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Gov. Bruce Rauner says he and his administration have done "heroic" work to keep Illinois government running. But time and money are catching up with that…
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What's it like to be in charge of the state budget ... when there is no state budget? That's the topic for this edition of The Players: your look into…
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If there’s a common observation regarding Gov. Pat Quinn’s future, it’s this: He’s one darn lucky guy.We know the story: He faced the most formidable of…
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The Congressman's Fabulous Fall: He's Not Even the First Congressman from IL to Go to Federal PrisonHis predecessor in the U.S. House, Mel Reynolds, went to jail in the mid-’90s, being convicted of bank fraud and having sex with a 16-year-old girl. But…
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When Jesse Jackson Jr. walked into a Washington, D.C., federal courthouse in February to plead guilty to federal charges of looting his campaign fund of…
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On the snowiest day of the year in February 2011 — when 60 mph winds hurled more than a foot of snow on Chicago, stranding drivers and paralyzing the city…