Politics

News Analysis with Eddie Arruza

WTTW News | January 29, 2009, 7:00 pm

Does a new governor automatically mean an end to gridlock in state government? Eddie Arruza and members of the Illinois House of Representatives weigh in on today's historic events and what happens from here.

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