PM Springfield Interviews

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Schaumburg), who is also a candidate for U.S. Senate, joined Patrick to discuss Friday's cartoonish immigration hearing and how congress accomplishes real comprehensive immigration reform. 

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Chicago Tribune reporter Rick Pearson joins us from Washington after Governor Pritzker appeared before a congressional committee on Illinois' immigration policies and how the hearing exposed many of the problems in Washington today.

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Chicago Sun-Times courts reporter Jon Seidel joined Springfield's Morning News to preview former House Speaker Michael Madigan's sentencing hearing Friday.

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Former Congressman Joe Walsh discusses Donald Trump's response to protests in Los Angeles and why he decided to become a Democrat. 

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Lee Enterprises Statehouse reporter Brenden Moore joins Springfield's Morning News to discuss the new state budget, tax hikes that impact young men, and pension reform.

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Andy Johnson of TheFriedEgg.com joins Patrick from Oakmont Country Club, site of the 125th U.S. Open tournament. 

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Illinois FFA Executive Director Mindy Bunselmeyer joined Springfield's Morning News to discuss their annual convention bringing more than 7,000 people to Springfield and the challenges keeping the convention in Springfield moving forward. 

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State Journal-Register sports reporter Ryan Mahan joins Patrick to discuss Sacred Heart-Griffin baseball's walk-off state championship victory this weekend and local teams that made a run in the state baseball and softball playoffs. 

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Former Rep. Mark Batinick, a pension policy adviser for the Illinois Policy Institute, joined Springfield's Morning News to discuss the new state budget, spending increases, and changes to Tier 2 pensions. 

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Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (D-Springfield) discusses the "big, beautiful bill), tax cuts, deficits, Medicaid, and the Musk/Trump fallout. 

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