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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...

Ald. Michele Smith speaks during a debate held at DePaul Student Center. (Megan Deppen / The DePaulia)

Ald. Michele Smith, challengers spar over $72,000 consulting fee

Megan Deppen February 1, 2015

Ald. Michele Smith warded off criticism for her $72,000 side job at the hottest debate in the 43 ward election thus far. On top of her side job, what she calls “consulting,” for the Helen Coburn...

Storify: Steady snow, strong winds pound Chicago

Storify: Steady snow, strong winds pound Chicago

Kathryn Eardley February 1, 2015

A blizzard warning all day Sunday left Chicago with more than a foot of snow by the early evening. The gusting winds of up to 40 mph drifted snow into steep banks along streets and sidewalks. Plus, the...

Storify: Chicago Women’s Mayoral Forum

Kathryn Eardley January 25, 2015

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Mayoral, aldermanic candidates discuss Chicago's future at DePaul Theatre School

Mayoral, aldermanic candidates discuss Chicago’s future at DePaul Theatre School

Brenden Moore January 21, 2015

[slideshow_deploy id='8857'] Two mayoral hopefuls and several aldermanic candidates discussed topics ranging from the future of the city to the nuts and bolts of running a ward at The Theatre School...

A CTA U-Pass for college students. (DePaulia File)

CTA cracks down on U-Pass misuse

Rachel Hinton January 18, 2015

Officers at the Fullerton ‘L’ stop continued to check U-Passes in an effort to stop fraud that began before the new year. In an email to students, the DePaul U-Pass Team stated their support for...

Fields of concrete and weeds surround the Garfield Green Line stop in the Washington Park neighborhood on the city’s South Side. Much of the land, either owned by the city of Chicago or University of Chicago, is part of one of the proposals in the university’s bid to host the Obama Presidential Library. (Michael Tercha/Chicago Tribune/MCT)

Field of dreams: Chicago scrambles to rescue troubled Obama Library bids

Brenden Moore January 18, 2015

City scrambles to rescue troubled Obama Library bids that could bring hope and change to blighted Chicago neighborhoods The city’s efforts to secure the Obama Presidential Library have accelerated...

Demanding answers: Lincoln Park residents scrutinize 43rd ward alderman candidates

Demanding answers: Lincoln Park residents scrutinize 43rd ward alderman candidates

Megan Deppen January 14, 2015

[slideshow_deploy id='8530'] Lincoln Park residents crowded the small stage at the St. Vincent DePaul Center last Tuesday for the 43rd ward alderman debate, just weeks before the city election Feb....

A lawsuit halting redevelopment on the vacant hospital (pictured above) was thrown out by a judge last week. (DePaulia photo illustration)

Children’s Memorial Hospital site lawsuit dismissed

Christian Ianniello January 11, 2015

A lawsuit that blocked the redevelopment of the former Children’s Memorial Hospital site in Lincoln Park has been dismissed after months of arguing, clearing the way for construction to start on the...

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...

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