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  • Is this why Bill Thomas has free reign in Atlanta? Gifts-Bonuses-Travel Payments?

    by Hoang Tran | Jan 19, 2018

    Atlanta Public Library District – Many have wondered why the Board of Trustees of a Library District would allow such shenanigan’s to happen in Atlanta, Illinois over the course of the past several years.

  • Ives heads to Jacksonville for meet and greet

    From West Central Reporter
    by Hoang Tran | Dec 18, 2017

    Illinois gubernatorial candidate Rep. Jeanne Ives' (R-Wheaton) campaign train does not stop as she heads to Jacksonville on Tuesday for a meet and greet.

  • Rep. Ives' gubernatorial campaign heads to Springfield for a meet and greet.

    by Hoang Tran | Nov 16, 2017

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  • Rauner demands end to 'outrageous' hold on school funding bill

    by Hoang Tran | Jul 26, 2017

    Gov. Bruce Rauner admonished Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) and the Democratic majority on Wednesday for withholding the education funding bill.

  • Rauner calls special session on public school funding

    by Hoang Tran | Jul 25, 2017

    Gov. Bruce Rauner wants legislators back in the Capitol to make sure schoolchildren can get back in school this fall.

  • Letting pension system fail described as tough love for Illinois

    by Hoang Tran | Jul 21, 2017

    Mike “Mish” Shedlock, who runs the blog “MishTalk.com,” believes imposing more taxes on Illinoisans with the biggest pensions can solve the pension crisis.

  • Rauner shake-up follows in wake of perceived political defeat

    by Hoang Tran | Jul 21, 2017

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  • Rauner shake-up follows in wake of perceived political defeat

    by Hoang Tran | Jul 17, 2017

    Gov. Bruce Rauner’s office has lost or terminated 21 staffers in the wake of the passage of a contentious budget plan and an unpopular tax hike on July 6, which many saw as a major political defeat for Rauner and many GOP lawmakers.

  • Rauner changes communication staff as part of rebranding

    by Hoang Tran | Jul 17, 2017

    Gov. Bruce Rauner added several key communication personnel to his team on Monday, further shaking up his staff following a major political defeat when the Illinois General Assembly overrode his vetoes on a budget and spending plan.

  • Democrats living in fiscal fantasy, Wirepoints founder says

    by Hoang Tran | Jul 16, 2017

    The recently passed state budget is little more than a fantasy to fix Illinois, Wirepoints founder Mark Glennon contends.

  • Rauner seen as giving political ammunition to 2018 rivals

    by Hoang Tran | Jul 16, 2017

    Gov. Bruce Rauner has dug a hole it's going to be tough to climb out of before the 2018 elections, Patrick Hughes, co-founder of the Illinois Opportunity Project, said on the radio show "Illinois Rising" recently.

  • Rauner strikes conservative tone in staff shakeup

    by Hoang Tran | Jul 12, 2017

    Gov. Bruce Rauner shook up his staff on Tuesday, less than a week after the Illinois General Assembly voted to override his vetoes on a budget and tax increase.

  • Policy institute exec joins Rauner in crusade to save taxpayers

    by Hoang Tran | Jul 10, 2017

    Gov. Bruce Rauner is bringing in a "champion" to fight for Illinoisans.

  • Veto override gives Illinois first budget in two years

    by Hoang Tran | Jul 6, 2017

    Illinois has its first budget in more than two years after the House voted on Thursday to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s vetoes of three contentious bills that made it through both chambers in a special extended session.

  • Statehouse on lockdown after mysterious white powder thrown at governor's office

    by Hoang Tran | Jul 6, 2017

    The Statehouse was on security lockdown earlier today after a substance was allegedly thrown at Gov. Bruce Rauner’s office, as well as the Lt. governor's office and the House gallery. Rauner was not in the building at the time of the threat.

  • No holiday from ongoing budget battle between Rauner, legislators

    by Hoang Tran | Jul 5, 2017

    The Capitol saw some fireworks of its own on the Fourth of July as the Senate and Gov. Bruce Rauner intensified their ideological feud over how to fund the state.

  • Senate rushes votes on budget bills

    by Hoang Tran | Jul 4, 2017

    On Independence Day, the Senate approved three bills that would increase taxes and provide $36 billion in spending for Illinois.

  • Income tax hike passes Illinois House

    by Hoang Tran | Jul 2, 2017

    The Illinois House passed a contentious and divisive tax revenue bill on Sunday after vigorous debate and with little Republican support.

  • Budget talks go nowhere -- neither do legislators

    by Hoang Tran | Jul 1, 2017

    Sunday will not be a day of rest for the Illinois General Assembly.

  • Brady selected to replace Radogno as Senate GOP Leader

    by Hoang Tran | Jun 30, 2017

    Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) was selected unanimously today by his Republican colleagues to serve as new Illinois Senate Republican Leader.

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