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* Nothing like burying this on a Friday afternoon after declaring a contract impasse. Here’s our hero Bruce Rushton at the Illinois Times…

Faced with a lawsuit from Illinois Times and three opinions from the state attorney general, Gov. Bruce Rauner has released his appointment calendar.

The release today that came via Brown, Hay and Stephens, the Springfield law firm that is representing the governor in the lawsuit filed by the newspaper, details the governor’s meetings held last April, when he left a Holocaust remembrance ceremony early and did not respond when Illinois Times asked where he had gone. The governor later told the State Journal-Register that he had left the ceremony to meet with House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, and Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago. That meeting is memorialized as “leader meeting” in the calendar released today.

The attorney general’s office has issued three opinions, one to Illinois Times, another to the Chicago Reader and a third to the Associated Press, stating that the governor’s calendar is a public record under the state Freedom of Information Act.

Download Rauner’s calendar releases here and here.

Should be interesting weekend reading.

…Adding… The letter sent by the Rauner administration to Rushton’s attorney is here.

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 4:17 pm

Comments

Great, this is perfect.

Z promised, no one would know of all my meetings with the Governor.

At least it’s buried on a Friday, that helps.

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 4:24 pm
Rich, you make the list on April 12

Comment by Joe Cannon Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 4:27 pm
Perfect timing for light weekend reading.

OW, let’s just hope they put things down last name first, as Willy, Oswego sticks out a lot less you know.

Comment by Arthur Andersen Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 4:29 pm
The only thing I’m sure of is my name is NOT listed.

Comment by RNUG Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 4:29 pm
===Rich, you make the list on April 12 ===

Oscar playdate.

lol

Comment by Rich Miller Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 4:30 pm
- AA -,

I’m a lil nervous, not gonna lie. I’m afraid to look, maybe you should…

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 4:32 pm
HOLD Griff, Holly shows up a lot. I assume that’s Ken Griffin and those are marathon cuddle sessions

Comment by LizPhairTax Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 4:40 pm
So far nothing surprising …ZZZzzzzzzz

Only question I have is did Bishop Paprocki try to perform exorcism on Archbishop Cupich at dinner?

Comment by Kyle Hillman Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 4:48 pm
Hummm….haven’t been able to find all those meetings Rauner says he holds with “world leaders”! Remember, he told the school children that’s how he spends his time as Gov….lol

Comment by Former Hoosier Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 4:48 pm
I love the pretending from the governor’s office that the lawsuit delayed the release.

Comment by Precinct Captain Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 5:04 pm
I want to get on the birthday list. Love to get an expensive present.

Comment by Norseman Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 5:06 pm
Letter not Brown, Hay and Stephens quality. Minor typo and somewhat compound. A $$$ per hour concession.

Comment by x ace Friday, Jan 8, 16 @ 5:08 pm