Incumbent Governor Bruce Rauner crowed about his victory Wednesday after the U.S. Supreme ruled against public-sector unions in the Janus v. AFSCME decision. In a 5-4 decision, the court determined that nonunion workers cannot be forced to pay fees to public sector unions. The case was filed by the Rauner-funded Liberty Justice Center. Rauner was a plaintiff […]
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Rahm Emanuel’s friends, donors benefit from Chicago teacher pension fund investments
I spy Rahm Emanuel with my Illinois eye. Downstate here. In 2015, the International Business Times wrote this. It is the kind of transaction Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s much-touted ethics reforms appeared designed to halt: Chicago teachers’ pension money flowed to financial companies connected to some of the mayor’s friends and top donors. Emanuel, whose administration […]
Rauner makes false claim on bill backlog, increased $3 billion since elected
During a stop at Western Illinois University, Governor Rauner claimed Illinois’ bill backlog was $10 billion when he took office. Was Illinois’ bill backlog $10 billion when Bruce Rauner took office in January 2014? No, according to former Illinois comptroller Republican Judy Baar Topinka, the bill backlog was $6,545,568, 736 in December 2014. One year later, Leslie […]
Trump supporter Sen. Sam McCann accuses Rauner of buying the Illinois GOP
Sen. Sam McCann, who has launched a Conservative Party bid for Illinois Governor, slammed Governor Bruce Rauner in an interview with WEEK-TV last night. McCann was asked, among other things, if he supported President Trump. Here’s a quick transcript of that part of the interview… I definitely do. He’s our President. He’s our commander-in-chief…We’ve reached […]
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After trashing Trump for two years, Rauner says he’s “very proud” of White House
Is Rauner trying to mend fences with President Trump? After two-years of anti-Trump rhetoric, is it too late for the embattled Illinois Governor to make amends? Rauner desperate to make amends with Trump? You decide… During a Tuesday visit to a tool and die shop in Belleville, Rauner praised the Congress and FINALLY the Trump […]
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Trump could stick it to Rauner with Blagojevich pardon
Will Trump pardon Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich? The conservative National Review rated Bruce Rauner the worst Republican Governor in America. In the latest poll, billionaire JB Pritzker has a 16-point lead over the Republican incumbent. In April, Rauner was polling at 26% approval and 60% disapproval. While still claiming fiscal conservative credentials, he recently […]
Funded by $5 billion in tax increases, Rauner signs $38 billion budget
Governor Rauner just signed a $38.5 billion budget that contains more than $1.1 billion in spending above the current year’s budget. This is alongside a $5 billion income tax increase that lawmakers passed last summer. That $5 billion tax increase came in handy. Outraged voters should recall that Democrats, joined by a group of Rauner-backed […]
Proft slips, admits Rauner ordered him to primary Sam McCann (Video)
During a heated debate at the City Club of Chicago with former Illinois GOP chairman, Pat Brady, low-rated radio host Dan Proft slipped up and made a damaging admission: He and his PAC, Liberty Principles PAC, primaried pro-life Sen. Sam McCann at the behest of Governor Bruce Rauner in 2016. (See video @:40) Merriam- Webster […]
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Bruce and Diana Rauner donated thousands to Ives-endorsed Mark Shaw
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. Crain’s… In an email released at 11:15 p.m., Illinois GOP chair Tim Schneider […]