This week, many Americans were introduced to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for the first time after Vice President Kamala Harris named him her running mate — and he’s got jokes. The Olympics continued, with U.S. athlete Noah Lyles being dubbed the “fastest man in the world” after winning gold in the men’s 100-meter race. Locally, the Sangamon County sheriff defended himself after Gov. J.B. Pritzker called for him to resign over the police shooting of Sonya Massey.
Read past quotes of the week here.
“I can’t wait to debate the guy; that is, if he’s willing to get off the couch and show up.”
— Tim Walz
Walz was referring to Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance at a rally in Philadelphia after being introduced as Vice President Kamala Harrs’ running mate.
“A lot of (expletive) happens in our country. But a lot of great things happen, too.”
— Kevin Durant
Durant spoke after a dramatic come-from-behind win by the U.S. men’s basketball team against Serbia at the Paris Olympics.
“I knew if I wanted to come out here and win, I had to give everything I had from the get-go. I didn’t have any time to save energy. So that was kind of the strategy for today.”
— Noah Lyles
U.S. gold medalist Lyles also won bronze in the 200-meter final — while having COVID-19.
“It seems that leaders in some of our neighboring states … have forgotten what it means to be a Midwesterner. Instead of helping those that need the support of the community, that needs it the most, actually, they are forcing them into the shadows.”
— State Rep. Dagmara Avelar of Bolingbrook
Avelar was referring to recently tightened abortion laws in Iowa and elsewhere, as reported in the Tribune
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.“Calls for my resignation are nothing more than political maneuvering during a tragic event and only hurt the good citizens of Sangamon County.”
— Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell
Campbell was referring to the outcry over the police shooting of Springfield woman Sonya Massey, as reported in the Tribune.
“We’re going to keep doing it because this is our lake too. But, the point is, we shouldn’t have to.”
— Glenn Rischke
Rischke’s group, the Alternative Anglers Association, has pulled more than 60 Divvy bikes out of Lake Michigan, as reported in the Tribune.
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