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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner tours Midco International Inc.'s power burners manufacturing facility in Chicago with CEO Keith Malek on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018.

Rauner tries to parse his immigration comments, says he does not believe immigrants are ‘acting violently’

May 15, 2019 at 10:11 p.m.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, criticized by immigration activists for saying people who are in Chicago illegally are a contributor to the city’s violence problem, sought to clarify his remarks Wednesday...

J.B. Pritzker, the Democratic candidate for Illinois governor, left, and incumbent Republican Bruce Rauner attend a televised debate at the NBC studios in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2018.

Rauner and Pritzker want to keep their offshore money a secret. Here’s what we know.

June 14, 2024 at 6:43 p.m.

When it comes to their money, Republican Bruce Rauner and Democrat J.B. Pritzker operate from the same financial playbook often used by the super rich, one that relies heavily on...

Democratic candidate J.B. Pritzker has disclosed little about the sources of the nearly $150 million in personal wealth he has put into his campaign for governor.

Where’s Pritzker’s campaign cash coming from? He’s keeping that a secret.

June 14, 2024 at 6:43 p.m.

As he seeks to become Illinois’ next governor, J.B. Pritzker has poured a record-setting $146 million of his own money into the contest. During the previous three years, he has...

Gov. Bruce Rauner, shown Oct. 8, 2018, at the Columbus Day Parade in Chicago, is seeking a second term in November.

Rauner’s private foundation has millions invested offshore

June 14, 2024 at 6:43 p.m.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner repeatedly has ripped Democrat J.B. Pritzker for his extensive secret offshore dealings, sounding the campaign theme on social media, at political fundraisers and in speeches. “A...

Democratic gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker speaks to the media after he votes on the first day of early voting at the Chicago Board of Elections Loop Super Site on Sept. 27, 2018.

Cook County watchdog says ‘scheme to defraud’ saved Pritzker $330,000 in property taxes

May 15, 2019 at 10:10 p.m.

Billionaire Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker improperly received $330,000 in property tax breaks on one of his Gold Coast mansions as part of a “scheme to defraud” taxpayers, Cook County’s...

El juez Mauricio Araujo, que presidió en la Corte Criminal del Condado de Cook, fue reasignado a tareas administrativas.

El juez Mauricio Araujo fue retirado de su sala en la Corte Criminal, lo acusan de insultar a una fiscal, y sugerir que tuvo sexo con ella

December 12, 2018 at 11:37 p.m.

Un veterano juez del Condado de Cook fue reasignado a tareas administrativas, luego de una denuncia de la fiscalía estatal que argumenta que él, se refirió a una fiscal como...

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Rauner tries to parse his immigration comments, says he does not believe immigrants are ‘acting violently’

Rauner and Pritzker want to keep their offshore money a secret. Here’s what we know.

Where’s Pritzker’s campaign cash coming from? He’s keeping that a secret.

Rauner’s private foundation has millions invested offshore

Cook County watchdog says ‘scheme to defraud’ saved Pritzker $330,000 in property taxes

El juez Mauricio Araujo fue retirado de su sala en la Corte Criminal, lo acusan de insultar a una fiscal, y sugerir que tuvo sexo con ella

Cook County judge reassigned after allegedly insulting prosecutor, suggesting he had sex with her

Police arrest anti-violence protesters trying to march on Kennedy Expressway near O’Hare

Records detail orderly suicide of lawyer accused of impersonating Cook County judge

In victory for Tribune, judge rules that Emanuel broke law in withholding emails