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Emanuel took free sports tickets, transportation in ’14, disclosure shows

May 25, 2019 at 1:23 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel accepted free sports tickets, transportation and a stay as a houseguest from friends and political donors last year, but he continues to accept such gifts from fewer...

Under a deal struck by Gov. Bruce Rauner and lawmakers in Springfield to cut state spending, as many as 3,000 college students will lose out on grants for tuition and fees this school year.

State budget cuts to hit students, sickle cell patients

May 15, 2019 at 2:41 p.m.

Weeks after Gov. Bruce Rauner and lawmakers in Springfield struck a deal to cut $300 million in spending across much of state government, the effects of that deal are starting...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Martin Nesbitt, left, chairman of the Obama Foundation, announce on May 12, 2015, that Chicago will be the home of Obama's presidential library and museum.

Measure to pave way for Obama library, Lucas museum surfaces in Springfield

June 15, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel has turned to state lawmakers to get some legal leverage as he tries to outflank park preservationists' opposition to two hoped-for legacy projects: the Barack Obama presidential...

House Speaker Michael Madigan, left, and Senate President John Cullerton are greeted by Gov. Bruce Rauner before his state budget presentation in the House of Representatives in the Capitol in Springfield on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2015.

Rauner, Madigan consider political trade

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

A plan to privatize key functions of the state's economic development agency is making its way through the General Assembly as one of the first public signs of behind-the-scenes deal-making...

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday sought to distance himself and a private education group he helps fund from the scandal over a $20.5 million no-bid contract at Chicago Public Schools.

Rauner tries to distance himself from CPS contract scandal

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

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday sought to distance himself and a private education group he helps fund from the growing scandal over a $20.5 million no-bid contract at Chicago...

Gov. Bruce Rauner gives his address after being sworn into office at the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield on Monday, January 12, 2015.

Rauner cuts deepen budget divide at Capitol

May 25, 2019 at 12:56 p.m.

As the Easter holiday weekend loomed, Gov. Bruce Rauner quietly trimmed $26 million from the state budget, including cuts in funding to bury the poor, help people with autism and...

The severely damaged property of Fairdale resident Susan Meyer awaits help April 17, 2015.

Rauner visits tornado-ravaged Fairdale

May 25, 2019 at 12:56 p.m.

Smoke from burning debris loomed over the tiny hamlet of Fairdale on Friday as Gov. Bruce Rauner greeted residents and volunteers still digging out of the rubble left by a...

Gov. Bruce Rauner, seen here on April 14, 2015, on Friday said his budget office was "clear" with legislative leaders about the possibility of further cuts.

Speaker Madigan wants closer look at Rauner budget cuts

May 25, 2019 at 12:56 p.m.

Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan announced Friday he'll convene a panel to dissect Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's handling of the budget after the administration froze $26 million in grants earmarked...

State Sen. Daniel Biss, D-Evanston, said he would seek votes on resolutions declaring it "irresponsible" to back Rauner's pension proposal without first assessing its long term implications.

Rauner pension fix could backfire, experts warn

May 25, 2019 at 12:56 p.m.

Richard Ingram, head of the Illinois Teachers' Retirement System, likens efforts to fix Illinois' worst-in-the-nation pension mess to a game of whack-a-mole. "You hit something somewhere and something else pops...

Gov. Bruce Rauner, center, and Mayor Rahm Emanuel, right, shown in January 2015 with Sen. Dick Durbin, appear to have fiscal agendas that are on a collision course.

Emanuel could find help from Springfield elusive

May 15, 2019 at 2:39 p.m.

Just as a victorious Rahm Emanuel was about to step on stage to accept re-election accolades from a raucous crowd at a Near West Side plumbers union hall, he got...

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