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Democrats running for Illinois governor, from left, billionaire J.B. Pritzker, businessman Chris Kennedy, and state Sen. Daniel Biss before a televised forum Jan. 23, 2018, in Chicago.

Pritzker-Biss rivalry emerges at first televised Democratic governor debate

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

Billionaire investor J.B. Pritzker and state Sen. Daniel Biss tried to change the dynamics of the Illinois Democratic governor’s race Tuesday night, attacking each other during the first televised debate...

Pritzker bears brunt of attacks at Democratic governor forum over property tax breaks, Blagojevich wiretaps

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

Billionaire J.B. Pritzker found himself at the center of an attack-filled forum Friday as Democratic governor rivals accused him of being an insider who benefited from property tax breaks and...

Amazon HQ2 contenders include Chicago; Rauner, Emanuel react by trading jabs

December 15, 2018 at 1:00 a.m.

Chicago is among 20 suitors still in contention for Amazon’s second headquarters, as the city vies to win one of the most heavily contested — and most publicly conducted —...

Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs Director Erica Jeffries, left, and Department of Public Health Director Nirav Shah testify on the Rauner administration's response to a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires' disease at a state-run veterans home in Quincy on Jan. 9, 2018.

Rauner officials defend handling of Legionnaires’ outbreak at Quincy veterans home

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

Officials with Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration on Tuesday defended their response to a deadly 2015 outbreak of Legionnaires' disease at a state-run veterans home in downstate Quincy, telling lawmakers that...

Gov. Bruce Rauner and Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti hold the stage at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield in 2016.

Lt. Gov. Sanguinetti sticks with Gov. Rauner despite disagreements

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

As Gov. Bruce Rauner weighed the fate of a controversial abortion bill last fall, Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti had a decision to make. Born to a teenage mother and deeply...

Gov. Bruce Rauner rips J.B. Pritzker, Joe Berrios and Mike Madigan as part of an "unholy trinity" in Cook County property tax system.

Rauner rips ‘unholy trinity’ as profiting from Cook County property tax system

May 31, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday sought to tie potential Democratic challenger J.B. Pritzker to embattled Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios, accusing the two of being part of an “unholy...

President Donald Trump's administration has endorsed Gov. Bruce Rauner's side of a legal case challenging fees public employee unions collect from nonmembers,

Trump administration sides with Rauner in Supreme Court case over union fees

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

President Donald Trump’s administration has endorsed Gov. Bruce Rauner’s side of a legal case challenging fees public employee unions collect from nonmembers, saying in a brief filed with the U.S....

Gov. Bruce Rauner, left, attacked J.B. Pritzker, right, on offshore assets, but Rauner could have some of his own.

Rauner hits Pritzker on offshore assets but could have some of his own

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner took aim Tuesday at a potential Democratic rival in next year’s general election, accusing businessman J.B. Pritzker of parking his inherited billions offshore to avoid paying...

Gov. Bruce Rauner and Rep. Jeanne Ives ripped into each other Dec. 4, 2017, as she filed to challenge him for the Republican governor nomination.

Rauner faces war on two fronts as Republican challenger Ives attacks

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

Gov. Bruce Rauner and his new Republican opponent wasted little time going after each other Monday, with Illinois’ chief executive suggesting state Rep. Jeanne Ives is a “fringe” candidate and...

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner holds a press conference at the State of Illinois Building in Chicago on Sept. 28, 2017.

Rauner: I’m ‘not in charge,’ Speaker Madigan is

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner has been Illinois’ chief executive for nearly three years, but on Monday he offered the observation that he’s “not in charge,” suggesting Democratic House Speaker Michael...

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