Republican gubernatorial primary candidate Richard Irvin on Wednesday surrounded himself with law enforcement supporters at his downtown Chicago campaign office and vowed to be the tough-on-crime governor he advertises in his campaign ads.
But what Irvin actually wants to do, and can legally do, if he wins the GOP primary and defeats Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker is a little murkier — given Democratic control of the Legislature and a letter that the governor’s campaign says shows Irvin’s real views.