We’re in a sick state here in Illinois.
Our illness is marked by a strong case of lethargy. We exhibit all the symptoms of some election-year paralysis:
–We saw an attempt to pass some pension reform for Cook County, negotiated by Cook
County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and agreed to by several unions, but it stalled out when Republicans wouldn’t vote for it and Democrats refused to go it alone.
–After the colossal mess of Metra’s severance and patronage scandal last summer and a
winter full of discontented train commuters often left stranded, a solid series of recommendations from a Gov. Pat Quinn-appointed, blue-ribbon panel headed by former U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald and public policy veteran George Ranney derailed nearly as soon
as it was released.
TweetMe Please