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Illinois struggles with its prison population in part because of its political culture. For decade, policymakers enacted greater and greater penalties for…
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Some of the main architects of the Illinois law that seeks to save the state money by reducing workers' pensions have begun collecting pensions of their…
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Illinois' new governor has his first opportunity to determine the fate of legislation. Gov. Bruce Rauner's decision could affect how much you're paying…
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Listen to reporter Rhonda Gillespie talk to Jamey Dunn about her story on funding for youth programs. Nearly three-dozen non-profit organizations — mostly…
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Gov. Bruce Rauner visited a state prison Wednesday. It’s the first time a sitting governor has done that in years.Rauner says an overhaul of Illinois’…
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Gov. Bruce Rauner has announced a list of the companies that'll be able to grow and sell medical marijuana in Illinois.Illinois law spelled out what was…
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If Illinois had political gravity, it could be said that all things orbit around Chicago. Gov. Bruce Rauner and his wife Diana vow to change all that by…
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An ally of Republican Governor Bruce Rauner will chair the state agency that owns the Chicago White Sox stadium and oversaw the renovations of Soldier…
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This month's inauguration of Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner marks a change in leadership for lawmakers and employees at state agencies. But it's also a big…
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Much of what Pat Quinn did in his final hours as Illinois' governor has been undone. Governor Bruce Rauner immediately withdrew Quinn's 100 last-minute…