Rauner approves repeal of sales tax on tampons
Illinois joined a handful of states and the city of Chicago in repealing a so-called "tampon tax" as Gov. Bruce Rauner approved a bill that exempts feminine hygiene products from...
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Democrats, advocates blast Rauner veto of automatic voter registration bill
Democrats and voting rights advocates cried foul Monday over Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's last-minute veto of a bill that would make voter registration automatic in time for the 2018 election,...
Failed Madigan challenger sues, insists he’s not ‘sore loser’
The political newcomer who failed to unseat House Speaker Michael Madigan in the March primary filed a federal lawsuit Monday alleging a litany of misdeeds by the powerful Democrat, his...
Widow of slain Chicago police officer offers emotional convention speech
A Chicago woman whose police officer husband was gunned down in 2010 called on people to honor the memory of slain officers during an emotional speech Thursday night at the...
Duckworth: Trump ‘not fit to be commander in chief’
Senate-seeking Rep. Tammy Duckworth drew on her military background and borrowed a line from her Republican opponent to declare GOP nominee Donald Trump "not fit to be commander in chief"...
Senate hopeful Duckworth selling powerful political brand at Democratic convention
U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth didn't speak long at the Illinois Democratic delegation breakfast Wednesday, but she didn't have to. The standing ovation and the chanting of her name were preordained....
Illinois Democrats cast presidential nominating votes for Clinton
Despite anxiety in recent days that supporters of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders might attempt to upset the official casting of delegate votes at the Democratic National Convention, the process moved...
Emanuel not jealous of Preckwinkle’s face time with Bill Clinton
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, once the right-hand man to President Barack Obama and an aide to former President Bill Clinton, has been conspicuous in his absence at the Democratic National Convention...
Union leader calls Rauner a ‘jackass,’ vows to ‘take him out’ in 2018
National labor leaders visited the Illinois delegation Tuesday, pledging support for their Democratic allies and railing against Gov. Bruce Rauner, with one prominent union head calling him a "jackass" and...
Illinois Democrats looking for someone to run against Rauner in 2018
Officially, Illinois Democrats were gathered in a hotel ballroom Monday to rally their troops at the start of the Democratic National Convention, but it was a different upcoming election battle...