Mike Riopell
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Facio-inspired school violence prevention plan moves to SenateMar 27, 2012 5:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A proposal targeted at limiting school violence and inspired in part by the 2008 stabbing of Elgin teacher Carolyn Gilbert is half way to Gov. Pat Quinn's ...
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Will users have to pay up for state parks?Mar 26, 2012 8:10 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The state could start charging entrance fees for state parks under a plan approved Monday by the Illinois House. The proposal, sponsored by state Rep. JoAn...
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Will state make it harder to approve toll hikes?Mar 23, 2012 4:57 pm - SPRINGFIELD — State Sen. Matt Murphy Friday won preliminary approval for a plan that would eventually require future toll hikes to be approved by eight members of the Il...
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What suburban Romney, Obama delegates will do nextMar 21, 2012 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The final days of the Republican race for president in Illinois were hectic, so much so that Mitt Romney delegate Gabriela Wyatt of Aurora hadn't even hear...
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Fate of Susan Sweeney's write-in bid still unclearMar 21, 2012 4:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Republican Susan Sweeney might have to wait at least until next week before learning if her write-in campaign for Illinois House worked, Cook County electi...
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Suburbs will be key legislative battleground in NovemberMar 20, 2012 10:46 pm - A number of incumbent Republican state lawmakers fell in Tuesday’s primary, ratcheting up a battle for the suburbs as Democrats push to extend their reach in the Novembe...
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Suburban Medicaid test cases could foreshadow futureMar 15, 2012 11:00 pm - Suburban poor, disabled patients are the subjects of a pilot program aimed at reducing costs for the state
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Santorum's Arlington Heights stop plays into conservative strategyMar 14, 2012 11:00 pm - Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum's push for votes in Illinois will bring him to Arlington Heights Friday for stops at John Hersey High School and at the Chr...
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Case of fake online relationship argued before state Supreme CourtMar 14, 2012 1:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The case of a Batavia woman who created more than 20 fake online personalities to pursue and eventually end an Internet relationship with another woman liv...
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Arlington Park sees more declines in attendance, betsMar 13, 2012 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Attendance and the amount of money bet on horses at Arlington Park continued to decline in 2011, according to the Illinois Racing Board's recently released...