The Other Woman

Don't be surprised by that oddly dressed ragamuffin at the door, begging your indulgence. It's that time of the year again -- for gathering petition signatures in Illinois.

According to the Daily Herald, State Rep Jeanne Ives ...

announced this weekend that she is circulating petitions to challenge the governor in the March primary.
Ives: 'We expect to be on the ballot' against Rauner

Ives for Governor petitions can be downloaded from the Lake County Republicans website.

Haha, j/k. There are no Jeanne Ives petitions on the Lake County GOP website. There are however plenty of Bruce Rauner petitions:

The omission is conspicuous given that the Lake County Republican Party just threw a fundraiser honoring GOP Women in Leadership:

A Celebration of Women Republican Leaders

One informed source told your LakeCountyEye: "They booked one woman to deliver the keynote address -- Bruce Rauner's running mate, Evelyn Sanguinetti. How many women in leadership do you want?"

Your LakeCountyEye will keep you apprised when further developments warrant.