To lessen the ongoing burden of paying pension costs of retired teachers, Governor Bruce Rauner wlll support House Speaker Mike Madigan’s idea to force local school district taxpayers to foot the bill. That’s what the Chicago Tribune is reporting today. … Continue reading
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Search “Who is Jeanne Ives” Suggested Folks at Governor Bruce Rauner’s campaign must believe State Rep. Jeanne Ives is a threat in the Republican primary election. A friend of McHenry County Blog has forwarded me a copy of the below … Continue reading
A press release from Jeanne Ives’ for Governor Campaign: GOP State Central Committeeman Chastises GOP Chairman, Supports Ives Ad According to a report in Prairie State Wire, John McGlasson, a member of the Illinois Republican Party’s State Central Committee, is … Continue reading
Video Exposes Rauner’s Anti-Conservative Actions State Rep. Jeanne Ives caused controversy last week after releasing a TV ad which some categorized as “racist”, “sexist” and “transphobic.” But late Sunday Ives’ campaign announced that her campaign received a $2 million contribution … Continue reading
A press release from the office of the Governor Bruce Rauner Governor urges laser focus on jobs and returning power to people SPRINGFIELD (Jan. 31, 2018) — Striking themes of its place in history and returning power to its people, … Continue reading
Governor’s Office Discusses Complaint Process Governor Rauner took a beating from primary opponent and State Representative Jeanne Ives during a Tribune debate yesterday. Governor Rauner’s office also met with the House Harassment Task Force and the Department of Human Rights … Continue reading
War Chest After Debate Victory is $500,000 Bigger Thanks to Donation From Conservative Lake Forest Businessman Richard Uihlein Jeanne Ives came out the victor in the Tribune debate against Governor Rauner for the Republican primary. You can read a previous … Continue reading
First Debate Gives Peek at Rauner’s Primary Challenger John Kass had harsh words for Governor Rauner in his review of the Tribune’s Governor Debate. “Rauner is a tough guy, a man who’s made hundreds of millions of dollars in business … Continue reading
Office of the Governor Bruce Rauner For Immediate Release Friday, January 19, 2018 Contact Rachel Bold Rachel.Bold@illinois.gov Daily Public Schedule: Saturday, Jan. 20 and Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018 Saturday What: Gov. Rauner and First Lady Diana Rauner attend the Algonquin Lake in the … Continue reading
Governor Bruce Rauner today vetoed House Bill 171 which would have given McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks increased power over the committees and board members. McHenry County Republican leaders worked the phones and wrote letters to the governor urging … Continue reading
That’s my guess after listening to all the questions asked by Victory Processing tonight. Here are the topics covered in order: Likelihood of voting in the General Election Party identification Favorability of Bruce Rauner Favorability of J.B. Pritzker Primary preference … Continue reading
An article by Charlie Wheeler in Illinois Issues contains the following sentence: “As candidate filing this week officially kicked off campaign 2018, one might suspect that Rauner’s new mantra is, ‘Vote for me because I’m not Mike Madigan.’” I continue … Continue reading
Here is what a commenter wrote under the article Calls & Emails Still Needed Supporting Gubernatorial Veto of House Bill 171 If it weren’t for this blog, no one would know anything about this bill. Even former Chairman Joe weighed … Continue reading
DDistrict 6 McHenry County Board candidate Orv Brettman sent out an email urging people to sign State Rep. Steve Reick’s petiton in favor of a veto of House Bill 171 two days ago. HB 171, you may remember is one … Continue reading
Look at this commentary State Rep. Steve Reick posted on his web site: If At First You Don’t Succeed, Go to Springfield to Get Your Way In 2012 the voters of McHenry County voted down a referendum which would have … Continue reading
After 43-3-3 approval of a Jack Franks-initiated bill in the Illinois Senate, in lickty-split action this week in Springfield, Democrats in the Illinois House pushed House Bill 171, originally introduced az a shell bill by House Speaker Mike Madigan, through on … Continue reading
Back in the late 1970’s future Congressman and then-State Rep. John Porter conceived of a commission to consider how Illinois should approach the year 2000. Ironically, Porter was not appointed to the commission, but I was. The following press release … Continue reading
A press release from Governor Bruce Rauner: Illinois National Guard troops deploying to U.S. territory of Puerto Rico Gov. Rauner sends more than 150 troops to provide additional security for hurricane-ravaged island CHICAGO (Nov. 4, 2017) — Gov. Bruce Rauner … Continue reading
A press release from Governor Bruce Rauner: Governor Rauner Offers Illinois as Host State for Hurricane Maria Victims Illinois Continues to Stand Ready to Help Puerto Rico SPRINGFIELD (Nov. 2, 2017) – Governor Bruce Rauner today expressed his desire for … Continue reading
A press release from Governor Bruce Rauner: Gov. Rauner advances tech initiatives during first of five days in Israel U of I-Tel Aviv University collaboration agreement celebrated TEL AVIV, Israel (Oct. 30, 2017) — A new, first-of-its kind partnership between the … Continue reading