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Gov. Bruce Rauner, shown Dec. 2, 2016, has called for a toning down of rhetoric even as his Illinois Republicans have turned it up with an anti-Speaker Michael Madigan website.

Rauner gives his campaign $50 million almost 2 years before election

May 15, 2019 at 4:04 p.m.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, nearly two years away from Election Day 2018, deposited $50 million into his campaign account this week in what party operatives billed as a "first installment"...

Protesters demonstrate ahead of Pennsylvania's 58th Electoral College at the state Capitol in Harrisburg on DEc. 19, 2016.

Illinois Electoral College members vote for Clinton as expected

May 15, 2019 at 4:04 p.m.

All 20 of Illinois' electors cast their vote for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Monday, a bittersweet finish for many who had hoped to claim the state as the...

Former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock departs from U.S. District Court in Springfield after his first court appearance since he was indicted Nov. 10.

Ex-Rep. Aaron Schock pleads not guilty to federal charges

May 15, 2019 at 4:03 p.m.

Ex-Republican Congressman Aaron Schock on Monday pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he improperly used campaign and taxpayer money to bankroll a lavish lifestyle, and said after the hearing...

Democrat Susana Mendoza is sworn into office as Illinois comptroller at the state Capitol on Dec. 5, 2016, in Springfield. With Mendoza are her mother, Susana, left, her husband, David M. Szostak and son David Q. Szostak.

New Illinois comptroller faces red ink, asks ‘Please bear with me’

May 15, 2019 at 4:03 p.m.

Democrat Susana Mendoza was sworn in Monday as state comptroller during a small ceremony at the Capitol, asking for patience and prayers as she takes office with lllinois' pile of...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel presides over Chicago City Council special session to approve proposed transit tax increment finance district on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016.

Emanuel, aldermen call on Rauner to back Chicago as sanctuary city

August 21, 2019 at 9:13 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants Gov. Bruce Rauner to publicly back his efforts to promote Chicago as a welcoming place for immigrants as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office. A...

House Speaker Michael Madigan, accompanied by state Rep. Greg Harris, D-Chicago, takes questions from the media after their closed door meeting with Gov. Bruce Rauner and other Republican leaders at the Thompson Center on Dec. 3, 2016, in Chicago.

Madigan cites ‘lack of trust’ with Rauner as budget meetings continue

May 15, 2019 at 4:03 p.m.

A closed-door meeting Saturday between Gov. Bruce Rauner and legislative leaders provided little if any headway on a budget deal to keep state government running into the new year, with...

Gov. Bruce Rauner was a speaker at the Illinois Manufacturers' Association's annual luncheon at the Marriott hotel on Dec. 2, 2016.

Rauner, Madigan huddle this weekend in search of elusive deal, big or small

May 15, 2019 at 4:11 p.m.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and legislative leaders will huddle in Chicago this weekend trying to make headway on what so far has eluded them: striking a grand bargain on a...

Illinois Comptroller Leslie Geissler Munger holds news conference to discuss the impact of the continuing budget impasse on state finances at James R. Thompson Center in Chicago on Wednesday, September 9, 2015.

Democratic lawmakers sue comptroller to end paycheck delay during budget impasse

May 15, 2019 at 4:03 p.m.

A group of House Democrats on Friday sued the Illinois comptroller to move back to the front of a long line to get paid by the state, arguing a decision...

Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, center, leaves Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner's office during veto session at the state Capitol on Thursday.

Legislature passes ComEd rate hike to bail out nuclear power plants, but little else

May 15, 2019 at 4:02 p.m.

The deep distrust between Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democrats who run the General Assembly boiled over Thursday on an unusual final day of the fall session that featured a...

Rauner’s veto leaves CPS with a big budget gap to cover

May 15, 2019 at 4:02 p.m.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of a bill that would have eased Chicago Public Schools' massive pension burden threatened to blow a $215 million hole into a budget that has...

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