Articles filed under Bruce Rauner
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Suburban lawmakers endure wrath to support budget with income tax hikeJul 06, 2017 1:00 am - A divided Illinois House delivered a long-absent budget and a 32 percent income tax increase Thursday with some suburban Republicans risking their seats to rebuff Gov. B...
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Two key suburban House Republicans still favor tax hikeJul 05, 2017 1:00 am - Two key Republicans in the Illinois House say they will continue supporting an income-tax increase over their governor's veto. Rep. David Harris of Arlington Heights and...
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Rauner promises to veto income tax hikeJul 02, 2017 1:00 am - The Illinois House on Sunday passed a $5 billion income tax bill, as well as a spending plan, aimed at ending the state's three-year budget stalemate. The revenue bill, ...
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After protesters gather, Rauner skips Republican fundraiserJun 19, 2017 1:00 am - Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner Monday pulled out of a Rosemont fundraiser for the state party where he was billed as a “special guest” after busloads of protesters unhappy...
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Rauner calls special session on state budgetJun 15, 2017 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner wants lawmakers to return to Springfield for a 10-day special session to try to do what they haven't accomplished in three years: Pass a state budget. ...
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Ecos donates $500,000 to Roosevelt, encourages immigrant dreamApr 22, 2017 1:00 am - Eftichios "Van" Vlahakis left his native Greece to make a better life for himself in the Chicago suburbs in 1953. With $22 in his pocket, Vlahakis slept in homeless she...
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Rauner to speak to business leaders in Elk GroveApr 11, 2017 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner will address local business leaders next week during a multi-chamber event in Elk Grove Village. Rauner will speak during the GOA Regional Business Ass...
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Rauner wants to replace prison guards in watchtowers with camerasMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Gov. Bruce Rauner wants to replace guards in watchtowers with closed-circuit cameras at nearly two dozen lower-security Illinois prisons, an effort t...
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Rauner honors Buffalo Grove resident's heroismFeb 23, 2017 12:00 am - Thursday was Duncan O.C. Harris Day in Illinois. Did you know that? There were no parades for the Buffalo Grove resident. No special treats. No days off school. Maybe ...
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Rauner indicates what kind of tax increases he'd acceptFeb 15, 2017 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner gave more specifics Wednesday on what tax hikes he'd accept to end Illinois' nearly two-year budget stalemate, enduring derisi...