A group of people including one dressed in a giant fake head resembling that of House Speaker Mike Madigan didn’t get what they wanted.
The current leadership in the General Assembly including Madigan, John Cullerton, Christine Radogno, and Jim Durkin is staying as is. Much to the chagrin of the Illinois Policy Institute, which organized a protest outside the House inauguration ceremony at UIS.
“He’s been the most powerful politician in the state for decades now,” says Eric Kohn, IPI Marketing Manager. “That approach has left Illinois in disrepair. Enough is enough.”
The Illinois Policy Institute, which has received over a half-million dollars in donations from Governor Bruce Rauner over the years, along with other primarily Republican sources. Most of Rauner’s donations came while he was head of a private equity firm.
The protest came complete with a man dressed in a Mike Madigan oversized cartoon head — same one the Institute — which has received money from Governor Rauner — rolled out prior to the election when they produced a documentary largely critical of Madigan.
