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Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan speaks at a news conference on the first day of a special session on education funding at the state Capitol on July 26, 2017, in Springfield, Ill.

Madigan: Attempt to override Rauner’s education veto set for next week

May 15, 2019 at 4:27 p.m.

Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan said Wednesday that he's "not walking away from" his party's bill to change the state's school funding system and planned votes next week to either...

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Aug. 15, 2017, accused Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan of raising uncertainty about whether schools would open in an effort to force legislators to buck his veto of an education funding bill.

Rauner attacks Democrats a day after they moved to override his education veto

May 15, 2019 at 4:27 p.m.

A day after the Illinois Senate voted to override Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of an education funding overhaul, the governor went on the attack, accusing lawmakers of surrendering to...

The Illinois Senate voted to override Gov. Bruce Rauner's amendatory veto of the school funding bill on Aug. 13, 2017.

Senate overrides Rauner school funding veto, but House hurdle remains

May 15, 2019 at 4:27 p.m.

Senate Democrats on Sunday voted to override Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of a measure to overhaul how tax dollars are parceled out to schools, but a key hurdle in...

White nationalist demonstrators walk into the entrance of Emancipation Park, formerly Lee Park, surrounded by counterdemonstrators in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017.

Illinois Senate approves resolution asking police to recognize neo-Nazi groups as terrorist organizations

May 15, 2019 at 4:27 p.m.

The Illinois Senate on Sunday adopted a resolution urging law enforcement officials to recognize white nationalist and neo-Nazi groups as terrorist organizations.The resolution comes in response to the violent weekend...

Governor Bruce Rauner speaks about the school funding bill at the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago on July 24, 2017. The Illinois Senate could vote to override his amendatory veto of the bill when legislators return to Springfield on Sunday, Aug. 13.

Rauner analysis shows his education veto would cost CPS $463 million

May 15, 2019 at 4:27 p.m.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's changes to a major education funding plan would send $463 million less in state money to Chicago Public Schools this year compared with the Democrat-approved version,...

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza speaks to the City Club in Chicago on March 20, 2017, and blasts Gov. Bruce Rauner's handling of state finances.

Mendoza sends schools long-overdue cash as state misses first scheduled payment

May 15, 2019 at 4:26 p.m.

State Comptroller Susana Mendoza sent $429 million in overdue payments to Illinois school districts Thursday, an effort designed to provide some cash on a day the state missed sending its...

Governor Bruce Rauner laughs after a reporter asks him about the Cubs after speaking at the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago on Monday, July 24, 2017, about the SB 1 school funding bill.

Lawmakers hear how education-funding impasse will affect schools

June 3, 2018 at 12:54 a.m.

With both state legislative chambers set to return to Springfield next week, Illinois House members on Wednesday heard testimony that put a spotlight on how schools across the state are...

Officials report ‘significant error’ in analysis of Rauner’s school plan

May 15, 2019 at 4:26 p.m.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner said Tuesday that a "preliminary" review of changes to a school funding bill was "consistent" with his goals, but his comments came more than an hour...

In this June 14, 2017, photo, Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza responds to a reporter's question during an interview in her office about the state budget.

Rauner shouldn’t delay borrowing money to pay Illinois’ bills, comptroller says

May 15, 2019 at 4:26 p.m.

Democratic Comptroller Susana Mendoza is again raising the pressure on Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, calling on him to move forward with a proposal that would allow the state to borrow...

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks at a press conference in his press office at City Hall in Chicago on Friday, April 28, 2017.

Emanuel: Republican lawmakers will feel pressure to defy Rauner on education bill

May 15, 2019 at 4:25 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday predicted Republican lawmakers will feel intense pressure from constituents to guarantee money for schools following Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of an education funding bill. Democrats...

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