Madigan accuses Rauner of false claims

Posted on March 29, 2017
Bruce Rauner\ and Mike Madigan
Gov. Bruce Rauner (left) and Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan are sparring over a proposed sale of the Thompson Center in Chicago. (Photos courtesy Facebook/Bruce Rauner, Mike Madigan)

By RFD Radio

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan is accusing Gov. Bruce Rauner of being loose on the facts.

Madigan sent the governor a letter Tuesday claiming Rauner made “false statements” when he accused Madigan of blocking the sale of the state’s James R. Thompson Center office building in the Chicago Loop. Madigan described Rauner’s comments as being “beneath your office.”

Rauner officials dismiss Madigan’s complaints, saying he is making excuses for inaction on a state budget.

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