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* From the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s website…

Illinois offers unparalleled opportunity at the epicenter of North America. Companies can thrive in a world class business environment with the most diverse economy in the nation, a central location with easy access to your operations, a well-educated and experienced workforce of millions, and an opportunity to be an integral part of the second most economically powerful region in America.

We have one of the world’s most culturally vibrant states that has become a magnet for the country’s brightest minds. And Illinois businesses enjoy low corporate taxes and tax-free personal property that help make us one of the most business-friendly place in the nation. [Emphasis added.]

The typo is in the original.

* The Question: Where’s Bruce “Illinois is in a death spiral” Rauner and what have they done to him?

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 3:43 pm

Comments

Outta here.
I’m moving to this state.

Comment by Michelle Flaherty Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 3:50 pm
On lockdown in the Trump building in the Loop

Spending the day with Gov. Kasich

Golf outing

Hunting doves

Taping episodes of “Dad’s Home State”

Making business decisions with Diana Rauner

Having lunch with the powerful Chairman Ed Burke, Justice Anne Burke, and Diana and are over the moon about something ageless and priceless

At a Sox game with Kristen McQueary

Spending time learning all about “tronc”

Rearranging his expensive wine drawer

Touring unnamed prison-like Chicago schools and crying

Helping teach the illiterate Chicago teachers

Testing the new private toll exits

Picking out a new restaurant to help win a Twitter award

Checking out next season’s Springfield’s high school basketball schedule

Taking selfies outside Payton Prep

Doing TQM at the Rauner YMCA

Checking out his humidor at the Cigar Club

Getting quotes in a dull finish paint job on the trashcan van

…

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 3:55 pm
This is easy. Now that we have Intersect Illinois the state is open for business!!!! Well….in a minute…once we get our 501c3 state….We’ll be open for business…..and..ah…hire some staff….and cover our tracks about our donors…actually find some donors….THEN we’ll be open for business…..and don’t listen to the grumpy man behind the curtain…Illinois is OPEN FOR BUSINESS…..Bruce, Bruce….be quite…BRUCE! I swear you’re going back in the crate! s/

Comment by Honeybear Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 3:55 pm
Bruce got bored only droppin his g’s.

Comment by Past the Rule of 85 Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 3:56 pm
Can’t outdo OW, but here are some more:

Sending smoked salmon to Rahm

Getting a muffler job on the trash van

Buying a new Carhart for fall

Comment by CCP Hostage Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 3:57 pm
Now our new slogan will be Intercept Illinois.

Comment by Past the Rule of 85 Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 3:58 pm
Setting up puppets on Capitol Fax

Speaking at “Raunerbot Boot Camp”

Mending fences… at the Rauner Ranch

Dry cleaning his Carhartt

Making dinner plans with people worthy of him wearing a tie

Exit interviews at IllinoisGo

Doing donuts on Jim Edgar’s lawn

Reading all the new newspapers Dan Proft started

Seinfeld marathon

Catching up with the Red Sox on the road

…

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 4:01 pm
Too busy vetoin’ bills to read that web page.

(But now that you’ve highlighted it, that page will be taken down by Monday.)

Comment by Keyrock Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 4:03 pm
He’s picking up what’s left of his friend Rahm after the Democrats’ bus left the convention?

Comment by Wensicia Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 4:04 pm
Steelers training camp

Ayn Rand book club

Conference call with Gov. Lingle on parade tips

Unfriendling Mike Pence on Facebook

Deciding which of the Ricketts he’s friends with

Removing Rahm on speed dial

Blocking Rahm on Twitter

Eating beer can chicken with John Kass

Practicing TelePrompTer speeches about Speaker Jim Durkin

Apologizing to all the IllinoisGo donors

Making the Chicago condos livable and not storage units

Taking Griffin and Uihline, and only then to see “Hamilton”

Catching up on the doings of Aaron Schock

Bidding on parts of the Budget Beard whiskers for charity

Mapquesting new tour routes

Getting an Illinois town to actually change their name to Madeupville

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 4:09 pm
Illinois was never in a ‘death spiral’ — it’s in an OODA Loop!

– MrJM

Comment by @MisterJayEm Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 4:09 pm
He’s seen the light! No more need for his turnaround agenda.

Comment by Boone's is Back Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 4:11 pm
===Touring unnamed prison-like Chicago schools and crying===

LOL!

Comment by Cubs in '16 Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 4:12 pm
Getting a patent for “Rauner Word Jumble, 3.0″

Taking a Chicago Duck tour with Mike Ferro

Having coffee with Ken Dunkin

Watching the movie “Hoffa”

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 4:14 pm
I seem to recall BVR saying a year or so ago that he had DOZENS of Corporations that were going to move to Illinois if only the GA would pass his TurnAroundAgenda.

DCEO seems to be saying that we are ready for them NOW. I hope the the state is ready and can cope with such a rapid influx of new businesses !!

Comment by illini Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 4:17 pm
Meeting with Democratic legislators.

Comment by 47th Ward Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 4:18 pm
hahahah EPICENTER??? No kidding.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/epicenter

1. The point on the earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
2. The focal point of a usually harmful or unpleasant phenomenon or event; the center: stood at the epicenter of the international crisis.

Comment by NoGifts Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 4:19 pm
Trying to tip the fry cook at Charlie Parker’s a 5-spot to make him a breakfast shoe in the middle of the afternoon.

Comment by Cubs in '16 Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 4:20 pm
Guest shots on Chicago Fire

Lollapalozza

Visiting the cheese castle in Wisconsin

Doing continuous loops around the block of Hillary’s childhood home

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 4:22 pm
===hahahah EPICENTER??? No kidding.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/epicenter

1. The point on the earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
2. The focal point of a usually harmful or unpleasant phenomenon or event; the center: stood at the epicenter of the international crisis.===

Number 2 could be applicable.

Comment by Cubs in '16 Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 4:23 pm
Helping Pat Quinn get signatures for Chicago Mayor term limits

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 4:23 pm
I think he used those lines in the same speech where he talked about splitting democrats between labor and social services.

Comment by Earnest Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 4:25 pm
To busy writing emails about CPS

Comment by Anonymous Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 4:26 pm
Sitting in a dark room watching every “Police Academy” movie on VCR

Doing a contractor walk-thru at the Governor’s mansion in DuQuion

Overseeing the creation of the butter cow sculpture

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 4:27 pm
OW STOOOOOOOOOOOOOPPPPPPPPPPP! God let me catch my breath! laughing………to……hard……to……breath!

Comment by Honeybear Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 4:31 pm
Heading up a 75 person search party for one “Evelyn. Sanguinetti. Lieutenant. Governor.”

Moving Slip and Sue around so the search party can’t find one Evelyn Sanguinetti

Staging fake BBQ pictures

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 4:31 pm
Going on eBay to purchase more pins for his leather vest

Sitting in a dark room at a computer monitor and rewinding, watching, and rewinding the part in his ILGOP convention speech where he endorses Trump

Calling the Rauner Library to hear “Dartmouth College, Rauner Library, how can I help you” just to hear that sweet sound

Reading “Matthew, Chapter 6″, over and over

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 4:38 pm
OW you’re too much!!! Have a great weekend!

Comment by BBG Watch Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 4:39 pm
Bruce is being a professional pirate in Muppet Treasure Island!

Comment by Precinct Captain Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 4:39 pm
Stompin’ around the cornfields speakin’ to the voters

Visitin’ foreign countries invitin’ companies to move here

Recruitin’ out of state talent for the all star super star governin’ team

Comment by CCP Hostage Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 4:41 pm
Trump GOTV!

Comment by Henry Francis Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 4:42 pm
Mocking Chris Kennedy’s handling of the Press

Going over the sweet swag people brought back for him from the convention in Cleveland

Attending Union rallies incognito as “Stan from Olney” to see how bad it “really is”

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 4:43 pm
Locked up in his office inventin’ new ways to blame Madigan for said death spiral of Illinois

Comment by CCP Hostage Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 4:45 pm
Thanks all for the kind words.

Appreciate it, and before Ruch closes shop, ha Eva good weekend

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 4:47 pm