John O'Connor

Illinois political writer for The @AP. Credentials? A dog named Shadrach. (@Shadrach_Bond) [email protected]

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Former Gov. Pat Quinn returns to the Capitol to talk about ... what else? Reform. @AP @APOConnor #twill
https://t.co/MYPcHmLPSI

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#sockoff #sockoftheday #sockgame

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#sockoff #sockoftheday #sockgame

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@JordanElderTV Professionally, a vertical blur.

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On Illinois highway, blinding dust, then 'crash after crash' - https://t.co/XfjQshhrjZ NewsChannel 13, from ⁦@AP⁩ and ⁦@APOConnor⁩ https://t.co/1QWvs7wiwa

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@TroyScribe @AP Thank you, Troy. Notwithstanding the carnage, a fascinating piece of history and an enjoyable reporting experience. Good to meet you along the way.

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“You could look down and see their faces. They couldn’t get to the surface because all that iron was on top of them. It’s frightening -- to look up and see daylight, inches from air?” --- Tom Wadsworth on the Truesdell Bridge disaster 150 years ago. @AP https://t.co/e7ovgGA4CS

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@JohnAmdor dont forget the importance of snacking snacks can provide the proper pickmeup bacon flavor is healthiest

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Nasty day on I-55. At least 6 dead after dust storm causes crashes in Illinois (from @APOConnor) https://t.co/HWanB8NfSV

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150 years later, Dixon bridge tragedy among nation's worst (great yarn from @AP’s ⁦@APOConnor⁩) https://t.co/89q9ehPoti

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@Amanda_Kass @UAAnews Brava. Only problem is with "emerging." @Amanda_Kass emerged as a scholar years ago.

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@aaaawells Someone has to play the part of the legislator!

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@backupflakattak You should partner this with your Bill Cartwright photo.

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"You can make sure that we eradicate the root causes that lead to violence, and we also can make sure that there’s support on the front line to make sure that we’re preventing violence." -- Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson. @AP https://t.co/fhrHcrOGHr

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@NoelleForde_TV Sans pockets, apparently.

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“It’s important for people to be able to see themselves on the bookshelves.” — Rep. Anne Stava-Murray, who with ⁦@ILSecOfState⁩ seeks library pledge against 'banning' books (from @AP) https://t.co/Yxvmy7KL2a

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@NoelleForde_TV On. Point.

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"They didn’t intend to kill. They didn’t want him to go to the hospital because that would expose them. But they intended to inflict harm and they did so with a depraved indifference to loss of life." --Timothy Bass, assistant U.S. attorney. @AP #twil https://t.co/YTFOsKY6fo

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Tyrannosaurus wuss. From my @AP colleague @maddieburakoff https://t.co/IGInFMCa9D