“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.

Governor JB Pritzker is taking policy and political risks by wading into the biggest fight of his political life with President Trump that, if things go poorly, could lead to a militarized state on the streets of Chicago and the state budget in tatters.

Those of us in the Illinois political world were delivered a gut punch Sunday when we received word of the passing of former Gov. Jim Edgar, who died after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Here are some thoughts and observations on the budding mess in the GOP race for governor:

Somebody keep Congresswoman Mary Miller (R-Hindsboro) away from the app formerly known as Twitter.

If you read Beth Hundsorfer’s reporting in Capitol News Illinois last week about the failure of DCFS and its contracting agency, Lutheran Child and Family Services, in the death of 18-year-old Mackenzi Felmlee last year, you were likely incensed. I sure was.

Governor JB Pritzker got an off the wall question yesterday, but one he could have easily just knocked out of the park with partisan talking points.

We like to periodically open it up to your questions.