallego and Villegas share a special bond: They are both Marine vets. Also spotted were host committee members Becky Carroll and Carmen Rossi.
| | | | DON’T MISS POLITICO’S ENERGY SUMMIT: The future of energy faces a crossroads in 2024 as policymakers and industry leaders shape new rules, investments and technologies. Join POLITICO’s Energy Summit on June 5 as we convene top voices to examine the shifting global policy environment in a year of major elections in the U.S. and around the world. POLITICO will examine how governments are writing and rewriting new rules for the energy future and America’s own role as a major exporter. REGISTER HERE. | | | | | | | Reader Digest | | We asked when you heard shots fired: David Prosperi: “I was with President Reagan on March 30, 1981, when John Hinckley fired shots at the president that also hit White House press secretary Jim Brady, Secret Service agent Tim McCarthy and Washington police officer Thomas Delahanty.” John Camper: “Covering the Detroit riot, July, 1967. Matthew McLoughlin: “When people hear I live in Chicago, they often ask if I feel unsafe. But the reality is that the only time I've ever been shot at was while hiking along the Rio Grande in Texas.” Mark Michaels: “When I was on Addison driving past Troy about five years ago. I heard some pops and then felt my car's back driver's side smashed by another car. The car then sped away because the gunfire was targeted at that other car.” James Straus: “Highland Park’s July 4th Parade.” Judith Weinstein: “It was when we were living in Baltimore in the 1980s and ‘90s. I thought it was a screen door slamming.” Charles Keller: “I was moving my son into a condo in Greektown when we heard a shot and screams. It turned out a security guard at a store nearby shot a man with an ax.” Michael Marsh: “I was playing guitar in my living room when I heard gunfire on a recent Saturday morning. Cops arrived within minutes due to a ShotSpotter alert.” NEXT QUESTION: Where would you take Joe Biden to dinner in Illinois?
| | KEEPING UP WITH THE DELEGATION | | — FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi sent a letter with all 14 Democratic members of the U.S. House delegation calling on President Joe Biden to bestow the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White. The letter commemorates White’s “exemplary record of service to our Illinois constituents, the American military, public education, athletics, and to numerous civic causes to combat racial injustice and create economic opportunities for underserved youth.”
| | THE NATIONAL TAKE | | — Trump’s behavior outside the courtroom will make matters even worse for him, writes POLITICO’s Ankush Khardori — Forget the sex. Check out those titillating invoices at the Trump hush money trial, by POLITICO’s Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney — Joe Biden leans, once more, on the tent pole address, by POLITICO’s Jonathan Lemire and Jennifer Haberkorn — OPINION: Govs. Pritzker, Evers say Clean water is our moonshot moment for Midwest climate leadership, via Tribune
| | TRANSITIONS | | — Alejo Torres is vice president of strategic advisory services for Morreale Communications. He was a vice president over multiple projects in transportation, healthcare and aviation industries. — Harmony Harrington is vice president of public affairs at Morreale Communications. She’s a former healthcare executive, lobbyist, Illinois House of Representatives staff attorney and policy adviser to then Illinois Lt. Govs. Corinne Wood and Pat Quinn.
| | | | A message from Capture Jobs Now: Illinois is positioned to lead the way on carbon reduction efforts with geology that is uniquely suited for carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology. CCS captures carbon dioxide emissions at the source, preventing their release into the atmosphere and storing them permanently deep underground, more than a mile beneath the surface. According to the Clean Air Task Force, CCS is a safe and proven technology that has been commercially applied to operations in the U.S. since the 1970s. The Climate and Landowner Protection Act (HB569/SB3311) builds on the existing stringent requirements mandated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and would allow Illinois to deploy CCS technology more widely, resulting in reduced greenhouse gas emissions and a healthier and more sustainable future for Illinois communities. Let’s capture jobs now and advance Illinois’ clean energy economy. | | | | | EVENTS | | — Thursday: The Southland Development Authority will host Beyond the Call: Veteran Business Support Symposium' in Richton Park. Details here — June 11: Bears CEO Kevin Warren sits down with Fox 32’s Lou Canellis for a conversation sponsored by the Lincoln Forum. Details here
| | TRIVIA | | MONDAY’s ANSWER: Congrats to Kathy Carroll for correctly answering that Chicago Sister City Sydney, Australia’s Kingsford Smith International Airport is named after Australian navigator Charles Kingsford Smith. TODAY’s QUESTION: Who wrote General Order #11 of the Grand Army of the Republic that established Remembrance Day, now Memorial Day, and where in Illinois was he born?
| | | HAPPY BIRTHDAY | | | Chicago Ald. Jason Ervin, Champaign Mayor Deb Frank Feinen, East Aurora school board member Alex Arroyo, former state Sen. Calvin Schuneman (who turns 98!), Illinois Federation of Teachers President Dan Montgomery, state Rep. Kam Buckner chief of staff Dulana Reese, After School Matters CEO Mary Ellen Caron, Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council VP Wade Beasley and Caroline Heckemeyer, who is state Rep. Margaret Croke’s director of operations and logistics. -30- Correction: Monday’s version of Illinois Playbook misstated a National Take headline. It should have read: Blagojevich pops up at Trump’s donor retreat. | | | | Follow us on Twitter | | | | Subscribe to the POLITICO Playbook family Playbook | Playbook PM | California Playbook | Florida Playbook | Illinois Playbook | Massachusetts Playbook | New Jersey Playbook | New York Playbook | Ottawa Playbook | Brussels Playbook | London Playbook View all our political and policy newsletters | | Follow us | | | | |
