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The [Tuesday] Papers"When Bruce Rauner takes his oath of office next month as Illinois governor, there will be no inaugural ball as part of the celebration," USA Today reports. Presumably a ball would be too .01%-y. "Rauner will be sworn in Jan. 12 as the state's 42nd governor - the first Republican in 12 years to preside in Springfield. The venture capitalist will take over for Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, whom he defeated by nearly 5 percentage points last month. "The Illinois inauguration activities announced Monday, along with a new website for the events, include free ticketed admission to the swearing-in ceremony at the Prairie Capital Convention Center, an open house with the governor and first lady at the Old State Capitol, and a concert instead of an inaugural ball that evening. Every Illinois governor since 1970 has had an inaugural ball, according to the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency." Huh. I hate that "ball" stuff, so this is actually refreshing. "Rauner's team will announce a 'famous musical act' that will be featured at the inaugural concert at a later date. Tickets for the concert are $125 each." Oh. Um, okay. $125. Will it be worth it? Our very own Tim Willette and I did some reporting this morning and obtained the minutes of an inauguration committee meeting about which which "famous musical act" to hire. The act would have to be both available and willing to travel to Springfield in January. Here are those minutes:
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