Mike Riopell
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Gambling interests send lawmakers campaign cashOct 22, 2012 5:39 pm - SPRINGFIELD — With state lawmakers in coming months possibly poised to consider a tough vote over whether to expand gambling in Illinois, casino and horse racing interes...
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Aurora gets $1 million state fiber optics grantOct 16, 2012 1:46 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn was in Aurora Tuesday to give OnLight Aurora a $1 million grant to extend its fiber-optic network across the city. The money comes from a batch of $6 mill...
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Big money follows suburban legislative candidatesOct 16, 2012 9:37 am - Suburban candidates for seats in the Illinois General Assembly are sprinting toward Election Day, and their growing campaign warchests show where both political parties ...
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Steakhouse owner doesn’t want to be ‘Joe the Plumber’ of 8th DistrictOct 12, 2012 11:34 am - After becoming the subject of an offered bet in the energetic debate between Republican U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh and Democrat Tammy Duckworth this week, Chicago Prime Steakho...
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Sente, Mathias split on who should pay for pensionsOct 09, 2012 10:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — As lawmakers continue to tussle over how to deal with the state’s rising retirement costs, campaign opponents state Reps. Sidney Mathias and Carol Sente di...
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Tough tax call for newly elected lawmakersOct 07, 2012 8:00 am - State lawmakers voted in Nov. 6 will have final say
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Gay marriage a big issue but not biggest, candidates sayOct 04, 2012 5:30 am - While the question whether same-sex couples should be legally allowed to marry is percolating on both the state and federal levels, suburban candidates on both sides of ...
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Sente, Mathias argue about experienceOct 02, 2012 6:00 pm - As Republican Sidney Mathias and Democrat Carol Sente battle for a spot in the Illinois House, Sente is trying to portray Mathias as a “career politician” while he argue...
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Key statehouse battles take shape in suburbsOct 01, 2012 5:30 am - SPRINGFIELD — Campaigns for seats in Springfield representing the suburbs are drawing lots of attention from both political parties as they wrestle for more control at t...
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Pension question on the November ballotSep 24, 2012 1:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The long-term future of teachers’ and state workers’ retirements will be an issue in the Nov. 6 election at least in part because voters will have a direct...