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* It’s little surprise that Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is considering a mayoral bid. He wanted to run before, but stepped aside. But this is kind of a surprise. Sheriff Dart has never met or spoken with Gov. Bruce Rauner…

What about Rauner? Any conversations with him?

Very strange. The first month he was in office, he would give me dates [to meet] and then they got canceled. We gave him other dates. And then he never got back to us. So I’ve never spoken to him, period, ever in my life.

posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, May 4, 16 @ 9:11 am

Comments

He was too busy meeting with world leaders.

Comment by nobody Wednesday, May 4, 16 @ 9:24 am
I’m not sure why that is odd. If you ask them many agency leaders will tell you they have had few conversations with Rauner. Other than his immediate staff, the guy doesn’t talk shop with people.

Comment by thinkin' Wednesday, May 4, 16 @ 9:38 am
Rauner is a supporter of Claypool…

It has nothing to do with why Rauner refuses to talk with Dart, but…

…it’s fun to note that Rauner his his favored Democrats. Like Ken Dunkin.

Rauner is freezing out Dart, 14 months isn’t accidental.

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, May 4, 16 @ 9:40 am
Dart doesn’t have the income level Rauner recognizes.

Comment by Wensicia Wednesday, May 4, 16 @ 9:57 am
Dart can’t do anything for 1.4% so there isn’t any reason for them to meet.

Comment by Huh? Wednesday, May 4, 16 @ 9:58 am
I’m actually a little surprised and a little disappointed. The just about lone moment I held out hope for Rauner was in the very first days when he went on a tour of a prison downstate and expressed some interest in the criminal justice system and perhaps doing less to simply lock people up and throw away the key which is the standard Republican law and order line. Given the number of people in Cook County Jail and how many people come out of that jail and fill other prisons in the state, you would think that Dart would be a good person to talk to.

Of course, the Turnaround Agenda comes first …

Comment by The Way I See It Wednesday, May 4, 16 @ 9:59 am
LOL, not surprised at all.

Dart de facto runs the state’s largest mental health facility.

The state actually has a Division of Mental Health in DHS. Kind of a state responsibility. So I guess the governor is just fine with letting the sheriff and Cook County taxpayers carry that load without any assistance from him.

I’m sure the governor would be content to never talk about it with Dart.

Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, May 4, 16 @ 10:06 am
Dart is part of Rauner’s Turn Away Agenda.

Comment by jls Wednesday, May 4, 16 @ 10:35 am
TURN-AWAY AGENDA?? I LOVE THAT! KEEP DOING THAT!

Comment by Soccermom Wednesday, May 4, 16 @ 12:15 pm
Dart has the wrong name. If his name was Bentley, he could get a meeting.

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, May 4, 16 @ 3:33 pm
Superstar management!

Comment by Precinct Captain Wednesday, May 4, 16 @ 4:19 pm