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WATCH LIVE: Bruce Rauner inaugurated as Illinois’ 42nd governor

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Bruce Rauner will take the oath of office as governor Monday during a ceremony that begins at 11 a.m.

The event will feature a moment of silence for Judy Baar Topinka, who was elected to a second term as comptroller but died in December.

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