THE ILLINOIZE: So, what did we miss?

June 20, 2023

Good morning, subscribers.

Glad to be back after a week-plus away.

Don’t look now, but the Cubs are now just 3.5 games out of first place. In the meantime, the White Sox are the third-worst team in the American League and the Cardinals are the same level of bad in the NL. Sad. (Not really.)

The legislature remains out until October. Governor Pritzker has nothing on his public schedule.

There are 273 days to the 2024 primary election. There are 506 days to the November 2024 general election. But, who’s counting?

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Let’s get to it.

PROGRESSIVE OUTRAGE OVER PAUSE TO IMMIGRANT HEALTH PROGRAM

Progressives aren’t saying much publicly yet, but we’re hearing there’s a lot of frustration among both Latino caucus and progressive members of the General Assembly after an announcement the Pritzker administration will freeze enrollment in a Medicaid-style health insurance plan for undocumented immigrants.