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Everyone involved seems to be playing a very Illinois-esque blame game over the long-running Chicago Bears stadium saga that consumed the spring legislative session without a resolution and prompted the Bears to claim they’re moving forward with a stadium site in Indiana, sort of.

There are few times in politics when the legislature has an easy answer to a complicated question.

When House Speaker Chris Welch passed his first rules package in early 2021 after ascending to lead the chamber, his press release crowed about increasing “transparency” in state government. Five years later, that promise feels like a lifetime ago.

Recently, the lead negotiator on the Chicago Bears stadium proposal suggested Republicans are trying to have it “both ways,” claiming we oppose the deal while also blaming Democrats for potentially losing the team.

If Tuesday’s results for Republicans in the primary election, especially in statewide races, shows anything, it shows the GOP is in the worst position it has ever been to win in Illinois.

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.