I spy with my Illinois eye. Downstate here. Unity? Or a sock puppet show? Cook County Commissioner Tim Schneider, a close ally of Gov. Bruce Rauner, was unanimously re-elected chairman of the Illinois Republican Party in Springfield Saturday morning. Mark Shaw is the new co-chair for conservative and grassroots outreach and will lead the county […]
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Was there a deal? Ives-endorsed Shaw says we need to re-elect Bruce Rauner
The Illinois Republican Party announced late Tuesday night an agreement that would head off what many expected to be an intense fight Saturday for the group’s chairmanship. Rauner’s pick, Tim Schneider or Mark Ives, endorsed by failed GOP primary candidate Jeanne Ives. Herald & Review… In an email released at 11:15 p.m., Illinois GOP chair […]
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Scathing audit report: Rauner manipulated state lease deals to reward political insiders
Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration violated state law by awarding property leases to unqualified vendors and possibly shutting out other, lower bidders, a state audit released Wednesday found. WCIA… One month later, a lease document was drafted and the moving process had begun. At the time, DoIT staff expected they might be moving into the former Barney’s […]
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Gov. Rauner wants to confiscate guns, orders 72-hour waiting period on firearm purchases
On Monday, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) proposed gun confiscation orders and a 72-hour wait period on firearm purchases. His proposals were made via proposals to legislation currently pending in the Illinois legislature. Breitbart… The Chicago Tribune reports that “the provision that would allow confiscation of guns from people who are deemed dangerous” would last 14 days initially. […]
Ives accuses Rauner of blame shifting on 13 veteran deaths at Quincy home
Politico… During an interview with CLTV’s Paul Lisnek on Monday, state Rep. Jeanne Ives went on a tear against Gov. Bruce Rauner and Tim Schneider, the Illinois Republican Party chairman the governor is backing. Ives, who lost to Rauner in the March primary, also accused Rauner of shifting blame on the 13 veterans deaths at […]
Libertarian Kash Jackson compares abortion to Prohibition, would not end it
In an interview with Chicago Tonight, Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Kash Jackson, who says he is “personally pro-life,” compared abortion to Prohibition. Jackson also says he is a big fan of the Rauner-funded Illinois Policy Institute. When questioned by Chicago Tonight’s Eddie Aruzza on whether he would have signed the controversial HB40 bill, signed last […]
Rauner’s conservative challenger, Sam McCann, sues Illinois Republican Party
The State Journal-Register… State Sen. Sam McCann has filed a federal lawsuit against Republican Senate leadership and the state Republican Party for cutting off his access to support services granted to Republican senators. In the lawsuit, McCann said he was expelled from the Senate Republican caucus on April 19 after announcing plans to run for […]
Richard Uihlein’s legacy is Bruce Rauner and the end of Illinois conservatism
Monday’s Washington Post featured a profile of Richard Uihlein, “Meet the little-known ‘big fish’ megadonor setting the tone for GOP primary races,” replete with conservative adjectives. Uihlein says he has “conservative priorities,” conservative priorities like “freedom of speech, limited government, sanctity of life and, also, Second Amendment rights.” The article says he “espouses anti-union, free-market and small-government […]
Too late: Rauner’s veterans affairs director resigns over Quincy veterans death scandal
From NBC5.com…. Gov. Bruce Rauner’s director of veterans’ affairs is stepping down. A statement from the Republican’s office Friday indicated that Erica Jeffries has accepted an offer in the private sector. WBEZ Chicago cited an internal email in reporting that Jeffries’ last day would be May 18 before starting work for Johnson and Johnson. Jeffries has […]
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Ives, Proft supported by same union that is supporting Sam McCann
Last week, Governor Rauner lashed out at pro-life Sen. Sam McCann, the Conservative Party candidate for Governor, calling him “a pawn by Pritzker and Madigan,” Rauner said at a press conference upon his return from an overseas trade mission. “And we’re going to win in November.” The Illinois Review, which is sponsored by the Illinois Policy […]