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Illinois Governor Rauner Wants To Reinstate The Death Penalty 8 Years After It Was Abolished

Eight years after Illinois abolished the death penalty, the state’s Republican governor on Monday proposed reinstating the punishment for mass killers and...

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Gov. Rauner And Speaker Of The House Mike Madigan Can’t Agree On How To Move Forward With Budget Negotiations

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan remained far apart on a new budget Tuesday, unable to even agree...

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“The Lawmakers In The State Tend To Look At Us As Numbers, Not As Lives.”

Those were the words that Charles Preston, a senior at Chicago State University said in regards to the possibility that the school...

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Governor Of Illinois Threatens To Improve State Budget By Cutting Policing, Disable Free Rides And More

Gov. Bruce Rauner threatened Friday a further $420 million in state cuts — including cuts to training Chicago firefighters, to rides for...

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner Reverses Cuts To Child Care & Disability Service

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Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner Reverses Cuts To Child Care & Disability Service

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, under fire from Democrats and their allies for cuts to popular social service programs, moved to lift those...

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Illinois Governor Tax Documents Released; Rauner’s Adjusted Income $54.5M, State Budget $0

Gov. Rauner criticized former Gov. Quinn for only releasing a portion of his tax returns that showed the sources of his income...

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Illinois Thompson Center For Sale; Yep If Gov. Rauner Has His Way!!

Things must be really bad in the State of Illinois if the governor is looking to sell the Thompson Center. The building’s...

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Chicago’s “Rooftop Preacher” Pastor Corey Brooks Gets Appointed To The Illinois Tollway

Gov. Bruce Rauner on Friday named one of his key campaign supporters in the African-American community — South Side pastor Corey Brooks...

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner Cut Many Programs For The Poor But Gives A $100 Million Corporate Tax Break To The Rich

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Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner Cut Many Programs For The Poor But Gives A $100 Million Corporate Tax Break To The Rich

Gov. Bruce Rauner’s decision to approve $100 million in corporate tax breaks is drawing fire from critics after the Republican six days ago...

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10 Major Areas On Governor Bruce Rauner’s Chopping Block

Medicaid: • $1.5 billion reduction to Health and Family Services budget, including elimination of Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation facilities. Human Services:...