Bill Cameron
@billjcameron.bsky.social
Retired Chicago politics reporter
This is the skyscraper where the now-imprisoned Mike Madigan ran his property tax law firm. Add that to the list of controversies in this excellent @leebey1.bsky.social piece about possible landmark status & the property tax break it would fetch.
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Loop skyscraper that replaced Louis Sullivan masterpiece heads toward landmark protection
In an ironic twist, the Commission on Chicago Landmarks next month will weigh granting preliminary landmark status for 30 N. LaSalle St. for which Sullivan's masterpiece was sacrificed. It could pave ...
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November 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This is the skyscraper where the now-imprisoned Mike Madigan ran his property tax law firm. Add that to the list of controversies in this excellent @leebey1.bsky.social piece about possible landmark status & the property tax break it would fetch.
chicago.suntimes.com/architecture...
chicago.suntimes.com/architecture...
Embarrassing. Time for the City Council to takeover and pass a veto-proof budget of their own.
From Chicago Sun-Times - Finance Committee rejects Johnson’s $600M tax package
chicago.suntimes.com/2025/11/17/f...
From Chicago Sun-Times - Finance Committee rejects Johnson’s $600M tax package
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Finance Committee rejects Johnson’s $600M tax package
Monday’s defeat sends the budget negotiations back to square one. For the second straight year, Brandon Johnson has lost control of a budget process that Chicago mayors have long dictated.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Embarrassing. Time for the City Council to takeover and pass a veto-proof budget of their own.
From Chicago Sun-Times - Finance Committee rejects Johnson’s $600M tax package
chicago.suntimes.com/2025/11/17/f...
From Chicago Sun-Times - Finance Committee rejects Johnson’s $600M tax package
chicago.suntimes.com/2025/11/17/f...
Always enjoyed reading this writer. He’ll be greatly missed at the Tribune.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/v...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/v...
Farewell, and thank you: A veteran Tribune writer retires after 50 years of witnessing history
As a history professor, I told students stories that I read in textbooks. The Tribune sent me to witness historical events.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Always enjoyed reading this writer. He’ll be greatly missed at the Tribune.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/v...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/v...
Wouldn’t it be fairer to simply repeal the 16th Amendment establishing the income tax & go back to tariffs and excise taxes to pay for federal spending?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
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November 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Wouldn’t it be fairer to simply repeal the 16th Amendment establishing the income tax & go back to tariffs and excise taxes to pay for federal spending?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
Be careful how much you think today’s #elections are a referendum on Trump. He’s not on the ballot and voters are usually more interested in choosing the candidates and referendum outcomes they prefer.
November 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Be careful how much you think today’s #elections are a referendum on Trump. He’s not on the ballot and voters are usually more interested in choosing the candidates and referendum outcomes they prefer.
Hate to see this man depart. Hope he surfaces somewhere else. youtu.be/oJnvJ3tJLaw?...
Reporter's Notebook: John Dickerson on why he went into journalism
YouTube video by CBS Evening News
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November 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Hate to see this man depart. Hope he surfaces somewhere else. youtu.be/oJnvJ3tJLaw?...
Lots of good compromises in Springfield for #transit reform, but it’s 2025 and the suburbs are still so scared of the city that one unified regional transit system is still not achievable.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/30/i...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/30/i...
Illinois Democrats push through massive $1.5 billion plan that overhauls Chicago-area public transit
Plan includes a state motor fuel sales tax, using interest from the state’s road fund, a sales tax increase in the Chicago metro area and a sharp increase in tolls on the Illinois Tollway.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Lots of good compromises in Springfield for #transit reform, but it’s 2025 and the suburbs are still so scared of the city that one unified regional transit system is still not achievable.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/30/i...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/30/i...
I see the #nationaldebt has reached $38T and still, no one has gone to jail.
October 22, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I see the #nationaldebt has reached $38T and still, no one has gone to jail.
Just this week my alma mater #IndianaUniversity fired the student media director for wanting to let The Indiana Daily Student continue to carry actual news & it gave the football coach a new no-cut contract worth $92.8 million. So much for #HigherEducation and any more donations.
October 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Just this week my alma mater #IndianaUniversity fired the student media director for wanting to let The Indiana Daily Student continue to carry actual news & it gave the football coach a new no-cut contract worth $92.8 million. So much for #HigherEducation and any more donations.
“dead on arrival.”
From Chicago Sun-Times - Mayor Johnson proposes $16.6B budget that revives corporate head tax, imposes first-ever social media tax
chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/20...
From Chicago Sun-Times - Mayor Johnson proposes $16.6B budget that revives corporate head tax, imposes first-ever social media tax
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Mayor Johnson’s $16.6B budget would revive corporate head tax, tax social media companies
Mayor Brandon Johnson promised to "challenge the ultra-rich" and corporations to shoulder Chicago's financial burden, and his 2026 spending plan aims to do just that to erase a $1.15 billion shortfall...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“dead on arrival.”
From Chicago Sun-Times - Mayor Johnson proposes $16.6B budget that revives corporate head tax, imposes first-ever social media tax
chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/20...
From Chicago Sun-Times - Mayor Johnson proposes $16.6B budget that revives corporate head tax, imposes first-ever social media tax
chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/20...
Gotta admit, I never thought I’d see this. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/s...
Ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan reports to federal prison in West Virginia
Former House Speaker Michael Madigan reported to a low-security federal prison camp in West Virginia on Monday to begin serving his 7 1/2-year sentence on corruption charges, an ignominious end for…
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October 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Gotta admit, I never thought I’d see this. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/s...
Excellent documentary on the state of American journalism: pbs.org/video/stripp...
Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink
A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.
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October 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Excellent documentary on the state of American journalism: pbs.org/video/stripp...
Federal Judge April Perry deciding not to immediately halt National Guard deployment to Chicago is interesting. Her earlier nomination to be US Atty was blocked by then-Sen JD Vance. You might expect her to do Trump no favors, but she’s being fair to him so far. #Integrity
October 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Federal Judge April Perry deciding not to immediately halt National Guard deployment to Chicago is interesting. Her earlier nomination to be US Atty was blocked by then-Sen JD Vance. You might expect her to do Trump no favors, but she’s being fair to him so far. #Integrity
Something I learned today. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/o...
Opinion | The Origin of ‘Equal Justice Under Law'
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October 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Something I learned today. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/o...
Isn’t the Red Line Extension a boondoggle anyway considering it’s current total price tag running at a billion dollars per mile? www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/03/t...
CTA Red Line Extension funding frozen as Trump administration withholds $2.1 billion from Chicago
Two major Chicago transit projects are in jeopardy after the White House froze $2.1 billion in federal funding over an investigation into racial preferences in contracting.
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October 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Isn’t the Red Line Extension a boondoggle anyway considering it’s current total price tag running at a billion dollars per mile? www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/03/t...
I’m no fan of polling, but I have to admit this TREND is very bad for our democracy.
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Trust in Media at New Low of 28% in U.S.
Americans' trust in newspapers, television and radio to report the news fully, accurately and fairly is at a new low of 28%.
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October 2, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I’m no fan of polling, but I have to admit this TREND is very bad for our democracy.
news.gallup.com/poll/695762/...
news.gallup.com/poll/695762/...
Exceptional memorial service today in Springfield for “the gold standard of public service.” www.youtube.com/live/piMp88M...
LIVE: Funeral held for ex-Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar
YouTube video by FOX 32 Chicago
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September 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Exceptional memorial service today in Springfield for “the gold standard of public service.” www.youtube.com/live/piMp88M...
Former President Barack Obama Reacts to Assassination of Charlie Kirk www.c-span.org/clip/public-...
Former President Barack Obama Reacts to Assassination of Charlie Kirk
Former President Barack Obama: "We are certainly at an inflection point not just around political violence but there are hosts of larger trends that we have to be concerned about...Political violence ...
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September 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Former President Barack Obama Reacts to Assassination of Charlie Kirk www.c-span.org/clip/public-...
One of the good guys among Illinois Republicans passes. Always respected him. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/14/f...
Former two-term Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, who led the state through much of the 1990s, dies at 79
Arguably one of Illinois’ most-popular governors, Jim Edgar, 79, led with a low-key persona a meticulous focus on fiscal matters aimed at preparing the state for the 21st century,
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September 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
One of the good guys among Illinois Republicans passes. Always respected him. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/14/f...
Unsportsmanlike Conduct to run-up a score like this on your opponent. (and I’m an IU alum)
September 13, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Unsportsmanlike Conduct to run-up a score like this on your opponent. (and I’m an IU alum)
Really?
From Chicago Sun-Times - Justice Department's civil rights boss takes on Illinois assault weapons ban
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From Chicago Sun-Times - Justice Department's civil rights boss takes on Illinois assault weapons ban
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Justice Department's civil rights boss takes on Illinois assault weapons ban
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon is challenging a signature accomplishment of Gov. JB Pritzker and getting involved in a case that could go all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
chicago.suntimes.com
September 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Really?
From Chicago Sun-Times - Justice Department's civil rights boss takes on Illinois assault weapons ban
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From Chicago Sun-Times - Justice Department's civil rights boss takes on Illinois assault weapons ban
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I’m still not sure what this scapegoat did wrong beyond firing a respected football coach, but I suppose making him walk the plank is a small price to pay to restore millions in federal aid for #Northwestern and give Radical Republicans their pound of flesh.
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Northwestern University president says he will resign following tenure marked by White House tension
Northwestern University President Michael Schill announced Thursday that he will resign, ending a three-year tenure marked by the freeze of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding by the Tr...
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September 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I’m still not sure what this scapegoat did wrong beyond firing a respected football coach, but I suppose making him walk the plank is a small price to pay to restore millions in federal aid for #Northwestern and give Radical Republicans their pound of flesh.
apnews.com/article/nort...
apnews.com/article/nort...
Really? www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Trump says he’s awarding former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Trump in a statement on social media called Giuliani the “greatest Mayor in the history of New York City, and an equally great American Patriot.”
www.politico.com
September 2, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Really? www.politico.com/news/2025/09...