Welcome back, quotes readers!
The week started off with the first major national security breach of the Trump administration. On Monday, The Atlantic reported that top national security officials — including the vice president, secretary of state and defense secretary — texted attack plans for military strikes in Yemen to a group chat on the messaging platform Signal that included the magazine’s editor-in-chief. President Donald Trump minimized the incident, calling it “the only glitch in two months” of his presidency.
In policy moves this week, the administration placed 25% tariffs on auto imports, the Department of Health & Human Services announced it’s cutting 10,000 jobs and the president signed an executive order to overhaul U.S. elections.
Some decision are being felt locally. The federal government is slashing $125 million in funding from the Illinois Department of Public Health and other local health departments for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases, funding for state affordable housing projects is on hold and federal workers in the Chicago area say they’re on edge, worried that government offices will close permanently.
The pressure is on for Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools to finalize a contract, with both sides saying they’re close to an agreement. Meanwhile, the conflict between CTU and one of its closest allies, the Service Employees International Union, escalated this week after the president of SEIU sent an email to members accusing the CTU of “bullying and dishonesty.”
The remains of Karen Schepers, an Elgin woman who disappeared in April 1983 while driving home from a bar in Carpentersville, were found Tuesday after her car was pulled from the Fox River. Schepers was remembered by her brother Gary as his “best friend” and a “remarkable person.”
And baseball is officially back. The White Sox started their season off with a resounding win over the Los Angeles Angels in front of more than 31,000 fans at Rate Field on opening day. The Cubs also won their domestic opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Without further ado, here’s the Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for March 23 to 29. Missed last week? You can find it here or check out our past editions of Quotes of the Week.
