Mike Riopell
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Casino taxes could change to push gambling compromiseMay 27, 2013 12:34 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House shepherd of a massive gambling expansion package said he’s negotiating with lawmakers over possibly changing casinos’ tax rates in order...
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Illinois House backs online horse betting planMay 26, 2013 4:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A push to once again allow Illinoisans to bet on horses online continues to advance after the Illinois House on Sunday approved the proposal. Arlington Int...
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New lawmakers have to hustle on big issuesMay 25, 2013 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — When lawmakers started meeting in January, the newly elected class faced huge, complicated questions about Illinois' disastrous finances, thousands of teac...
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Officials ask for more federal flood helpMay 23, 2013 6:38 pm - Two weeks after President Barack Obama declared suburban counties that flooded last month to be disaster areas, top Illinois leaders are asking him to make additional fe...
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Lawmakers move to allow betting on horses onlineMay 23, 2013 6:17 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Almost five months after the expiration of a law allowing Illinoisans to bet on horses online, lawmakers have moved to try to legalize the practice again. ...
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State senate votes to ban cellphones while drivingMay 23, 2013 1:09 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Lawmakers are on a path to telling Illinois drivers that holding a phone while behind the wheel is distracting, unsafe and banned. The Illinois Senate Thur...
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House approves raising interstate speed limit to 70May 22, 2013 2:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House Wednesday voted to raise interstate and tollway speed limits to 70 mph. Suburban counties would be allowed to opt out of the higher limi...
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Senate budget could freeze suburbs’ tax shareMay 22, 2013 9:50 am - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Senate Democrats could propose a budget that would freeze individual suburbs’ share of the state’s income taxes, an idea local mayors have fought ...
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Analysis: Pension cuts might save less than thoughtMay 21, 2013 11:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Number crunchers at the Illinois pension funds say a union-backed plan to cut public employee benefits might not save the cash-strapped state as much money...
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Push to insure student athletes goes to governorMay 20, 2013 4:45 pm - SPRINGFIELD — For years before his death in March, former Rolling Meadows High School football player Rob Komosa pushed for high schools to carry insurance to cover inju...