EAST ST. LOUS, Ill. – A former Illinois Department of Transportation employee may pursue wrongful termination claims against former Republican Governor Bruce Rauner, a federal judge ruled . The woman has sufficiently alleged that department officials, under Rauner’s direction, fired her because of her affiliation with the Democratic Party.
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