Brady looks forward to January

Posted on December 20, 2014

Brady said working together will be important in the new year. (WJBC file photo)

By Terry James

BLOOMINGTON – We should expect a more beneficial government in Illinois.  So says Republican Illinois State Senator Bill Brady.  Brady is looking forward to next January, with new Republican Governor Bruce Rauner.

"We've got to work with Governor Rauner," said Brady. "He won this election by convincing the people that he had the vision for the future of th people of Illinois.  What we need to do is work collectively together in a bipartisan way to usher in some changes."

Brady said we should also expect to see a shift in the focus of school funding.  He says Chicago schools benefited from complete Government control and that will change in the coming year.

Terry James can be reached at [email protected].

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