Mike Riopell
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District 54 loses Supreme Court appeal over pension penaltiesApr 03, 2013 11:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Supreme Court has declined to hear a lawsuit from Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 over $586,000 in penalties the district had to pa...
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Find your sample ballot, polling places for Tuesday's electionApr 03, 2013 10:00 am - There's a solution available for voters who see the hundreds of campaign signs planted in yards around the suburbs but might not know who they can vote for in the local ...
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Suburban offices can be steppingstones to something biggerMar 31, 2013 7:30 am - SPRINGFIELD — As hopefuls for local offices shake hands and try to sway voters in the waning days of their campaigns, the winners on April 9 could be setting themselves ...
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Lawmakers say break won't slow momentum for pension solutionMar 25, 2013 5:15 am - SPRINGFIELD — When Illinois lawmakers walked out of the Capitol Friday for their last full weeks away before the end of their annual session, they left behind a building...
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State House GOP wants new balanced budget amendmentMar 22, 2013 10:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — As the state remains about $9 billion behind in paying its bills, House Republican Leader Tom Cross and other GOP lawmakers are calling for a more stringen...
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Illinois House OK could be break in pension gridlockMar 21, 2013 10:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Supporters of big public employee pension cuts approved by the Illinois House Thursday say they've gotten past the hardest vote on the long-festering issue...
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Sweeping pension-cuts bill fails in state Senate; smaller teachers bill passesMar 20, 2013 2:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Senate Wednesday approved a plan to cut working teachers' pensions while rejecting a more sweeping plan, sending mixed messages about where th...
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Senate panel: Schools must carry catastrophic accident insuranceMar 20, 2013 1:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Senate Wednesday started moving forward on an issue sought for years by former Rolling Meadows High School football player Rob Komosa, who die...
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State Senate panel backs letting DuPage cut some governmentsMar 20, 2013 1:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — DuPage County could get the power to shrink or dissolve 13 county governments and agencies under a plan approved by an Illinois Senate committee Wednesday....
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Lawmakers reject football tackling limitsMar 20, 2013 9:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — State lawmakers Wednesday balked at a suburban official's plan to limit tackling at youth and high school football practices. State Rep. Carol Sente's plan...