Mike Riopell
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Quinn says he’ll take pension reform to the peopleAug 17, 2012 9:09 am - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn’s weeks of calls for lawmakers to cut public pensions ended in failure for the governor Friday, with lawmakers leaving town without a plan r...
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Pension showdown looms today — or does it?Aug 16, 2012 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The future of teachers' and state workers' retirements is at stake today. Just like it has been all year. State lawmakers are set to meet in Springfield to...
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Suburban Republicans for governor in 2014?Aug 16, 2012 1:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Even though there are still months before the 2012 election, several Republicans at a GOP event Thursday were willing to speculate about the party’s 2014 o...
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Quinn says universities could be target for cutsAug 13, 2012 1:30 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Just days after warning that the state’s retirement costs might take money from local schools in the future, Gov. Pat Quinn said that state university budg...
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How will the pension fight affect campaigns?Aug 12, 2012 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The lengthy, consuming fight over retirement benefits for public workers is likely to affect campaigns for office in Springfield this November, but as the ...
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Suburban Republicans praise Paul Ryan pickAug 11, 2012 11:45 am - SPRINGFIELD — Suburban Republicans Saturday praised Mitt Romney's decision to pick Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan as his running mate, saying the budget-minded lawmaker...
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Quinn: Do pension reform for historyAug 10, 2012 11:26 am - SPRINGFIELD — As he opened the Illinois State Fair Friday, Gov. Pat Quinn said tackling the state’s enormous $83 billion pension debt would make the state’s most famous ...
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Quinn signs heroin crackdown into lawAug 09, 2012 4:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn Thursday signed into law a plan intended to send more heroin dealers to prison. The new law means automatic prison time for anyone convicted...
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Top Quinn aide: Still pushing for a pensions dealAug 08, 2012 11:17 am - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn’s budget director said Wednesday that talks over cuts to the state’s retirement plans continue “every day,” and he thinks a compromise can b...
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Prison watchdog: St. Charles youth center now has safety bedsAug 07, 2012 4:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Youth Center St. Charles has installed safety beds intended to prevent suicides, a prison watchdog group reported Tuesday. Last year, the John...