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Rauner urges GOP to fight Democratic Party 'machine'

By Karen Kidd | Aug 22, 2016

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner urged Republicans to take on the nefarious governmental force he called "the machine" and deprive the Democrat Party of its supermajority in the General Assembly.

Size of Illinois' labor force drops for third straight month

By Karen Kidd | Aug 22, 2016

Illinois’ unemployment rate is down slightly in large part because of a decline in the state's labor force, according to a recent press release and a spokesman for the state's Department of Employment Security.

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Rauner: Illinois Fairgrounds Foundation will fund overdue renovations

By Karen Kidd | Aug 22, 2016

After taking rhetorical shots at the Democrat-controlled General Assembly, which he said blocked state-backed legislation, Gov. Bruce Rauner, as part of Ag Day recently at the State Fair, announced the formation of a private Illinois Fairgrounds Foundation to do what the failed legislation would have done.

Rauner: Mapping ballot measure may suffer term limits' fate in high court

By Karen Kidd | Aug 16, 2016

No one knows which way the state's Supreme Court will rule on the pending Independent Map Amendment ballot measure, but the litigation could face the same fate as previous rulings about term limits, Gov. Bruce Rauner recently told reporters.

Illinois' debt amounts to $45,500 per taxpayer

By Karen Kidd | Aug 15, 2016

Got $45,500? If you're an Illinois taxpayer, that's your share of Illinois bills, according to a nonpartisan accounting group that issued a report earlier this year.

Lawsuit alleges law unfairly aids same-day voting in heavily Democratic counties

By Karen Kidd | Aug 15, 2016

A court challenge to a 2-year-old voter registration law is not an attempt to suppress Democratic turnout, the president of a conservative Illinois think tank said during a recent interview after such accusations were made.