and out of state who try to make inroads where they can. A friend of mine ran a good campaign for state rep. in my district. She despises her repiggie family and seldom speaks to them. Her brother called her on behalf of some of them right after Lauren Underwood won her seat. He wanted her to primary Underwood this time around. She called him names and hung up. But she made it clear to everyone she could find that Underwood is being targeted.
A few years ago, they gave us a really nasty mayor in Rockford, a so-called independent. He was not much of a mayor. Now there is a decent Democrat back in the office. He seems to get along with the black community as well, at least according to my sources there.
When these repiggies run for office, it can be enlightening to look at the Illinois Board of Elections website for their financial disclosure. It is interesting to see where the money comes from, and then to Google the names of the contributors. Fortunately, money does not always win the day. We have had enough of republicans here, in most cases. Rauner ruined it for them, at least for a while. People do have short memories, though.
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