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Illinois Governor Renews Call For Term Limits

State of Illinois

Gov. Bruce Rauner is renewing his call for term limits and says the General Assembly should vote on the idea in the fall.

Rauner delivered a campaign-style speech Monday in Chicago. Relying on a teleprompter, he spoke for less than 10 minutes and wouldn't take reporters' questions.

The first-term Republican says Illinois politics needs new ideas and faces. He says he'll be pushing term limits during a two-day state tour.

Rauner backed term limits in his 2014 gubernatorial campaign, but a judge found a signature-driven ballot question was unconstitutional.

The same judge also threw out a measure proposing changes to how the state draws its political boundaries.

A revamped redistricting measure is pending review by the Illinois Supreme Court after a Cook County judge found it unconstitutional for November's ballot.

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