Gov. Bruce Rauner’s former campaign manager is now working for Republican presidential hopeful Rand Paul, but that’s not Chip Englander’s only new gig. The political strategist has joined the Chicago office of Michael Best Strategies LLC, a Wisconsin-based lobbying startup that’s trying to break into Illinois. This isn’t the first time a top official or political aide, perhaps looking to leverage his or her clout and connections, has gone to work for a lobbying firm. But this move is notable because on the campaign trail, Rauner criticized that revolving door and a day after taking office, on Jan. 13,...
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