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Gov. J.B. Pritzker declared gun violence a statewide public health crisis.

And everybody in Chicago said, "Duh."

Even folks who advocated for an executive order responding to street violence like a pandemic say that the governor's declaration Monday has the makings of an empty campaign-season promise aimed at winning Black votes.

Activist Pastor Anthony Williams is one of them. He says Pritzker's executive order reminds him of political sleight of hand ripped from former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's playbook.

KONKOL COLUMN: Pritzker Violence Executive Order Smells Like A Campaign Promise

Got Flannel? High: 44 Low: 32.

• Police are on the hunt for a prolific armed robber wearing colorful underpants. The man wanted by police drove a carjacked Chevy Impala when he robbed seven people in 30 minutes near Humboldt Park and West Town on Tuesday. (CWB)
• If you want to sit on Santa's lap at Macy's this year, you'll have to make an appointment. Your first chance is Friday. (Patch)
• Six months. That's how long Chicago Park District leaders sat on allegations that lifeguards were subject to sexual abuse before taking action, according to a new report from a former federal prosecutor. "I am outraged and appalled," Mayor Lori Lightfoot said. (CBS2)
• Illinois' favorite felonious, reality-star, governor, Rod Blagojevich, is back on the boob-tube. "Being Blago," premiers on Hulu Friday. (ABC7)

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— Mark Konkol

About me: Mark Konkol, recipient of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting, wrote and produced the Peabody Award-winning series "Time: The Kalief Browder Story." He was a producer, writer and narrator for the "Chicagoland" docuseries on CNN and a consulting producer on the Showtime documentary "16 Shots."

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