Rauner Won T Sign Automatic Voter Registration Bill Until Corrections Are Made And Other Chicago News

    Welcome to the Reader‘s morning briefing for Monday, August 15, 2016.

• Republican state senator Matt Murphy resigns for private sector job

         State senator Matt Murphy, a close ally of Rauner’s, resigned from the senate Friday for a job in the private sector. The Republican from     Palatine had served since 2006 and was considered a rising star in the party. Another high-profile suburban GOP legislator, Ron Sandack, also resigned     recently. [Tribune]