Your Daily Guide

🏛️ Jason Ilstrup Wants To Be Mayor: Local nonprofit President Jason Ilstrup teased a potential bid for mayor in October after Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway announced that she will not seek a third term. But as of Tuesday, Ilstrup has officially entered the mayoral race in Madison, city records show. He is the current chair of the Dane County Regional Airport Commission and president of the nonprofit, Downtown Madison Inc. [🎧 City Cast Madison, Wisconsin State Journal]

👀 Another Placeholder for the Madison Police Monitor? The Madison Police Civilian Oversight Board (PCOB) appointed Rebecca Kemble, a former council member, as the new interim police monitor. Kemble, who helped create the PCOB, will begin her temporary position if she is approved by city HR, but that approval is far from guaranteed. The future of the Office of the Independent Monitor and PCOB has been called into question after the council fired former interim monitor Aeiramique Glass and appointed Common Council Chief of Staff Karen Kapusta-Pofahl to fill the role on a temporary basis. [Madison365]

💉 Measles Outbreak Hits a Record High in Wisconsin: Measles cases have hit a 35-year high and led to the first death of its kind since 1990 in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is encouraging families to vaccinate their infants, particularly those aged 6 to 11 months who are especially prone to the disease. [WPR, DHS]

🎓 Frank Kaminsky Will Speak at the UW Graduation Ceremony: Frank “The Tank” Kaminsky will return to his alma mater at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to deliver a commencement speech to the winter graduating class. The former Badger’s center was picked ninth overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2015 NBA Draft and currently plays with Alvark Tokyo of the Japanese B.League Premier. The graduation commencement and Kaminsky’s keynote speech will take place at the Kohl Center on Dec. 13. [UW-Madison News]

🦅 The Great Midwest Crane Fest is Here! Are you a bird enthusiast who’s around this weekend? Maybe you’d like to take a trip to Baraboo and celebrate the Sandhill Crane migration with the Great Midwest Crane Festival on Nov. 14 and 15.

• On today’s episode of City Cast Madison, creative producer Rob Thomas and executive producer Hayley Sperling get the ins and outs of Crane Fest from Jennifer Drayna at the Crane Foundation. Plus, Rob and Hayley talk about Wisconsin's weird relationship with Veteran’s Day and a recent exciting wildlife sighting. [Great Midwest Crane Fest]

⬆️ Last Week’s Photo

The cones are appropriately located at Stellie’s Ice Cream! Fun fact: According to an employee, Stellies acquired them from an Anthropologie window display.

🎉 Congratulations to Wait N., Jocelyn G., and Jennifer H. for being the first three people to guess correctly!

⬇️ This Week’s Photo

Where is this exhibit by local artist Terrence Adeyanju? A few clues:

• They are on Madison’s east side
• This exhibit is temporary, but has been on display since the location opened
• Your imagination could grow in a place like this!