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MARCH 12, 2014
Vol. 6 No. 15
state news
GoP candidate rauner promotes pension, workers comp reform STORY BY ALEX V. HERNANDEZ staff reporter
goP canDiDates in attenDance
BILL BRADY state senator 44tH District
DAN RUTHERFORD state treasUrer
KIRK DILLARD state senator 24tH District
State Senators Bill Brady, Kirk Dillard and state Treasurer Dan Rutherford attended the debate at Benedictine University in Lisle on March 6. At the debate’s outset moderators announced that Rauner, who was also slated to appear, would not be attending. This turn of events led to the three present candidates sharing brief moments of solidarity in the middle of the pot shots they were taking at each other and incumbent Gov. Pat Quinn. Rutherford said that he, Dillard and Brady have all been out meeting people face to face, while Rauner is just using money to drive his campaign. “Would you hire someone to be head coach of Chicago Bears who never coached a little league team,” said Brady of Rauner’s political experience. He went on to say that just because Rauner, chairman of R8 Capital Partners, is willing to spend upwards of $6 million on his campaign doesn’t qualify him to be governor.
>> see debate | page 5
‘Self-made’ businessman has spent millions advertising his positions By Bugle Staff
Bruce Rauner describes himself as a “selfmade” businessman who worked in the investment field for over 30 years before announcing his desire to run for governor in 2013. Rauner lives in Winnetka with his wife and six children. He has a degree in economics from Dartmouth College and later received an MBA from BRUCE RAUNER Harvard University. gop canDiDate While he was absent from the March 6 debate at Benedictine University, Rauner has spent millions advertising his positions. The following are some key points from Rauner’s primary campaign:
on employment: • Get rid of the Quinn-Madigan tax hikes and replace them with a comprehensive >> see RauneR | page 17