Mike Riopell
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Should cancer center discriminate against hiring smokers?Nov 14, 2012 11:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — State Sen. Dan Duffy says he’s not yet sure if he’ll ask lawmakers to override a Gov. Pat Quinn veto of his plan to allow Cancer Treatment Centers of Ameri...
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Lame duck legislature could hatch gambling, pension dealsNov 11, 2012 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Big changes are coming to the Illinois Capitol after last week's election, possibly setting the stage for resolving contentious issues like pension cuts an...
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Five reasons Democrats rolled in the suburbsNov 07, 2012 6:00 am - Democrats are in charge of Illinois government at a time when the state is months behind in paying $9 billion in bills and lacking the money to pay teachers' retirement ...
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Obama barely misses repeating 2008 suburban sweepNov 06, 2012 5:00 am - President Barack Obama, winning his home state of Illinois on his way to a national victory, got help from all but one of the suburban counties that backed him four year...
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Suburban Democrats make big gains at state CapitolNov 06, 2012 5:00 am - Winning many of the hottest races in the suburbs, Democrats once again will control the Illinois Capitol in Springfield thanks to a big night for the party in the suburb...
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Early voting might mean short lines at the polls todayNov 05, 2012 10:00 pm - Today is the day to cast your vote. But so were most days of the last two weeks. Election Day voters going to the polls today could find relatively little congestion, lo...
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Sente, Mathias sprint to the finishOct 30, 2012 4:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Once Democrats unveiled a new political map last year, it became clear that state Reps. Carol Sente and Sidney Mathias might have a tougher road back to Sp...
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Kordik defends survey response, 2005 order of protectionOct 26, 2012 10:00 am - An order of protection against a Republican candidate for Illinois House is raising questions after he denied in a candidate survey having a restraining order against hi...
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Republican Mulligan backs Democrat MoylanOct 24, 2012 1:53 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Longtime Republican state Rep. Rosemary Mulligan is crossing party lines to back Democratic Des Plaines Mayor Marty Moylan for the Illinois House. In a let...
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Quinn aide outlines dire budget optionsOct 23, 2012 10:00 am - 'There's really no plan B. We can't not reform the pensions,' he says