>> Everyone, thanks for joining us on the week in review.

I'm Amanda During his annual budget address, Governor JB Pritzker issues.

A stark warning not about the state's finances.

about his fear that the United States under President Donald Trump is going down the path not to Germany.

>> Is to the constitution of our state and of our country.

We don't have kings in America and I don't intend to bend the knee to gaining national attention and blowback.

>> I'm personally offended that I had to sit here and repeatedly here, the governor of this state.

Accuse members of my party as being Nazis in a lazy tropes.

>> And as for the budget, Pritzker says it's not dire, but Illinois must keep spending time.

>> For our spending much reflect reality.

We have to live within our means.

Republicans called hogwash.

>> We just heard a whopper of a budget.

55.4 billion dollars.

37 1% increase.

That's the largest budget the state has ever unknown yet the impact of federal cuts, Illinois workers, including university professors, pushback on firings and canceling clinical These activities include.

>> Stopping the development and spread of disease, protecting people from environmental and occupational hazards and effectively responding to public health emergency.

Meanwhile, a proposal to lower the speed limit on Chicago.

Streets hits the brakes.

>> The mayor's plan to issue bonds for infrastructure stalls, too.

And in Jeannette Young says she's disappointed to still be waiting for the city to take action, limiting no-knock warrants.

My case force the conversation about change, but conversations aren't enough.

just says I do.

continues to happen.

The leaders who vowed to fight for change injustice have not followed through.

>> And now to our week in review panel joining us, our tennis us from the Chicago Sun-Times, Olivia of the Chicago tribute, Shia Capus from Politico clubs Chicago's Michael right now.

Let's get to it.

I'm going to start with you, Tina.

It is no secret that Governor Pritzker's not a fan of President Trump.

He's really ratchet it up this week during his state of the State address on Wednesday.

Why?

as you've side, we've heard him call of everything, a fascist, racist, everything in the past 6 years or so.

>> And so during his address, he did kind of like in the Trump administration to not see Germany.

And it kind of a weird timing of it was the bottom half of his budget address, which was about 35 minutes.

We're waiting for what's the attack and ABM Trump.

And it was kind of in this coded language wasn't as overt as going has he's in the past.

But he basically said we have to pay attention to what's going on and that the uprising teacher money came very quickly.

Obviously, there was some blowback, which you mentioned of a lot of Republicans saying, hey, you know, if we support Trump doesn't mean that we're not Cesar, that we support this movement.

So I think that kind of hit a chord a different way than if he were to use those moreover language that he had been using will, fact, the governor seemed aware that some would accuse him of taking it too far or call him an alarmist.

And he addressed that criticism head on.

>> If you think I'm overreacting and sounding the alarm too soon, consider this.

It took the Nazis one month.

3 weeks, 2 days, 8 hours and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic.

And all I'm saying is that when the 5 alarm fire starts to burn every good person better be ready to man a post with a bucket of water.

>> If you want to stop it from raging out of control.

>> Olivia, there was a lot of blowback that some folks saying that this was necessary.

They appreciated hearing the Democrats speak up like this with the reaction?

>> Yeah, exactly.

I mean, definitely there was room for blowback.

It's a big accusation to make, but also huge.

I think Democrats nationally are kind of looking for a leader and there isn't really one right now.

And I think it Pritzker didn't take this opportunity to at least, you know, show what he has shown his opinions right now and show where he wants Illinois Derby.

It would have been kind of is political opportunity for him.

So even though it was kind of strange to be in the chamber and have all these like kind of tactical budget things in Memphis come into the 2nd half.

Most people don't perceive it that way.

I think.

And I think they would just see this clip and see that's who Pritzker is right now.

>> In Shia, it Republicans say that this is just him trying to make a national name for himself.

The governor in his address said no, this isn't out of ambition.

This is because I truly believe and I want to defend the Constitution as an American citizen.

So did it work in getting this national attention >> yes, Rachel Maddow led her show with it for 3 minutes, which is pretty amazing.

And I do think Pritzker this is really a personal thing for him.

I think he would be talking this way if he wasn't running for governor, if he wasn't running for president, we don't know if any of those will even happen.

This something that is very personal.

He built the Holocaust museum here in Illinois.

He's very in touch with people who survived the Holocaust.

It's it's so important to him.

And I think for that reason because he's a student of that era, he knows and draws parallels to that.

And that's why he spoke so passionately about it is really affect the politics.

We think about.

>> Well, you said this is personal tie to it and the timing of this relation to.

>> Just the state of the White House right now where you have tweets like he who say nation Polly's, no laws and this week having a tweet acquitting Trump to a king in a photo of him wearing the crown and seen in in history.

When you see democracies devolved into or apparently devolved into wake, people can view as regime that's against democracy and under that mental, it would be malpractice to not speak out.

But Michael, could this backfire on Illinois already?

Again, any I said earlier that it.

>> The governor, not a fan of Trump, but it works in the reverse is well.

So is this sort of unnecessarily putting Illinois in the crosshairs of an administration that has no gumption against sort of taking revenge on those who speak out.

>> I think Christmas made it very clear that he's willing to fight that fight when it comes to the lawsuit that the Trump administration is leveled against the state and sanctuary cities when it comes to ice being here.

I think this is a battle that's already going on.

So I view really is just another step in this struggle between the state in the nation, giving given this just this current state of affairs when it comes to our national politics.

>> Now is it this comes as Trump and his closest adviser, some would say, given what is going on henchmen.

Elon Musk are carrying out massive firings and layoffs.

Their allies say that Trump was elected to make government more efficient laid off.

Epa workers held a rally against the actions this week in the Loop.

>> Is there no one working on environmental health safety and there's no pain and the IRS and there's no one at the EPA and there's no one at the NBA.

All of a miracle.

The intent is workers who are you're in it.

Its people profits over where interest if profit over the American people that if you're in a >> The government is not supposed to be a job creator.

Government is supposed to create an environment for private business to flourish.

The more government agencies that we have going to be more burden the taxpayers.

>> And that Representative Cabello, their sponsor of a measure that would implement something along the lines Doge in Illinois.

Now she are.

This is generally in Washington, D.C., this focus of the mass layoffs, but it's very much hitting.

Illinois is well, how?

>> Now we've heard of EPA workers being laid off.

I've heard of IRS people being let go.

I think we're going to hear more and more.

It's going to be trickling down.

Trickling out, trickling out.

I imagine in the summer we're going to hear lots of stories about people going to see national parks and having to wait in line for hours and hours because they've, you but go of parks, people.

>> taking the there's now.

Postal Trump wants to sort of redoing, though there are criticisms that the mail citing what are you going to be watching for Tina?

Somebody who was is in Washington knows the federal bureaucracy and it's very wide tentacles as it is constrained.

There's so much talk about short-term impact, Henry hirings.

But what the long term?

first of all, I think we're all getting e-mails from these employees who want to talk to us.

So that's an interesting perspective for reporters.

Long hearing stories people.

>> Who are walking in and just being told that they don't have jobs.

And I know that there's they hit a lot of people who are kind of newer hires but still paid.

There's highly qualified people.

And now always related to the, you know, the political status of the president.

So it's not that he's creating a whole new government in which it's just we just don't know what to predict.

So be watching the lawsuits of what's happening in and also how it will impact our everyday lives.

The FDA, the CDC.

>> Tax filing season 7,000 jobs cut at the IRS the middle of on the phone with IRS before and it's like an hour hold and then someone hangs up on you.

And that was last year.

So I just can't imagine how much worse it's going to interesting when thinking about, though, just specially with.

>> Just the current state of the White House now where what is said versus what it's done could 2 very different things.

Nbc cannot report showing that Trump and Musk prop they really boasted about a line item and cutting and 8 billion dollar contract with the Department of Homeland Security and reporters looked into it turned out was 8 Million.

So you can have 1000 time inflation or exaggeration of what truly a cost-cutting is.

So when it comes to these buyouts, we have 75,000 federal workers except the buyout only for many of them to be laid off anyway as a mistake, it's a mess when it comes to do nationally.

So people can only imagine what like for state of Illinois, potentially a lot of waste as well as you have us closing down and just food rotting it because there are no longer workers who spent.

So that really this so very huge.

It would like to go back to Pritzker here, especially as it relates to these actions in the federal government because >> you are seeing, of course, the question of how much money could Illinois be cut from the federal government?

Olivia?

We spent again 35 minutes or so.

There's a several 100 pages budget books that reporters are scouring and the governor's Office of Management and Budget spent months putting together.

Is this all a futile exercise given that you doesn't know what it's looking at when it comes to federal budget cuts.

It certainly feels like it could be a futile exercise.

If those massive cuts happen.

I mean, Illinois starts to lose all this funding, even though it doesn't automatically go into the fund that we're talking about.

>> It would cause a lot of chaos.

It would make things very, very hard.

It would make it very hard to deal with all the problems that the governor said that he wants still at this year.

It would make it at a certain level.

There are definitely concerns about Medicaid in particular.

I know that's one thing with a lot of advocates are specifically stressed about right now.

But in general.

Yeah, this is a budget proposal based on contracts and agreements are in place now that are just being assumes to go forward because, you know, there's nothing you can really predict this administration by.

Yeah, I there is a chance that there could be a lot more cows on the road.

So what are the highlights, Tina, from?

We do in terms of this budget and what the governor at least is hoping that the legislature will accept.

We do know it's a 55.0, 2 billion dollar budget, which is a lot of money and it is the largest state budget in state history.

So >> despite him saying that he is trying to be judicious about making cuts and is not going to be introducing new programs.

It's you still seeing a swelling budget every year which Republicans are not very happy about that.

There was an increase in funding to education, a 350 million dollars which we've been seeing every year.

Some cuts were too for undocumented adults aged 40 to 60 forms, a program that was cut that was helping them with health care.

And that saving the state about 400, I believe 400 million dollars.

So that was a big one.

And we do anticipate a fight with that, particularly with the Latino caucus because they want to stand up for their community and a lot of need help with that right now.

So what is the prerogatives there?

The governor has said that he will stand up for those who are undocumented from for the immigrant population the head.

>> That this program previously.

So why is he now cutting it are proposing to eliminate it?

It was such a big deal to get that passed.

We I mean, Pritzker supported it.

The Democrats in the General Assembly supported it.

>> And to see it go as a surprise political cover for Is he trying to I'm not spending money against all these accusations from Republicans that.

>> Illinois Eason spending that much on undocumented or residence or well.

Democrats I talked to said it's a working document.

It's not final until it's final.

So.

>> I think like Tina said, who knows what happens after they talk it through and there will be the Latino caucus will push to to change that.

Maybe they'll adjust the ages.

Who knows is Pritzker risking anything by separating itself from the late teens or immigrant advocate community housing, the he sure is getting a lot of criticism that he hasn't before from the Latino caucus and the Black caucus.

That was unusual after previous budgets.

We hear a lot of cheering from those groups and I think they were much more subdued or outright critical of of the budget I thought it was funny during when he gave the speech, there was a point where he said if you come to me and want a new program, you're going to have to be willing to cut something.

It was the first time you saw the Republican side of the chamber clapping and the Democrats are kind of quiet there a little bit scared?

Yeah, I think Republicans to across the board, I think everybody's just wondering what is going to happen.

Nobody knows.

>> some might call it is.

Tina indicated there is an increase that goes toward Illinois schools, but it is nowhere near the magnitude that CPS in the Chicago Teachers Union have been calling for.

And I want to read notice that I got from the CTU and it said we asked for full funding for CPS.

They've been putting that toward about a billion dollars and they say and Pritzker proposes ending cell phones.

So what does the future for education there as you have so much of CPS negotiations really riding on an expecting more money from the state and Prescott coming forward as expected, not coming through that.

>> I think that this well over the past 6 months to a year with CPS, he's been kind the finger pointing of who is going to pay from the city to the state.

And is ultimately Pritzker right now is hoping for what will be his 7th balance budget as governor.

is she was saying he's very clear at that is focus to make sure the state continues.

Despite all of what's going on nationally and all what's going on with federal funding that he keeps that streak of 7 balance budget and realistically, that is kind hope that progress and so expecting something.

Out of the ordinary from what has been granted before.

It's definitely a big ask right now.

We're to say do you also mentioned how is he going to protect?

>> Certain students who would be under attack transgender students disabled students.

They were upset about that as well that he should have addressed something instead of saying have so much uncertainty, the federal government, how you protect students across Illinois.

>> black legislators as well upset that he didn't specifically particularly during Black History Month, give a shout out and dedicate particular funds.

Olivia, if we have several months now that the General Assembly is going to be discussing figuring out their own budget, what are the key battles you're going to be on the watch for?

>> Definitely the funding for health care for immigrant.

And also it's going to be a huge one.

It's 400 million dollars out of a 58 5 billion dollar budget.

I mean, that's it's still a out.

So that'll be one another one that we didn't see anything about in this budget is the transit funding cliff, which the governor and others in leadership have said is because we kind of have to negotiate like the reforms first and the structure.

First of how that would look.

But that's also a potentially huge amount of money that the state could be on the hook to pay and not has not been really discussed or propose at all at this point from the governor's office.

I was right.

That is there is no tax increase is part of this proposal now.

But if the money for >> transit is going to come through, there's going to be one in some capacity, fair, fair.

All right.

Fair.

are.

And they are perhaps the governor talking about an increase at the fare boxes?

speaking of transit, let's move to the speed limit.

She a push to lower the speed limit to 25 miles an hour on city streets.

It failed to pass in the city council this week despite members of the progressive caucus pointing to studies.

>> That this would save lives, particularly in more underserved areas where residents are black and brown.

And there is disproportionate share of ticketing already going on.

So saving lives.

Why didn't that packs?

Well?

>> I can see both sides personally.

If somebody gets a lot of tickets in the the Black caucus is concerned that it increases fines and fees to a community that shouldn't be having to pay so much and that would just make it worse.

For people in those neighborhoods.

But you're right, it saves lives.

So that's the debate.

And at some point they're going to maybe they'll adjust the that the speed limit number, I guess before they come to a conclusion.

Is this the last of a standing o?

No, no.

I think that it'll be back the bill between and in New York.

I feel we tend to float things and then kind of take a long time to get them done.

>> Yeah.

I also think in general, anything that people really know.

This is something that lawmakers are more hesitant to do.

Everybody knows the speed limit it.

Something that's really touchable.

Quick Michael, over to you because people driving by say the United Center could be seeing some changes.

You have reporting on the green lighting of a what, 6, 7 billion dollar redevelopment program, the 91 project.

What is this going to look like near the United Center?

>> So the 19 project is a multi-state 6 stage.

Redevelopment of the parking lots around United Center.

So since around mid 2022, upwards, the owners of the United Center's the Rise Store and works family spent around 45 million dollars buying up a lot of those parking lots that were going around the center just with the rise of Uber Lyft, the rideshare.

So now they're looking to turn into a multipurpose center more area that has entertainment housing hotels, retail space to wear.

If you go to United Center, not even for sporting event.

was more than enough for the family to do so.

It's going to be opposite pave Paradise.

Put up a parking lot.

But is there going to be gentrification concerns there?

May there is definitely room for.

And so right now.

>> There is a dedicated effort, as I understand, to affordable housing.

just that area.

And then within the mandates for affordable housing when it comes to developments, especially when thinking about the community up near West Side because a lot of the parking lot, especially when you go past the parking lots.

Those communities have been there for a long time and wife understand will people be able to jail when it comes to just this development?

Because from now to around 2040, is expected to be the time period for this.

So this is going to be a long time.

They just got approval from City Council on Wednesday to move forward with the first stage that's going to go into around 2028.

And it's just going to be a long haul for the United Center.

A long haul.

Lots of changes.

Speaking of long-haul, Olivia, people's gas has been working for more than a decade.

Replacing pipes.

>> To the consternation of consumer groups who say it's taking too long costing way too much money.

The ICC, the Illinois Commerce Commission that is out with a ruling and consumer advocates are claiming victory.

But people's gas also says only it could increase costs for consumers.

Explain.

>> Yeah.

So this is something that's been going on for 8 years now.

And it's a project that's already over budget and we're not even like amount fraction fraction of fraction dime.

So this ruling says you have to get it done up I think 10 years and the next 10 years on and you have to get it done in that time, period.

But prioritize the things that really need to get on.

These are pipes that need to be replaced.

But they're not satisfied at all the speed that it's going don't have good answers for why the most at-risk pipes were replaced in the first place.

Or do we?

>> Not as far as I know far as I know, I was there.

I think people's guessing more disruption across, well, multiple neighborhoods, but so lots of frustration now, Tina on it.

We are approaching three-year anniversary.

That will be Monday of Russia invaded Ukraine.

You have spent some time reporting in Illinois's in Chicago's communities that have many Ukrainian residents, including thousands of refugees wondering about their future.

Yes, I talked to us and Ukrainian Chicagoans right when Trump was taking office and they were hopeful.

>> They thought, you know, he did say I will end the war and one day, not sure.

The joke is what day is that?

But it's you know, it's it has not improved.

They're very fearful of President Zelenskyy's very upset this week, obviously because there's been a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Trump and Trump looking very friendly with Russia and him being completely shut out like very frustrating to be not being a meeting about your own country.

So he's sounding the alarm and you're just seeing a lot of the tensions are building the relationship between President Zelensky and Trump is very, very hard.

And and we got to see what happens with that very many questions.

As you noted Chicago's communities with many Ukrainians in the program.

We want to also give a note of condolences to the loved ones of former Cook County Commissioner Jerry the Iceman Butler an R and b and soul musician.

>> passed away and you'll be able to read more about him on the W T Tw website and check out our Instagram feed as well.

Maybe be able to hear some of his students with that.

We are out of time.

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>> Now, Michael, I we've spoken about anniversaries.

It is now 6 years since Internet young was home.

>> Changing and police wrongly broke really dig into her home.

She says what is the deal?

What is taking so long?

Mayor Johnson promised change so is it happening?

>> definitely seems to be a standoff between.

Legislation that they want to introduce Johnson support of it.

And this week coming out saying that they are behind it, but also the fact that CPD has to also sign a complete ban of no-knock warrants tough.

So seeing what level what conditions will be palatable to the police force, especially thinking about now 6 years.

Past this rate.

But what all is calm not a Taylor.

The firing of the CPD sergeant also rate.

So it's a lot keep in mind.

>> When do you know what to hold up is at this point?

It has been 6 years just getting CPD to sign on the superintendent at when mayor says this is.

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