•August 31, 2022•

By Jerry Nowicki
Capitol News Illinois
jnowicki @ capitolnewsillinois.com

There was a lot to unpack at Wednesday’s candidate forum which saw Gov. JB Pritzker and his Republican challenger state Sen. Darren Bailey appear on the same stage, albeit at different times, for the first time this campaign season.
For starters, I wrote an article earlier this week fact-checking the governor’s claim that eminent domain language was removed from the final 2021 energy bill known as the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act. That law, which Pritzker signed, contained a provision giving a private transmission line that authority in seven counties.
Now it’s time to fact check his challenger, too.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.