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CHRONICLE: Conservative Party candidate, former Senator Sam McCann, announces bid for governor
Former Senator Sam McCann today announced that he and Veterans’ Rights activist Aaron Merreighn will… Read More
CHRONICLE: Senator: Rauner withholding promised funding for healthcare clinic
Governor Bruce Rauner has not delivered $3 million in funding that he promised to a… Read More
CHRONICLE: Rauner outspent Ives 4-1 for lackluster 3-point victory
Governor Bruce Rauner narrowly won a primary challenge from Republican State Representative Jeanne Ives in… Read More
CHRONICLE: Republican State Senator McCann expected to challenge Rauner, on Conservative Party line
A Republican State Senator is likely to announce a third-party bid for governor this week,… Read More
CRAIN’S: Rauner is way underwater in latest poll
Crain’s Chicago Business is reporting, “Another day, another bad poll for Gov. Bruce Rauner—and this… Go to Article
CHRONICLE: Illinois colleges still facing brain drain after Rauner’s budget cuts
“Brain drain” continues to be a troubling issue for Illinois’ state universities and colleges in… Read More
CHRONICLE: The new Rauner agenda: same as the old, failed Rauner agenda
In a meeting with legislative leaders this week, Governor Bruce Rauner proposed what “is largely… Read More
JOURNAL-REGISTER: Rauner campaign got tech help from firm led by former Cambridge Analytica official
The State Journal-Register is reporting, “The campaign of Gov. Bruce Rauner paid $5,000 in November… Go to Article
CHRONICLE: Ratings agency rip Rauner’s “persistent crisis-like budget environment”
Credit ratings agency S&P is out with new ratings on Illinois that criticize its “persistent… Read More
CHRONICLE: Schools finally getting funding Rauner tried to block
Schools will finally be receiving long-awaited funding from a new school funding formula that will… Read More
CHRONICLE: Norovirus outbreak over at veterans’ home struggling with Legionnaire’s disease
An outbreak of norovirus, a gastrointestinal illness spread by person-to-person contact, at the Illinois Veterans’… Read More
TRIBUNE: Day after proposing to slash state university budgets, Rauner spent $625K on ‘Godfather’ memorabilia
The Chicago Tribune is reporting, “Gov. Bruce Rauner took heat in February 2016 for a… Go to Article
JOURNAL-REGISTER: Illinois lawmakers return for last half of spring session
The State Journal-Register is reporting, “Illinois lawmakers return to Springfield this week from a lengthy… Go to Article
TRIBUNE: Rauner says he reached out to Ives after the election; she says he hasn’t
The Chicago Tribune is reporting, “In a recent southern Illinois TV appearance, Rauner told WSIL-TV… Go to Article
WBEZ: Behind the ink: The Legionnaires’ emails Rauner doesn’t want lawmakers to see
WBEZ is reporting, “In its tourism promotions, the state of Illinois highlights a 160-year-old fixture… Go to Article
CHRONICLE: New ad takes aim at Rauner’s “political coverup” of Legionnaire’s outbreak
Ad uses words of Republican State Rep. to target Rauner A new ad targeting Governor… Read More
CHRONICLE: Post-primary poll has Rauner down 22 points
A new poll taken after Illinois’s bruising gubernatorial primary does not have good news for… Read More
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO: State Continues To Withhold Pay Raise Promised To Caregivers
Northern Public Radio is reporting, “When the state budget went into effect last August, a… Go to Article
CHRONICLE: Key Rauner aide took leave to campaign during Legionnaire’s crisis
New revelations show that a key Rauner aide took leave from his job to campaign… Read More
CHRONICLE: Primary challenger Ives keeps the heat on Rauner
Narrowly losing in a bruising primary to Governor Bruce Rauner has not deterred Republican State… Read More