Bruce Rauner

Student activists packed into the orchestra hall Saturday night to call out the governor's donors.

Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis rallied thousands by saying Gov. Rauner "can't stop us."

Teachers are on a one-day strike, and other groups joined to try to "shut it down" across the city.

James Morgan wants to become a teacher, but budget woes have left him stressed and depressed, he said.

Fast-food workers and SEIU Healthcare Illinois made plans for Friday's strike and protests.

Protests across the city are expected to converge at the Thompson Center Downtown at 4 p.m.

SEIU Healthcare Illinois and various college faculties committed to support the Chicago Teachers Union.

TWITTER WAR: CM Punk, who lives in Chicago, called out Rauner on Twitter for the state budget stalemate.

Teachers called on CPS CEO Forrest Claypool to "join them in this courageous day of action" next Friday.

"I will support the Republican Party's nominee," Gov. Bruce Rauner said, even if it's Donald Trump.

The Chicago Teachers Union will hold a news conference after its House of Delegates meeting Wednesday.

Gov. Bruce Rauner learned about Englewood Blue and discussed jobs with the organization's leaders.

The only other option, Gov. Bruce Rauner said, was "massive" tax hikes.

Gonzales is considered a proxy for Gov. Bruce Rauner in his war with state Rep. Michael Madigan.

Donald Trump isn't the only presidential hopeful rolling into town tonight.