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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] -
Democratic lawmakers pressed Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday to sign SB2273, which would end Illinois’ participation in a multistate voter registration database critics contend opens voters to identity theft and fraud.
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Gov. Bruce Rauner tapped a new leader for the Illinois Lottery — and signed a bill that passed the General Assembly unanimously that is designed to expand primary care in rural parts of Illinois.
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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.
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A new day is dawning at the beleaguered Illinois Lottery, and the new operator promises new games and new terminals to entice more players to try their luck.
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Gov. Bruce Rauner and first lady Diana Rauner will reopen the the Illinois Governor's Mansion to the public Saturday after a $15 million renovation. Republicans hit the campaign trail Thursday and took aim at their favorite target, House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago.)
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Facebook made a small splash in the waves of campaign cash flowing into state lawmakers preparing for the fall campaign and a former aide to Gov. Bruce Rauner is the subject of an ethics complaint across the border in Missouri.
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The Illinois Labor Relations Board on Tuesday ordered Gov. Bruce Rauner to come up with a plan to pay state employees covered by AFSCME Council 31 the pay scale step increases the Rauner administration unilaterally cancelled in the summer of 2015, just as the most recent AFSCME contract expired.
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The Democratic Party of Illinois named State Rep. Christian Mitchell (D-Chicago) as its interim executive director on Tuesday, a role he will fill through the fall campaign cycle. The State Board of Elections approved a new tablet-and-printer voting system for Cook County, despite issues reported during testing. And Fitch Ratings noticed Illinois has a budget, but poked holes in its claims of being “balanced.”
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