Governor Bruce Rauner made an appearance at the annual Illinois Governor's Prayer Breakfast, but didn't stay long.
Olympic gold-medal winner Jackie Joyner-Kersee says she never imagined as a girl growing up in East St. Louis that she would one day speak at an event hosted by the governor. Rauner introduced her, but didn't stay for her speech.
"To the head table, I am honored to be in your presence. To, you know, the governor, he left."
Rauner was scheduled to be in Chicago three hours after he left. He was originally supposed to give a presentation, but that was taken out of the program. GOP Representative Tim Butler from Springfield gave the closing benediction.
"I was going to tell the governor he made a very wise decision by showing up today in his first year. There's a certain unnamed governor who didn't show up his first year to the prayer breakfast, and I don't think the good Lord took too kindly to that that he didn't show up to the prayer breakfast."
Butler was referring to Rod Blagojevich who is currently serving a 14 year prison sentence.