Ted joined Dan and Amy to discuss Gov. Pritzker’s sad attempt at humor, his dismissal of the Illinois counties voting to separate from the state, why the state’s downstate counties have a desire and need for representation, the potential of bringing DOGE to Illinois, the potential for a statewide tax hike, the fight against the Dexter Reed settlement, and more.

Read more from Wirepoints:
- One big example of why Illinois badly needs a DOGE of its own
- The next absurd bill from Illinois’ legislature: Removing student test scores from teacher evaluations
- Gov. Pritzker walks back his “no tax increase” comments…is a hike on the way?
- No matter what Pritzker or the Tribune says, Illinois’ NAEP education results are abysmal
Audio and summary
If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.
Trapped? oh, Come on, decisions can be made to fix anything…just need the stones to stop and change spending. But we know, the fat man has no stones and nobody else is going to speak up…so we go merrily on the way to bankruptcy, with our elected officials blaming everyone else and no one taking any responsibility.
This is all on Pritzker. All of it.