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Four takeaways from the Pritzker-Bailey brawl, for Capitol News Insider: insider.capitolnewsillinois.com/four-takeawa...

What's Gov. JB Pritzker's plan if he wins a third term amid a growing national profile? He sat down with @benszalinski.bsky.social @brendenmoore.bsky.social to explain. buff.ly/hntHsaA

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Remember that exec order Gov. Pritzker signed in Feb to accelerate new nuclear energy development? It called for state agencies file a report w/recs within 120 days. Our
@maggiedough.bsky.social got her hands on that report. Exclusive for Insider: insider.capitolnewsillinois.com/insider-excl...

@benszalinski.bsky.social and I already had an interview scheduled with Gov. Pritzker this afternoon, so naturally we shifted gears and talked some Bears. The governor told us there were “all the right players at the table” and that action “should happen” during the fall veto session. More:

While not disavowing Trump, Bailey had kept some distance in 2026.
@brendenmoore.bsky.social reports. buff.ly/RrSLVgP

The Bears executive leading the team’s stadium effort and minority owner Pat Ryan met with Gov. JB Pritzker's top economic development official in August, according to emails obtained by @CapitolNewsIL via a public records request. @brendenmoore.bsky.social reports. buff.ly/7hene22

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell confirmed that he recently met with Illinois lawmakers and that the team is still "looking at" the 326-acre land it owns in Arlington Heights. @brendenmoore.bsky.social reports. buff.ly/fQeqX81

Gov. JB Pritzker poured cold water on a call from Illinois Federation of Teachers President Stacy Davis Gates to use Illinois’ $768M Meta settlement to boost education funding, saying “one-time money should really be used for one-time needs.” @brendenmoore.bsky.social reports. buff.ly/waLA2l0