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Feb 28

* 2/25/26 - Crains - Waymo eyes Chicago for robotaxi rollout..................

(1) from article: "The Mountain View, Calif.-based company is deploying a small fleet of human-

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* 2/25/26 - Crains - Waymo eyes Chicago for robotaxi rollout..................

(1) from article: "The Mountain View, Calif.-based company is deploying a small fleet of human-

Feb 28

Feb 28

**** 2/28/26 - Phillips P. OBrien - The USA And Israel Have Started Bombing Iran: A Primer.........

(1) from substack post: "Remember he (Trump) is laser-focussed on the 2026 elections now. I

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**** 2/28/26 - Phillips P. OBrien - The USA And Israel Have Started Bombing Iran: A Primer.........

(1) from substack post: "Remember he (Trump) is laser-focussed on the 2026 elections now. I

Feb 28

Feb 27

** 2/27/26 - Alice Evans - Can Women Walk Home Safely?..............

(1) from sustack post: "For most of human history, power has been won by militarised coalitions

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** 2/27/26 - Alice Evans - Can Women Walk Home Safely?..............

(1) from sustack post: "For most of human history, power has been won by militarised coalitions

Feb 27

Feb 27

* 2/18/26 - Foundry Park plan clears City Council — but infrastructure question lingers

(1) from crain's article: "The project from a joint venture of Chicago-based JDL Development

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* 2/18/26 - Foundry Park plan clears City Council — but infrastructure question lingers

(1) from crain's article: "The project from a joint venture of Chicago-based JDL Development

Feb 27

Feb 27

*** 2/27/26 - Brad Delong - Understanding the State of the Corrupt Supreme Court Today...........

from start of article: "There are many people worth respecting and following writing about the

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*** 2/27/26 - Brad Delong - Understanding the State of the Corrupt Supreme Court Today...........

from start of article: "There are many people worth respecting and following writing about the

Feb 27

Feb 26

** 10/7/25 - KFF - A Current Snapshot of the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit..............

from article: .......................................................................................

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** 10/7/25 - KFF - A Current Snapshot of the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit..............

from article: .......................................................................................

Feb 26

Feb 26

* 2/24/26 - A City that Works (substack newsletter): Governor Pritzker’s housing plan takes this crisis seriously......................

from substack post: "The housing crisis, however, is not a local issue. It's simply too big

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* 2/24/26 - A City that Works (substack newsletter): Governor Pritzker’s housing plan takes this crisis seriously......................

from substack post: "The housing crisis, however, is not a local issue. It's simply too big

Feb 26

Feb 26

*** 2/26/26 - Gary Marcus - America, and probably the world, stands on a precipice (Pentagon is demanding full access to Anthropic’s AI software, for applications such as military surveillance and autonomous weapons without humans in the loop. This could well extend to nuclear weapons.)

from substack post: "The second is that Hegseth's maneuver is an audacious power grabs that

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*** 2/26/26 - Gary Marcus - America, and probably the world, stands on a precipice (Pentagon is demanding full access to Anthropic’s AI software, for applications such as military surveillance and autonomous weapons without humans in the loop. This could well extend to nuclear weapons.)

from substack post: "The second is that Hegseth's maneuver is an audacious power grabs that

Feb 26

Feb 25

** 2/24/26 - Fred Kaplan - Why This Iran Comment From Trump’s Top General Is a Big Deal - Trump still has a moment to shift course.............

from article: "Trump must be confounded by the resistance and the warnings, which are new things

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** 2/24/26 - Fred Kaplan - Why This Iran Comment From Trump’s Top General Is a Big Deal - Trump still has a moment to shift course.............

from article: "Trump must be confounded by the resistance and the warnings, which are new things

Feb 25

Feb 25

* 2/12/26 - Civic Federation - Setting the Stage for the FY2027 Illinois State Budget + Understanding H.R. 1: How Federal Tax Code Changes Could Impact Illinois ..

https://www.civicfed.org/setting-stage-fy2027-illinois-state-budget Setting the Stage for the FY2027

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* 2/12/26 - Civic Federation - Setting the Stage for the FY2027 Illinois State Budget + Understanding H.R. 1: How Federal Tax Code Changes Could Impact Illinois ..

https://www.civicfed.org/setting-stage-fy2027-illinois-state-budget Setting the Stage for the FY2027

Feb 25

Feb 25

*** 2/23/26 - PEW - State of the Union 2026: Where Americans stand on key issues facing the nation................

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/02/23/state-of-the-union-2026-where-americans-stand-on-

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*** 2/23/26 - PEW - State of the Union 2026: Where Americans stand on key issues facing the nation................

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/02/23/state-of-the-union-2026-where-americans-stand-on-

Feb 25

Feb 25

** 2/23/26 - Sheinbaum Kills a Drug Lord and Crosses Her Rubicon.....................

from article: "The Mexican military operation, backed by US intelligence, cements a major

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** 2/23/26 - Sheinbaum Kills a Drug Lord and Crosses Her Rubicon.....................

from article: "The Mexican military operation, backed by US intelligence, cements a major

Feb 25

Feb 25

* 2/24/26 - Crains - Trump funding cuts and threats to Illinois reach $61.5B and counting (with big table of many items) ......

from article: "For Illinois, the strong-arm approach by Trump has meant regular threats to a

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* 2/24/26 - Crains - Trump funding cuts and threats to Illinois reach $61.5B and counting (with big table of many items) ......

from article: "For Illinois, the strong-arm approach by Trump has meant regular threats to a

Feb 25

Feb 25

*** 2/19/26 - CATO Institute - The White House Still Can’t Grasp That Americans Pay US Tariffs - 7 independent research teams have now examined the “who’s paying” question and have reached essentially the same answer: We are.

from article: "More rigorous economic research confirms our conclusion. We now count at least

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*** 2/19/26 - CATO Institute - The White House Still Can’t Grasp That Americans Pay US Tariffs - 7 independent research teams have now examined the “who’s paying” question and have reached essentially the same answer: We are.

from article: "More rigorous economic research confirms our conclusion. We now count at least

Feb 25

Feb 23

** 2/9/26 - Journalism may be too slow to remain credible once events are filtered through social media.................

from article: "The problem was not that journalists were biased. It was that journalism could

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** 2/9/26 - Journalism may be too slow to remain credible once events are filtered through social media.................

from article: "The problem was not that journalists were biased. It was that journalism could

Feb 23

Feb 23

* 2/23/26 - Crains - With billions on the line, Chicago faces turning point on publicly funded stadiums.................

from article: "It's the question now before elected officials across cash-strapped Chicago

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* 2/23/26 - Crains - With billions on the line, Chicago faces turning point on publicly funded stadiums.................

from article: "It's the question now before elected officials across cash-strapped Chicago

Feb 23

Feb 23

*** 2/22/26 - Noah Smith - Does anyone know why we're still doing tariffs?............

from article: "For now, all those other laws still stand, and Trump is going to use at least

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*** 2/22/26 - Noah Smith - Does anyone know why we're still doing tariffs?............

from article: "For now, all those other laws still stand, and Trump is going to use at least

Feb 23

Feb 22

** 2/16/26 - Ukraine’s War of Endurance - The Fight for Advantage in the Conflict’s Fifth Year..........

from article: "Now, it is increasingly a war of adaptation, endurance, and exhaustion, as both

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** 2/16/26 - Ukraine’s War of Endurance - The Fight for Advantage in the Conflict’s Fifth Year..........

from article: "Now, it is increasingly a war of adaptation, endurance, and exhaustion, as both

Feb 22

Feb 22

* 2/18/26 - IASB (Illinois Association of School Boards) newsletter re Governor’s Budget Address + ISBE budget info ...........

ISBE budget webpage is at link below: https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Budget.aspx a table comparing the

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* 2/18/26 - IASB (Illinois Association of School Boards) newsletter re Governor’s Budget Address + ISBE budget info ...........

ISBE budget webpage is at link below: https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Budget.aspx a table comparing the

Feb 22

Feb 21

*** 2/20/26 - Why investors are going gaga over solid-state transformers + 1/2/25 - The Solid-State Shift: Reinventing the Transformer for Modern Grids.........

(1) from first article: "Three startups recently raised sizable rounds to scale up production of

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*** 2/20/26 - Why investors are going gaga over solid-state transformers + 1/2/25 - The Solid-State Shift: Reinventing the Transformer for Modern Grids.........

(1) from first article: "Three startups recently raised sizable rounds to scale up production of

Feb 21

Feb 21

** 10/28/25 - US partners with Westinghouse, Cameco and Brookfield on $80B nuclear deployment + US government backs new nuclear investment US - $80 billion plan for new Westinghouse reactors faces execution challenges

(1) from first article: "Westinghouse Electric, Cameco and Brookfield Asset Management have

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** 10/28/25 - US partners with Westinghouse, Cameco and Brookfield on $80B nuclear deployment + US government backs new nuclear investment US - $80 billion plan for new Westinghouse reactors faces execution challenges

(1) from first article: "Westinghouse Electric, Cameco and Brookfield Asset Management have

Feb 21

Feb 21

* 2/18/26 - Crains - Facing headwinds, Pritzker pitches slight increase in spending + links to related documents.......

(1) from article: Pritzker is pitching a budget aimed at preserving fiscal stability without broad-

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* 2/18/26 - Crains - Facing headwinds, Pritzker pitches slight increase in spending + links to related documents.......

(1) from article: Pritzker is pitching a budget aimed at preserving fiscal stability without broad-

Feb 21

Feb 20

*** 2/20/26 - Noah Feldman - The Supreme Court’s Ruling on Tariffs Marks a Turning Point (Supreme Court struck down the tariffs in a 6-3 decision) + Politico - What happens to billions in tariff money already paid? Supreme Court leaves refunds unsettled.

(1) the opinion is at link below: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1287_4gcj.pdf (2)

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*** 2/20/26 - Noah Feldman - The Supreme Court’s Ruling on Tariffs Marks a Turning Point (Supreme Court struck down the tariffs in a 6-3 decision) + Politico - What happens to billions in tariff money already paid? Supreme Court leaves refunds unsettled.

(1) the opinion is at link below: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1287_4gcj.pdf (2)

Feb 20

Feb 20

** 2/17/26 - The Republicans Made Peace With Science - The Trump administration’s hostility to science is real, but it isn’t matched by the rest of the GOP’s (in Congress so far)

from article: "But Congress—under Republican control in both chambers—has systematically

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** 2/17/26 - The Republicans Made Peace With Science - The Trump administration’s hostility to science is real, but it isn’t matched by the rest of the GOP’s (in Congress so far)

from article: "But Congress—under Republican control in both chambers—has systematically

Feb 20

Feb 19

* 2/18/26 - Pritzker to propose statewide zoning laws to spur homebuilding, limit local control + 2/19/26 - Cap Fax - Groups begin debating Pritzker housing proposal (Updated x2)

(1) from Capital fax the link below is the related one page fact sheet from the Governors office

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* 2/18/26 - Pritzker to propose statewide zoning laws to spur homebuilding, limit local control + 2/19/26 - Cap Fax - Groups begin debating Pritzker housing proposal (Updated x2)

(1) from Capital fax the link below is the related one page fact sheet from the Governors office

Feb 19

Feb 19

*** 2/17/26 - Europe Has Received the Message - Without America to rely on, the EU is gearing up to be a global power in its own right...........

from article: "In May, the EU decided, for the first time, to help finance defense spending for

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*** 2/17/26 - Europe Has Received the Message - Without America to rely on, the EU is gearing up to be a global power in its own right...........

from article: "In May, the EU decided, for the first time, to help finance defense spending for

Feb 19

Feb 19

** 2/17/26 - NASBO Washington Report - Partial Government Shutdown Affects Department of Homeland Security + EPA Finalizes Rule Rescinding Endangerment Finding + CBO Issues Report on Fiscal Outlook, Higher Federal Deficits Projected

Partial Government Shutdown Affects Department of Homeland Security On Saturday funding for the

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** 2/17/26 - NASBO Washington Report - Partial Government Shutdown Affects Department of Homeland Security + EPA Finalizes Rule Rescinding Endangerment Finding + CBO Issues Report on Fiscal Outlook, Higher Federal Deficits Projected

Partial Government Shutdown Affects Department of Homeland Security On Saturday funding for the

Feb 19

Feb 19

* 2/18/26 - Pritzker wants to find sites for new nuclear reactors + related Executive Order ...................

(1) from article: "Gov. JB Pritzker is expected to sign an executive order today aimed at

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* 2/18/26 - Pritzker wants to find sites for new nuclear reactors + related Executive Order ...................

(1) from article: "Gov. JB Pritzker is expected to sign an executive order today aimed at

Feb 19

Feb 19

*** 12/10/25 - American Statistical Association - New Report Documents Challenges Facing Federal Statistical System, Offers Roadmap for Strengthening....................

(1) from article: "Key Findings The report documents the following concerning trends: Staffing

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*** 12/10/25 - American Statistical Association - New Report Documents Challenges Facing Federal Statistical System, Offers Roadmap for Strengthening....................

(1) from article: "Key Findings The report documents the following concerning trends: Staffing

Feb 19

Feb 17

** 2/6/26 - Housing Alarm: Can the U.S. learn from Europe? + recent related report from EU .......

from article: "Despite significant variation in economic growth, regulatory environments, and

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** 2/6/26 - Housing Alarm: Can the U.S. learn from Europe? + recent related report from EU .......

from article: "Despite significant variation in economic growth, regulatory environments, and

Feb 17

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