Mike Riopell
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State candidates start filing MondayNov 22, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Dozens of suburban candidates for state office can begin officially filing for office Monday even as a lawsuit protesting the political districts they want...
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Tentative Sears agreement terms emergeNov 17, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Officials trying to craft a final deal over what kind of tax breaks Sears Holdings Corp. should be given — and at whose expense — have reached a “tentative...
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Commission to decide regional school superintendents’ futureNov 16, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Now that state lawmakers have found money to pay for regional offices of education, focus has shifted to a new commission that could determine the long-ter...
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Sears tax deal before lawmakers againNov 15, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers are weighing how many tax breaks the state can afford as they consider whether to abandon parts of a large package of tax breaks that wo...
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Des Plaines’ Lawson Products gets state tax breaks to move outNov 15, 2011 11:00 pm - Des Plaines-based Lawson Products will get state tax breaks to move its corporate headquarters to Chicago and move its packaging and distribution operations from Des Pla...
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Lawmakers, Sears, leaders still hoping for dealNov 13, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The major players trying to finish a deal to keep Sears Holdings Corp. in Hoffman Estates wanted to present the company with a tax-incentive package by the...
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Failing gambling proposals: An annual rite of SpringfieldNov 13, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Just say something if you’ve heard this story before. State lawmakers — faced with budget problems, looking for ways to create some jobs, hearing the pleas...
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Hoffman mayor asks lawmakers to help keep SearsNov 09, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Hoffman Estates Mayor William McLeod Thursday urged House lawmakers to consider how important Sears Holdings Corp.’s jobs are to the local economy. And, he...
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Senate honors Wendell JonesNov 09, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Senate Thursday honored former Palatine mayor and state Sen. Wendell Jones, who died last month. Sen. Matt Murphy, who replaced Jones in the S...
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Sears deal getting put off?Nov 08, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Lawmakers appear set to leave Springfield Thursday without a bundle of tax breaks to offer Sears Holdings Corp. as an incentive to keep the company in Hoff...