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A Chicagoan who until recently was communications chief for Gov. Bruce Rauner is going to work for a political strategies firm run by a one-time top deputy to ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Headed to Tusk Strategies, the firm Bradley Tusk established after departing as Blagojevich’s deputy governor, is Lance Trover, who left Rauner’s office just before the governor shook up top management of his administration this summer. In a statement and an interview, Trover, 38, said that after nearly two decades of working for politicians, including former U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., he looks forward to shifting to a private-sector firm that runs campaigns for Fortune 500 and startup companies around the country.

In Chicago, Trover joins a Tusk office that already includes two other veterans of the Blagojevich government: one-time Deputy Governor Bob Greenlee, and Sheila Nix, who later became chief of staff to Jill Biden when her husband, Joe Biden, was vice president.

Both Greenlee and Nix, as well as Tusk, escaped Illinois government with their reputations intact—no small feat. Still, all are Democrats. Trover always has worked for Republicans.

Trover got out of Rauner Land just before the big Illinois Policy Institute-related purges began, even though the news wasn’t confirmed until after the purge started.

As we’ve already discussed, Tusk has made a fortune and everyone around him is doing just fine.

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Sep 19, 17 @ 1:06 pm

Comments

The pay package would have to be truly yuge to be #4 to the troika of Tusk, Greenlee, and Nix.

Comment by Arthur Andersen Tuesday, Sep 19, 17 @ 1:13 pm
Congrats!

Comment by John Rawlssss Tuesday, Sep 19, 17 @ 1:23 pm
Who really cares?

Comment by Slender Stu from Cass Co. Tuesday, Sep 19, 17 @ 2:12 pm
===Who really cares? ===

I don’t think I care what you think. lol

Comment by Rich Miller Tuesday, Sep 19, 17 @ 2:14 pm
If you run into Greenlee ask if Tusk comes into his office to steal all his food….

Comment by Ghost Tuesday, Sep 19, 17 @ 2:35 pm
Stand Up guy. All the best to you Lance.

Comment by proudstatetrooper Tuesday, Sep 19, 17 @ 2:36 pm
Greenlee is probably happy to be in an office where his food doesn’t get stolen by his boss….

Comment by Ghost Tuesday, Sep 19, 17 @ 2:38 pm
First class guy. I may not be objective as I’m his mom.

Comment by Southern Illinois Voter Tuesday, Sep 19, 17 @ 3:41 pm
=== I may not be objective as I’m his mom. ===

And, I’m told, a regular reader

Comment by Rich Miller Tuesday, Sep 19, 17 @ 3:44 pm
Well deserved! Many congrats, on the new gig and the nuptials.

Comment by Duh Tuesday, Sep 19, 17 @ 4:10 pm
:)

Comment by Southern Illinois Voter Tuesday, Sep 19, 17 @ 4:33 pm
Rich, I thought Lance was from Southern Illinois? Wasn’t he raised in Vienna, IL. How on earth do the downstater’s get any credit or elected to a statewide office if we label them Chicagoan if they live there for a few years? So do you refer to Brad Cole as being from Springfield? Another Southern Illinoisan. Just a little credit where credit is due, is all.

Comment by FirstTimer Wednesday, Sep 20, 17 @ 9:48 am