Mike Riopell
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State Senate could vote on pension plan ThursdayMay 08, 2013 9:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — A union-backed plan to curb the state's escalating retirement costs passed its first test Wednesday, setting up a vote on the Illinois Senate floor as earl...
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Not all retirees back union-favored pension cutsMay 07, 2013 10:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Public employee union leaders are mounting a unified push behind pension-cutting legislation in the state Senate, but not all of their members are on board...
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Illinois Senate to move union-backed pension planMay 06, 2013 12:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Senate President John Cullerton said Monday he plans to push forward with a deal he's struck with the state's biggest teachers and workers unions ...
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Sen. Murphy has ‘extensive’ surgery for softball injuryMay 03, 2013 4:29 pm - SPRINGFIELD — State Sen. Matt Murphy had “extensive” surgery Friday on the knee he seriously injured during the annual House vs. Senate softball game in Springfield. A s...
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Should tollway have “website of shame” for scofflaws?May 03, 2013 10:59 am - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House Friday rejected by one vote a plan to set up a “website of shame” to display the names of scofflaws owing more than $1,000 in tollway fi...
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Illinois House sends pension package to SenateMay 02, 2013 9:54 am - SPRINGFIELD — When the Illinois House Thursday approved Speaker Michael Madigan’s plan to cut teachers’ and state workers’ retirement benefits, it became more clear than...
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State Sen. Matt Murphy injured in softball gameMay 01, 2013 7:37 pm - SPRINGFIELD — State Sen. Matt Murphy, a Palatine Republican, plans to return to the suburbs today and get an MRI on his knee after injuring it in the annual House vs. Se...
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Lawmaker’s ‘pet lemon law’ approved by Illinois SenateMay 01, 2013 6:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Senate approved a plan from a suburban Democrat that would allow pet owners to get a refund for an animal that turned out to have been sick at...
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Illinois House showdown on pensions possible todayMay 01, 2013 8:10 am - SPRINGFIELD — A committee of state lawmakers Wednesday set up a showdown in the Illinois House Thursday over legislation to cut public employees’ pension benefits. Unlik...
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Could Madigan’s pension move bust gridlock?Apr 30, 2013 11:53 am - SPRINGFIELD — Powerful Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s decision to write legislation cutting teachers’ and state workers’ pensions could reignite the push for l...