Spotlight Politics: Battle Over Illinois Democratic Party Chair; Lightfoot Pitches Soldier Field Dome


In this week’s edition of Spotlight Politics:

Squabbling over who should chair the Democratic Party of Illinois continues as Gov. J.B. Pritzker recruits state Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez (D-Cicero) to run against current chair U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly.

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Pritzker says it’s nothing personal and the move is just about fundraising, but Kelly says she plans to stick around. Could such internecine feuds negatively impact Chicago’s bid for the Democratic National Convention in 2024?

Mayor Lori Lightfoot pitches a $2.2 billion renovation of Soldier Field that would put a dome over the stadium as she attempts to dissuade the Chicago Bears from decamping to Arlington Heights. But have the Bears already made a decision on their future home?

And search engine giant Google agrees to buy the Thompson Center, taking over the former downtown hub for state government. Google says 2,000 employees will occupy the entire building. Meanwhile, the state will pay $75 million to takeover a former BMO Harris Bank on LaSalle Street.

Paris Schutz, Heather Cherone and NPR Illinois’ Hannah Meisel take on those stories and more.


 

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