McLean County Times

In an Oct. 12 Facebook post, Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Decatur) shared an individual's post about police officers being shot and questioning Gov. J.B. Pritzker's dedication to keeping police officers safe.

“I was going to share my own statement in SUPPORT OF THE BLUE, but this speaks for itself. AGREE!" Rose posted.

After stating that two police officers had been shot in her neighborhood, Amber Dobson Oberheim wrote, "When is enough enough, Governor JB Pritzker? At the state Police Memorial in May of this year, you promised me that you would step up for my police family. I don’t know about you, but when I make a promise, I KEEP IT. What have you done? What is it going to take for you to follow through on your commitment?"

She listed her efforts to contact the governor and said that she would like to be a fan, "But I simply cannot do that when you don’t take necessary action to stop the murders (and in this case attempted murders) of police officers in Illinois."

In recent months, Rose has also taken aim at Pritzker on a variety of other topics. In August, it was over a comment made at an agricultural roundtable event. “I’m happy to set up a town hall with you and my constituents any time next month,” Rose wrote on Facebook. “What have you got to lose?” Pritzker attended the Illinois agricultural legislative roundtable where he spoke on his agriculture policies, alongside his GOP gubernatorial opponent Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville). The comment by Pritzker in the ag roundtable that Rose is responding to is this: “Darren Bailey is lying to you about a few things. There’s nothing in the energy bill that makes it easier to impose eminent domain, absolutely nothing.”

This month, he criticized Pritzker in connection with retiree health plan options. Rose said Pritzker  is to blame for potential issues with state retirees' medical care. "Pritzker to retirees: you can keep your doctor - MAYBE," Rose wrote in his Facebook post.