Posted on 03/10/2008 11:30:15 AM PDT by OeOeO
CHICAGO -- Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today named two of the state’s most influential leaders, former Speaker of the U.S. House Dennis Hastert and Southern Illinois University (SIU) President and former U.S. Congressman Glenn Poshard, as co-chairs of the newly created Illinois Works Coalition. The new bipartisan working group will draw expertise from business, labor and local leaders across the state and will focus on helping pass a statewide infrastructure plan in Illinois. Last month in his annual budget address, Gov. Blagojevich proposed Illinois Works, a $25 billion capital plan, as the central piece of a statewide stimulus package aimed at boosting Illinois’ economy in the face of a slowing national economy
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Stick to good news! Find some! Make it up if you can’t! :)
Stroger and Daley barely didn’t make the cut. Hang on to your wallet, anyway.
He didn’t also want to pick Alan Keyes for this? LOL! BTW, is Alan Keyes still living in Illinois, or did he go back to Maryland by now?
Blame him for losing 70%-27%? Or blame him for lying about staying in Illinois and helping rebuild the Republican Party?
Good post. Welcome to Free Republic. Now, don’t post another article until you’ve posted over 1000 comments. ;o)
Welcome longtime lurker posting from withing the wire of the Socialist Sate of Illinois!
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