Besides deep-fried Oreos, Cheetos-covered corndogs, and pork belly and fries in a cone, the Illinois State Fair offered a heaping serving of politics this week. Democrats looked to re-elect Governor J-B Pritzker, replace retiring U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, and weather a sexual harassment scandal confronting House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch. And Republicans tried to exploit Welch’s crisis, blame Pritzker for rising household costs and overcome a possible Democratic wave across the country this fall. Here to break it all down for us is WBEZ’s state politics correspondent Mawa Iqbal. HOST: LARA