Kristina Rasmussen Out as Gov Rauner’s Chief of Staff, After 88...
Springfield -- She came in to turn things around for Governor Bruce Rauner's administration. It was just 88 days ago, back in July, in...
Reform Begins at Home: Gov Rauner Boots Goldberg, Names Kristina Rasmussen...
SPRINGFIELD – Following the override of his budget veto, when 15 House Republicans opted to vote with Democrats to pass a budget, Governor Bruce Rauner...
Gov. Pritzker Signs Bill to Allow Those with a Criminal Record...
Press release from the Governor's Office, July 31, 2019
Chicago – Governor JB Pritzker signed a...
Gov. Pritzker Appoints Brendan Kelly to Lead the Illinois State Police
Today, Governor JB Pritzker appointed Brenden Kelly to lead the Illinois State Police, the third prosecutor tapped to run ISP.
Springfield,...
Governor’s Mansion Set to Reopen this Weekend After Two-Year Renovation
Springfield -- After a two-year renovation, funded by private donations, the Illinois governor's mansion is reopening this weekend.
Built in 1855, the Illinois Governor’s Mansion...
Gov Rauner Signs HB-40, the Bill to Protect Abortion in Illinois,...
CHICAGO (Sept. 28, 2017) – It's been described as a political booby trap sitting in wait. HB-40, a bill that would provide that the...
Gov. Rauner Names Patty Schuh Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications
CHICAGO (Oct. 13, 2017) — Gov. Bruce Rauner names Patty Schuh as his deputy chief of staff for communications. A number of long-time Capitol...
Comptroller Leslie Munger (R) on Illinois Running Out of Money
Illinois State Comptroller, Leslie Munger briefs reporters on the current financial state and the growing backlog of unpaid bills. Comptroller Munger talks about...
Treasurer Mike Frerichs Says Governor Needs to Take Further Steps to...
CHICAGO – Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs is calling on Gov. Bruce Rauner to take action to prevent Illinois from sinking into junk bond status....
CapitolFax’s Rich Miller on the Politics of the Budget
As the Citizen's Club of Springfield celebrated it's 10th
Anniversary, Rich Miller of the widely-read CapitolFax, gives an address in which he shares his...
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From the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library: We talk with historian and fmr military officer, Mark DePue on his work of conducting indepth oral history...