* From a press release…
Governor Bruce Rauner today accepted the resignation of Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Director Eileen Mackevich. Rauner appointed current ALPMA Chief of Staff Nadine O’Leary as Acting Director. A national search for a permanent replacement is underway.
I’ve known Nadine for longer than I can remember. She’ll keep it together while they look for a replacement.
* Illinois Times…
Mackevich resigned today after a meeting with top aides to Gov. Bruce Rauner.
“I resigned as of today,” Mackevich said. “I resigned for multiple reasons.”
Asked if she was asked to resign, Mackevich responded: “I can honestly say that it was a discussion that we had, and I chose to resign.”
Mackevich, who was the ALPLM’s longest-sitting director, indicated that there may have been differences of opinion with the governor.
Good riddance.
* Meanwhile, sources close to the administration say they anticipate Illinois Historic Preservation Agency Director Amy Martin will be terminated at the next IHPA meeting on Nov 2nd.
Again, good riddance. She and Mackevich fought constantly and, in my opinion, neither one was doing what should have been done to make that museum great.
- 360 Degree TurnAround - Friday, Oct 16, 15 @ 4:06 pm:
The Governor is really an accepting guy…of resignations. That resignation box has to be getting full.
- Norseman - Friday, Oct 16, 15 @ 4:09 pm:
And we know that if you’re not a great museum earning the bucks, you’ll get closed by this administration. Research be darned.
- Rich Miller - Friday, Oct 16, 15 @ 4:10 pm:
Norseman and 360, these are positive developments. Quinn wouldn’t fire anybody.
- Curious Georgina - Friday, Oct 16, 15 @ 4:13 pm:
Agree with your assessments of both Nadine and Amy, Rich. These are positive developments.
- ILPundit - Friday, Oct 16, 15 @ 4:18 pm:
I could not agree with you more Rich. When Martin took the job, everyone already knew Mackovich was a disaster. Martin made a bad situation worse.
O’Leary is an experienced pro and will keep the ship moving forward while new appointments are made.
- Norseman - Friday, Oct 16, 15 @ 4:20 pm:
It’s hard to be too up about positive developments when we’re in a sea of negative developments, including the closing of the Illinois State Museum.
- Amalia - Friday, Oct 16, 15 @ 4:23 pm:
Is Sunny Fischer still on the IHPA board? she does know what she is doing.
- Formerly Known As... - Friday, Oct 16, 15 @ 4:36 pm:
Long overdue.
- 100 miles west - Friday, Oct 16, 15 @ 4:36 pm:
Neither one were right for their jobs, this is the first positive action from the governor in a long time
- Precinct Captain - Friday, Oct 16, 15 @ 4:37 pm:
Now BVR can get someone who will paint himself next to Bill Cellini in the lobby.
- ILPundit - Friday, Oct 16, 15 @ 4:37 pm:
Between this and the JRTC, this has been a good week for the Gov.
- Liberty - Friday, Oct 16, 15 @ 4:37 pm:
Since Rauner appointed a big Republican donor to head up historic preservation board, I don’t have high expectations on replacements.
- Dirty Red - Friday, Oct 16, 15 @ 4:40 pm:
= this has been a good week for the Gov. =
No.
Just no.
See Edgar post below for one example of why that is false.
- A guy - Friday, Oct 16, 15 @ 4:41 pm:
Good riddance x 2 is right. Everyone lost while their spat continued. And it ends in a tie. Delayed poetic justice.