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State Week: SCOTUS Nominee, Dan Ryan Protest, Misleading Ads

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Illinois politicians react to President Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court.

Gov. Bruce Rauner and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel get into a Twitter fight over the anti-violence protest that brought the inbound Dan Ryan to a halt.

And J.B. Pritzker's campaign runs an ad with claims widely described as false.

Daisy Contreras hosts with regular panelist Brian Mackey and guests Dave Dahl of WTAX-AM and Kent Redfield, an emeritus professor of political science at the University of Illinois Springfield.

Brian Mackey hosts The 21st Show and formerly reported on state government.
Daisy reported on statehouse issues for our Illinois Issues project. She's a Public Affairs Reporting program graduate from the University of Illinois Springfield. She also graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology, and has an associates degrees from Truman College. Daisy is from Chicago where she attended Lane Tech High School.
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