Gov. Bruce Rauner wrapped up his stay at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy, where 13 people have died from Legionnaires' Disease since 2015. It came a day after a legislative hearing at which members of the Rauner administration defended their response to outbreaks.
The panel also analyzes Rauner's campaign ad attacking Democratic candidate for governor J.B. Pritzker over a conversation he had with then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich; Rep. Jeannie Ives — Rauner's Republican primary opponent — winning of a straw poll in Chicago; and the smallest possible share of the vote with which someone could win the eight-way Democratic primary for attorney general (spoiler: just over 12.5 percent).
Sean Crawford hosts with regular panelists Charlie Wheeler and Brian Mackey, and guest Dave Dahl of WTAX-AM.
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