Lobbying

Come on, stop this nonsense

When Republican state Rep. Roger Eddy announced his retirement from
the House Thursday, you could hear the "ding, ding, ding" of a slot
machine all the way from Springfield.

Eddy hit the pension jackpot.

He is retiring early from the House to run the Illinois Association of
School Boards, which, among other activities, lobbies the Illinois
Legislature. His start date is July 1 — although now that he's leaving
the Statehouse before the end of the spring session, he said it's