State Senator Andy Manar says Rauner's veto of SB1 is an "all-out-assault" on public education.

On the 21st: We continued our series on how communities across Illinois are trying to stop gun violence by looking at programs in Peoria and Champaign-Urbana that offer a fresh start to people with a history of gun violence. We also got get the latest on the ongoing "special session" to resolve the state's budget impasse.

Gov. Bruce Rauner is attempting to frame the debate heading into Wednesday's special session of the Illinois General Assembly. Rauner delivered a video message last night from the Old State Capitol Historic Site.

Governor Bruce Rauner has called ten “special sessions” for the end of the month. He wants lawmakers to vote on the Republican budget plan unveiled Wednesday — a plan that also includes items on his political and economic wish list.

A series of House committees will meet; one hearing will focus on cuts Gov. Rauner says he's making to Community Care, a program that helps provide elderly and disabled individuals with home care help, to manage the budget during an impasse.  The salaries Rauner is paying his top staff is the subject of another hearing. It comes after questions about Rauner paying aides he calls "super-stars" salaries above that of people in those positions under former Gov. Pat Quinn's administration.