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Citadel Moving Headquarters To Miami As Florida Captures 'New Moment In America'

On Thursday, Citadel announced it would move its headquarters from Chicago to Miami.

Benzinga

Ken Griffin pulling Citadel out of Chicago

Making good on threats, the richest man in Illinois said he is taking his companies to Miami.

Chicago Sun-Times

Republican attorney general candidates decry ‘tyrannical’ Pritzker, his ‘wingman’ Raoul and Illinois’ ‘world-famous’ corruption

Downstate attorney Tom DeVore is up against suburban lawyers Steve Kim and David Shestokas for the GOP nomination to take on Democratic Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.

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Downstate Republicans Brady and Milhiser battle to reclaim — and freshen up — ‘outdated’ secretary of state’s office

Bloomington state Rep. Dan Brady and former federal prosecutor John Milhiser each say they’ve demonstrated the ability to rack up bipartisan support during lengthy, distinguished careers in central Illinois political circles.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sun-Times/WBEZ Poll: Ken Griffin, Michael Flynn not helping GOP voters make up their minds in U.S. Senate, other statewide races

About two-thirds of likely Republican voters said they’re not sure who they’ll vote for in the U.S. Senate, attorney general and secretary of state races. Candidates backed by billionaire Ken Griffin were trailing, and the endorsement of former national security adviser Michael Flynn did little to…

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Afternoon Edition: June 10, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sun-Times/WBEZ Poll: Downstate farmer Bailey racks up double-digit lead over Aurora Mayor Irvin in gov race

If the numbers hold, it would represent a brutal repudiation by Illinois’ Republican voters of Irvin, his mainstream party endorsements and, pointedly, his $50 million benefactor, Chicago hedge fund tycoon Ken Griffin.

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Darren Bailey’s Chicago ‘hellhole’ comment and the issue of crime become focus in debate among GOP candidates for governor

State Sen. Darren Bailey doubled down on his comments he considered Chicago a crime-ridden “hellhole” during a debate Thursday night of the Republican candidates for governor as he also sought to aggressively label rival Richard Irvin a “corrupt Democrat.”

Chicago Tribune

Republican Richard Irvin goes on defense against Darren Bailey, other primary rivals in ABC 7 debate

Bailey frequently interrupted Irvin and the others as they spoke. At one point, during a question about COVID-19 mandates, Bailey told Irvin he shouldn’t be elected governor because he’s a “corrupt Democrat.” Irvin fired back, “I won’t be lectured by someone like Darren Bailey who had a mask…

Chicago Sun-Times

Republican Richard Irvin says he’s not hiding behind his TV ads — or Ken Griffin’s millions

Irvin is a good in-person politician, a side of him that many in the Chicago area haven’t gotten to see so far. A “Meet Richard” tab on his campaign website features photos, his biography and an option to contribute to his campaign, but no information about public events.

Chicago Sun-Times

Griffin’s Citadel nears tipping point on Chicago exit over crime

Billionaire Ken Griffin is reaching a tipping point with Chicago, the home to his market maker and hedge fund business, as the city wrestles with rising crime.

Tribune News Service

Mass shootings, gunfire by ‘The Bean’ reminders that gun violence must be addressed

Stopping the violence must be the top priority for city leaders.

Chicago Sun-Times

Billionaire laments Chicago violence, donates $25 million to train leaders of police departments here and across country

Ken Griffin, founder of Citadel, and businessman Michael Sacks gave seed money for two academies at the University of Chicago to train police leaders and people who run violence interruption groups.

Chicago Sun-Times

This Billionaire Won $8M Bid For A Seat On Blue Origin's Space Flight — But He Won't Be Making The Trip

Hedge fund Citadel's founder, Ken Griffin, successfully bid for a seat on the New Shepard capsule of Jeff Bezos-founded Blue Origin but will reportedly not be part of its trip to space.

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Chicago Sun-Times

GOP gubernatorial hopeful Irvin takes reporters questions, but doesn’t answer most of them

Democrats and GOP primary rivals have accused Irvin of hiding. His campaign counters that he’s busy running Aurora, the second largest city in the state. On Monday, Irvin was indeed prepared to field reporters’ questions, if not necessarily answer all of them.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago hosts May 14 abortion rights rally; abortion factor in Illinois Supreme Court race

The timing of the bombshell news about reversing abortion rights comes as early voting kicks off in Illinois on May 19.

Chicago Sun-Times

Billionaire Griffin dumps another $25 million into Republican Irvin’s campaign to unseat Pritzker

Last November — months before Irvin even entered the race — Griffin pledged to go “all in” to support a candidate who can beat the Democratic incumbent.

Benzinga

Ken Griffin 'Still Waiting' For Crypto To Make World Better But Says Citadel Will Be 'More Involved'

Ken Griffin, the billionaire founder of Citadel Securities, is still skeptical about cryptocurrency.

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The Independent UK

Millionaire candidates pour cash into Ohio, Pa. Senate races

Millionaire candidates and billionaire investors are harnessing their considerable personal wealth to try to win competitive Republican primaries for open U.S. Senate seats in Pennsylvania and Ohio

Chicago Sun-Times

Republican Bailey vows to ‘take Illinois by storm’ in conservative campaign for governor

Darren Bailey’s conservative campaign is targeting those he says have been forgotten and left behind. “The Republican establishment and the Democrats, they don’t have any idea some of these people exist and what they’re thinking,” he told the Sun-Times. “I think that what we do here in Illinois,…

Chicago Sun-Times

Republican Darren Bailey picks up support from anti-abortion leaders — and millions from mega donor Dick Uihlein

The endorsements from Illinois Family Action, Illinois Federation for Right to Life and Illinois Citizens for Life come a day after Bailey reported a $2.5 million campaign contribution from Dick Uihlein, bringing the total the Lake Forest businessman has donated to $3,525,000.

Chicago Sun-Times

Giannoulias raises more cash than all other Democrats and Republicans in secretary of state race combined

Monday marked an Illinois State Board of Elections deadline to file a required quarterly report of contributions and expenditures, but a number of primary candidates had not yet filed their reports late Monday.

Tribune News Service

Trump’s small-dollar donors fuel $19 million first-quarter haul

Former President Donald Trump’s fundraising committee that targets small-dollar donors raised $19 million in the first quarter, according to its latest filing, while the Republican Party’s biggest donors are pouring millions into groups tied to the House and Senate leaderships.

Football London

Next Chelsea owner: Ken Griffin's personal stance on Ricketts takeover decision revealed

Chelsea News: The takeover race is now down to just three consortiums after the Ricketts Family decided to pull out of the race to become the new Chelsea owner

Evening Standard

Ricketts family pull out of race to buy Chelsea leaving three potential new owners in race

A consortium led by the Ricketts family, one of four prospective new Chelsea owners, have pulled out of the race to buy the London club.

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