Kim Geiger

Republican gubernatorial candidate Jeanne Ives appears at a rally at VFW Post 4600 in McHenry on Jan. 22, 2018.

As Ives hits the road against Rauner, her firebrand reputation precedes her

May 31, 2019 at 9:09 p.m.

Jeanne Ives paused in the middle of a long, winding response to a question about taxpayer-funded abortions and stared into her phone, the only soundtrack the clink of silverware across...

From left, Democratic gubernatorial candidates Robert Marshall, Tio Hardiman, Chris Kennedy, J.B. Pritzker, Bob Daiber and Daniel Biss prepare for a debate on March 2, 2018, at ABC 7 Chicago studios.

Democratic debate: Kennedy wouldn’t want daughters interning in Springfield, cites sexual harassment culture

May 31, 2019 at 9:09 p.m.

Democratic governor candidate Chris Kennedy on Friday night escalated his attacks on Speaker Michael Madigan, saying he would not want any of his daughters to intern in Springfield following disclosures...

Sen. Kwame Raoul, left, and former Gov. Pat Quinn answer questions from the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board at Tribune Tower on Jan. 24, 2018.

Democratic race to succeed Attorney General Lisa Madigan becomes battle to stop Pat Quinn

May 31, 2019 at 9:10 p.m.

For months, the Democratic Illinois attorney general’s race amounted to a stop Kwame Raoul campaign. The veteran lawmaker from the Hyde Park neighborhood raised the most money, boasted a long...

Democratic candidates for Illinois governor, from left, J.B. Pritzker, Tio Hardiman, Chris Kennedy, Robert Marshall, Bob Daiber, and Daniel Biss at the Logan Center for the Arts on the University of Chicago campus Mar. 1, 2018, in Chicago.

Democratic debate: Kennedy says Pritzker used ‘the language of racists’ on Blagojevich call

May 31, 2019 at 9:11 p.m.

Democratic governor candidate Chris Kennedy on Thursday night accused opponent J.B. Pritzker of using “the language of racists” and not political leaders when he spoke to then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich nearly...

Democratic State Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie, here in a Nov. 7, 2017, photo at the Illinois State Capitol building in Springfield, offered with Republican Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jiminez a "working draft" to improve the system at the Capitol to report sexual harassment.

Illinois lawmakers’ sexual harassment prevention proposals keep oversight in leaders’ hands

May 31, 2019 at 9:10 p.m.

Two leading female lawmakers have floated a set of recommendations aimed at improving the system for reporting and investigating sexual harassment at the Capitol, but questions remain about legislative leaders...

Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks during a press conference Feb. 8, 2018.

Rauner wants lawmakers’ help to cut state workers’ health insurance by $470 million

May 31, 2019 at 9:10 p.m.

For the fourth time in as many years, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner has pointed to state workers’ health care as a way to save money, but this time he’s asking...

Rauner budget proposal at odds with re-election rhetoric

May 31, 2019 at 9:09 p.m.

As he asks voters for a second term, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner delivered a budget address Wednesday that was often at odds with what he calls for on the campaign...

Rauner’s budget will ask local schools to pay millions more toward teachers’ retirements

May 31, 2019 at 9:09 p.m.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s budget on Wednesday will propose having Chicago Public Schools, downstate and suburban school districts and state universities pay more of their teachers’ pension costs, in an...

Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks during a news conference Feb. 8, 2018.

Rauner won’t give ‘another nickel’ to former ally Illinois Policy Institute

May 31, 2019 at 9:10 p.m.

In another sign of Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s fraying relationship with the more conservative wing of his party, the governor on Thursday vowed not to give “another nickel” of support...

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and primary challenger state Rep. Jeanne Ives meet with the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board at Tribune Tower on Jan. 29, 2018.

Rauner campaign changes strategy, attacks Ives as ‘Madigan’s favorite Republican’

May 31, 2019 at 9:09 p.m.

After previously dismissing his Republican primary challenger as a “fringe” candidate, Gov. Bruce Rauner’s campaign released a new television ad Tuesday attacking state Rep. Jeanne Ives as House Speaker Michael...

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