Democrat Paul Vallas, a mayoral candidate and the former CEO of Chicago Public Schools (CPS), raised the issue of school safety after multiple children were shot outside of Carl Schultz High School. There have been shootings near two Chicago high schools already this school year.
State Rep. Brad Stephens (R-Rosemont) recently commented that Illinois continues to miss out on opportunities to attract electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing business, despite efforts by the Pritzker administration to incentivize EV production in the state.