Statement from Chairman George H. McCaskey and President & CEO Kevin Warren:

Republican leaders criticized the session schedule and new taxes in this year’s budget, but saw progress in their overall inclusion in budget talks. Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie joined “Chicago Tonight” to discuss the spring session. to.wttw.com/4vtMFlI

🚨SCUM: 5-hours since 2 Chicago Police Officers were gunned down by a naked felon, 1 cop is dead and the other fighting for his life—crickets from @GovPritzker & @ChicagosMayor.

Gennings Dunker on throwing an NFL Draft party for his Hometown: “I know the draft party is kind of about me but I don’t want it to be about me. I want it be about the community and the town I grew up in and the people that helped raise me.” #steelers

Prosecutor says SAFE-T Act prevents man arrested for DUI with a 22-month old child in the car from being detained... despite his two previous DUI convictions. wgntv.com/news/wgn-investiga…

After Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson called the killing of Loyola University student Sheridan Gorman “senseless violence,” her family releasing a statement, “We acknowledge Mayor Johnson’s statement five days after our daughter, Sheridan's murder and his condolences to our family, as well as his recognition of the work of the Chicago Police Department. But what happened to Sheridan cannot be reduced to a “senseless tragedy,” nor can it be explained in general terms about public safety. Sheridan was our daughter. She was 18 years old. She was doing something entirely normal—walking near her campus with friends. She should be here. This was not random. It was not inevitable. And it cannot be treated as though it were. We appreciate the efforts of law enforcement in making an arrest. But safety is not defined by how quickly a case is solved after the fact. It is defined by whether a young woman like Sheridan is protected in the first place. “Our daughter was not in the wrong place at the wrong time. The system failed her.” “Calling this ‘senseless’ is not enough. There must be a clear and honest accounting of what went wrong.” “We are not interested in rhetoric. We are asking for accountability.” We will not allow Sheridan’s life to be reduced to a talking point or a generalization. We expect leadership that is willing to confront hard truths and ensure that what happened to her does not happen again. We stand ready to engage with the Mayor and any public official willing to approach this with seriousness, transparency, and a commitment to real change.”

🚨 Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says he's going to "double down" on protecting illegal aliens from ICE even after the murder of Sheridan Gorman: "This tragedy is not going to deter us from our work."

A sitting alderman, Maria Hadden 🌈🌈🌈 (pronoun fighter) of the 49th Ward, described the murder of Sheridan Gorman as “wrong place, wrong time” and suggested the attacker may have been “startled.” We have a serious problem in Chicago. When leadership frames violent crime this way, it raises real concerns about priorities, accountability, and public safety. This is about the direction of our city and the influence of major political organizations like the Chicago Teachers Union, SEIU, and United Working Families—and whether their priorities are aligned with everyday Chicagoans. 49th Ward: we must make sure this is her last term. #ChicagoFlipsRed

During former President Clinton’s deposition over Jeffrey Epstein, he recalls one of those flights included @JBPritzker. “I think that I had my first trip for the man who's now the governor of Illinois, JB Pritzker and his wife.” This is wild!😵‍💫

While Tony McCombie and Illinois Republicans double down on their support of Trump and his disastrous policies, Americans are not. Not even in deep red Texas. We will continue to remind Illinois voters who stands with them and the Constitution.