An Illinois state body that reviews possible release for incarcerated people saw its operations grind to a halt this week because the Illinois State Senate declined to confirm two appointees and a third appointee abruptly resigned.
A day after losing his battle to keep two of his appointees on the Illinois Prisoner Review Board, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday delivered an impassioned defense of the “incredibly thankless job” they do and a blistering attack on their Republican critics comparing them to QAnon conspiracy theorists.
Pritzker pronounced the GQP acronym slowly and carefully in response to a question about Monday’s state Senate vote. It’s been used by some Democrats nationally to label Republicans as the “Grand QAnon Party,” more interested in dismantling government and chasing dark conspiracy theories than governing.