Jennifer Rubin: A plain-spoken, fearless politician with a twinkle in his eye. I spoke with #Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, a man refreshingly candid about his disgust with the current administration's policies and its lack of humane leadership.

#JBPritzker #TheContrarian #resistance
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/a-plain-spoken-fearless-politician

Big March storm fans wildfires and flips trucks as forecasters fear weekend tornado outbreak

By RUSS BYNUM and SEAN MURPHY
Updated 9:02 PM EDT, March 14, 2025

"Tornadoes likely amid storm outbreak

"The Storm Prediction Center said fast-moving storms could spawn twisters and hail as large as baseballs Friday, but the greatest threat would come from straight-line winds near or exceeding hurricane force, with gusts of 100 mph (160 kph) possible.

"A #TornadoWatch was issued until 11 p.m. for central and eastern #Missouri, including St. Louis, as well as parts of #Illinois and #Arkansas.

"The National Weather Service said it observed an evening tornado in the south-central Missouri city of #Grovespring.

"Other areas at risk included parts of #Iowa, #Kentucky, #Tennessee and #Mississippi.

"About 47 million people faced an enhanced to moderate severe storm threat from Madison, #Wisconsin, to Birmingham, #Alabama.

"Forecasters grew increasingly worried that intense thunderstorms farther south will likely bring an even greater tornado threat Saturday.

"The Storm Prediction Center said parts of #Mississippi including Jackson and Hattiesburg and areas of #Alabama including Birmingham and Tuscaloosa will be at a high risk. Severe storms and tornadoes are also possible across eastern #Louisiana, western #Georgia, central #Tennessee and the western #Florida Panhandle.

"'We have a lot of confidence that we most likely will have a tornado outbreak tomorrow,' Storm Prediction Center meteorologist Evan Bentley said in an online briefing."

https://apnews.com/article/severe-weather-tornadoes-fire-blizzard-be7fe7207d483252d9ff31df58209d2b?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
#ExtremeWeather #Polycrisis #USWx #Tornadoes TornadoWarnings #TornadoOutbreak #BadDOGE #NWS
WE NEED #NationalWeatherService
#NoCutsToNWS #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Disasters

Illinois Has Virtually No Homeschooling Rules. A New Bill Aims to Change That.
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Following a ProPublica and Capitol News Illinois investigation, an Illinois lawmaker introduced legislation that aims to protect homeschooled students from abuse or neglect.
https://www.propublica.org/article/illinois-homeschool-regulations-bill?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Illinois #Homeschool #Education #Children #Parenting #Law

Landlord guilty of murdering Palestinian American boy in Illinois attack
Authorities alleged the boy's family was targeted because of their Islamic faith.
#crime #politics #religion #Illinois #Palestine #USNews
https://globalnews.ca/news/11060436/joseph-czuba-guilty-murder-palestinian-american-boy-wadee-alfayoumi/

Landlord guilty of murdering Palestinian American boy in Illinois attack
Authorities alleged the boy's family was targeted because of their Islamic faith.
#crime #politics #religion #Illinois #Palestine #USNews
https://globalnews.ca/news/11060436/joseph-czuba-guilty-murder-palestinian-american-boy-wadee-alfayoumi/

I really, really love this guy.

#Illinois #LakeIllinois #Pritzker #GovPritzker #Chicago

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/gov-pritzker-jokes-hes-renaming-lake-michigan-annexing-green-bay/3668802/

UPDATE: Accurate last at 1158am

Corroborated #ICE at

CERMAK PLAZA #Chicago exurb #berwyn WHO: Vested agent in SUV parked at the Starbucks near McDonalds #Illinois

This school in the

WHEN: 11:35am CDT
WHO: Two vested agents, SUV

Nothing else to add to SALUTE

#Immigration #ImmigrationWatch

Snow has begun in #CentralIllinois. Not a lot, very small flakes and falling pretty lightly.

Our weather estimates are swinging wildly between 5 inches and 12 for snow accumulation. I am guessing we get closer to 8 to 10. We are likely out of range for ice.

#Illinois #WinterWeather

And then the Democrats wonder why they keep losing elections, why young voters broke for #Trump, and why #Illinois was much closer than anyone expected. https://truthout.org/articles/illinois-students-who-protested-gaza-genocide-are-facing-felony-mob-charges/?utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-11-25-2024&utm_content=httpstruthoutorgarticlesillinoisstudentswhoprotestedgazagenocidearefacingfelonymobcharges&utm_source=Truthout&utm_campaign=9372dfac27-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_11_25_09_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bbb541a1db-9372dfac27-651072241 #Gaza

#Illinois Students Who Protested #Gaza #Genocide Are Facing Felony Mob Charges.

https://truthout.org/articles/illinois-students-who-protested-gaza-genocide-are-facing-felony-mob-charges/

The state’s attorney is prosecuting University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students over last April’s encampments.

Deeply disturbing!

This old woman attacked a Palestinian couple at the Panera Bread in Downers Grove, #Illinois, just because they were wearing #Palestinian hoodies.

#Zionists of all ages are totally unhinged, unsafe people to be around.

So hope she got arrested!