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Republican candidate for governor Bruce Rauner listens while the Rev. James Meeks speaks about education Sept. 8, 2014 at the Ray and Joan Kroc Center.

Meeks-led state education board recommends 10.7 percent spending increase

May 15, 2019 at 2:27 p.m.

The Rev. James Meeks took over as chairman of the State Board of Education on Wednesday and immediately backed the idea of a 10.7 percent increase in school spending despite...

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and her family arrive for the inauguration ceremony on Jan. 12, 2015.

Madigan, White take the oath after Rauner

August 18, 2019 at 6:35 p.m.

While most of the hype surrounded Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's inauguration Monday, five other Illinois statewide elected officials also took the oath. The swearing-in was routine for Attorney General Lisa...

Illinois lawmakers quickly approve special comptroller election in 2016

February 29, 2020 at 4:32 p.m.

Democrats gave speedy approval Thursday to a measure that would require a special election to fill part of the term left vacant after the death of Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka,...

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