Welcome to the Reader‘s morning briefing for Monday, October 30, 2017.
Pat Quinn, Renato Mariotti join Democratic race for attorney general
Former Illinois governor Pat Quinn and former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti are joining the crowded field in the Democratic primary for attorney general. Quinn has not run for office since losing the 2014 gubernatorial race to Governor Bruce Rauner. Mariotti has built up name recognition and a large social media following as a cable news legal commentator and frequent critic of President Donald Trump’s policies. The University of Chicago alumnus also worked in the U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago for nearly ten years. “The argument that I’m making is the best way to check Donald Trump is [by] using state attorneys general,” he told Politico. “I’ve been talking about issues—all voting machines have been penetrated by the Russians in Illinois, and no one really seems to be talking about it.” [NBC Chicago] [Politico]
