Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford (D-Maywood) and Senate Minority Leader Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) give their thoughts on Gov. JB Pritzker’s budget proposal Wednesday. [Blue Room Stream]

With the November election on everyone’s mind, lawmakers from both parties used Gov. JB Pritzker’s budget address Wednesday to score political points and reinforce their views on Pritzker’s administration to voters. Industry groups expressed cautious optimism at the governor’s proposals, but Republican candidates for governor were quick to criticize.