Another candid discussion this week on Connected to Chicago as Jim Nowlan joins the show. Jim is a political commentator and former lawmaker. Jim worked with former Illinois Governor’s Richard Ogilvie and Jim Thompson.

Ray Long of the Chicago Tribune, Greg Hinz of Crain’s, Heather Cherone of WTTW, Fran Spielman, and Lynn Sweet from the Chicago Sun-Times make up this week’s Round Table discussion.

what will happen to Illinois Speaker of the House Mike Madigan? Will he be reelected? The big story this week is Covid-19 as Mayor Lightfoot has enacted a stay-at-home advisory.

Nick Gale wraps up this week’s show.

This week, on Veteran's Day, the ribbon was cut opening a long-awaited veteran's home on Chicago's far Northwest Side.

The $71 million (about $0.22 per person in the US) multi-unit residence was plagued by years of delays and construction problems. Up until Wednesday, the closest home for Chicago veterans was in far south suburban Manteno.

Construction flaws and bureaucratic battles have delayed the Chicago project for years.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker attended the event and made note of how far the facility has come.

“Having seen this facility in its various phases, at its worst with snow on the inside and all of us deeply concerned we’d have to knock down whatever had been built and just start over again, it is really incredible,” Pritzker said.

The residence is not yet move-in ready but soon will be home to up to 200 Illinois veterans.