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House Speaker Michael Madigan enters the blue room in the basement of the Capitol in Springfield, Ill., to answer questions following a meeting with the four legislative leaders June 27, 2017.

Madigan offers budget, but won’t say how he’d pay for it

May 15, 2019 at 4:22 p.m.

Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan introduced his long-awaited spending plan Tuesday, but didn't offer specifics on how to pay for the $36.4 billion proposal that would direct money to schools,...

Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan, left, will unveil his budget proposal Tuesday and says an agreement is possible if Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner is reasonable.

Madigan to outline budget plan Tuesday, urges Rauner to be ‘reasonable’

May 15, 2019 at 4:22 p.m.

House Speaker Michael Madigan said Democrats plan to unveil their budget proposal on Tuesday amid a new round of negotiations to end the state's historic budget impasse, suggesting that "a...

Madigan offers wish list in exchange for Rauner’s property tax freeze

May 15, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

After years of railing against Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner for making several "non-budget" items a prerequisite to a spending agreement, Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan announced Sunday he's come up...

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, center, D-Chicago, walks to a Democratic caucus meeting on June 21, 2017 at the Capitol in Springfield.

With week to go, Rauner and Madigan can’t even agree on meeting

May 15, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

Several days into a special session on the budget, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democrats who run the legislature have made no progress toward an agreement to end the yearslong...

A gun crime bill signed by Gov. Bruce Rauner changes gun sentencing laws. Instead of a range of three to 14 years for some repeat gun crimes, judges would hand out sentences of seven to 14 years.

Rauner signs gun crime bill, favored by Emanuel, that cracks down on repeat offenders

May 15, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democrats orchestrated a brief reprieve from their fighting Friday as they touted a new law to crack down on repeat gun offenders. Rauner inked his...

Architect Helmut Jahn looks over drawings of his State of Illinois Center in 1980.

Why Emanuel-Rauner talks on Thompson Center fell apart

May 15, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Gov. Bruce Rauner's latest attempt at let's make a deal careened off the rails Thursday, with each side blaming the other over a failed trade that...

The Illinois State Capitol in in Springfield.

Republicans propose new schools plan in Springfield, but budget again remains elusive

May 15, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

Republican lawmakers Thursday put forward a new plan to overhaul the state's education funding system and send less money to Chicago Public Schools than a competing proposal from Democrats, who...

House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, center, R-Western Springs, on the House floor June 21, 2017, the first day of a special session. Gov. Bruce Rauner called lawmakers to Springfield in an effort to reach a budget deal before the end of the month.

Bickering continues upon lawmakers’ return to Springfield

May 15, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

Lawmakers returned to the Capitol on Wednesday after being whistled back for a special session on the budget by Gov. Bruce Rauner, and it quickly became apparent that not much...

Gov. Bruce Rauner delivered his three-minute, made-for-TV speech as he continues to air attack ads against the very Democrats he needs to persuade to strike a deal.

Rauner calls for compromise in speech Democrats dismiss as empty rhetoric

May 15, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner delivered a rare evening address Tuesday in which he called on lawmakers to "put the people's interests ahead of all else" during a special session on...

State budget impasse victims rip Rauner, who says Democrats using them as ‘props’

May 15, 2019 at 4:20 p.m.

Illinois House lawmakers spent Thursday listening to people who've been affected by the ongoing budget stalemate, a public display meant to put pressure on Gov. Bruce Rauner, who has dismissed...

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