Click above to view a slideshow of images from the 2015 Illinois Inaugural Ceremony.
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Inauguration 2015 In Pictures
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Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks at the Illinois Inaugural Ceremony on Monday, Jan. 12, 2015 in Springfield.
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Federal District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman, left, administers the oath of office to Gov. Bruce Rauner. First Lady Diana Rauner holds the Bible.
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Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner, his wife Diana and their children are introduced at the Illinois Inaugural Ceremony on Monday, Jan. 12, 2015 in Springfield.
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Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks at the Illinois Inaugural Ceremony on Monday, Jan. 12, 2015 in Springfield.
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Gov. Bruce Rauner gives his inaugural address.
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Gov. Bruce Rauner's inaugural address was broadcast on several screens at the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield.
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Archbishop Blaise Cupich of the Archdiocese of Chicago approaches the lectern to give the invocation at the Illinois Inaugural Ceremony.
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Jeff Mattsey and the Air National Guard Band of the Midwest perform the state song, "Illinois," at the Inaugural Ceremony.
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Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti takes the oath of office at the Illinois Inaugural Ceremony.
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Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti addresses the audience at the 2015 Inaugural Ceremony.
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Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti addresses the audience at the 2015 Inaugural Ceremony.
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Attorney General Lisa Madigan takes the oath of office for her fourth term at the Illinois Inaugural Ceremony.
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Attorney General Lisa Madigan addresses the audience at the Illinois Inaugural.
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Secretary of State Jesse White takes the oath of office for his fifth term.
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After being sworn in for his fifth term as secretary of state, Jesse White speakes at the Illinois Inaugural Ceremony.
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Comptroller Leslie Munger takes the oath of office at the Illinois Inaugural Ceremony. She was appointed by Gov. Bruce Rauner following the death of Judy Baar Topinka, who would have begun her second term as comptroller.
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Comptroller Leslie Munger speaks at the Illinois Inaugural Ceremony. She was appointed by Gov. Bruce Rauner following the death of Judy Baar Topinka, who would have begun her second term as comptroller.
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State Treasurer Mike Frerichs’ daughter, Ella, raises the Bible for her father's swearing in at the Illinois Inaugural Ceremony. Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Rita Garman, left, administered the oath of office.";
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State Treasurer Mike Frerichs addresses the Inauguration audience at Springfield's Prairie Capital Convention Center.
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State Treasurer Mike Frerichs speaks at the Illinois Inaugural Ceremony.
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