Republican state Rep. David McSweeney (Barrington) does not mince words when voicing his opinion of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s capital-improvements plan and some of the details it includes.
Republican state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (East Dundee) is questioning the state’s priorities amid reports the wife of House Speaker Mike Madigan is seeking funds for her private Arts Council as part of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s $41.5 billion capital bill plan while the lack of funding is widely considered one of the primary factors accounting for the recent deaths of 112 children under the state’s care.