Extra Extra: Roskam's House Whip Bid Fails
By Chuck Sudo in News on Jun 19, 2014 10:40PM
- Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise was voted House Whip Thursday over Illinois congressman Peter Roskam. [Tribune]
- Gov. Pat Quinn complains rich people are trying to help Bruce Rauner win the gubernatorial election. [Tribune]
- Rauner’s running mate Evelyn Sanguinetti told a gathering last month about a woman’s “magical” powers. [Sun-Times]
- Illinois' unemployment rate falls to 7.5 percent. [Fox News Chicago]
- But Illinois and Cook County continue to lag the rest of the country in job growth and wages. [Crain's]
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