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Rauner details property tax freeze, but will it happen?Feb 04, 2015 12:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner took aim at property taxes Wednesday, rejuvenating his campaign call to freeze rising costs and saying local governments have to cut expenses to make i...
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Rauner promises 'competitive' salaries for business leaders joining teamJan 23, 2015 12:01 am - Business leaders tapped to join Illinois' new executive team will be offered "competitive" salaries to lure them out of the private sector, Gov. Bruce Rauner said Friday...
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Republicans playing the long game on term limitsJan 22, 2015 12:01 am - A key effort of the Rauner campaign has re-emerged in the legislature, but the suburban lawmaker behind it says he's playing the long game. State Rep. Ron Sandack, a Dow...
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What Bruce Rauner can do without the LegislatureJan 18, 2015 6:30 am - On the evening of Gov. Bruce Rauner's inauguration, the pomp had given way to a rollicking concert in Springfield's large convention center. The heavily scripted ceremon...
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Rauner orders posting local government salaries onlineJan 15, 2015 12:01 am - Back in 2012, Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation that called for salaries of most county, township and city workers to be put on a website that already displays similar i...
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Gaming Board chief on job status: 'I have no idea'Jan 14, 2015 12:00 am - The flurry of changes Gov. Bruce Rauner is making to state government is causing some confusion about who's in and who's out. Rauner Tuesday revoked the appointment of I...
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Images: Inauguration Day in SpringfieldJan 12, 2015 12:01 am - See images of inauguration day in Springfield, as Bruce Rauner was sworn in as the 42nd governor of Illinois. Michael Frerichs was sworn in as Illinois State Treasurer. ...
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Just before Rauner inaugural, Quinn signing billsJan 12, 2015 12:01 am - Even as Gov. Bruce Rauner's inauguration celebration was beginning, departing Gov. Pat Quinn was announcing action on bills and clemency petitions. In his final moments...
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Sanguinetti emphasizes Latina roots at inaugurationJan 12, 2015 12:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti emphasized her Latina roots after being sworn into office Monday, taking her place as Gov. Bruce Rauner's No. 2. "As the daught...
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Half-dozen Kirk staffers move over to RaunerJan 12, 2015 12:01 am - As Republican Bruce Rauner takes over the vast state government, he'll have the help of more than a half-dozen top staff who used to work for U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk. Rauner...