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The Illinois State Capitol building Tuesday, May 13, 2014 in Springfield.

Legislation to let terminally ill people try experimental drugs is debated

May 15, 2019 at 2:32 p.m.

Terminally ill patients would be allowed to try experimental drugs and treatments that have yet to be approved by the federal government under legislation being pushed by several lawmakers in...

Gov. Bruce Rauner proposed Feb. 18, 2015, cutting public university spending by nearly $400 million.

U. of I., other universities brace for Rauner funding cuts

May 15, 2019 at 2:30 p.m.

Gov. Bruce Rauner drew big applause three weeks ago when he rolled out his vision of making the University of Illinois the best college in the country, but those cheers...

Gov. Bruce Rauner, shown earlier this month, said Illinois faces "a daunting challenge to restore prosperity" and should harness President Abraham Lincoln's spirit to help meet it.

On Lincoln’s birthday, Rauner says icon should inspire change in Illinois

May 15, 2019 at 2:29 p.m.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner attended a small ceremony Thursday celebrating Abraham Lincoln's birthday where he spoke of the contributions the country's 16th president made to Illinois. The event marked Rauner's...

Gov. Bruce Rauner said Wednesday that a commission to overhaul the state's criminal justice system will work on comprehensive and evidence-based strategies.

Rauner looking at criminal justice system overhaul

August 21, 2019 at 5:29 p.m.

Gov. Bruce Rauner on Wednesday formed a commission to study and recommend changes to the state's criminal justice system, saying more must be done to keep people out of prison...

Chrissy Eager, 30, holds her daughter, Evelyn, at their Skokie home last week. Eager says the cost of diapers and baby wipes quickly adds up.

Illinois lawmaker wants to cut tax on diapers, baby wipes

May 15, 2019 at 2:29 p.m.

Chrissy Eager changes 9-month-old Evelyn's diaper 12 times a day, 84 times a week. The Skokie mom said it adds up quickly, with the family spending $100 a month on...

Sen. Kimberly Lightford, shown last year, is sponsoring legislation to raise the Illinois minimum wage to $11 by mid-2019.

Senate Democrats pass $11-an-hour state minimum wage in rebuff to Rauner

May 15, 2019 at 2:28 p.m.

Senate Democrats on Thursday pushed through what could end up being a symbolic measure to raise the state's minimum wage to $11 an hour by 2019, bucking Republican Gov. Bruce...

Rauner’s plans get mixed review by business leaders, pushback from others

August 18, 2019 at 6:42 p.m.

The pro-business positions that Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner outlined Wednesday in his first State of the State message may be eclipsed only by the size of the political mountain he...

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, seen here at a Friday charter school groundbreaking ceremony, appointed a political ally as Illinois Gaming Board chairman.

Rauner picks political backer as new gaming chairman

May 15, 2019 at 2:28 p.m.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Friday replaced the longtime Illinois Gaming Board chairman with a political supporter who ran an independent expenditure committee that backed him in the November election....

Gov. Bruce Rauner talks with the media after a speech Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, at the University of Illinois in Champaign, Ill.

Rauner presses for sales tax expansion in U. of I. speech

May 15, 2019 at 2:28 p.m.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner pressed a bit harder Thursday for an expansion of the Illinois sales tax as part of an agenda to right the state's financial ship. The rookie...

Rauner returns to anti-union rhetoric while blasting state business climate

August 21, 2019 at 5:26 p.m.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner reintroduced his anti-union rhetoric Tuesday as he pointedly assigned blame for what he said was an unfriendly state business climate on an alliance among Democrats who...

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