Paul Vallas

Gov. Bruce Rauner's budget office issued its final five-year forecast and the trends are not good. Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker is likely going to face an…

Arguments over a flat versus graduated income tax continue among lawmakers; more political fallout surrounding the Quincy Veterans' Home; and Paul Vallas…

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner outlined an education reform plan Monday that touched on teacher merit pay, overhaulingtenure and changing…

Governor Pat Quinn's candidate for lieutenant governor says Republican Bruce Rauner's budget plan would mean bad news for schools in Illinois. Democrat…

Backers of a plan to institute legislative term limits in Illinois are putting public pressure on the state Supreme Court to get involved, and…

The candidates for Illinois governor are hammering each other's records on business and caring for the developmentally disabled. Democratic candidate for…

Gov. Pat Quinn's running mate will continue working in Connecticut until March 1, just before Illinois' primary election. The Chicago Sun-Times reports…

More on Paul Vallas, the other gubernatorial candidates, a possible legislative session in December, and same sex marriages

Former Chicago schools CEO Paul Vallas says he'll have no trouble playing ``second fiddle'' to Gov. Pat Quinn as his 2014 running mate. Vallas and Quinn…

Governor Pat Quinn has finally named his running mate. It's a once-notable Illinois politician who's been out-of-state for the past decade.It was widely…