Mike Riopell
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Quinn’s veto of bag recycling plan standsNov 29, 2012 4:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A statewide plastic shopping bag recycling program developed in Lake County was rejected by state lawmakers Thursday when they declined to override Gov. Pa...
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Curran to lawmakers: Approve licenses for undocumented immigrantsNov 29, 2012 3:15 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran urged state lawmakers Thursday to allow undocumented immigrants to have driver’s licenses as the Illinois Senate began movi...
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Lawmakers change Christmas Eve election quirkNov 29, 2012 12:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Local election officials likely won’t have to wait around on Christmas Eve for candidates to file for office or pay out thousands of dollars in overtime co...
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Local clergy backing undocumented immigrant driver’s licensesNov 28, 2012 3:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Two Arlington Heights Catholic leaders Wednesday were at the Illinois Capitol urging state lawmakers to allow undocumented immigrants to have driver’s lice...
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Lawmakers: Cancer center can't discriminate against smokers in hiringNov 28, 2012 11:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Lawmakers Wednesday declined to override Gov. Pat Quinn's veto of a plan that would allow Cancer Treatment Centers of America to discriminate against hirin...
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Another problem for horse racing: fewer foalsNov 26, 2012 4:30 am - SPRINGFIELD - As gamblers place fewer bets at Arlington Park and prize money drops for winning horses, the effects are felt far from the track. The number of thoroughbr...
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Suburban mayors might have to wait for pension reliefNov 25, 2012 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — If history is a guide, suburban mayors looking for relief from their rising police and firefighter pension costs might have to wait in line. State lawmaker...
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Video gambling profits after one monthNov 19, 2012 1:35 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gamblers have pumped hundreds of thousands of dollars into video gaming machines in the devices’ first month of formal operation at suburban bars. A monthl...
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Pension cuts could boost state's Social Security costsNov 18, 2012 10:00 pm - 'Unintended consequence' of Social Security costs shows changing system is difficult
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Former attorney general Fahner calls pension mess “unfixable”Nov 14, 2012 2:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — After years of pushing lawmakers hard to tackle the state’s growing retirement debt, a leading business group called the Illinois pension problem “unfixabl...