Rauner targets niche voters to unseat Quinn as Illinois governor – Dr. Jekyll

The real author, Rich Miller, writes balanced, objective pieces like this weekly for the general public. During the week, in his blog that’s subscribed mostly by Springfield types, he becomes Mr. Hyde — a raving defender of the status quo, class warrior and anti-Rauner jihadist. http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20140614/ISSUE01/306149982?template=mobile

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Illinois ‘Jobs Now’ Plan from 2009 still shoveling you-know-what – WP Original

By: Mark Glennon* More “shovel ready” jobs? Governor Quinn announced Saturday $20 million in state grants to 47 museums across the state. Opinions may vary about the virtue of those grants, but here’s the thing: They were authorized in the “Jobs Now” bill Quinn signed five years ago, sold as a way to stimulate the economy at the height of the recession. Hundreds of millions of dollars on other projects have been announced over the last year under the same Jobs Now plan, and they are continuing. You’ll remember all the controversy about funding “shovel ready” jobs and stimulus back

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