(KTRS) – Illinois’ Republican governor says he would support Donald Trump if he wins the party’s nomination for president. Governor Bruce Rauner spoke to reporters for the first time since last week’s primary, which Trump won. Rauner did not discuss any of the other GOP candidates, saying the process should play itself out. Senator Mark…
(KTRS) – Governor Bruce Rauner hopes that a new group will streamline the government’s response issues surrounding young people across Illinois. The governor signed an order creating the Governor’s Cabinet on Children and Youth. Rauner says the group will work to coordinate all state entities that deal with children. The State Secretary of Education applauds…
CHICAGO (AP) – Bruce Rauner takes pride in not being like any of Illinois’ previous governors, either on matters of style or substance. A multimillionaire in his first public office, the former private equity investor drops by watering holes in the state capital of Springfield to have a lowbrow Stag beer, despite having belonged to…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner has appointed a gaming industry veteran to lead the Illinois Lottery. The Republican governor filed paperwork Friday with the Illinois Secretary of State to appoint B.R. Lane as superintendent of the lottery system. Lane is a former executive with an Indiana-based computerized gaming company called International Game Technology. He…