Gov. Bruce Rauner's official calendar shows he scheduled a May 2015 meeting at the Executive Mansion with a former business partner who claims in a lawsuit they discussed a personal business deal.
Harreld "Kip" Kirkpatrick's lawsuit is over a disagreement with Rauner about how to divide a $67.5 million settlement from an investment they made before Rauner became governor. He said one meeting was May 11, 2015, at the governor's mansion in Springfield.
The Associated Press obtained a copy of Rauner's calendar under the Freedom of Information Act. It shows Rauner's state-paid scheduler set up a meeting at the mansion with Kirkpatrick for 5 p.m. that day.
Rauner's spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Rauner is a wealthy private equity investor who claimed that he removed himself from his business dealings after taking office.
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