Mike Riopell
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Offensive terms stripped from Illinois law booksJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois' law books will soon be free of some terminology offensive to the disabled as part of a plan pushed by a Palatine-based attorney and signed into l...
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Deerfield’s Morrison will make Senate bidJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — A day after longtime Sen. Susan Garrett announced she wouldn’t run for re-election, West Deerfield Township Supervisor Julie Morrison said she’d seek the 2...
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Arlington Heights Army officer sets e-book thriller in the burbsJul 27, 2011 12:00 am - Roger Blakely is an Army officer in his late-40s, stationed in Arlington Heights, living with his cat, and training soldiers in the final weeks before they ship out over...
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Althoff wants another term in the SenateJul 21, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — State Sen. Pam Althoff, a McHenry Republican, said Thursday that she will run for re-election in 2012. Althoff has represented McHenry County in the Genera...
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Lottery to determine how long Illinois Senate terms will beJul 20, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Suburban candidates are beginning to line up to run for a seat in the Illinois Senate. What they don’t know yet is how long they’d serve if elected. It’s a...
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Illinois GOP challenges Democrats' political mapJul 20, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Republicans led by the suburban leadership of the House and Senate challenged Democrats' new legislative political map in federal court Wednesday,...
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Murphy will run for Senate againJul 18, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Joining the growing list of state lawmakers declaring their 2012 election intentions early in the campaign season, Sen. Matt Murphy said Monday that he pla...
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Duffy will run for re-electionJul 18, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Sen. Dan Duffy, a Lake Barrington Republican, said Monday he’ll run for a second term in the Illinois Senate in 2012. Duffy was first elected to the Senate...
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How Des Plaines won the 10th casino license after an initial lossJul 17, 2011 12:00 am - In 2004, then-Des Plaines Mayor Tony Arredia was dogged by reporters after the Illinois Gaming Board dealt the state's 10th and only available casino license to Rosemont...
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Sente to run for re-electionJul 15, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Rep. Carol Sente, a Vernon Hills Democrat serving her first full term in the Illinois House, said Friday that she plans to run for re-election in 2012. New...