* From Gov. Rauner’s campaign…
TOP MEDIA HIT OF THE WEEK
Gov. Rauner attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new Richelieu Foods manufacturing facility in Wheeling that will create 100 new jobs. CBS2 Chicago covered the event, saying:
“Governor Bruce Rauner has been promising that he will create manufacturing jobs. And now, he has delivered. Massachusetts-based Richelieu Foods is bringing 100 new jobs to north suburban Wheeling - the private label pizza maker crediting Rauner for the hard sell.”
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 12:53 pm:
For those keeping score at home…
Perfect example of the positives of “Governors Own”
More like this, please. I would live to hear the Administration tout Illinois and successes they can claim where Illinois and Rauner himself were seen positively and the governor making an impact, and using the office to build.
The governor owns this. Absolutely.
- Annonin' - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 12:58 pm:
Pay no attention to the hundreds of paid, tax payinf grad assistants not workin’ at IL universities — the 100 pizza makers got us covered
- Huh? - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 1:00 pm:
To be a wet blanket, when compared to the number of jobs lost in the social services industry, what is the net total number of jobs created in the last 18 months?
- Dread Pirate Roberts - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 1:04 pm:
“To be a wet blanket, when compared to the number of jobs lost in the social services industry, what is the net total number of jobs created in the last 18 months?”
Exactly. Let’s keep things in perspective.
- El Conquistador - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 1:11 pm:
He’s a superstar!
- A worker - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 1:12 pm:
@Huh?
Health care employment, social assistance employment and state gov’t employment in IL have all continued to rise during the stalemate.
http://bit.ly/2cm0LCU
- Consideration - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 1:19 pm:
@A Worker: Government employee growth is typical under republican governors…
http://www.governing.com/news/headlines/gov-states-with-most-government-workers-are-more-conservative-analysis.html
- Boone's is Back - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 1:19 pm:
100 new jobs.. slow clap.
- Doug Simpson - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 1:21 pm:
Are they union jobs?
- Michelle Flaherty - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 1:23 pm:
He is going to make Illinois the generic frozen pizza capital of the world, just as he promised.
So when you’re tired and your kids are hungry and you are out of options, pop that storebrand pizza in the toaster oven and thank Bruce Rauner that your pizza was manufactured in Illinois.
- Ron - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 1:27 pm:
Illinois has 33,000 more jobs today than a year ago.
Chicago metro has 45,000 more jobs over that time.
- 47th Ward - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 1:32 pm:
Are you sure Ron? I thought Illinois was supposed to be in an economic death spiral that could only be reversed by the Turnaround Agenda.
Do you mean to tell me that jobs are being created in Illinois despite not passing a single item of Rauner’s pro-business plan?
I find that hard to believe,
- Anonymous - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 1:35 pm:
I’m sure there has been job growth in many areas, debt collectors, foreclosure agents, unemployment processors, moving companies, the list goes on!
- Ron - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 1:38 pm:
47th, we are growing jobs, it’s just at a slow rate. If ut weren’t for Chicago, the state would have lost jobs.
- Cubs in '16 - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 1:39 pm:
Ok, so what’s different about this company? The Rauner administration consistently mentions the hoards of businesses supposedly fleeing the state because of WC costs, taxes, etc etc and how it’s nearly impossible to lure new businesses. What made Richilieu want to set up shop here?
- Because I said so.... - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 1:41 pm:
…as thousands of Illinois college students head out of state for greener pastures. Maybe some of those laid off university workers can get in line for those jobs. Too little, too late. The damage has been done.
- Telly - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 1:41 pm:
@Ron
So is Rahm your preferred candidate for Guv in ‘18?
- Ron - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 1:43 pm:
Illinois has almost 86,000 more jobs than 18 months ago.
Chicago metro has 165,000 more jobs than 18 months ago.
- Ron - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 1:44 pm:
I like both Rahm and Rauner.
- Ducky LaMoore - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 1:45 pm:
For some reason, this just popped into my head…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hmfBtk0WaE
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 1:48 pm:
- Ron -
From now on, the “death spiral” meme you like has to be over.
Either your stats show growth, or they don’t.
You’re saying “growth” here so can’t be “death spiral”.
Thanks for clarifying your thoughts.
- Ron - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 1:50 pm:
Illinois is losing population and has the 5th highest state and local tax burden in the nation. The state has terrible job growth and high unemployment. Why would college grads stay?
- Ron - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 1:51 pm:
Lol @ OW.
Illinois still has almost 30,000 less jobs than it did in July 2000. That’s 16 years ago.
- Ron - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 1:52 pm:
The nation has millions more jobs than it did 16 years ago.
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 1:53 pm:
But Illinois is adding jobs, you said it yourself…
Are you arguing with yourself?
- Ron - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 1:53 pm:
Texas has 2.5 million more jobs today than it did 16 years ago.
- DuPage - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 1:54 pm:
Rauner should have been selling Illinois as a place for business to locate right from the start. For the last almost 2 years he has described Illinois to businesses looking at locating here with phrases such as “we’re toast”, and “Illinois is in a death spiral”.
- Ron - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 1:55 pm:
Pennsylvania has 180,000 more jobs today than 16 years ago.
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 1:56 pm:
Illinois is not Texas.
- Ron - you said Illinois is adding jobs. Can’t be in a death spiral adding jobs.
When you’re done arguing with yourself, I’ll respond, lol
- Ron - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 1:57 pm:
Indiana has 65,000 more jobs today than it did 16 years ago.
- Ron - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 2:02 pm:
Texas +2,500,000 jobs over the last 16 yeras.
Illinois -30,000 jobs over the last 16 years.
- Lucky Pierre - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 2:18 pm:
http://www.statista.com/statistics/200017/state-unemployment-rate-in-the-us/
Still along way to go for all you people who think Illinois employment picture is acceptable.
We trail Alaska, Nevada, New Mexico, Louisiana, Arizona, Mississippi, DC and Washington.
For those that think Kansas (4.1%), Wisconsin (4.2%) are in a death spiral, they are beating us by a mile.
So is Iowa (4.1%), Minnesota (3.9%), Michigan (4.5%), Indiana (4.6%) Missouri (4.7%) and Kentucky (4.9%)
Sorry I see very slow growth in Illinois and it is embarrassing how many of our politicians turn a blind eye to this reality.
- JS Mill - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 2:19 pm:
=If ut weren’t for Chicago, the state would have lost jobs.=
I didn’t realize Chicago went Right to Work. Hmm, must have missed that. /s
- shakey - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 2:19 pm:
As of 5/2/2016 headcount at EIU reduced by 363 in previous 12 months. U of I fighting to hold onto top faculty and reputation/ranking built over many decades. Scratches surface of damage done to statewide higher education hostages. This done primarily by Rauner and his crusade to destroy public sector unions, some of the few good paying middle class jobs left. But they are union jobs so they must disappear, something private equity guys like Rauner know how to do so well. He said he may need to create a crisis for leverage and he is doing it. Leverage or govern, Rauner made the choice.
So congratulations Bruce on owning the 100 jobs. YOU also own a large portion of the devastating harm to the social service agencies and their clients and the higher education job loses.
As Jeb Bush once said , “You can clap now.”
- Its Me - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 2:23 pm:
Texas may have lots of new jobs, but it won’t be long until they’re flying to Chicago each night to take a shower.
- Scamp640 - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 2:43 pm:
@ Ron. One of the key reasons to create jobs is to reduce poverty. If Texas is so good at creating jobs, why is it that Texas has a higher poverty rate than Illinois?
- Chungas revenge - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 2:43 pm:
Madigan and the pizza makers he…..oh..um…never mind.
Fake BR
- Lucky Pierre - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 2:48 pm:
Scamp 640- Texas is a border state and has a large immigrant population who tend to be low income. Not a whole lot in common with Illinois from an economy perspective.
There was a reason Chicago and the rest of Illinois were so prosperous years ago. We have so many advantages in terms of location and natural resources. Now a positive government and business environment are all that is holding us back
- Anonymous - Friday, Sep 9, 16 @ 8:05 am:
@ Lucky Pierre. Sorry, you’re argument is not sound. Illinois has many immigrants. Plus, on any social indicator, including life expectancy, literacy, poverty, Illinois is better off than Texas. Job creation in and of itself does not improve the commonwealth of a state. A state has to convert job growth into household well-being. Right to work states don’t do that very well. So anytime folks quote job numbers, they should also cite poverty reduction numbers.