press in illinois. benjamin lundy to illinois to start up a new anti-slavery newspaper after lovejoy was murdered and sabina eastman came out to illinois to lundy. lundy, this point was a very elderly man, and he died shortly after eastman got there. so eastman carried on publishing an anti-slavery newspaper in rural illinois. and then in 1842, at the of anti-slavery people in chicago, eastman moved his paper to chicago and began publishing it under the name of the western. chicago at the time was very quickly growing city that increasingly partly because of the efforts of eastman and his friends developed a reputation of a place where the anti-black registration laws were not enforced. so chicago in the 1840s increasingly became a place where african-americans could move, could get involved in business, could kind do pretty well for themselves, even despite the black laws of the state of illinois so so what did how did this movement try to get traction in state politics of the ways they did was by peti

according to the law here in illinois. you as the governor get to name his replacement now, you're excited about this and you say on tape, i'd like to get the god of here and you're talking about options for yourself, is that i mean, i'd like to get out of here. you are sick of being governor. >> that's absolutely the things i was saying. of course, and i was looking at all kinds of options so he attempted to trade obama's seat for a golden parachute >> he begins to be heavily courted by all sorts of people who would love to be that you are hi, senator. >> they saw something really valuable here. a very valuable bargaining chip that could elevate his power in some way or benefit them monetarily when i said i wanted to get the fit here is because those fbi people and my prosecutors will all over me and it's the sort of thing when that stuff's >> thrown around you, you know, that stuff swirling around, you. and it's there, it's everywhere and it was just very clear to me did they will determine to get me no matter what, i gu

when you go fishing, like give you are prosecutor, you cannot be in illinois and not get something illinois steeped in a rich history of political corruption that dates back a century to the prohibition era, when bootlegging gangster such as al capone >> bought off politicians and police departments, keeping them drunk on power and also just drunk and rides lifetime illinois has developed a rap sheet that any mobster would be proud of >> more than >> 1,700 convictions for corruption, including nearly 30 chicago alderman, eight state legislators to us congressmen. and before rod came onto the scene, three governors in an odd way, the very people who should hate the idea of corruption or kind of proud that this is al capone, illinois >> chicago is >> a wink and nod town. it's a shot and a beer town >> a lot of it has to do with family relationships because a lot of the political leadership in chicago and illinois or family related, there's the daily family madigan. all of these families sort of become part of this mafia a political mafia, and they're the ones who make the rules i didn't come

illinois says exactly this same thing here. >> okay, so now illinois coming, and as i said, in a surprise move saying this as this the broader question about the 14th amendment's in front of the supreme court. so what does this mean for that? what happens next? kaitlan? >> aaron donald trump's team is going to need to move quickly to appeal that is the first thing that's laid out here. they have two days as according to this order to get everything paused, having him removed from the ballot are having votes in the march 19 primary not counted for him? so they got to go to the appeals court in illinois for two days. the state is going to continue to look at it and then so much is at stake at the us supreme court. they already are looking at what colorado did to remove him from on the ballot, how that could also affect the third state that has removed trump from the ballot, maine that wasn't in a judicial proceeding. that was by the people who oversee the elections. there but the us supreme court is ultimately going to have to come down on, is this something that states even can do in their

what is the illinois judge saying? >> it is, this is about donald trump and his ability to be on the ballot as a candidate because of what he did in the 2020 election. after that election. and on january 6 this judge in cook county county, illinois is writing quite clearly her decision here that the illinois state board of election, shall remove donald j. trump from the ballot for the general oh, primary election on march 19th, upcoming in a couple of weeks, or cause any votes cast for hi to be suppressed. now, there's some things in this decision today that are going to put that on hold initially. but erin, it's quite a clear decision and this decision from illinois, it hops on board of what the colorado supreme court has already done and said that case that now is up at the us supreme court where colorado was that state through the court system, looked at the evidence around january 6 and deemed donald trump to be an insurrectionist and someone ineligible to to be on the ballot for president. illinois says exactly th

>>> breaking overnight, donald trump is kicked offer th the ba in illinois as the current and former president head to the border >>> an out of control fire scorching the texas panhandle, fueled by record heat and high winds. the inferno is exploding in size our angie lassman is tracking whether any relief is on the way. >>> a miraculous it escape for passengers of a helicopter that came crashing down >>> anheuser busch and the teamsters strike a last-minute deal to keep the beer flowing. we'll take you inside the tense negotiations >>> and the heartwarming reunion that's sure to make your morning. an army dad surprises his twins after serving nearly a year overseas it's february 29 get ready to leap into march early today starts right now glad you could be with me, i'm frances rivera we begin with the latest in the l legal battles of donald trump. a judge in illinois has ruled that donald trump can be removed from the primary ballot. what's the impact of this decision in illinois >> reporter: this is very similar to the rulings in maine and colorado where it was also decided that fo

president, i remember the day i was driving from springfield in central illinois to bloomington, illinois, for a meeting. the phone rang and it was tammy duckworth calling many she said i have news that i want to share with you. i asked, what's that? she said, i'm about to become a mother. i couldn't believe it. i literally couldn't believe it after what she and that valiant body had been through in combat for the united states i couldn't believe she had that opportunity to start a family, and she did. the reason, of course was in-vitro fertilization. she had been working on it for a long time with brian to have their first child. they had all but given up, when a mutual friend of ours, judy gold, there is one more expert you have to see, he never fails to create a family. she went to this man and thank goodness it worked. she became a mother, and it was a remarkable achievement after all she had been through and all her body had been through that she could reach that point. it couldn't tell you the pride that was beaming in her face when i first saw the baby. she really chiefed something

this time in illinois. u.s.rt agreed to rule on whether trump has immunity in jack smith's election interference case, dispute that will have political implications for entire nation. shannon bream is live in washington, d.c. shannon. >> shannon: the supreme court does not enjoy being in the middle of political issues, it is juggling several cases that could impact this year's campaign. in addition to the illinois judge who booted the president from the primary ballot, super tuesday, two other states made the same decision, all on hold pending a decision on whether colorado had a right to do what they did. the judges heard the argument on the eighth, the decision could come any time. whether votes will actually get counted or not is up to that decision, we are waiting from the justices and could come any time. in many respects, legal team for trump could argue they got a win from the sprem court yesterday by virtue of justices deciding to take up the case if he has immunity in the jack smith case against him. yo

in illinois, in and of itself, 450,000 people live in poverty in illinois.hould say 450,000 in chicago that live in poverty, illinois you have almost 55 schools with kids, not one single student can do math at their grade level. this is outrageous. where is this money going? you've already spent over $500 million on the migrants. you're bringing them in, you're paying their rent, you're giving them universal income. you really laying out the red carpet but the black folks that are there, you're systematically dis-enfranchising every single day, charles. people are outraged and saying they're going to vote for republicans, which may put illinois in play for the presidential election. charles: i just -- it's mind boggling that the democrats have gotten away with this decade after decade after decade. i looked at some chicago stats recently, the unemployment rate, the overall quality in life, gianno, is just so heart breaking. the other thing, what happened, we're talking about voting and chicago went trust worthy someone i thought the pendulum would shift. i t

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and serves in illinois 3 in illinois as regional director for u.s. senator dick durbin and economic development chair of the naccp through page county. mean in every room she walks into and inspires others. today on behalf of illinois 3, i present your commendation to your contributions to our community to your commitment to public service, equity and justice. congratulations. i also rise in commendation of michael childriss. a long time resident of due page county. first ever black member of the due page county board where he serves as vice chair and represents families from pluming detail, addison and wooddale and president of the naacp and has assisted black-owned businesses and expanded broader participation and mentorship to involve youth of diverse backgrounds and leadership in our democracy. childriss serves on board of directors of one of the largest domestic violence agencies in chicago. for his contributions in illinois 3, our youth and i am honored to honor michael childriss. i recognize vera monieson, a nonprofit leader who has provided c

las primarias en illinois están pautadas para el 19 de marzo. elección results.l resultado final lo decida la corte suprema. illinois se suma. colorado y maine, que ya han eliminado a trump de sus boletas para las primarias. adicionalmente, un juez de nueva york rechazó la oferta del expresidente trump de pagar 100 millones de dólares como fianza para detener parcialmente la multa de más de 450 millones que un tribunal de la gran manzana le impuso por fraude civil, mientras apela su sentencia johanna illinois y estos problemas se suman a la larga lista de problemas legales que tiene el expresidente trump a días del supermartes. así es. y el 8 de febrero la corte oyó esos argumentos sobre el caso de colorado y el de inmunidad y el de colorado son los 2 que están pendientes ante la corte suprema, así que estaremos pendientes. gracias gracias. la cámara de representantes aprobó hoy por 320 votos a favor y 99 en contra. una medida que de gasto a corto plazo que permite el funcionamiento de un conjunto de agencias federales hasta el 8 de marzo y otro hasta el 22 de ma

the citizens of illinois are not going to stand for something like this.hey don't agree with the concept of gender identity. absolutely not. i mean, chicago is not the entire state. there's an entire state in illinois and they don't believe in such a concept of gender identity and certainly don't believe we should be abusing children with gender medicine. you talked about female genital mutilation. in that statute parent who ho consents to this and child who consents to this they are not the ones responsible. the people who are responsible are the doctors who perform this. the individuals who perform this on them. those are the people who should be held to account. those are the people who should be taken to the legal system so that people can get justifiable for what was done to them by the hospitals here in illinois and elsewhere in this country. hospital sued and doctor should not be able to touch another human being again. jeanette, what's the latest on your own situation? what was the last time you were able to see your daughter? i still haven't seen

it was may 2021 in rural quincey, illinois.he drank at a party, fell asleep on a couch and woke up to someone she didn't know holding a pillow over her face >> i couldn't really see anything once i understood, this man is raping me, i pushed him off me and leave the room and went immediately crying and telling my friends what had just happened >> reporter: the investigation and three-day bench trial were swift with drujudge robert adri convicting the depth >> i was extremely happy >> reporter: then in january 2022, a stunning pivot at the sentencing hearing you reversed your own ruling. >> yes >> reporter: according to court transcripts, the judge says the defendant has no prior record and called the time already served plenty of punishment. with that, judge adrian found clinton not guilty >> there was no new evidence nothing new to make him change his mind it was like getting slapped in the face >> reporter: for nearly two years, facebook groups and petitions called for judge adrian's removal protests plagued his campaign for

an illinois judge ruling donald trump ineligible to run for president over his role in the january 6 attack all while the supreme court decides to take up his immunity case we bring you the details >>> mitch mcconnell's stepping down the longest-serving senate leader in u.s. history announcing he is leaving that role at the end of the year. what this means for the republican caucus. >>> the real school duel a new lawsuit alleging a teacher allowed students to square off with actual swords a teenaged girl left permanently injured. >>> wendy's frosty no-no >>> and history unearthed. how one woman is giving a new chance to a little-known piece of black history in pittsburgh it's leap year, thursday, february 29. "early today" starts right now >>> good morning, glad you're with me. i'm frances rivera we begin with new developments in trump's legal battles illinois has been the latest state to have deemed trump ineligible to be on the ballot the illinois ruling is paused to allow the trump campaign to appeal, and they say they intend to the supreme court recently heard arguments over a si

what's your reaction to illinois yesterday? >> i think it is third world.s in countries, in south america, and developed countries, countries that don't have rule of law and their systems are not well developed and you have dictators, make sure there's no opposition, that's what putin does. we are in a really strange point in this country where the justice system, the courts are being used as weapons. it started in 2016-15 with the clinton investigation, the fbi and doj taking a dive on that one. removing people from ballots is draconian. that is just rubbing out the political opposition anyway you can and they do it because they hate donald trump. regardless of how you feel about donald trump, they feel like the ends justify the means, that he's a bad person and they are going to do what they can to ruin him and get him off the ballots or prosecute him or get rid of him, that is not how the system works. that's not the american system. maria: we saw that in plain sight during the russian collusion where nobody was held accountable at all. we are lucky enou

this as illinois becomes the latest state to remove trump from the ballot. though the decision is also paused pending an y appeal. everything you need to know this morning there. elsewhere in washington, lawmakers reached a deal to avoid a partial government shutdown with another looming shutdown one week later, march 8 is the next deadline to watch all of this with the the end ofn era coming on capitol hill, mitch mcconnell says he will step down this november. we're following this all morning long. markets are lower ahead of the federal reserve's preferred reading on inflation, the january pce index out this morning at 8:30 a.m. eastern. we'll check impact on the markets. this morning, we are looking at selling across the board. fractionally speaking. european markets are more of a mixed story, take a look. you have gains in london and germany this morning. in asia overnight, markets finished mostly lower as you can see, the asian indices, the one bright spot was the shanghai composite which eeked out a gain. president biden and president trump holding due

i have lived home in illinois. about half 39 different people found home in illinois.and one of the stories we're actually using, lincoln's shaving mirror that he had. but we're not talking lincoln actually, from that. we're telling the story of rita de freitas was a portuguese immigrant. she was a young woman who served in the lincoln's household. so i think that's one of the ways in which we can even use presidential items to tell the stories women. in addition to that, we're working on a new project that was for the life of mary lincoln. through the flowers, she grew in her garden. so again, using things that are those sort of everyday objects like you mentioned and the script, right? centering the narrative on the women and telling the stories way i think has lots of potential. i think that for the national archives and the presidential libraries that this is something we've been talking about. we talked about yesterday actually in terms of like how do we meet people they're at, which is a really resonant that seems to be popping up a lot over the last couple of da

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>> nobody talks about these cases in colorado, illinois, or maine.crats want to run against donald trump. they love the idea of the one-on-one comparison between joe biden's record and the insanity of the trump administration and then like the criminal activity of the last four years. i mean, a lot of people say we don't want a rematch between the two of them. democrats would love a rematch because it's not the same two people. joe biden has had three of the most successful years of any democratic president or any president, legislatively and donald trump has been spewing conspiracy theories and in and out of court and selling gold sneakers, so we are very happy for that. i would love donald trump to be on the ballot, especially for the down ballot races. he's toxics for all of those and we have seen it in 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023. >> john: cook county circuit judge traci porter did not either get it or read the memo. >> she's probably not on our text chain, we'll add her. >> john: so jonathan turley the same mind of you, david, saying wait a second, i

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back to springfield, illinois where he was laid to rest. do you want to talk a little bit about the funeral train in the way it unfolded and what the public perception of it was? >> that funeral car was made for lincoln to write in it but ended up being his funeral car because he was assassinated shortly before his term was to expire. the route it took back to springfield, illinois was similar to with some exceptions the trip he made to washington. the stories about so many people putting files on fires on the rails ahead of the train the wheels would spin and slip that have to get the fire off the wheels before the train could proceed. back in the days when embalming was not the exact science it is now, they would have materials in the funeral car under the casket to touchup the face of the deceased several times on that trip. it took several days to get his body back to the burial. >> we are looking a picture now, bob, a broader image of the funeral train. you won't notice the decorations that festooned the outside with the diffent buntin

so illinois started with the board elections. they said, we don't have jurisdiction and goes to the judge. judge made the ruling now it can appeal through the state courts. they're just kinda doing their jobs even though everybody knows the supreme court's going to come out the decision, jeremy, when it comes to trump appeal, this is already stayed, so he's still on the ballot for now. what is the appeal look like? and what would the import of it even be given that the supreme court ultimately has to decide, i think ultimately there's only slightly smaller import because you're correct. the supreme court has to make a decision. there's needs to be guidance otherwise, each state is going to be doing its own method and have their own progress or process to get to a point of should he be on or should he not be on. so it's very problematic. it needs to be decided not tomorrow but needs to be cited today. and i think frankly, even far before this issue of immunity, the issue of insurrection, i think it's paramount. >> this was like a

permite que eliminen su nombre de la boleta electoral, ya serÍan tres estados, colorado, maine e illinoisas, se agregan otro episodio con un los retos que tiene el expresidente, donald trump, la corte suprema de justicia anuncia que va a tomar el caso para determinar si un mandatario los estados unidos cuenta con inmunidad por algÚn episodio que se hayan dado durante su tiempo en la casa blanca. esto por el caso que enfrenta donald trump por interferencia electoral por todo lo relacionado a la insurrecciÓn al capitolio del 6 de enero. los argumentos iniciales serÁn escuchados a finales de abril, y no se darÍa a conocer una decisiÓn si nos el verano durante el mes de junio, lo que significa una victoria para la defensa de trump, que ha tratado de retrasar este caso cuanto antes, por otro lado tambiÉn estÁ la situaciÓn con el estado de illinois, donde el fallo de un juez sacar a donald trump de la papeleta electoral a nivel estatal, esto sumado a los estados de colorado y maine, que tambiÉn lo ha hecho, citando esa prohibiciÓn por insurrecciÓn que estÁ en la 14 enmienda de la constituciÓn.

sheila: university of illinois. david: were you playing music on the side? sheila: no, i was in a very middle-class community. i didn't know about sat prep, i didn't know about a lot of things in preparation for college. that upper-class, white people had. the problem was, they said you have to take an sat test, and i was like what is an sat test? i went one saturday and took it and i had the lowest sat scores you could imagine. i told my music teacher in high school, i don't understand these scores. she said oh my god, this is really bad. [laughter] she said don't you worry, i want you to go down and audition at the university of illinois in champaign, which i did, and i played in front of paul roland. he says i'm taking you into this university, i got a full scholarship. it was because of my musical skills that i got in. [applause] david: you majored in violin? sheila: i majored in music. david: you expected to be a professional musician? sheila: i guess, i played in the chicago symphony. from there, i moved to the east coast and that's where i settled in

imagine you get off the bus and you wouldn't know where oak brook, illinois is or riverside illinois.hat have major malls, you would have no idea it even exists. they are being coached on how to do this whole criminal enterprise taking place. over 35,000 illegal migrants arrived since august of 2022. and $156 million spent since october of '22. sir, you have been in law enforcement for a long time. what's been the reaction of the law enforcement community because you guys are going to have to police these areas now. >> unfortunately enemy of the cases it's why bother? the officers are arresting the same individuals five and six times a month, twice a week because they are never held in custody unless there is some aggravating circumstance. they are being released immediately. and this is how it goes down. the migrants they commit a theft. they never surrender. there is either foot pursuits or car pursuits which obviously are very dangerous. and when the police catch up with them, can you read any report they are fighting with the police on every instance. they are going in, being book

shannon, what is the point of illinois doing this? i mean, come on, it is in the supreme court's hands. >> shannon: and they have said that any votes that come in for him cannot be counted because they have started early voting. they are waiting on the supreme court. the judge said if there is a decision in conflict with my decision, obviously mine gets stayed. you feel like these people won to make a statement. taking step of saying i find he has engaged in insurrection, which he has not been charged with or convicted of, didn't matter for this judge. >> steve: is it a political hit job. ultimately joe biden will win illinois in the general. to your point, they started early voting, the primary is march 19th. a lot of delegates donald trump could use to win the nomination on the republican side. is it a political hit job from a democratic judge? shannon bream that has been the argument in colorado and maine. judges hate to look political, they don't want that perception out there. when these people come forward and say all this about

when we moved to illinois, district 89 said it was mandatory to pick up an instrument. that is when i picked up the violin, and i fell in love with the instrument. that instrument was the foundation of my life, my sanctuary, and i became really good at it. david: you graduated from high school and went to college where? sheila: university of illinois. in champaign. david: were you playing music on the side? sheila: no, i was in a very middle-class community. i didn't know about sat prep, i didn't know about a lot of things in preparation for college that upper-class white people had. the problem was, they said you have to take an sat test, and i was like what is an sat test? i went one saturday and took it and i had the lowest sat scores you could imagine. i told my music teacher in high school, i said i don't understand these scores. she said, oh my god, this is really bad. [laughter] she said don't you worry, i want you to go down and audition at the university of illinois in champaign, which i did, and i played in front of paul roland. he was also instrumental in bri

thompson: -- chair thompson: recognize the congress wo*pg from illinois -- congresswoman from illinois. for five minutes >> thank you, mr. chairman. and thank you, secretary, for johning us here today and engaging us on a host of really important issues. i want to take a moment to say again thank you so much for joining me last summer at the farm progress show in decatur. i appreciated you joining me there for that. last fall as a response to what i heard from farmers in my district in central and southern illinois, i led a letter with congresswoman pingree and congressman costa and the democrats on committee outlining our shared priority to protect the inflation reduction act climate smart conservation funds. miss budzinski: these funds have provided a historic invest n-our farms and already served many rural farmers in my home state of illinois. i was also very excited to see that 100% of the obligated i.r.a. dollars made it into the hands of farmers in illinois, and to my colleagues i would encourage you to explore the new inflation reduction act data visualization tool that the usd

illinois is now the third state to disqualify trump from 2024 primary ballots.s are maine and colorado. as of right now, though, all three of these disqualifications are on hold pending a supreme court decision that could come down any day. judge porter acknowledged as much of her ruling tonight writing she knew her decision could not be the ultimate outcome. now, whenever the court rules on this issue, it is sure to be considered in light of tonight's news that the court will now take up the question of presidential immunity in jack smith's federal election interference case. joining me now to discuss all this is mary mccord, former senior doj official for the national security division and an msnbc legal analyst. mary, thanks for joining me tonight. some breaking news on all fronts. let me first just get your thoughts on the immunity question and the degree to which the fact the court is already mulling over the 14th amendment case is at all a factor in the decision tonight on immunity. >> well, i know there have been people that have said ever since the court

vamos al estado de illinois. gran parte del medio oeste del país. estas imágenes muestran algunos de los daños que han estado causando estos tornados en el norte del estado y todo esto es producto de esta gigantesca zona de baja presión que ha estado afectando particularmente el medio oeste. y esa línea de lluvias ha salido de illinois. pero ahora existe otra sobre san luis indianapolis louisville, que se está acercando sobre localidades de kentucky que pudiera nuevamente estar generando tiempo severo. esto se moverá mañana hacia la costa oeste del país. ya no tan severa, pero sí produciendo fuertes lluvias desde boston a washington, inclusive vientos que sobrepasen las 35 millas por hora. pero cómo está sucediendo un evento de tiempo severo en pleno invierno tan al norte del país, producto de esta ola de calor? si se fija, 52 ciudades hoy han estado alcanzando récords de temperatura máximas previamente establecidos. vean las temperaturas en dallas y en chicago. son temperaturas de mayo y del mes de junio. y lo p