Illinois' Attorney General says Governor Bruce Rauner had no authority to bring a fight over union dues to federal court. She's trying to dismiss the case.

27 unions are suing Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner over his executive order ending a requirement that state workers pay union dues.  Rauner's spokesman says unions are clinging to what he calls the "broken status quo.''

In one of his first appearances since leaving office, former Illinois Governor Pat Quinn took shots at his successor.

Gov. Bruce Rauner stepped up his campaign against government employee unions by eliminating so-called "fair share'' dues paid by workers who don't join a union. The Republican said Monday he has signed an executive order erasing what he says is a "critical cog in the corrupt bargain crushing taxpayers.'' 

The top Democrat in Illinois’ state senate is preparing for a divide between his chamber and the new Republican governor.