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State of the State Preview: Bipartisan and Blows

State lawmakers are back in Springfield. A preview of the State of the State Address.

Aired 01/30/2018 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

State of the State Preview: Bipartisan and Blows

Clip: 1/30/2018 | 5m 30sVideo has Closed Captions

State lawmakers are back in Springfield. A preview of the State of the State Address.

Even as Gov. Bruce Rauner is expected to spend Wednesday’s State of the State address calling for bipartisanship, a source with knowledge of the speech says he will call for legislation that takes direct aim at House Speaker Michael Madigan.

Aired 01/30/2018 | Rating NR

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