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Joined by House Republican Leader, Jim Durkin (R) 82nd Dist, left, and Sen. Christine Radogno, (R) 41st Dist. Gov. Bruce Rauner congratulates legislators on both side in reaching a deal for a stopgap budget in front of his office on June 30, 2016.

A little ‘substance’ upon request

June 10, 2018 at 12:00 p.m.

Gov. Bruce Rauner has been touring Illinois to talk about his new "messaging." He's quite excited about his "messaging" plans, telling one reporter that if he could do anything differently...

Sen. Christine Radogno congratulates her colleagues for reaching a deal on a temporary budget before Gov. Bruce Rauner takes the podium June 30, 2016.

Making sense of the state’s stopgap budget deal

June 11, 2018 at 9:48 p.m.

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan rose to give his customary year-end speech after the House had concluded its business last week, and pointed his finger right at Gov. Bruce Rauner....

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on June 27, 2016 in New York City. Some economists fear the fallout of Brexit could include a risk of stagflation, when economies suffered from a toxic mix of stagnant output and elevated inflation.

Brexit-like populist pressure may spawn ’70s-style stagflation

June 10, 2018 at 12:40 p.m.

It's practically become conventional wisdom among the economic pundit class that central bankers have been playing far too big a role in managing the global economy. If only other policymakers...

Redrawing district boundaries will not solve all problems

June 10, 2018 at 12:46 p.m.

Illinoisans are undeniably furious about the way their government has been running (or, more accurately, not running). They're looking for solutions and some are grasping at anything within reach. A...

State may need more ‘heroics’

June 10, 2018 at 11:05 a.m.

Nobody, and I mean nobody, ever thought that Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration could ever keep state operations running for a year without an actual state budget. State and federal courts...

Madigan will take blame to stop Rauner

June 11, 2018 at 9:39 p.m.

The Democrats got a bit of good news and some serious bad news in a recent Capitol Fax/We Ask America poll. And that bad news is particularly negative for anyone...

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen delivers an address on economic outlook and monetary policy at a World Affairs Council of Philadelphia luncheon event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., on Monday, June 6, 2016.

Yellen faces rate dilemma as U.S. economy runs short of workers

June 10, 2018 at 12:08 p.m.

Kelly Services Inc. executive George Corona started noticing the change about six months ago. The $5.5 billion staffing company was finding it tougher to come up with workers to fill...

Gov. Bruce Rauner holds a news conference with Republican lawmakers during the final hours of the session for the Illinois General Assembly at the Capitol in Springfield on May 31, 2016.

Rauner risks losing the blame game

June 10, 2018 at 12:42 p.m.

Near the top of any list of Illinois government's many problems is that House Speaker Michael Madigan has made a decades-long game out of messing with the minds and the...

Senate President John Cullerton, center, and House Speaker Michael Madigan address the media after meeting with Gov. Bruce Rauner on the last day of the legislative session in Springfield on May 31, 2016.

Speaker Madigan appears to have little to fear

June 11, 2018 at 10:11 p.m.

After what happened recently, it's more clear than ever that Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has no fear of what Gov. Bruce Rauner could do to his members this fall....

Putting off state budget impasse until after election is crazy talk

June 11, 2018 at 10:33 p.m.

It has looked to me for a very long time that House Speaker Michael Madigan has been waiting for an existential state crisis to force Gov. Bruce Rauner to back...

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