Can Dan Proft Fix Illinois? Hear What He Has to Say Tonight At Elmhurst College

The next speaker to take the podium at Elmhurst College's "Fixing Illinois" series is political commentator and possible gubernatorial candidate, Dan Proft. Speakers in the Fixing Illinois lecture series will present a variety of perspectives on the state’s problems and how to solve them. The college launched the series last month, with a talk by gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner.

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Proft, a writer and radio talk show host for WLS-AM in Chicago, will present "Illinois Isn't Broken. It's Fixed" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, at the college's Frick Center, 190 Prospect Ave. Admission is free.

Proft was a Republican candidate for Illinois governor in 2010, and is considering making a run again in 2014. In an April interview with Chicago magazine, he said, “My interest is in advancing principles and ideas in the policy arena … and I still think the Republican party here is in desperate need of leadership. … I feel it’s important to at least explore the possibility.”

Proft also works as a senior fellow at Illinois Policy Institute, a free-market think tank in Chicago. He also serves on the boards of the Disabled Patriot Fund, which provides assistance to Illinois military families, and Freedom to Learn-Illinois, which provides private elementary school scholarships to disadvantaged children in Chicago.

For more information, call (630) 617-3390.