Illinois Democrats head to convention with Clinton-Sanders split
For the third time in a row, Illinois Democrats are headed to their party's nominating convention to help anoint a home-stater to the top slot on the ballot as Chicago-born,...
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Rauner publicly apologizes for calling half of CPS teachers ‘virtually illiterate’
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Friday publicly apologized for writing a 2011 email in which he asserted that half of Chicago Public Schools teachers "are virtually illiterate," saying the comment...
Judge knocks redistricting off Illinois ballot in loss for Rauner
A Cook County judge on Wednesday tossed from the fall ballot a constitutional amendment to take away the General Assembly's power to draw legislative district boundaries, dealing a loss to...
Comptroller: Stopgap budget won’t stop state finances from getting worse
Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger warned Thursday that the state's financial situation will worsen under the six-month stopgap budget approved by lawmakers and Gov. Bruce Rauner. Munger, a Republican appointee of...
House Republicans want auditor general removed, but Rauner mum
House Republicans called for the removal of Auditor General Frank Mautino on Wednesday amid a federal probe of his campaign spending, while Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner declined to weigh in,...
Rauner repositions on school funding formula with new panel
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Tuesday tried to hit the reset button on a bruising battle over the state funding formula for elementary and secondary schools, tasking a commission of...
Rauner bends on budget, lives to fight another day on ‘turnaround agenda’
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner staked his first term on a three-prong strategy to improve Illinois' economy: loosen the grip held by entrenched politicians, weaken the influence of organized labor and...
Rauner signs stopgap budget, school funding bill — but relief from stalemate proves temporary
Illinois political leaders cut a deal on a makeshift budget Thursday to keep state government afloat for six months, ensure schools open this fall and rescue the financially struggling Chicago...
Rauner, lawmakers piecing together education funding, allowing for tax hike
State lawmakers on Thursday hope to vote on a last-minute budget compromise Democratic leaders are negotiating with Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, a plan that would keep state government going for...
Rauner, top lawmakers hold lengthy talks on budget impasse, Madigan ‘optimistic’
Gov. Bruce Rauner and legislative leaders met behind closed doors for three hours at the Capitol on Tuesday, with normally cagey Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan professing optimism, his Senate...