Mike Riopell
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Hastert loses teacher pensionApr 27, 2016 1:00 am - One of former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert's pension checks isn't in the mail. The longtime suburban lawmaker has lost his $16,623 annual pension from his time as a...
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Patriot Act that Hastert heralded helped bring his downfallApr 25, 2016 1:00 am - In the weeks after the 9/11 attacks, House Speaker Dennis Hastert “led the charge” in getting passage of the Patriot Act, former President George W. Bush commented a few...
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Illinois Supreme Court will hear arguments in LisleApr 25, 2016 1:00 am - The Illinois Supreme Court will hear oral arguments at a school for the first time in history when justices hear cases at Benedictine University in Lisle next month. Two...
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Local college layoffs stand despite state budget progressApr 22, 2016 1:00 am - Layoffs announced by two suburban community colleges in recent weeks won't be reversed in spite of state officials' move Friday to approve an "emergency" budget for coll...
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Plan to eliminate lieutenant governor finds new life, for nowApr 22, 2016 1:00 am - A day after the Illinois Senate rejected a proposal to eliminate the state's lieutenant governor post, the Illinois House did the opposite. The House approved state Rep....
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College funding vote called off in surprise moveApr 21, 2016 1:00 am - An Illinois House vote on an apparent bipartisan compromise to pay for community colleges, state universities and a key scholarship program was called off minutes before...
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New marijuana plan finds support from OberweisApr 21, 2016 1:00 am - Lawmakers' move this week toward decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana in Illinois was done with a handful of Republican supporters. Among them: state...
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Despite consolidation push, lawmakers let lieutenant governor job surviveApr 21, 2016 1:00 am - Illinois lawmakers Thursday rejected eliminating the state office now held by Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti of Wheaton, who has championed government consolidation in her ...
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Illinois wants tax money back from local governmentsApr 20, 2016 1:00 am - Local government officials across Illinois forgot to call no takebacks. Officials who for years have complained state payouts are delayed or too small now owe Illinois m...
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College kids to Illinois officials: Start funding higher edApr 20, 2016 1:00 am - College students Wednesday joined the chorus of protesters angry with Illinois officials for their failure to agree on a spending plan. Protesters arrived at the Capitol...