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Gov. Bruce Rauner is not deterred by a recent Illinois Supreme Court ruling on pensions. "We continue to believe that the governor's proposal … is constitutional under the current constitution," administration attorney Kim Fowler said.

Rauner sticks to his pension approach despite questions about legality

May 25, 2019 at 12:57 p.m.

Gov. Bruce Rauner is sticking to his plan to reduce retirement benefits for government workers, even after a recent Illinois Supreme Court ruling severely limited options for cutting state pension...

Senate President John Cullerton, right, seen here with House Speaker Michael Madigan on Feb. 4, 2015, is revising his proposed pension reform plan.

Senate President Cullerton offers new pension plan

May 25, 2019 at 12:57 p.m.

Lawmakers returned to the Capitol on Tuesday facing renewed pressure to overhaul the state's employee pension system after the Illinois Supreme Court struck down a law aimed at sharply curbing...

Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan put a right-to-work bill up for a vote May 14, 2015, that was cobbled together from talking points by Gov. Bruce Rauner's team on the issue. Republicans called the move a political stunt.

Madigan sends Rauner message on tort reform

May 25, 2019 at 12:57 p.m.

For the second time in as many weeks, Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan summoned the entire Illinois House for a daylong hearing that put the spotlight on business-friendly measures sought...

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants a Chicago-based casino and Gov. Bruce Rauner, left, is open to the idea. Above, Emanuel and Rauner greet dignitaries at the the official opening of the UI Labs and the new Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII) in Chicago on May 11, 2015.

Tourism officials make latest push for Chicago casino

May 15, 2019 at 2:43 p.m.

Tourism officials on Monday pitched the benefits of a Chicago casino to lawmakers whose task of balancing Illinois' books has become harder after the state Supreme Court threw out hoped-for...

Gov. Bruce Rauner said the Supreme Court ruling only reinforces his approach of getting voters to approve a constitutional amendment that "would allow the state to move forward on common-sense pension reforms."

Pension ruling also undercuts Rauner budget, raises pressure for tax hike

May 25, 2019 at 12:57 p.m.

The Illinois Supreme Court's decision to strike down a landmark pension law also blew up Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's budget plan and put pressure on him and the Democratic-led legislature...

Illinois Supreme Court rules landmark pension law unconstitutional

May 25, 2019 at 12:57 p.m.

The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday unanimously ruled unconstitutional a landmark state pension law that aimed to scale back government worker benefits to erase a massive $105 billion retirement system...

Rauner seeks help from aldermen in return for helping Chicago

May 25, 2019 at 12:57 p.m.

In an unusual and perhaps unprecedented speech, Gov. Bruce Rauner on Wednesday dropped in at City Hall and offered a time-tested political horse trade: support his controversial pro-business, anti-union agenda,...

Madigan sends message to Rauner with budget vote

May 25, 2019 at 12:57 p.m.

As Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner was talking to Chicago aldermen about his agenda Wednesday, Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan was delivering his own message 200 miles away at the Capitol....

Speaker of House Michael Madigan, display a variety of faces during his press conference, after Gov. Bruce Rauner first state budget speech in the Capitol in Springfield, Wednesday Feb. 17, 2015.

Illinois workers’ compensation gets rare full House hearing

May 25, 2019 at 12:57 p.m.

What is the value of a finger? An arm? The Illinois House spent more than five hours Tuesday discussing such questions during a hearing on workers' compensation, the system that's...

Annual push for Illinois gambling expansion begins

May 15, 2019 at 2:42 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel still wants a Chicago casino and Gov. Bruce Rauner remains open to giving him one, but attempts to put a long-stalled deal together this month are running...

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