Articles filed under Political Figures
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Rauner to highlight efficiencies in State of the State speechJan 26, 2016 12:00 am - In the days leading up to Gov. Bruce Rauner's state of the State address Wednesday, a chorus of union leaders, lawmakers and caretakers have begged for a resolution to I...
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Rauner: No good excuse for lack of state budgetJan 25, 2016 12:00 am - Days before he's set to give his State of the State address, Gov. Bruce Rauner said there's "no good excuse" for the lack of a state budget leading to widespread cuts to...
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Trump's bad bet: How too much debt drove his biggest casino agroundJan 24, 2016 6:36 am - For months in 1987, Donald Trump maneuvered to take control of the hulking, unfinished Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City. He snapped up stock in the parent company after...
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Naperville man appointed to lead state agencyJan 22, 2016 12:00 am - The department that oversees state operations has a newly appointed director from Naperville, the governor announced on Friday. Gov. Bruce Rauner appointed Mike Hoffman...
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Lester: Madigan opponent pardoned for suburban forgery, theftJan 21, 2016 4:30 am - Editor's note: This article has been updated to include a photo of Cascade Drive-In. Longtime House Speaker Michael Madigan's Democratic primary opponent, whose...
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Rauner backs pension plan that offers choice, with caveatJan 21, 2016 12:00 am - Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's announcement Thursday that he supported a top Democrat's proposal to cut pension benefits came with one major departure over collective ba...
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Meals on Wheels' state money gets moving, slowlyJan 16, 2016 6:40 am - The DuPage Senior Citizens Council announced in December that its Meals on Wheels program would become another casualty of the Illinois budget stalemate, cutting its hom...
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Rauner asks labor board to rule if labor talks at impasseJan 15, 2016 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Gov. Bruce Rauner is asking a labor board to determine whether negotiations with the state's largest public employee union have reached an impasse. R...
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A year after Rauner promised it, state still trying to post local salariesJan 13, 2016 10:00 pm - A year after Gov. Bruce Rauner directed his administration to help local governments start putting their employee salary data on a state website, the information still h...
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Suburban guests at Obama's speech welcome mention of addictionJan 13, 2016 12:00 am - Mark Filler of Highland Park felt conflicting emotions as he sat down in the U.S. Capitol to watch the State of the Union address Tuesday night. The longtime politics ju...