Brady on North Shore

State Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) spoke at our area Lincoln Day lunch on Sunday, had just been in McHenry County, and was headed for more venues around the state yesterday. Sen. Brady said Illinois is 8th worst among the states in job creation, losing out to neighboring states, and given our natural assets and infrastructure we should be among the top performers. We have lost roughly 500,000 jobs due to higher taxes and fees, robbing our young people of opportunities. Meanwhile the governor introduces new programs without paying for existing ones, going further into debt. Estimates are Illinois debt is approaching $100 billion.

Senator Brady also subscribes to Lincoln's philosophy that government does best when it does only for people what they cannot do for themselves.

(Pix with Evanston Republican Committeeman Linda LaFianza)