There is nothing like watching the Illinois General Assembly.
Whether floor debate or witnesses testifying before the Agriculture, Environment and Energy Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, it's riveting stuff, which explains why former Gov. Bruce Rauner once dreamed of projecting Capitol proceedings onto a giant screen across the street from the governor's mansion as part of a destination park that never got built.
For some folks, keeping an eye on lawmakers is duty, not recreation. This includes journalists who toil to inform on such matters as taxes, politics and shenanigans. Who's a journalist can be in eye of the beholder. Sometimes, the only beholders that count are folks being watched.