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Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) walks to the senate chamber prior to voting against a Skinny Repeal bill which would repeal The Affordable Care Act on July 28, 2017 in Washington, D.C. The Republican bill failed 49-51 with McCain, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alasaka voting no alongside Democrats. (Alex Edelman/ZUma Press/TNS)

McCain’s surprise vote doomed GOP health care bill, but did it open the door for Senate bipartisanship?

By Lisa Mascaro | Tribune Washington Bureau
July 28, 2017
Protesters gathered at the office of Republican Rep. Mike Bost on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, to demand he support the Affordable Care Act. Bost twice voted to repeal the act while former President Barack Obama was in office and has said he supports an alternative approach to providing health care for Americans. (Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill)

Does GOP’s stumble open a new path to universal health care?

By Andrew Breiner | CQ-Roll Call
April 6, 2017
Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. (Chicago Tribune file photo)

EDITORIAL: State of the State: Lots of work needs to be done to fix Illinois

By Rockford Register Star Editorial Board
January 26, 2017
Bruce Rauner is sworn into office at the Prairie Capital Convention Center on Jan. 12, 2015 in Springfield. (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

Editorial: At last, criminal justice reforms in Illinois. Don’t blow it

By Chicago Tribune editorial board
August 25, 2016
Democrats say they will occupy House floor until gun vote is held

Democrats say they will occupy House floor until gun vote is held

By Russell Blair, The Hartford Courant
June 22, 2016
Illinoiss lost year about to become two as budget cliff nears

Illinois’s lost year about to become two as budget cliff nears

By Elizabeth Campbell, Bloomberg News
May 25, 2016
Michael Madigan and Bruce Rauner. (TNS)

Madigan blasts Rauner’s agenda, says governor wants government shutdown

By Monique Garcia and Rick Pearson and Celeste Bott, Chicago Tribune
April 13, 2016
Michael Madigan and Bruce Rauner. (TNS)

Chicago State meltdown? Democrats’ fault, Rauner says

By Monique Garcia and Celeste Bott, Chicago Tribune
March 31, 2016
President Obama, center, hugs former Illinois Sen. Kirk Dillard, left, on Feb. 10 in Springfield, before meeting former colleagues from the Illinois General Assembly. They discussed the issue of partisanship in a meeting with Tribune Publications White House Correspondent Christi Parsons, right. (TNS)

Obama interview: ‘Maybe I could have done … a little better’

By Christi Parsons, Tribune Washington Bureau
February 11, 2016
Editorial: Obama should push for fair Illinois maps

Editorial: Obama should push for fair Illinois maps

By Herald & Review
February 9, 2016
One sign of bipartisan unity: hype

One sign of bipartisan unity: hype

By Michael A. Memoli and Christi Parsons, Tribune Washington Bureau
January 10, 2016
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