Illinois Gov. Rauner rips Madigan's 'Chicago political machine' as overtime jockeying on budget begins

The Chicago Tribune reports:

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner renewed his attacks on Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan and the "Chicago machine" on Wednesday, traveling to Downstate towns where he played up regional political differences in his effort to pin blame for the budget impasse on Democrats.

"We've got to stop this. The tragic fact is, Speaker Madigan and his Democrats have controlled the General Assembly for more than 30 years," Rauner said while visiting a state prison in Vienna. "And in those 30 years, we have the highest deficits, debt, unfunded pension liabilities in America, thanks to their policies."

A whole lot of truth here.