Mike Riopell
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Transportation group wants more money from CongressDec 19, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — In calling for more federal money for road and bridge funding, a new report emphasizes in part the effect rundown roads have on suburban commuters. The Tra...
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Quinn’s signature seals deal for Sears, CME GroupDec 15, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn’s signature Friday on a law to give tax breaks to Sears Holdings Corp. and CME Group proved to be the final step to keep both companies in I...
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State House GOP leader: Lower corporate tax rateDec 13, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — House Republican Leader Tom Cross today announced a proposal to lower the overall state income tax on companies, responding to concerns that after lawmaker...
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Sears will stay in Hoffman Estates if Quinn signs tax breaksDec 12, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Sears Holdings Corp. CEO Lou D'Ambrosio told employees in a memo Tuesday that if Gov. Pat Quinn signs a massive package of tax breaks into law as expected,...
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House approves big breaks for SearsDec 11, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The fate of big tax breaks for Sears Holdings Corp. now rests in the hands of the Illinois Senate, which has approved a similar plan before, and Gov. Pat Q...
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Another Sears showdown getting underwayDec 11, 2011 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — With Sears Holdings Corp. and futures exchange CME Group threatening to decide by the end of the year whether to leave the Chicago area, today could bring ...
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Fawell: Blagojevich's time will be toughDec 09, 2011 4:30 am - SPRINGFIELD — Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's laments that the worst part of a long prison sentence is being torn from his family and missing a large part of his daughters...
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Sears deal struck but far from sureDec 07, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — With a bipartisan deal struck among top House lawmakers over how to best give tax breaks to Sears Holdings Corp. and others, attention now turns to rank-an...
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House to return Monday for tax-break voteDec 05, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois House lawmakers are scheduled to return to the Capitol Monday in yet another effort to approve tax breaks for Sears Holdings Corp., CME Group and ...
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Sears deal getting split?Dec 04, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The big tax-breaks plan that includes an effort to keep Sears Holdings Corp. in Hoffman Estates might be split up in an effort to make it more politically ...