Prayers for the pope. Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery this week to remove a cancerous nodule from his lung.
Fire them all. A candidate forum featuring Jaime West, a little-known Democratic county council candidate in Indiana, has gone viral online after West championed firing all Republicans and let viewers know “we have guns, too.” Yikes.
More politics. Gov. JB Pritzker and gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey traded barbs during a WTTW forum, and the new White House press secretary at a news conference announced the firing of longtime Trump ally Kimberly Guilfoyle. And the OIG finds “no actionable evidence” in an investigation into alleged misconduct by Chicago Board of Education presidential candidate Hilario Dominguez.
- “I mean, I don’t even talk to them. I don’t like them. What do you want me to say? I don’t like being around them.” — Indiana Democratic county council candidate Jaime West on Republicans in a now-viral candidate forum
- “The chest X-ray revealed good recovery of the operated lung. Overall, his postoperative recovery is proceeding as expected.” — Dr. Luigi Carbone and Dr. Stefano Margaritora, doctors for Pope Leo XIV, who underwent surgery to remove a cancerous nodule from his lung
- “The Inspector General reopened this case only weeks ago, after the former student said she had never been interviewed the first time. Investigators finally spoke with her in late September and with Mr. Dominguez last week. Now the matter is closed, in the middle of an election, after City Hall publicly demanded that the office move quickly. A process this compressed raises questions that deserve answers, whatever the outcome.” — Chicago Board of Education presidential candidate Jessica Biggs on the OIG finding of “no actionable evidence” of wrongdoing in an investigation into alleged misconduct by Hilario Dominguez
- “It’s this selfless approach, it’s playing for one another, playing for the Chicago White Sox organization. And the power of establishing an identity is that it can replicate throughout an organization, whether it be our minor-league players observing this, certainly our coaches, could be our evaluators when it comes to acquisitions. That clarity allows us to not only go out there and identify players we feel like can be a fit and be part of what we have going on here, but players within the organization that want to conduct their business a certain way, play a certain style, a winning style, for one another.” — Chicago White Sox GM Chris Getz
- “I’m just glad I’m not going to be known as the governor that lost the Bears.” — Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey to Gov. JB Pritzker during WTTW forum
- “She has been a wonderful asset to the team, and we wish her well.” — White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia on President Donald Trump’s administration asking Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign from her position as U.S. ambassador to Greece
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