Many of us are hoping that Bruce Rauner won’t be as bad as we think he’s going to be. Even some of his supporters are secretly pleased that Mike Madigan is still in control to shield the state from Rauner’s more radical ideas. It is up to the governor-elect to set the tone. Will he continue to be shrill and divisive? Or will he tone it down, support the schools, replace lost revenues and propose genuine reform? Illinois will survive, but there are tough days ahead. –Fletcher Farrar, editor and publisher
This article appears in Nov 6-12, 2014.
