Pritzker is taking a victory lap. Illinois workers are running in place. His minimum wage sales pitch collides with weak employment, stalled buying power and the inconvenient numbers missing from his campaign commercial.
The ballots were counted. Illinois GOP insiders reportedly ignored the verdict, denied Bailey’s ticket support and turned toward 2030. With Pritzker waiting, voters face a brutal question: Why stay loyal to a party that won't fight for their choice?
Benton is gone. But the questions he left behind are getting harder, the pressure on Speaker Chris Welch is growing, and Springfield may soon have to decide just how far accountability is allowed to go.
As Illinois fights to keep the Bears from leaving for Indiana, new questions are emerging over who really benefits from the state’s megaproject bill, including Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Hyatt ties and powerful downtown connections in Springfield.
Illinois families face rising gas taxes as automatic hikes continue without public votes.
