Rauner Covers Multiple Issues On First Facebook Live Post

Gov. Bruce Rauner answered questions about state government issues and revealed some new plans about Illinois' 200th birthday during his first-ever Facebook Live appearance on Tuesday.

Rauner spent 30 minutes talking on the social media website's popular live video feature. The video stream attracted between 500 and 600 simultaneous viewers throughout the chat.

Responding to questions sent in by viewers, Rauner addressed common state government issues such as the budget, pension reform, property taxes, legislative redistricting and term limits for elected officials. In speaking about those issues, he repeated many of the same talking points he has used in appearances throughout the state over the last several weeks.

Rauner said he plans on conducting additional Facebook Live chats in the future.