Governor Bruce Rauner was elected on the promise he would "shake up" state politics. But he admits he's struggling to make good on that pledge.
Rauner, a Republican who held no previous public office, told the nonpartisan Taxpayers Federation on Thursday that Illinois began going "down the drain" a long time ago.
"Forcing a change in the system? ... I knew it was going to be hard," he said. "It's harder than I thought. And it takes longer."
Illinois is in its tenth month without a budget. Rauner presses his agenda, but Democrats refuse to go along with it.
