Via The Washington Times CHICAGO (AP) – Bruce Rauner roared into the Illinois governor’s race last year, saturating TV airwaves with jabs at Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and promises to “shake up Springfield” the way only an outsider could. As…
Read MoreVia the State Journal-Register CHICAGO — In one of his toughest campaigns in more than three decades in the public eye, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn touts his long career as a “reformer” and insists he stands for clean government after…
Read MoreVia the State Journal-Register The boundaries between state government and political campaigns came into question Thursday as state lawmakers grilled Gov. Pat Quinn’s ex-chief of staff during a hearing about a troubled anti-violence program that has since ended. Republican lawmakers…
Read MoreVia the Chicago Tribune Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn on Thursday warned opponent Bruce Rauner would gut education and other social services, while the Republican challenger charged that Quinn is in a group of Chicago machine politicians who have led the…
Read MoreVia the Southern Illinoisan A former governor was convicted of public corruption a few weeks ago. What many Illinoisans probably found surprising wasn’t the verdict, but the fact that the governor was from Virginia. One wag tweeted, “That’s so Illinois!”…
Read MoreVia WPSD PEORIA, Ill. (AP) – Democratic Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican Bruce Rauner are meeting for their first true debate of the Illinois governor’s race. The candidates are scheduled to face off Thursday night in Peoria. The meeting…
Read MoreVia the State Journal-Register A Sangamon County judge has agreed to hear arguments on why the state’s defense in the pension reform lawsuits is invalid, something that could speed resolution of the case in circuit court. Judge John Belz said…
Read MoreVia the State Journal-Register State Rep. Sue Scherer said Wednesday that she remains adamantly opposed to extending the temporary income tax increase despite citing progress the state has made in meeting its pension payments and paying down its backlog of…
Read MoreVia My Suburban Life LIBERTYVILLE – Local leaders addressed Lake County business concerns at an annual multi-chamber legislative breakfast at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville Tuesday. In addition to fielding audience questions about state income taxes and strategic consolidation,…
Read MoreVia the Chicago Tribune The Chicago City Council Wednesday is expected to approve expanding the authority of the city’s internal watchdog to the little-known Public Building Commission that spends hundreds of millions of dollars a year to build, rent and maintain…
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