Mike Riopell
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State budget proposal details trickle outMay 18, 2012 6:21 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Senate Democrats outlined some broad state spending goals Friday that would keep school funding intact and pay some of the state’s overd...
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Link: Gambling plan should have slots at Arlington ParkMay 17, 2012 10:49 am - SPRINGFIELD — State Sen. Terry Link said Thursday that he expects any effort to expand gambling in Illinois will include slot machines at Arlington Park. Link, a Wa...
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Madigan pension idea 'a stealth tax increase,' mayors sayMay 16, 2012 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Suburban mayors are fighting back against a proposal by Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan that would take tax money away from their towns and use it t...
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Legislation would rule out supervision for some speedersMay 16, 2012 1:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Drivers who get caught speeding more than 31 mph over the limit on the highway or 25 mph over in urban areas wouldn't be eligible for court supervision und...
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Villages to pay for teacher pensions?May 15, 2012 5:45 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Municipal leaders are pushing back against a proposal in Springfield that would have villages, townships and other local governments give up some of their ...
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State, teachers far from deal on pension reformMay 13, 2012 7:45 am - SPRINGFIELD - Suburban teachers turned up the heat on Illinois leaders last week, gathering by the hundreds to get information about their future retirements while state...
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Former DuPage lawmaker diesMay 11, 2012 1:15 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Roger C. Marquardt, a longtime Springfield lobbyist who served briefly as a state lawmaker from Lombard, has died, it was announced on the Illinois House f...
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Pension funding debate plays into old city-suburb divisionsMay 10, 2012 5:30 am - SPRINGFIELD — For decades, reformers tried to raise income taxes and send more money from the state's wealthier taxpayers to Illinois' poorer schools to put education fu...
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Business group backs Quinn pension planMay 09, 2012 12:55 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Chamber of Commerce has backed most of Gov. Pat Quinn’s plans to reduce the state’s retirement costs, winning him rare praise f...
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GOP: Chicago school funding advantages should be part of pension debateMay 03, 2012 11:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — As top Illinois Democrats push for suburban schools to pay more teacher retirement costs, some Republicans argue state lawmakers need to first look at cert...