Voices In The News 2018
As we get ready to welcome 2019, we thought we’d take a few minutes to listen back to the past year in Illinois government and politics.
In Trying To Replace Himself On Ballot, Critics Say Rauner ‘Cheated Republicans’
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner says he tried to get out of his failed re-election campaign.
GEO Members Say Illinois Rep. Comments Are Insulting, Distracting
Members of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Graduate Employees Organization (GEO) said that State Rep. Jeanne Ives’ disparaging comments about graduate workers last week are a distraction from a bigger issue. Ives, a Republican from Wheaton, is opposed to legislation that would expand union rights to graduate research assistants.
Illinois Issues: Gubernatorial Candidates Have Fence-Mending Ahead
Last month, the state's voters decided on the Republican and Democratic nominees for governor. But with the primaries behind them, the winners still have to convince those who wanted someone else at the top of the ticket.
Rauner’s Uphill Climb To A Second Term
Commentary: Insights from the 2018 primary election.