* Background is here if you need it. From the governor’s Q&A today…

Isabel Miller: Governor, is it time to close Choate with the new allegations that came out yesterday?

Gov. Pritzker: Well, I think actually one of the things that the videos and video equipment shows is that we need more and more of them. We need to make sure that it gets installed.

As you know, there was a lot of challenge to get it put in because you had to get permission from everybody at Choate to have it put in. But the fact that they’re there deters people from committing these kinds of acts.

The fact that one act occurred like that is one too many, no doubt about it. But because it was there, we were able to actually take action against the perpetrator.

Isabel: Is 11 days too long?

Pritzker: Yeah, any number of days is too long.

* More questions from other reporters…

Q: Governor, your health care bill, what do you think the chances are of getting it pased? And if not, will you hold a special session for it?

Pritzker: I think we’re going to get it passed. I feel pretty good about it. I know that when you get down to the last few days of session, it always feels like something has to pass. Why hasn’t it? What’s going on? There’s plenty of time. It feels like we’re going to get a good result here. It’s got to go through both chambers still, and, again, I think there’s broad agreement that this is something really good for the people of Illinois. It will lower people’s health care costs and increase the likelihood that people get the health care they need.

Q: Would you call a special session if it doesn’t?

Pritzker: It’s too early to say that. I will just say this is something very important for the state. I do think the legislators, for the most part, a majority of them recognize that.

Q: You’re seeing some pushback on the sportsbook, increase in that tax. Is that something that you’re going to be able to get done?

Pritzker: Most of the pushback, of course, is by the sportsbook companies that have made literally tens of millions of dollars from the state of Illinois. All we’re asking is that they pay a little more of their fair share.

By the way, the proposal that was made keeps our tax rate at below the other of the top sportsbook states in the country, New York and New Jersey. We’re number three in the country in terms of the amount of handle that sportsbooks get from our state. And so we’re just asking that they pay a fair share, and lower than the top two states.