Inside the Illinois Face-Off

Governing: For a man in the throes of a bitter struggle that will define his nascent governorship and possibly change the course of Illinois history, Gov. Bruce Rauner looked remarkably relaxed. He was in a friendly crowd, a roomful of Chicago tech leaders at a cocktail party on a September evening. The 58-year-old Republican does not seem to crave attention the way politicians often do, but he’s confident in the spotlight. If he sticks out at all, it is for his height and his ostentatious displays of frugality...

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