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Democrats set up for gun control votes Wednesday as CPD top cop Johnson pushes for changes

May 31, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson on Tuesday praised lawmakers for advancing gun control legislation named for slain Cmdr. Paul Bauer, one day before officials are expected to take a series...

Roger Henrichs inspects the cannabis in the flowering room at Revolution Enterprise's medical cannabis cultivation facility in Delavan, Ill., on Dec. 12, 2017.

Illinois voters could be asked in November about legalizing marijuana

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

Illinois voters could get a say whether the state should legalize recreational marijuana if lawmakers decide to put the question on November ballots. A state Senate committee advanced the idea...

Gov. Bruce Rauner, center, talks with members of the Illinois Veterans' Home after staying at the home in Quincy, Ill., on Jan. 10, 2018.

Report of 4th recent Legionnaires’ case at veterans home comes soon after Democrats call for more action

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

The Illinois Department of Public Health on Tuesday announced a fourth case of Legionnaires’ disease in recent weeks at the state-run veterans home in Quincy, a notice that came just...

Gov. Bruce Rauner delivers his budget address to a joint session of the General Assembly, Feb. 14, 2018, in the House Chamber at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill.

Rauner’s budget cuts raise concerns among advocates for children, people with disabilities

May 31, 2019 at 4:11 p.m.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s budget proposal is raising concerns among advocacy groups who say programs that help children, the elderly and people with disabilities are again the target of deep...

House Speaker Michael Madigan, who doubles as chairman of the Illinois Democratic Party, revealed that he has retained an attorney to receive and investigate harassment allegations on his political staff.

Speaker Madigan: ‘I take responsibility’ for not doing enough on sexual harassment issue

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

Amid rising frustration within his party, Speaker Michael Madigan on Friday said he shoulders “responsibility” for failing to do more to ensure equality in the statehouse and on the campaign...

Rauner’s speech guest among the latest Legionnaires’ cases at troubled veterans home

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

An Air Force veteran who was a guest of Gov. Bruce Rauner at his recent State of the State speech is among the three new cases of Legionnaires’ disease at...

Rauner budget proposal at odds with re-election rhetoric

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

As he asks voters for a second term, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner delivered a budget address Wednesday that was often at odds with what he calls for on the campaign...

Alaina Hampton, left, and her pro bono adviser, Lorna Brett, filed allegations Feb. 12, 2018, at the Chicago office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, in which Hampton describes how Kevin Quinn treated her and what happened when she complained.

Speaker Madigan takes heat over handling of sexual harassment complaint against now-fired political aide

May 15, 2019 at 4:43 p.m.

House Speaker Michael Madigan faced a barrage of criticism Tuesday over his handling of a sexual harassment complaint against a top political aide, marking a major challenge for the long-serving...

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner gives his State of the State speech at the Illinois Capitol on Jan. 31, 2018, in Springfield.

Rauner budget chief gives lawmakers the good news, and the bad news

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s new budget chief gave lawmakers an update on the state’s finances Wednesday, saying the income tax hike enacted over the governor’s veto is bringing in more...

After giving his State of the State speech, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner greets House GOP leader Jim Durkin at the Illinois Capitol in Springfield on Jan. 31, 2018.

Rauner tries to reframe with economic message, opponents say he’s rewriting history

May 15, 2019 at 4:42 p.m.

Coming off a year of bruising political defeats, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner delivered a State of the State speech Wednesday with an election-year message that economic progress is within reach...

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