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The Latest: Gov. Rauner calls school-funding special session

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State Senate Republic Leader Bill Brady, left, listens as Gov. Bruce Rauner discusses school funding in the state during a news conference on Monday, July 24, 2017 in Chicago. Rauner reiterated his call on Monday morning for Illinois lawmakers to send him a school funding overhaul by noon, saying he will call a special session this week if it's not on his desk. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Illinois governor calls another special session on education

By JOHN O'CONNOR and SOPHIA TAREEN - Associated Press

The Latest: Senate presidents seeks school meeting with gov

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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, speaks at Auburn High School Friday, July 21, 2017 in Auburn, Ill., accompanied by State Rep. Avery Bourne, R-Raymond, left, and State Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jimenez, R-Leland Grove, right. Rauner said he wants lawmakers to send him an education funding bill by noon Monday or face daily special sessions until month's end to ensure the school bell rings on time. The Republican repeated his vow that he would use an amendatory veto to take out of the legislation portions he says are too generous to Chicago. (Justin L. Fowler /The State Journal-Register via AP)

Special session slated if Rauner doesn’t get school bill

By JOHN O'CONNOR - Associated Press

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, center, looks at a flood inundation and road closure map with McHenry County Emergency Management Director David Christensen at the Algonquin Public Works Department in Algonquin, Ill., Sunday, July 16, 2017. (Paul Valade/Daily Herald via AP)

Rauner tours northern Illinois flooding damage

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Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in Illinois

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Rauner says he’ll veto money for Chicago teacher pensions

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FILE - In this Thursday, May 15, 2014 file photo, Illinois Rep. William Davis, D-Homewood speaks on the House floor at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill. Lawmakers in July 2017 enacted an overall spending plan for the state that includes money for education. Gov. Bruce Rauner has suggested he will veto that newly devised school funding method, which could leave the state with no plan to allocate the general state education aid, which includes a $350 million increase for schools. Davis is the legislation's House sponsor. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman,, File)

Illinois has budget but no school funding plan

By JOHN O'CONNOR - Associated Press

Illinois governor’s staff shakeup continues

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Floodwaters continued to impact Gurnee, Ill. on Thursday, July 13, 2017 as seen in this drone photo. Officials said Lake County Emergency Operations Center is actively monitoring river levels and weather forecasts, and coordinating with local jurisdictions to ensure resources are getting to where they need to go. (Mark Welsh/Daily Herald via AP)

The Latest: Governor declares 3 counties disaster areas

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FILE - In this July 5, 2017, photo, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks during a news conference in Chicago. Rauner is hardening his anti-tax stance as he readies a re-election bid following a major legislative defeat. (AP Photo/G-Jun Yam, File)

Illinois GOP governor tacks right after major budget defeat

By SARA BURNETT and SOPHIA TAREEN - Associated Press

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in Illinois

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FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2016 file photo, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs speaks at a new conference in Chicago. Frerichs issued Gov. Bruce Rauner an unsolicited to-do list for staving off fiscal failure Monday, July 10, 2017 in Chicago, directing the Republican to get behind the state's first budget in two years, minted last week, and &quot;dial down the rhetoric.&quot; Frerichs said that Rauner must go to New York to persuade credit-rating agencies that he's committed to a $36 billion spending plan and to hold off on knocking Illinois' creditworthiness to &quot;junk&quot; status. (Santiago Covarrubias/Sun Times via AP File)

Illinois treasurer to governor: No ‘junk’ for credit trunk

By JOHN O'CONNOR - Associated Press

The Latest: Rauner rejects treasurer’s call to back budget

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Governor replaces chief aide with conservative group’s CEO

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FOR USE MONDAY JULY 10, 2017 AND THEREAFTER - FILE - In this July 6, 2017 file photo, Rep. David Harris, R-Mount Prospect, left, explains why he would vote to override Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of a package of budget bills at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. Ten Republicans voted with Democrats to overturn the governor's veto approving the first state budget in more than two years. Democratic Comptroller Susana Mendoza's staff estimates she will be able to cover expenses in August. The law allows for borrowing or taking $1.5 billion from other state funds in the interim. (Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register via AP File)

Illinois has bills to pay after 2 years without budget plan

By JOHN O'CONNOR - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 5, 2017 file photo, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks during a news conference, in Chicago. The budget impasse that began with Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner's tenure is finally over, despite the Republican's objections to the included income tax increase. Now the wealthy former businessman must ask voters for a second term in 2018 without reforms he promised and having lost a more than two-year fight. (AP Photo/G-Jun Yam File)

Illinois Gov. Rauner dug in and lost. Can he be re-elected?

By SOPHIA TAREEN and SARA BURNETT - Associated Press

Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, speaks during a debate to override Gov. Rauner's veto of the budget bills on the floor of the Illinois House during an overtime session at the Illinois State Capitol, Thursday, July 6, 2017, in Springfield, Ill. (Justin L. Fowler /The State Journal-Register via AP)

A look at Illinois’ historic budget impasse, deal to end it

By SARA BURNETT - Associated Press

Illinois State Rep. Steve Andersson, R-Geneva, center, shakes hands with Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, right, after the Illinois House voted to override Gov. Rauner's veto and pass a budget for the first time in two years during an overtime session at the Illinois State Capitol, Thursday, July 6, 2017, in Springfield, Ill. (Justin L. Fowler /The State Journal-Register via AP)

House votes give Illinois tax hike, 1st budget in 2 years

By JOHN O'CONNOR and SOPHIA TAREEN - Associated Press

Wayne Padget, House Republican Sergeant at Arms, talks on a radio on the House floor Thursday, July 6, 2017 at the state Capitol in Springfield, Ill. Emergency workers wearing protective gear have entered Gov. Bruce Rauner’s office inside the Illinois Capitol after a report of hazardous material that’s prompted authorities to block anyone from entering or exiting the building. The investigation has delayed Thursday’s critical override vote on a package of bills that could end the state’s budget impasse, which has entered a third straight year. (Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register via AP)

A look at Illinois’ historic budget impasse, deal to end it

By SARA BURNETT - Associated Press