Rauner signs bill to free up gas tax, lottery money
Cities and towns across Illinois will soon receive an infusion of cash to operate 911 centers, plow roads and train firefighters under a measure the Senate sent Gov. Bruce Rauner...
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Rauner, Democrats strike deal on lottery payouts, gas tax money for towns
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and House Democrats on Wednesday struck a rare agreement, compromising on a plan to release more than $3.1 billion to pay Illinois Lottery winners and help...
Recycled rhetoric and no progress as Rauner, Madigan meet
Gov. Bruce Rauner and the four legislative leaders sat down together Tuesday for the first time since May, only to discover little has changed since then to resolve a budget...
Rauner, Madigan to meet, but little progress expected on state impasse
Gov. Bruce Rauner and the four House and Senate leaders are scheduled to gather Tuesday afternoon to talk about the budget for the first time in months, though the much-hyped...
Chicago City Council, advocates push Rauner to welcome Syrian refugees
While Indiana moved ahead on Gov. Mike Pence's decision to keep additional Syrian refugees out of the state, Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration would not say how it is implementing his...
Rauner administration won’t say if it’s cut off services to Syrian refugees
Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration on Wednesday refused to say if it has cut off services to Syrian refugees following his announcement that Illinois would temporarily stop accepting those fleeing the...
Rauner halts Syrian refugees in Illinois, joins wave of governors
Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday joined a wave of mostly Republican governors in announcing that Illinois would temporarily stop accepting Syrian refugees following the Paris terrorist attacks, sparking sharp criticism...
Rauner, Madigan jockey for public perception at Capitol
The political gamesmanship continued at the Capitol on Tuesday as Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan jockeyed for public perception ahead of next week's confab with...
Trump calls for Starbucks boycott at raucous Springfield rally
Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump stopped in the state's capital city Monday for a raucous rally where he congratulated himself for strong ratings as host of "Saturday Night Live" and...
Unions tweak Rauner by paying for holiday lights at Illinois Capitol
A not-so-secret Santa has donated money so the state can hang holiday lights from the Capitol dome, an annual tradition that was almost broken because of the ongoing budget impasse....