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The Jackson Red Line ‘L’ stop (pictured above) is a key arrival and departure point for DePaul students and faculty at the university’s Loop Campus. According to an NBC 5 investigation earlier this year, the station recorded the most thefts of any platform in the system. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

CTA ‘L’ sees highest ridership in 50 years, yet budget cuts loom

Danielle Church April 5, 2015

More than 238 million people rode the ‘L’ in 2014, the highest number in over 50 years. Yet it is also a number that could be affected dramatically with Governor Bruce Rauner’s recent proposal to...

Despite Rauner’s grant freeze, Bikes N' Roses' hopes not slashed

Despite Rauner’s grant freeze, Bikes N’ Roses’ hopes not slashed

Brenden Moore March 18, 2015

[slideshow_deploy id='10420'] Bikes N' Roses tries to get by despite $276,000 state grant being frozen It is just past 3:30 on a Monday afternoon. Students are just getting out of school, the evening...

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...

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,...

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...

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn addresses reporters as he concedes the election to Republican challenger Bruce Rauner during a news conference Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014, in Chicago. Quinn took no questions. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Gov. Pat Quinn concedes day after Nov. 4 election

Summer Concepcion November 5, 2014

Gov. Pat Quinn conceded Wednesday, Nov. 5, to Republican challenger Bruce Rauner. Quinn spoke to reporters at a press conference in the Thompson Center at 3:30 p.m. "It's clear we do not have enough...

Rauner claims victory in Illinois governor race

Rauner claims victory in Illinois governor race

Grant Myatt and Molly Shiroishi November 5, 2014

Republicans pulled away with the win in Illinois today when Republican Bruce Rauner defeated Democrat Gov. Pat Quinn in the dead heat gubernatorial election. Rauner is the first Republican to be elected...

Photos: Election 2014 around DePaul and Chicago

Photos: Election 2014 around DePaul and Chicago

DePaulia Staff November 4, 2014

[slideshow_deploy id='5233'] Above: A collection of photos from Election Day 2014, Nov. 4, around DePaul's campus and throughout Chicago.

LIVE BLOG: Election 2014

LIVE BLOG: Election 2014

DePaulia Staff November 4, 2014

// Update from Rauner Headquarters 9:38 p.m. Energy was high at the Rauner election party at the Hilton in the South Loop, but the room was stale with a cash bar, no food and a mix of music from...

Gov. Pat Quinn and Bruce Rauner debate in Peoria a few weeks ago. Experts have deemed this race too close to call. Over the past few weeks, every poll has shown a statistical tie. (Seth Perlman | AP)

DePaul professors predict close Illinois governor’s race

Summer Concepcion October 26, 2014

A number of DePaul professors are unsure of who is going to win the Illinois governor’s race Nov. 4. With just a week left before the midterm election, professors cannot fully put their cards down...

Video: Who will be the next governor of Illinois?

Video: Who will be the next governor of Illinois?

Andrew Morrell and Summer Concepcion October 26, 2014

We interviewed professors and students to find out how one of the nation's biggest elections will shake out on November 4. View Summer Concepcion's companion article to this video here.

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