@thematthill.bsky.social
Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications to Gov. Pritzker. Forever champion of Joe Biden’s campaign & @WhiteHouse. TV lover and writer. Univ. of Illinois alum. 🏳️🌈
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We quibbled about a few of the placements on this list but I assure you that the Governor of Illinois knows Star Wars.
haven’t seen ROS or Solo but this seems like a pretty ball-knowing list from Pritzker, particularly if he volunteered the name “Star Wars” rather than “A New Hope”
November 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
We quibbled about a few of the placements on this list but I assure you that the Governor of Illinois knows Star Wars.
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Huge win for the state of Illinois - this transit bill represents great work by the Illinois Senate, House and Gov’s office working together to make it happen. Special thanks in @govpritzker.illinois.gov office to Bria Scudder, Shareese Pryor, @andymanar.bsky.social and Emily Miller.
Transit reform/funding bill approved in the Senate. This is final passage
October 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Huge win for the state of Illinois - this transit bill represents great work by the Illinois Senate, House and Gov’s office working together to make it happen. Special thanks in @govpritzker.illinois.gov office to Bria Scudder, Shareese Pryor, @andymanar.bsky.social and Emily Miller.
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Missed a day but today’s Illinois press follow is @royalpratt.bsky.social - who has been on the scene for much of the ICE raids (and the threatened for reporting on it)
The Torres family reunited. Photos by chris sweda of Ruben Torres, Ofelia, Sandibell and Nathan.
October 31, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Missed a day but today’s Illinois press follow is @royalpratt.bsky.social - who has been on the scene for much of the ICE raids (and the threatened for reporting on it)
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Today’s local Chicago press follow is @heathercherone.bsky.social who reports for WTTW. Again - the Chicago press is covering the actions on the ground of ICE and CPB very carefully and thoroughly and deserves the follows from media and citizens from out of state.
"Kids dressed in halloween costumes walking to a parade" do not present an immediate threat to law enforcement officer and riot control measures may not be used, Ellis says.
October 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Today’s local Chicago press follow is @heathercherone.bsky.social who reports for WTTW. Again - the Chicago press is covering the actions on the ground of ICE and CPB very carefully and thoroughly and deserves the follows from media and citizens from out of state.
The mother of Katie Abraham, who DHS named “in honor” of Operation Midway Blitz, came out against it to reclaim her daughter’s legacy.
“It’s not consistent with who she was. It doesn’t align with who she was. She was compassionate, empathetic, caring, and loving beyond belief.”
“It’s not consistent with who she was. It doesn’t align with who she was. She was compassionate, empathetic, caring, and loving beyond belief.”
October 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The mother of Katie Abraham, who DHS named “in honor” of Operation Midway Blitz, came out against it to reclaim her daughter’s legacy.
“It’s not consistent with who she was. It doesn’t align with who she was. She was compassionate, empathetic, caring, and loving beyond belief.”
“It’s not consistent with who she was. It doesn’t align with who she was. She was compassionate, empathetic, caring, and loving beyond belief.”
When a family member tells a masked agent holding a 19 year boy to the ground that he is a U.S. citizen, the agent yells at her: “Get the fuck away from me.”
Trump is stealing the rights, freedoms, and voices of Americans.
Trump is stealing the rights, freedoms, and voices of Americans.
October 15, 2025 at 2:11 AM
When a family member tells a masked agent holding a 19 year boy to the ground that he is a U.S. citizen, the agent yells at her: “Get the fuck away from me.”
Trump is stealing the rights, freedoms, and voices of Americans.
Trump is stealing the rights, freedoms, and voices of Americans.
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Appalling: JB Pritzker tells me he hasn't been able to get a single conversation with Kristi Noem or any other top Trump officials to even discuss their Chicago operations. Pritzker just wants a heads up for logistical purposes. Nada.
Pritzker opens up on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2016...
Pritzker opens up on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2016...
Trump ICE Raids Take Unnerving Turn as Dem Gov Drops Bombshell Warning
With Trump’s occupation of Chicago worsening, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker shares new details about what’s happening—and tells us the time is now for Americans to rise up against authoritarianism bef...
newrepublic.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Appalling: JB Pritzker tells me he hasn't been able to get a single conversation with Kristi Noem or any other top Trump officials to even discuss their Chicago operations. Pritzker just wants a heads up for logistical purposes. Nada.
Pritzker opens up on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2016...
Pritzker opens up on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2016...
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Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.
October 10, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.
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Pritzker: "This guy is unhinged. He's insecure. He's a wannabe dictator. And there's one thing I really want to say to Donald Trump. If you come for my people, you come through me. So come and get me."
October 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Pritzker: "This guy is unhinged. He's insecure. He's a wannabe dictator. And there's one thing I really want to say to Donald Trump. If you come for my people, you come through me. So come and get me."
Wow. Greg Bovino admits on camera that his agents can detain people if you look scared, change your demeanor, or grip a steering wheel too tight.
As his unmasked agents walk around with large guns to scare you, they may arrest you just for that — even if you're a U.S. citizen.
As his unmasked agents walk around with large guns to scare you, they may arrest you just for that — even if you're a U.S. citizen.
October 8, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Wow. Greg Bovino admits on camera that his agents can detain people if you look scared, change your demeanor, or grip a steering wheel too tight.
As his unmasked agents walk around with large guns to scare you, they may arrest you just for that — even if you're a U.S. citizen.
As his unmasked agents walk around with large guns to scare you, they may arrest you just for that — even if you're a U.S. citizen.
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Tonight!
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker will be Rachel Maddow's guest.
9pmET on MSNBC
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker will be Rachel Maddow's guest.
9pmET on MSNBC
October 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Tonight!
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker will be Rachel Maddow's guest.
9pmET on MSNBC
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker will be Rachel Maddow's guest.
9pmET on MSNBC
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Pritzker warned Sept. 2 that Trump was preparing to send members of the Texas National Guard to Chicago.
A spokesperson for Abbott told me that was “not accurate.” news.wttw.com/2025/09/02/t...
A spokesperson for Abbott told me that was “not accurate.” news.wttw.com/2025/09/02/t...
Trump Plans to Send Texas National Guard, ‘Armed Military Personnel’ to Chicago: Pritzker
President Donald Trump is preparing to send members of the Texas National Guard as well as “armed military personnel” to Chicago, Gov. JB Pritzker said Tuesday.
news.wttw.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Pritzker warned Sept. 2 that Trump was preparing to send members of the Texas National Guard to Chicago.
A spokesperson for Abbott told me that was “not accurate.” news.wttw.com/2025/09/02/t...
A spokesperson for Abbott told me that was “not accurate.” news.wttw.com/2025/09/02/t...
To any reporters who disputed what Gov. Pritzker said on Sept. 2 he believed the Texas National Guard was being considered, please remember to not take the statements of Trump, Noem, or Abbott at face value. Many turn out to be lies.
October 6, 2025 at 2:43 AM
To any reporters who disputed what Gov. Pritzker said on Sept. 2 he believed the Texas National Guard was being considered, please remember to not take the statements of Trump, Noem, or Abbott at face value. Many turn out to be lies.
Gov. Pritzker has directed the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and the Illinois Department of Human Services to coordinate support for the innocent children and families impacted by a federal military-style operation in Chicago, and to determine steps to hold feds accountable.
October 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Gov. Pritzker has directed the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and the Illinois Department of Human Services to coordinate support for the innocent children and families impacted by a federal military-style operation in Chicago, and to determine steps to hold feds accountable.
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This is the playbook, folks.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
September 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This is the playbook, folks.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
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This is why just posting “everything is terrible and there is nothing we can do” is bad. We still have ways to resist that matter. GET LOUDER.
Deadline executive editor Dominic Patten said that he's hearing Disney may back down after public backlash over the yanking of ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.
Big potential update about Disney and Jimmy Kimmel's future revealed on MSNBC
Deadline executive editor Dominic Patten said that he's hearing Disney may back down after public backlash over the yanking of ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. Speaking to MSNBC on Thursday, nearly 24 hours after the news broke, Patten said, "There is some hope that they can find a pathway back," s...
bit.ly
September 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This is why just posting “everything is terrible and there is nothing we can do” is bad. We still have ways to resist that matter. GET LOUDER.
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Meanwhile on the other site, the Trump administration and Bovino are treating their operation in Chicago like a video game
September 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Meanwhile on the other site, the Trump administration and Bovino are treating their operation in Chicago like a video game
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For those who are part of the backlash - please point me to a concrete example of Donald Trump (or JD Vance or Stephen Miller) doing something to calm the country’s nerves. Be specific. Living in a post-truth era is a choice for some folks right now - we choose not to live there.
President Donald Trump is failing to calm the country’s nerves over political violence, Pritzker says, prompting backlash. @benszalinski.bsky.social reports. https://loom.ly/kXSvgqM
Amid backlash, Pritzker calls for leaders — especially Trump — to tone down rhetoric
Article Summary JB Pritzker called on President Donald Trump and other political leaders to do more to call for peace
capitolnewsillinois.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
For those who are part of the backlash - please point me to a concrete example of Donald Trump (or JD Vance or Stephen Miller) doing something to calm the country’s nerves. Be specific. Living in a post-truth era is a choice for some folks right now - we choose not to live there.
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Gov. Pritzker: “It's wrong to deploy the National Guard and active duty Marines into an American city over the objection of local law enforcement, just to inflame a situation and create a crisis.”
June 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Gov. Pritzker: “It's wrong to deploy the National Guard and active duty Marines into an American city over the objection of local law enforcement, just to inflame a situation and create a crisis.”
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Once again urge any national folks covering Kristi Noem to read this @capitolfax.bsky.social post and see for yourselves how badly astray Noem and the GOP went yesterday. (And to follow our local reporters who did an excellent job covering the events yesterday.)
May 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Once again urge any national folks covering Kristi Noem to read this @capitolfax.bsky.social post and see for yourselves how badly astray Noem and the GOP went yesterday. (And to follow our local reporters who did an excellent job covering the events yesterday.)
Kristi Noem planned a press conference at the Governor’s mansion in Springfield today to lie about bipartisan public safety laws.
So Gov. Pritzker made sure to share a reminder with her about following our nation’s laws.
She ended up choosing a different location.
So Gov. Pritzker made sure to share a reminder with her about following our nation’s laws.
She ended up choosing a different location.
May 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Kristi Noem planned a press conference at the Governor’s mansion in Springfield today to lie about bipartisan public safety laws.
So Gov. Pritzker made sure to share a reminder with her about following our nation’s laws.
She ended up choosing a different location.
So Gov. Pritzker made sure to share a reminder with her about following our nation’s laws.
She ended up choosing a different location.
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Voting is a fundamental right and sacred responsibility of every American.
Yet, once again Donald Trump is ignoring the rule of law and circumventing Congress.
Yet, once again Donald Trump is ignoring the rule of law and circumventing Congress.
March 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Voting is a fundamental right and sacred responsibility of every American.
Yet, once again Donald Trump is ignoring the rule of law and circumventing Congress.
Yet, once again Donald Trump is ignoring the rule of law and circumventing Congress.
Governor Pritzker will be doing what he has always done -- and encouraging others to do the same: Standing Up for Illinois.
March 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Governor Pritzker will be doing what he has always done -- and encouraging others to do the same: Standing Up for Illinois.
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Donald Trump and Republicans are taking money from our farmers, giving it to the wealthy for tax breaks, and throwing away locally-grown food that helps keep our kids fed at school.
Illinois will continue to do its best to ensure our students can excel.
Illinois will continue to do its best to ensure our students can excel.
USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banks
States have been notified that they will not receive 2025 funding for schools to buy food from nearby farms.
www.politico.com
March 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Donald Trump and Republicans are taking money from our farmers, giving it to the wealthy for tax breaks, and throwing away locally-grown food that helps keep our kids fed at school.
Illinois will continue to do its best to ensure our students can excel.
Illinois will continue to do its best to ensure our students can excel.