Mike Riopell
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Which pension fixes will be on the table?Apr 14, 2012 5:30 am - SPRINGFIELD - The rising costs of Illinois teachers' and state workers' retirements continues to eat away - more every year - at the limited supply of cash the state has...
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How short-term gains trumped Illinois pension fundingApr 13, 2012 5:30 am - SPRINGFIELD - Seven years ago, the cost of Illinois teachers' and employees' retirements was rising, squeezing how much lawmakers and then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich could spe...
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Schools' pay hikes trigger state penaltiesApr 12, 2012 5:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - At a time when suburban school districts are pushing back hard against taking over the state's share of teacher retirement costs, many are paying thousands...
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Quinn hands out pardonsApr 06, 2012 5:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn used Good Friday to grant clemency to 52 convicted offenders and deny the pleas of 136 more. Quinn either pardoned or expunged the criminal ...
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Dee Beaubien thinking about House runApr 05, 2012 11:00 pm - Dee Beaubien, wife of the late Republican state Rep. Mark Beaubien of Barrington Hills, is considering a run for Illinois House as an independent, she said late Thursday...
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Regional superintendents' suggestion wouldn't close suburban officesApr 04, 2012 2:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A recommendation from the state's regional school superintendents to eliminate nine of their offices likely won't lead to any closures in the suburbs, one ...
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Topinka unveils new state transparency websiteApr 02, 2012 12:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Finding out how much state workers make and what the state spends could become a little easier with the launch of a new website from Illinois Comptroller J...
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Sweeney will be on November state House ballotMar 30, 2012 5:15 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Republican Susan Sweeney won enough write-in votes to appear on the November ballot for Illinois House against Democratic Des Plaines Mayor Marty Moylan, u...
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Illinois has its own stance on 'Stand Your Ground'Mar 28, 2012 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Eyes have turned to Florida's so-called Stand Your Ground law in the months since Trayvon Martin's shooting, but Illinois doesn't have the same law that ha...
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Duffy plan would let Cancer Treatment Centers not hire smokersMar 28, 2012 5:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The Cancer Treatment Centers of America would be allowed to weigh whether someone is a smoker when they make hiring decisions under legislation approved in...