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Who runs Illinois? The members of the Civic Committe and Ty Fahner? « Fred Klonsky's blog

Who runs Illinois? The members of the Civic Committe and Ty Fahner? « Fred Klonsky's blog

Who runs Illinois? The members of the Civic Committe and Ty Fahner?

Bully-boy head of the Civic Committee, Ty Fahner.

The shocking inclusion of bully-boy Ty Fahner’s name on the pension surrender (for now) statement from GOP House Leader Tom Cross and Democratic Speaker Mike Madigan raises tons of questions about the corporate Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago and their role in state decision making.

This from the State Journal Register in Springfield:

Claims of strong-arm political tactics, numerous legislators with state facilities and public employees in their districts, and concerns about fairness sunk a bill that would have increased the amount current public employees would have to