Mike Riopell
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Quinn already moved to expand gambling, legislators sayOct 23, 2011 12:00 am - Lawmakers say Gov. Quinn’s already expanded gambling
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Suburban superintendents watching SpringfieldOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Because of Gov. Pat Quinn's budget cuts, Kane County Regional Superintendent Doug Johnson has been working without a salary since July. “Obviously, the str...
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State owes $7.5 million to local community collegesOct 19, 2011 5:45 am - SPRINGFIELD — State government owes suburban community colleges millions of dollars, but officials say the schools have avoided major problems because they rely mostly o...
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Link: Still pushing slots at Arlington ParkOct 19, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Even though Gov. Pat Quinn says he's not budging off his position that slot machines should not be put at Arlington Park and other race tracks, state Sen. ...
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Suburban nonprofits bear burden of state's unpaid billsOct 18, 2011 5:30 am - Third in a series A mother of two children with autism, Wanda Malone needs a little help balancing their care with the rest of life's tasks. So a few times a week, ...
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‘Things will get bad’ State owes millions to suburban hospitals, and tab threatens to grow rapidlyOct 17, 2011 5:30 am - Hospitals are among the biggest businesses in the suburbs and, as such, hold some of the biggest IOUs from the state of Illinois — a tab that threatens to quickly grow m...
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Arlington Park among state’s unpaid billsOct 17, 2011 5:30 am - Buried among the state’s billions of dollars in unpaid bills is more than $203,000 owed to Arlington Park. The state’s unpaid bills aren’t a huge part of the track’s bus...
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Suburban businesses struggle as state stiffs them on billsOct 17, 2011 5:30 am - Suburban businesses struggle as state stiffs them on bills
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Quinn gambling plan snubs Arlington Park, backs Lake County casinoOct 17, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — A longtime push to put more than 1,000 slot machines at Arlington Park once again faces an unclear future now that Gov. Pat Quinn has announced it's not pa...
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ComEd pushes for Quinn overrideOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - Top ComEd officials said Thursday that a changing political climate could help them overcome Gov. Pat Quinn’s rejection of legislation that would lead to likely rate hik...