Rauner ‘generally supportive’ of gun crimes plan but has questions
Gov. Bruce Rauner said Friday that he is "generally supportive" of efforts to increase penalties for repeat gun felons, but he said he wants to "have a conversation" about a...
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Emanuel calls governor emperor without clothes; Rauner aide suggests mayor has ‘Napoleon complex’
The name-calling and finger-pointing continued between Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democrats on Tuesday, this time on the next step to negotiating a massive budget proposal and how to proceed...
Rauner: Illinois ‘won’t do very well’ under Republican health insurance plan
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Tuesday said he's worried Illinois "won't do very well" if the proposed U.S. House Republican Obamacare replacement plan becomes law. The governor's comments were his...
Chance the Rapper, Rauner offer different takeaways from Friday meeting
Bruce the Governor and Chance the Rapper emerged from their much-hyped meeting Friday offering different perspectives on what went on behind closed doors for 40 minutes or so in the...
Rauner looks for temporary state workers amid strike threat
Responding to the possibility of a strike by state employees, Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration has launched a new website to try to recruit workers who could fill in during a...
Rauner skips dinner with Trump in D.C., is ‘in conversations’ with administration about violence
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner kept his distance from President Donald Trump during a weekend visit to Washington, D.C., where he participated in a gathering of governors but didn't meet with...
Union authorizes strike, Rauner doesn’t budge
The largest state employee union on Thursday made its latest move in a years-long chess match against Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, announcing its members had taken the unprecedented step of...
Rauner’s pivot on Senate budget plan provides political breathing room
Gov. Bruce Rauner attempted to inject a dose of optimism into his budget speech last week, heaping praise on the "tremendous leadership" in the Senate, which is laboring over a...
Rauner scores victory over AG Madigan, state workers will keep getting paid during impasse
State employees will continue to be paid in full after a downstate judge Thursday opted to keep checks flowing during Illinois' historic 20-month budget stalemate. St. Clair County Circuit Judge...
Rauner talks tax hikes, need for compromise, drawing Democratic laughter
Illinois' broke and broken down state government was on full display Wednesday as Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner for the first time laid out his terms for potential tax hikes to...