Illinois blues: Short History continued: Introducing the state rep, who will be the senator’s constant companion . . .

A few weeks after Carleton and Business-Civic Council, the senator faced citizens at the Oak Park Library in a town hall gathering of his scheduling, accompanied by one of Oak Park’s two state representatives, Camille Lilly.

The audience was largely but not entirely true-blue supporters of Democrat programs, about a quarter of them government-employment retirees (they raised hands at the senator’s request), with heavy personal stake in pension fund solvency.

Lilly deserves some explanation. . . . . 

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