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The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The U.S. Capitol Building a day before inauguration festivities commence. (Brenden Moore/The DePaulia)

Illinois delegation split on attending Trump inauguration

Associated Press January 19, 2017

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois' elected leaders are split on whether they're attending President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel...

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2016, file photo, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks to reporters in Springfield, Ill. Rauner sent two clear signals when he dumped $50 million into his campaign fund: The 2018 race for Illinois governor will be a rough one, and the contest starts now. Whats still unknown is which Democrats will try to unseat the multimillionaire former businessman. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

After 2018 governor’s race begins with $50 million Rauner contribution, a list of potential candidates

Brenden Moore December 30, 2016

It may be only be seven weeks from the last election, but Illinois political observers are already eyeing the 2018 midterms as Gov. Bruce Rauner faces what could be a contentious reelection campaign. Given...

Carol Marin, director, Center for Journalism Integrity and Excellence, gives remarks during a dedication and reception event for the new Center for Journalism Integrity and Excellence in the College of Communication, Thursday, May 5, 2016. Marin and Don Moseley, known for their decades of award-winning investigative journalism in Chicago and national media, serve as co-directors of the center that values truth, accuracy, fairness and context as its guiding principles. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)

Journalism center co-director discusses ‘apocalyptic’ election year

Jake Ekdahl September 28, 2016

Carol Marin has been a journalist in Chicago for nearly 40 years, spanning several different presidents, governors, mayors and other politicians. Those years of experience came in handy Tuesday...

MAP grants a responsibility of the state

Yazmin Dominguez, Online Editor July 11, 2016

A year ago, Illinois began its fiscal year without a state spending budget. Among the various types of services crucial for the well-being of many Illinois residents being cut, the Monterary Award...

DePaul students join Moral Monday protests

DePaul students join ‘Moral Monday’ protests

Ellie Braida November 4, 2015

It wasn’t business as usual Monday morning as hundreds showed up to march through Chicago’s Financial District for this week’s #MoralMonday protest, where demonstrators gathered to fight Gov....

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner smiles as a crowd gives him a standing ovation as he speaks at a Peoria Chamber of Commerce event in Peoria, Illinois, Friday, Feb. 6. (Fred Zwicky | AP)

Runaway Rauner: Confrontation, not collaboration

Brenden Moore February 15, 2015

Feb. 12 marked the one-month anniversary of Bruce Rauner’s tenure as governor of Illinois. In that span, there have been plenty of PowerPoint presentations breaking down the bad economic shape the...

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner smiles as a crowd gives him a standing ovation as he speaks at a Peoria Chamber of Commerce event in Peoria, Illinois, Friday, Feb. 6. (Fred Zwicky | AP)

AP: Gov. Rauner lays out controversial plan to turn state around

The Associated Press February 8, 2015

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. Bruce Rauner presented an ambitious first-year agenda Wednesday in a 12-page speech that proposed measures he said would help Illinois better compete with its neighbors and...

Betzaira Herrera, left, and Cristina Vera beat the odds to attend school with some assistance from MAP grants. The program could now be on the chopping block as the state tries to get its fiscal house in order. (Danielle Church / The DePaulia)

Faces of MAP: Granting opportunities to students in Illinois

Danielle Church January 25, 2015

Betzaira Herrera’s mother only received a sixth grade education in Mexico. In order to have a better life, she journeyed to the United States despite not speaking any English. A year later, Herrera’s...

Bruce Rauner gives a thumbs up to a crowd at an event in Moline last Saturday. (AP Photo/The Dispatch, Paul Colletti)

AP: Rauner takes office today, faces immediate challenges

The Associated Press January 11, 2015

QUINCY, Ill. — Still speaking in campaign themes, Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner met cheering crowds at stops Saturday to thank supporters and ready taxpayers for a “transformation” on the way. The Republican,...

Several new Illinois laws go into effect with new year

Several new Illinois laws go into effect with new year

Danielle Harris, Former news editor January 11, 2015

The start of a new year entails more than kisses at midnight or the popping of champagne—it also marks the induction of newly passed laws. On Jan. 1, 220 new Illinois state laws went into effect. These...

In this March 6, 2013 file photo, Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka gestures on the House floor at the state Capitol in Springfield, Ill. Topinka, who won a second term in November 2014, died early Wednesday morning, Dec. 10, 2014, less than 24 hours after having a stroke, according to her office. She was 70. Topinka previously served three terms as Illinois state treasurer, was a former Illinois GOP chairwoman and ran for governor in 2006. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

Judy Baar Topinka leaves legacy behind in Illinois

Brenden Moore December 12, 2014

​Illinois lost a treasure this week with the sudden passing of state comptroller Judy Baar Topinka (R – Riverside), a political institution in the state who never tried to be anyone other than...

Seeing red: How Bruce Rauner won Illinois

Seeing red: How Bruce Rauner won Illinois

Brenden Moore November 9, 2014

  Governor-elect Bruce Rauner (R-Winnetka) called for bipartisan solutions to the state’s problems as he declared victory last week in the state’s gubernatorial contest against incumbent...

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