This week, Bill is joined by Alisa Kaplan. She is the Executive Director of Reform for Illinois. How can Illinois solve their well-known corruption problem and what reforms need to be put in place to make that happen?

The reporter roundtable with Heather Cherone, Greg Hinz and Ray Long discuss Chicago's budget which will be put forth in October. And it's a bad-news budget for Mayor Brandon Johnson. Why does the mayor want the CEO of CPS, Pedro Martinez, to resign? Johnson and City Council are in a fight over ShotSpotter. And what are the similarities between New York City Mayor Eric Adams being indicted and what goes on in Chicago?