The frenetic first televised face-to-face debate between Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Republican challenger Darren Bailey Thursday devolved into a battle over which of the two is Illinois’ biggest liar and threat to the state.
The high-stakes showdown at Illinois State University — roughly a month ahead of the election — covered abortion, guns and crime; Pritzker’s handling of the pandemic, and the state’s financial ledgers.
