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Donald Trump speaks with the baiduhai Editorial Board Monday, June 29, 2015.

Will Trump help or hurt GOP General Assembly candidates?

June 12, 2018 at 6:38 a.m.

The Republicans have been saying behind the scenes that they have put four Democratic state senators "on the bubble" — Tom Cullerton in DuPage County, Melinda Bush in Lake County,...

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, Ill., on Aug. 17, 2016. Rauner's personal campaign committee has contributed more than $16 million to the Illinois Republican Party alone this year, accounting for 95 percent of all the money the party has raised.

Rauner donating big money, even by nationwide standards

June 12, 2018 at 7:27 a.m.

The Washington Post published a story the other day entitled, "Meet the wealthy donors who are pouring millions into the 2016 elections." The paper listed the top 10 national donors...

Gov. Rauner wants to use, not solve, redistricting issues

June 12, 2018 at 2:44 p.m.

Whenever you see a statement from the Democratic Party of Illinois, you can feel supremely confident that House Speaker Michael Madigan, the party's longtime chairman, approves of the sentiment. And...

In this July 7, 2014 file photo, Chicago police display some of the thousands of illegal firearms they confiscated during the year in their battle against gun violence in Chicago.

Rauner tries to find place in gun debate

June 8, 2018 at 3:34 p.m.

Gov. Bruce Rauner said last week that he has never spoken with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel or any legislators about a much-anticipated proposal to toughen penalties for gun crimes. "I've...

Young detainees walk to class at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center in Chicago.

Criminal justice a campaign issue despite cooperation

June 10, 2018 at 3:20 a.m.

You might think that months of bipartisan cooperation on numerous criminal justice reform bills would make that particular topic off limits for partisan campaigns this year. You'd be wrong. Gov....

Gov. Bruce Rauner arrives at Raise Marketplace Inc. on East Madison Street in Chicago on July 25, 2016, to give a speech renewing his call for term limits in Illinois government.

Rauner looks to improve poll numbers with term limits media blitz

June 10, 2018 at 5:32 a.m.

An organization controlled by Gov. Bruce Rauner has spent a million dollars on a new television ad promoting legislative term limits in a little over a week. And that's just...

Wacky year in Illinois politics getting wackier

June 10, 2018 at 9:21 a.m.

Is Illinois the next state to deal with "voter suppression?" Maybe, depending how you look at it. You may know that a conservative group filed a federal lawsuit last week...

Madigan, Rauner featured in opposing parties’ attack ads

June 10, 2018 at 10:04 a.m.

"Do you think he knows what he's doing?" asked a top Republican last week about House Speaker Michael Madigan's high-profile role at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Madigan heaped...

Madigan a star in GOP attack ads

June 11, 2018 at 9:28 p.m.

During the second quarter of 2012, the Illinois House Republican Organization's largest reported campaign expenditure was a $12,612 payment to the Internal Revenue Service. Indeed, six of HRO's 10 largest...

Fighting over fairy tales

June 10, 2018 at 11:52 a.m.

Right off the bat, I should say that I think the so-called "stopgap budget" signed into law on June 30 was a good idea. Not fiscally, but because people who...

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