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Auditor General Frank Mautino will not have to face new fines — at least for now — as the State Board of Elections split on a 4-4 party line vote Tuesday after a lengthy hearing on whether Mautino’s former campaign committee violated spending laws.
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The Illinois Labor Relations Board on Tuesday upheld Gov. Bruce Rauner’s policy that prohibits home healthcare workers from working more than 45 hours per week — a cap home health workers and the Service Employees International Union, which represents them, calls arbitrary.
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The Illinois Treasurer’s I-Cash program, which returns forgotten cash and stock to those with rightful claims, was able to get $180 million back into the hands of Illinoisans last year. Over the weekend, JB Pritzker distributed his own pot of cash to Democratic organizations, and prior to the end of the fiscal year, disgraced former State Rep. Ron Sandack (R-Downers Grove) dribbled out a small amount to GOP colleagues he left behind.
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The Illinois State Board of Elections on Tuesday will consider a two-year interim approval of a new type of voting system, which relies on commercially available tablets and printers in place of traditional voting machines.
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Illinois' Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability said the state's revenue remained strong in June, according to the agency's latest report.
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The head of the New Trier Republican Organization has been busy setting up campaign committees for the last two weeks — filing paperwork for 10 new committees, nine of which explicitly are geared toward Asian Americans electing Republicans.
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Illinois has a permanent executive inspector general and a full Illinois Prisoner Review Board, thanks to appointments from Gov. Bruce Rauner. Economic growth is holding steady in Illinois, according to one measure.
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Despite the holiday week, Democrats in Illinois spread campaign money around, a bulk of which ended up in the campaign accounts of Democratic Attorney General nominee State Sen. Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago) and his downstate colleague State Sen. Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill).
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Gov. Bruce Rauner made stops at three businesses in Champaign-Urbana, a week after angering local officials with his comments on WGN Radio when he said it’s “very hard to keep a company of more than six people there,” citing “no convenient transportation” and “not much of a workforce.”
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When judicial elections in Illinois work the way they usually do — under the radar and not often contested — not much campaign cash is needed to mount a win.
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