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Voting booths in Chicago's Irving Park neighborhood in 2015.

Same-day voter registration will be an option Nov. 8 in Illinois

May 15, 2019 at 3:56 p.m.

Same-day voter registration will be available in Illinois for the Nov. 8 election after a federal appeals court Friday denied an attempt to expedite a case challenging the law. Earlier...

Kirk offers unorthodox, low-key forum performance against Duckworth

May 15, 2019 at 3:55 p.m.

Facing a difficult re-election bid, Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk gave an unorthodox performance Monday during the first head-to-head meeting of his campaign against Democratic challenger U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth....

U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, a candidate for the U.S. Senate, campaigns on Aug. 25, 2016, at VFW Post 4829 in Shelbyville.

Tammy Duckworth calls immigration reform foes ‘racists and fear-mongerers’

May 15, 2019 at 4:02 p.m.

Senate-seeking U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth appeared with fellow Democrats on Monday to advocate for long-sought changes to immigration laws, casting the November election as crucial to the cause while blasting...

In this Thursday, June 30, 2016 photo, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks to reporters in front of his office at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., after lawmakers passed a stopgap budget.

Judge hands Rauner, union split decision on contract talks

May 15, 2019 at 3:53 p.m.

A state labor law judge offered a mixed decision Friday on the question of whether Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Illinois' largest state employee union have exhausted their negotiations in...

Illinois’ pile of unpaid bills could hit record of $14 billion next summer

May 15, 2019 at 3:53 p.m.

The stopgap budget agreement struck by Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democrats who control the legislature is only adding to the state's financial problems, according to a new report from...

Illinois first lady Diana Rauner and Gov. Bruce Rauner in Chicago on July 21, 2016.

Judge tosses social services lawsuit that included Diana Rauner’s organization

May 15, 2019 at 3:53 p.m.

A judge has tossed a lawsuit brought against the state by a large coalition of service providers — including a not-for-profit run by first lady Diana Rauner — that say...

Rauner rejects National Guard as way to quell Chicago violence

May 15, 2019 at 3:53 p.m.

As Chicago capped off its deadliest month in almost 20 years, Gov. Bruce Rauner on Wednesday ruled out the idea of deploying the National Guard to help combat street violence...

The board of the Illinois Teachers Retirement System, which serves more than 400,000 teachers outside of Chicago, voted to lower its expected rate of return on investments Friday, Aug. 26, 2016, in Springfield, Ill. Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration says the move would lead to higher taxes or massive cuts to education and social services already suffering amid a budget crisis.

Rauner loses $400 million vote on teacher pension fund issue

May 15, 2019 at 3:52 p.m.

Gov. Bruce Rauner on Friday unsuccessfully waged a last-minute battle to block the Downstate and suburban teacher pension system from making a move that puts cash-strapped state government on the...

In this July 7, 2014 file photo, Chicago police display some of the thousands of illegal firearms they confiscated during the year in their battle against gun violence in Chicago.

Rauner signs law to toughen penalties for gun trafficking

May 15, 2019 at 3:52 p.m.

Traffickers who take advantage of looser laws in neighboring states to illegally import guns to Illinois will face tougher penalties if caught under a measure Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into...

Gov. Bruce Rauner on July 25, 2016, in Chicago.

Rauner signs juvenile justice reform bills

May 15, 2019 at 3:51 p.m.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday approved a package of bills aimed at preventing young people who've run afoul of the law from falling into a cycle of incarceration. Flanked...

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