Mike Riopell
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Rauner to release education budget details TuesdayApr 11, 2016 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner is releasing numbers Tuesday showing how individual school districts would do under his education funding plan as he continues to push lawmakers to app...
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Contested convention? It worked for Adlai Stevenson in '52Apr 09, 2016 11:00 pm - Illinois Gov. Adlai Stevenson II wasn't a candidate for president in 1952 - until he was the nominee. He arrived at the Democratic convention in Chicago not having campa...
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Hastert kept his secrets while decrying molestersApr 09, 2016 1:00 am - Hastert once called for life sentences for 'repeat child molesters'
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Geneva man named to top commerce postApr 08, 2016 1:00 am - A former top staff member for U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren has been named to lead Illinois' economic development agency. Gov. Bruce Rauner Friday afternoon appointed Sean Mc...
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Would sex abuse allegations affect Hastert sentencing?Apr 07, 2016 1:00 am - Allegations of sexual misconduct expected to be heard as Hastert is punished for violating banking laws
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Aurora's IMSA directly caught in state budget crisisApr 07, 2016 1:00 am - Officials in Aurora and elsewhere are raising concerns about how the ongoing state budget war might affect the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora, a high...
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College officials warn of more layoffs if budget fight continuesApr 06, 2016 1:00 am - A week after Harper College in Palatine and College of Lake County announced dozens of layoffs because of the state's budget standoff, statewide education officials plea...
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Newest school plan wouldn't cut suburbs' funds immediatelyApr 05, 2016 1:00 am - The latest push to change how the state pays for schools would keep some of the suburbs' wealthier districts from losing money in the first year and phase in a potential...
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Egg law would keep one cracked egg from spoiling the bunchApr 04, 2016 1:00 am - Illinois lawmakers have hatched a plan they say will keep grocery stores from wasting so many eggs. State law says if just one egg in a carton is cracked, the grocery s...
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See how your neighbors voted in presidential primaryApr 03, 2016 7:00 am - The presidential primary races in Illinois were hot this year, and now you can see if most of your neighbors agreed with your vote. Chicago-area counties have released e...