Today Citizens for Judicial Fairness is launching a new ad highlighting Justice Tom Kilbride’s broken promise not to accept “one penny” from Mike Madigan.
The ad uses Kilbride’s own words against him. Kilbride told WBEZ on October 2 that he issued a “mandate” to his campaign to reject money from Madigan or his entities. Despite that public declaration, Kilbride took more than half a million dollars from the Madigan controlled Democratic Party of Illinois on October 16th according to disclosure records filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections.
Chairman of Citizens for Judicial Fairness Jim Nowlan released the following statement:
Madigan’s favorite judge Tom Kilbride is in trouble, and Madigan is riding to the rescue. For weeks, Kilbride has been touting his independence, honesty, and integrity, but in a sad act of desperation, Kilbride accepted $550,000 from Madigan a mere two weeks after publicly vowing to reject any money from Madigan and his entities. Kilbride’s actions make it clear that he puts his allegiance to Madigan over his independence and even his own integrity.
- Jim Nowlan
Learn more about Justice Kilbride’s broken promise not to take any money from Madigan or his entities:
News-Gazette: Trashed by fellow Democrats, Madigan still flush with cash
Peoria Journal Star: Madigan-controlled funds used to boost Tom Kilbride in Supreme Court race
