Mike Riopell
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Kirk can keep seat as he recoversJan 22, 2012 11:00 pm - As U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk recovers from a stroke, it'll be his decision alone on how he wants to proceed with his Senate career. Doctors say Kirk's recovery could take week...
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Arlington Park to get cash from casinos instead of slots?Jan 19, 2012 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Renewed talks over how to expand gambling in Illinois include an option that would keep slot machines out of Arlington Park and instead have new and existi...
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House Republican leader Cross backing Mulligan's challengerJan 19, 2012 11:00 pm - House Republican Leader Tom Cross won't back state Rep. Rosemary Mulligan's primary election bid, instead taking the rare stance of lending support to the longtime incum...
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Mulligan draws two write-in primary opponentsJan 18, 2012 11:00 pm - Republican state Rep. Rosemary Mulligan of Des Plaines, once facing an uncontested primary, now has two GOP opponents who joined her Thursday in filing as write-in candi...
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Primaries heating up in new 23rd Senate districtJan 15, 2012 11:00 pm - On one side, a race for Illinois Senate in DuPage County pits two longtime incumbent Republicans against each other in what could be one of the more spirited primary rac...
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How Illinois pardons workJan 11, 2012 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour faces heat for the way he issued more than 200 last-minute pardons, even though some of those pardoned didn’t give pu...
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Most Santorum delegates in Illinois don’t have enough signaturesJan 10, 2012 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Delegates for GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum have filed the minimum legal number of petition signatures to appear on the ballot in just four of I...
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Rivers Casino buoys state tax take — but for how long?Jan 08, 2012 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Even though it wasn't even open for half the year, a strong 2011 from the Rivers Casino in Des Plaines was enough to raise the state's casino revenue for t...
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Des Plaines state rep. says 'They removed me'Jan 05, 2012 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — State Rep. Rosemary Mulligan says she expects to be ousted from the primary election ballot after she wasn't able to gather enough legitimate signatures to...
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Presidential candidates line up delegates in IllinoisJan 05, 2012 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — With two months to go before the March 20 Illinois primary, four Republican presidential candidates are gearing up their campaigns by filing rosters of Ill...