Mike Riopell
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Northbrook state rep files new state pension plansAug 06, 2012 4:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — State Rep. Elaine Nekritz, a Northbrook Democrat, has filed two new state pension plans that would, among other things, shift retirement costs from the sta...
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Walgreen to expand in suburbs, add 500 jobsAug 03, 2012 11:00 am - Walgreen Co. will hire 500 people to work in their Chicago-area corporate offices over the next three years under a tax breaks deal with the state, Gov. Pat Quinn announ...
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Quinn will call Senate to Springfield on pensionsJul 30, 2012 1:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn's decision to call lawmakers to Springfield next month to debate teacher and state worker pension cuts was praised by suburban lawmakers of ...
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Vote on state pension cuts could come in AugustJul 25, 2012 3:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A coalition of labor leaders said Wednesday that House Speaker Michael Madigan is considering asking for a vote on pension cuts for lawmakers and state wor...
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Former national VFW leader, state senator Ray Soden diesJul 24, 2012 2:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Ray Soden of Wood Dale, a former national head of the Veterans of Foreign Wars who served a brief stint as Republican state senator from DuPage County, die...
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What are Quinn's options on gambling?Jul 22, 2012 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The clock is ticking on gambling expansion. Before the summer is over, Gov. Pat Quinn almost certainly will act on controversial gambling legislation that ...
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St. Charles youth center worker fears Joliet closureJul 19, 2012 12:00 pm - Union leader says closing Joliet youth center would have bad consequences
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Statehouse candidates start amassing cashJul 17, 2012 9:33 am - SPRINGFIELD — Despite getting a late start in her bid for Illinois House in a write-in primary race, Republican Susan Sweeney of Park Ridge raised almost $64,000 in the ...
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Local public workers salaries could go online soonJul 06, 2012 5:27 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The salaries of local government workers could soon be posted online through a state transparency website after Gov. Pat Quinn signed the requirement into ...
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Elgin-O’Hare competing for federal transportation fundsJul 06, 2012 5:15 pm - SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said an extension of the Elgin-O’Hare Expressway could be a top Illinois candidate for a share of $500 million in federal funding, bu...