AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoGun Violence & City Hall: Chicago Contrarian founder Florian Sohnke called Mayor Brandon Johnson’s new Office of Gun Violence Reduction an “empty political gesture,” arguing it won’t cut south and west side shootings without tougher enforcement. Illinois Economy & Trade: A new estimate says Trump-era tariffs have cost Illinois about $17B since Jan. 2025, with extra burdens hitting auto parts and metals and raising costs for households and producers. Illinois Business Watch: Chicago’s Meta settlement is expected to bring Illinois up to about $768M tied to child-safety claims, with the state saying it will steer money toward social media harms. Sports & Local Politics: Rahm Emanuel said Democratic Socialists of America aren’t part of the Democratic Party and won’t help Democrats in 2028—he’s weighing a 2028 run. Tech & Research: IBM and UChicago researchers tout a quantum computing demonstration using error correction that finished in about 15 minutes on a task classical machines can’t practically match. Healthcare: A VISION-FFR trial compares vFFR with optical coherence tomography for chronic coronary syndromes, aiming to better interpret intermediate blockages. Consumer Safety: BBB Scam Tracker data shows Chicago leads Illinois scam reports in July, while several suburbs land in the same tied rankings—another reminder to watch for phishing and online purchase fraud.
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