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The Illinois State Capitol is seen in Springfield on Jan. 24, 2017.

Illinois Senate tinkers with budget plan, but heavy lifting remains

May 15, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

The Illinois Senate continued to tinker around the edges of a sweeping proposal to end the state's record-breaking budget impasse on Tuesday, but it remains unclear whether there's enough support...

Union authorizes strike, Rauner doesn’t budge

May 15, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

The largest state employee union on Thursday made its latest move in a years-long chess match against Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, announcing its members had taken the unprecedented step of...

Gov. Bruce Rauner gets a hug after giving his budget address on Wednesday at the Capitol.

Rauner’s pivot on Senate budget plan provides political breathing room

May 15, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

Gov. Bruce Rauner attempted to inject a dose of optimism into his budget speech last week, heaping praise on the "tremendous leadership" in the Senate, which is laboring over a...

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

Madigan: Lawmakers will consider Rauner’s plan to sell the Thompson Center

May 15, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan said Friday that lawmakers will consider a plan backed by Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner to sell the hulking, glass paneled Thompson Center that houses state...

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel discussed Gov. Bruce Rauner's budge and President Donald Trump's news conference, among other topics, at the Chicago Police training academy on Feb. 16, 2017.

Emanuel mocks Rauner with pledge of $1,000 to charity for evidence of budget plan

May 15, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel mocked Gov. Bruce Rauner in a lengthy rant Thursday, saying he would donate $1,000 to charity if a reporter could provide evidence the governor has presented a...

Rauner talks tax hikes, need for compromise, drawing Democratic laughter

May 15, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

Illinois' broke and broken down state government was on full display Wednesday as Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner for the first time laid out his terms for potential tax hikes to...

Rauner legal team resists AG Madigan’s move to withhold state paychecks

May 15, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Bruce Rauner's lawyers have filed formal opposition to Attorney General Lisa Madigan's request that a Downstate judge lift an order that's allowed state employees to be paid...

Gov. Bruce Rauner takes questions from members the baiduhai Editorial Board, Wednesday Feb. 1, 2017.

Unable to pass own spending plan, Rauner to weigh in on Senate version during budget speech

May 15, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

After staying away from a controversial Senate budget blueprint for the last month, Gov. Bruce Rauner on Wednesday is expected to nod toward the stalled framework as a potential way...

Social service groups file second lawsuit against Rauner, other Illinois leaders

May 15, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

Dozens of social service agencies that care for some of the state's most vulnerable people filed a second lawsuit against Gov. Bruce Rauner and others on Thursday as they try...

Illinois Senate President John Cullerton and Sen.Christine Radogno, the Senate Republican Leader, met with the baiduhai Editorial Board on Jan. 19, 2017.

Fissures surface in Senate over far-reaching budget framework

May 15, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

The alliance between Democratic and Republican Senate leaders showed fissures Wednesday after GOP lawmakers failed to support portions of a sweeping proposal aimed at resolving the state's record budget stalemate....

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