Melanie Krakauer

Teller of stories. Believer of stories. @illinoispolicy. Wannabe cool mom, actual tired mom.

[Melanie Krakauer @MelKrak]

This is my Twitter face.

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@DanaCBS2 @cbschicago Especially with kiddos at home so much this year. Motherhood in 2022 means optional hair washing right 🙈

[Melanie Krakauer @MelKrak]

I love President @MattPaprocki_IL’s personal blog for inspiring content like this. Even though my personal goal for 2022 is just to survive. “Goals are only half the battle” https://t.co/7rh6MMDS2a

[Melanie Krakauer @MelKrak]

Beyond proud of my pal @PolicyQuantsPhD for being named a @CJA_Updates finalist (Politics category).. there are hundreds of hours of research and editing that go into his columns. All to bring transparency to gov corruption and problems with the status quo.

[Chicago Journ Assoc @CJA_Updates]

The news is OUT! Our 2021 #SarahBrownBoydenAwards finalists (aka the best in #Illinois & northern #Indiana) have been announced! Congratulations to ALL! Check out the full list of nominees here: https://t.co/Ug4gUyvlEm

[liv @Iivsmithh]

the bachelorette viewers after seeing greg tear up after hearing micheal a’s story #thebachelorette

[Josh Krakauer @JHKrak]

✨ May your day be free of guest post submissions ✨

[National Review @NRO]

For decades, Illinois House speaker Michael Madigan dominated the state’s political system, corrupting it to his own ends. What should we make of his ouster? | by @A_R_BERG https://t.co/VBDX1CLGxr

[Melanie Krakauer @MelKrak]

Everyone adjacent to the Statehouse or news industry right now.

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Scary update for news fans and Chicago fans alike.

Hedge fund Alden Global Capital to buy Tribune Publishing for $630 million https://t.co/VnfrhNSGYy

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Flip side of that SNL ‘Zillow’ bit...
(No pun intended😉) https://t.co/lmo8Mw9OZ1

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Just watched this live and was captivated. It is a MUST WATCH. Kudos on those Emmys @tvbrad.

[Brad Edwards @tvbrad]

#GettingHosed: 100% percent of Chicago water bills we’ve investigated are drastically inflated.

Mayor Lightfoot’s powerful City Council Floor Leader was so incensed by our reporting, he put the City on blast. Then, he ghosted me. Until now.

@ 10 @cbschicago

Preview:

[Mikael Thalen @MikaelThalen]

A lawyer using Zoom had to let a judge know that he wasn’t a cat after inadvertently activating a face filter

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Makes me wonder what we will be doing 2/22/22 👀🚀

[Melanie Krakauer @MelKrak]

Not only is it Inauguration Day, it’s a palindrome day. (12021)

[Bill Ruthhart @BillRuthhart]

The reign of the longest-serving House speaker in U.S. history -- all but two of the last 38 years -- is over.

[Melanie Krakauer @MelKrak]

Fanfare as lawmaker nominate and vote on House speaker. What about the House Rules that allow one lawmaker to control all the power for what bills become law? Here’s how you change the Rules: https://t.co/J3lN6a9YbT

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For context: in the 30 years prior today, only 3 House Dems dared vote “present” against Speaker Madigan - Mautino in 1987, Drury in 2017, Stava-Murray in 2019. Today 60+ go in a new direction. #twill

[Dana Kozlov @DanaCBS2]

Illinois Speaker Mike Madigan officially passing the gavel. ⁦@cbschicago⁩

[Melanie Krakauer @MelKrak]

What a day.

[Dan Petrella @PetrellaReports]

Michael Madigan’s decades-long grip on Illinois ends as House Democrats set to make Rep. Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch state’s first Black speaker https://t.co/cHhoBhmisS

[Melanie Krakauer @MelKrak]

Today an entire caucus is fed up with the status quo. 1,978 public corruption convictions during Madigans time as speaker. The worst credit in the nation. It’s not too late for IL to right it’s course, @A_R_BERG told WGN this morning.

[Melanie Krakauer @MelKrak]

Can’t help but think of 4 years ago. I was 2 weeks on the job @illinoispolicy. We led a rally outside the Statehouse to support changing the House speaker and the House Rules. People thought we were crazy.

[Tahman Bradley @tahmanbradley]

Steve Brown confirms that memorabilia was removed from Mike Madigan’s desk in the Speaker’s office overnight. He says someone else may want to use the desk today!! But he says it wrong to say the office was packed up.

[Potash @LarryPotash]

The IL Policy Inst. tells @WGNMorningNews #Illinois Speaker candidate Chris Welch has not shown leadership on ethics or pension; "real reform should be part of the deal for him to win support from his colleagues."