Springfield News
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A veterans facility under construction on Chicago’s Northwest Side designed to house veterans suffering from Alzheimer's Disease and dementia “has to be mostly pretty much started completely over” because of Illinois’ wasteful bureaucracy, Gov. Bruce Rauner said Tuesday.
A rendering of the veterans facility being built on the Far Northwest Side of Chicago. [State of Illinois] -
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A day after lavishing praise on Vice President Mike Pence, Gov. Bruce Rauner says he is “extremely troubled” by President Donald Trump’s support of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Attorney General Lisa Madigan asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reimpose limits on dirty trucks.
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Hailing the passage of a bill designed to keep guns out of dangerous hands as a bipartisan victory, Gov. Bruce Rauner signed HB2354 Monday, ignoring the opposition of the National Rifle Association.
Gov. Bruce Rauner hands one of the pens he used to sign a bill designed to keep guns out of dangerous hands to Rep. Kathleen Willis. [Heather Cherone/The Daily Line] -
Those interested in replacing Silvana Tabares — who is now the 23rd Ward alderman — have until noon Sunday to apply to to represent the 21st District in the Illinois House, officials said.
From left, Celina Villanueva, Carlos Aparicio and Sergio Rodriguez, who are candidates to replace Silvana Tabares in the Illinois House. [Submitted photos] -
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Confirmation that Russian intelligence officers tried to hack into Illinois’ voter registration database — and accessed at least 76,000 voters’ data — should not make Illinois residents think twice about registering to vote or concerned about whether their ballot will be counted properly, officials said.
