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Extra Extra: Rauner Meets With Springfield Assembly Leaders

By Chuck Sudo in News on Jan 13, 2015 11:30PM

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Photo credit: Tim Murphy

  • Gov. Bruce Rauner met with Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, Senate President John Cullerton, Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno and House Republican Leader Jim Durkin Tuesday in what was described as a "congenial" meeting. [Sun-Times]
  • Rauner added he would work to undo some of the last-minute flurry of legislation Pat Quinn signed into law. [Tribune]
  • Veterans have nicknamed a Wisconsin VA hospital “Candy Land” because it’s very easy to score a prescription there. [Tribune]
  • DNAINfo Chicago launches "The Slice," a vertical dedicated to all things pizza. [DNAInfo Chicago]
  • Eater’s list of the essential restaurants in America includes Alinea, Topolobompo and Fat Rice. [Eater]