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Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks in Chicago on Friday, July 22, 2016.

Rauner lays out terms for temporary budget: Property tax freeze, term limits

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

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and legislative leaders are set to resume budget talks again Thursday morning as a stopgap spending plan is set to expire at year's end, and the...

Governor Bruce Rauner speaks to the media in Alsip, Ill., on Oct. 5, 2016.

ComEd, Rauner on board with complex plan to raise rates, bail out nuclear plants

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

As lawmakers prepare to wrap up the fall session, Exelon and ComEd on Wednesday announced an agreement with Gov. Bruce Rauner to raise rates on consumers to help two struggling...

Madigan a no-show at meeting, Rauner’s GOP launches attack website

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

A series of events Tuesday at the Capitol illustrated that Democrats and Republicans are digging in deeper amid the state's historic budget impasse, with the focus quickly turning to the...

Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan expects to be re-elected to another term leading the Illinois House come January.

Morning Spin: Madigan says he has ‘overwhelming support to be re-elected speaker’

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

Welcome to Clout Street: Morning Spin, our weekday feature to catch you up with what's going on in government and politics from Chicago to Springfield. Topspin House Speaker Michael Madigan...

Republicans accuse Democrats of ‘good cop, bad cop’ routine on Rauner agenda

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

The deep divisions that have fueled the state's record-breaking budget impasse remained on display Monday at the Capitol, with Democrats and Republicans bickering over whether to even hold a hearing...

Illinois’ higher education board to send $17M to Chicago State, WIU, EIU

May 22, 2019 at 11:00 p.m.

Three of the state's most financially vulnerable public universities are set to receive a combined $17 million in emergency funding to support operations through the end of the year. Members...

Gov. Bruce Rauner is moving forward with a smaller wish list in an ongoing budget battle with the Democrat-controlled General Assembly.

Rauner wish list down to 5 main issues with stopgap plan set to expire

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

When Gov. Bruce Rauner took office nearly two years ago, he unveiled an ambitious, 44-point agenda that promised to transform state government through measures that included overhauling the sales and...

Governor Bruce Rauner speaks to the media after his keynote address for the Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau luncheon on Oct. 5, 2016, at the Double-Tree Hotel in Alsip.

Rauner changes overtime rules, gives bonuses as state worker contract talks stall

May 15, 2019 at 4:01 p.m.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration said Wednesday it will start executing elements of his proposed contract for state employees, processing $1,000 bonuses for state workers and imposing new rules on...

State Rep. Greg Harris, D-Chicago, left, and Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, right, head into Gov. Bruce Rauner's office during a veto session at the Capitol on Nov. 16, 2016, in Springfield.

Rauner, Madigan feud means state’s unpaid bills could reach $13.5 billion

May 15, 2019 at 4:01 p.m.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's budget office estimates the state's backlog of unpaid bills will hit a record $13.5 billion by July if the governor and Democrats who control the General...

Bruce Rauner did not attend the Republican National Convention and did not endorse Donald Trump as the party's nominee.

Rauner still won’t say Trump’s name in public, but they talked in private

May 15, 2019 at 4:01 p.m.

Gov. Bruce Rauner still isn't uttering Donald Trump's name in public, but the governor did drop this nugget on Wednesday: He spoke to the president-elect for the first time late...

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