PM Springfield Interviews

Former Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard and former Congressman Bill Enyart joins Patrick to discuss this weekend's DHS killing in Minneapolis. 

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Noah Rothman of the National Review goes toe-to-toe with Patrick over ICE tactics in Minnesota and they discuss our role in the world after the Greenland fiasco. 

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Former State Representative Tom Demmer, now a policy advisor for the Illinois Policy Institute, joins Patrick to discuss how Democrats can hold to their promise of making life more affordable in Illinois and the Governor's proposed budget cuts. 

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Ben Szalinski of Capitol News Illinois joined Patrick to discuss Governor Pritzker's budget reductions and the affordability issue Democrats are making the center of their 2026 agenda. 

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Jeremy Gorner of the Chicago Tribune joins Patrick to discuss the politics behind moves at the statehouse this week and how lawmakers can actually make life more affordable. 

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Ed Shimon, a meteorologist from the National Weather Service office in Lincoln, joins Patrick to discuss dangerously low temperatures, a weekend winter storm, and dangerous conditions in the southern US. 

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Scott Richey of the Champaign News-Gazette previews the Illinois/Maryland game.

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Washington Post congressional reporter Kadia Goba joins Patrick to talk about the Epstein Files, Greenland, and another potential government shutdown. 

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Former Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady joins Patrick to discuss the Republican primary for governor and the future of the Illinois GOP. 

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Brenden Moore of Capitol News Illinois joins Patrick to discuss the spring legislative session and the GOP primary for Governor. 

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