State treasurer defends brochure sent with state funds
State Journal-Register
BLOOMINGTON -- Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford is defending his decision to use state funds to pay for a brochure that went largely to campaign contributors and other supporters of the Republican Party.
The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reported Sunday that the brochure was mailed this year to 850 Illinois residents. The newspaper reported that 566 of the people on the mailing list have contributed a combined $1.6 million to Rutherford over the last 16 years.
On Tuesday, Rutherford told WJBC Radio in Bloomington that was a coincidence, and he says he won't cover the cost with campaign funds because he didn't do anything wrong.
The Pontiac Republican says the 11-page mailer was targeted to people who'd asked for more information about state pensions, borrowing and debt.
The mailer cost about $1,400.