From the Capitol Fax:
* Representative-elect John Millner (R-Carol Stream) hasn’t even been sworn in yet, but he’s already receiving national publicity. Millner told the Daily Herald newspaper that he wants to spend some time this spring focusing on the problem of slow drivers in the fast lane. The State Journal-Register mentioned the item yesterday, and the Reno (Nevada) Gazette-Journal followed up with a favorable story in this morning’s edition.
As far as aspirations go, this is a pretty good one for a Freshman legislator in the Illinois lege. It probably occurred to him on the first trip back and forth, but will quickly wane once he figures he can take the state plane right to O’Hare. He’ll probably be on the right in terms of big thinkers in Sprinfield as well.