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Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks at the Governor's Day rally on Aug. 16, 2017 at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield.

Rauner facing pressure from Downstate Republicans to veto ‘very reasonable’ immigration bill

May 15, 2019 at 4:28 p.m.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner signaled support for state legislation that would protect immigrants in the country illegally from being detained solely because of their immigration status, but he held off...

Rauner vetoes bills on spending transparency, home health care worker OT

May 15, 2019 at 4:28 p.m.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed several bills Friday, including a measure backed by Democratic Comptroller Susana Mendoza aimed at providing more transparency about spending in state agencies. Other bills Rauner...

People vote at O'Keeffe Elementary School on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2016, in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago.

Info on 1.8M Chicago voters was publicly accessible, but now removed from cloud service

May 15, 2019 at 4:27 p.m.

A file containing the names, addresses, dates of birth and other information about Chicago's 1.8 million registered voters was published online and publicly accessible for an unknown period of time,...

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Aug. 15, 2017, accused Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan of raising uncertainty about whether schools would open in an effort to force legislators to buck his veto of an education funding bill.

Rauner attacks Democrats a day after they moved to override his education veto

May 15, 2019 at 4:27 p.m.

A day after the Illinois Senate voted to override Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of an education funding overhaul, the governor went on the attack, accusing lawmakers of surrendering to...

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner talks with members of the press before signing House Bill 2371, a legislation cyber security bill, at the James R. Thompson Center on Aug. 7, 2017 in Chicago.

Rauner scrambles to call Charlottesville death ‘domestic terrorism’ after Democrats’ criticism

May 15, 2019 at 4:27 p.m.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday found himself cleaning up his comments on weekend violence in Virginia following criticism from Democratic rivals that he failed to characterize a woman's death...

The governor's new ad, titled "Diana on education," shows Illinois' first lady praising her husband's "passion for education."

Diana Rauner appears in new ad praising governor’s support for education

May 15, 2019 at 4:25 p.m.

Gov. Bruce Rauner's re-election campaign has launched a new online ad featuring early childhood advocate Diana Rauner touting her husband's efforts to improve state support of education. The ad comes...

Gov. Bruce Rauner has repeatedly demanded that lawmakers release an education funding formula bill so he can use his veto pen to rewrite it.

Rauner summons lawmakers for Wednesday special session on school funding

May 15, 2019 at 4:25 p.m.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner has summoned lawmakers back to Springfield for a special session Wednesday after Democrats who control the General Assembly did not meet his noon Monday deadline to...

Gov. Bruce Rauner meets people in the Hegewisch neighborhood of Chicago on July 5, 2017.

How Rauner’s focus on messaging played into staff shake-up

May 15, 2019 at 4:25 p.m.

One of the constants during Gov. Bruce Rauner's 2 1/2 years in office has been his belief in the power of messaging: If only people understood his agenda, the resulting...

Gov. Bruce Rauner says he'll veto a Democrat-passed school funding bill, calls on Speaker Madigan to send it to him.

Rauner vows to veto education funding bill, demands Democrats send it to him

May 15, 2019 at 4:24 p.m.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday said he plans to rewrite a Democrat-passed education funding formula bill, setting up a likely showdown with Democrats who control the General Assembly as...

Gov. Bruce Rauner visits Warren High School in Gurnee to assess flood damage on July 14, 2017.

In midst of staff shakeup, Gov. Rauner casts attention toward flooded Illinois

May 15, 2019 at 4:24 p.m.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner faced news cameras for the first time in over a week Friday, seeking to focus attention on flood-ravaged areas of the state and not his staff...

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