26 Feb 2018

2018 Governor’s Difference Makers Awards Announced

By Rachel Bold

Black History Month celebration recognizes Illinoisans for their excellence in service to their communities

26 Feb 2018

Rauner announces personnel transition

By Rachel Bold

CHICAGO (Feb. 21, 2018) — Gov. Bruce Rauner today announced that Executive Inspector General Maggie Hickey will leave the administration in March to pursue an opportunity in the private sector. She will join Schiff Hardin, a general practice law firm representing clients across the country and around the world.

19 Feb 2018

Gov. Rauner taps first keg of official Bicentennial craft beer: 1818

By Rachel Bold

Made in Illinois, the Prairie State Farmhouse Ale debuts in Chicago

CHICAGO (Feb. 8, 2018) — Gov. Bruce Rauner today announced the availability of the official Bicentennial Craft Beer and tapped the first keg at Binny’s Beverage Depot Tasting Room in Lincoln Park. 

Hand of Fate Brewing Co. of Petersburg created the special birthday brew — 1818 Prairie State … Farmhouse Ale — which is being distributed statewide by Breakthru Beverage Illinois.

15 Feb 2018

Rauner orders flags to be lowered in honor of fallen Police Commander

By Rachel Bold

Flags to fly at Half-Staff from Sunrise, Feb. 15 until Sunset Feb. 18.

SPRINGFIELD (Feb. 14, 2018) — Gov. Bruce Rauner has directed all entities governed by the Illinois Flag Display Act to fly both the United States and Illinois state flags at half-staff in remembrance of Chicago Police Commander Paul R. Bauer.

14 Feb 2018

Governor urges pension reform, $1 billion tax cut during the governor’s annual budget address

By Rachel Bold

FY19 budget to fund top priorities through expense control, cost shifts

SPRINGFIELD (Feb. 14, 2018) — Gov. Bruce Rauner today urged the Illinois General Assembly to make comprehensive pension reforms and use the savings to give the people of Illinois a nearly $1 billion tax break. The prompt came during the governor’s annual budget address to legislators where he laid out his fiscal plan for 2019.

14 Feb 2018

New PolicyPOV blog: Invest in Kids opens doors to opportunity

By Rachel Bold

CHICAGO (Feb. 9, 2018) — The Governor’s Office today posted its latest PolicyPOV blog. It examines how the state’s new scholarship tax credit program — Invest in Kids — is opening the doors of educational opportunity for tens of thousands of Illinois students.

Read “Invest in Kids: More choice for parents, more opportunity for students” here.

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12 Feb 2018

Early success of Invest in Kids welcomed

By Rachel Bold

Governor caps Catholic Schools Week with stop in Rock Island

ROCK ISLAND (Feb. 2, 2018) — With more than $45 million in donations and thousands of applications already having been submitted, the state’s new Invest in Kids program is off to a great start.

07 Feb 2018

Quincy Water Management Task Force to review plumbing assessment, make recommendations

By Rachel Bold

SPRINGFIELD (Feb. 6, 2018) — A new Quincy Veterans’ Home Water Management Task Force will meet next week to review a plumbing assessment report that were released today, Gov. Bruce Rauner said.

The governor created the task force after living at the home for a week in January.

06 Feb 2018

Students kick off Lunar New Year at Governor’s Office

By Rachel Bold

In the Year of the Dog, we celebrate loyalty, bravery and responsibility

CHICAGO (Feb. 5, 2018) — Students from one of the Midwest’s largest Chinese schools decorated the Governor’s Office in preparation for the Lunar New Year.

30 Jan 2018

Invest in Kids compromise means more schools, students to participate

By Rachel Bold

General Assembly should swiftly move cleanup

SPRINGFIELD (Jan. 26, 2018) — A compromise negotiated this week has paved the way for more Illinois schools to participate in the Invest in Kids scholarship tax-credit program, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner announced today. The move leaves the General Assembly clear to act swiftly to fully implement the requested cleanups to the state’s historic funding law.

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