Governor JB Pritzker presented his eight state budget proposal to the General Assembly Wednesday. Here are ten thoughts on what the Governor had to say.

Governor JB Pritzker is set to give his eighth combined State of the State and budget address Wednesday to a joint session of the General Assembly. Here’s what he should say.

We’ve spent a lot of time over the past few days talking with insiders and operatives and elected officials about conditions on the ground for the state’s major congressional primaries.

Democrats who control the legislature are laser focused on their message this spring. They say (correctly) that cost of living, or affordability, is the cornerstone issue of the legislative session.

I think Governor Pritzker is playing the conundrum surrounding a Chicago Bears stadium project mostly the right way.

What bothers me the most about the solution to bailing out Chicago area mass transit is how shameless Democrats are in swiping money from road money dedicated for downstate roads and bridges.

Thus far, the Democratic U.S. Senate primary to replace outgoing Sen. Dick Durbin has been a bit of a…snoozer.

“The worst of our politics.”

We like to periodically open it up to your questions.

These aren’t predictions of who will win, just races that are the most likely to flip.