Mike Riopell
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Quinn signs Beaubien seat-belt billJun 27, 2011 12:00 am - The late Rep. Mark Beaubien's widow and family were on hand in Chicago Monday as Gov. Pat Quinn signed the Barrington Hills lawmaker's final piece of legislation — a law...
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Gurnee intern finds rare Lincoln documentsJun 16, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — David Spriegel of Gurnee was in his first weeks as an intern for the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, sorting through a stack of papers tha...
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Tryon will run for re-electionJun 15, 2011 12:00 am - After four terms in Springfield representing exclusively McHenry County and 16 years on the board there, state Rep. Mike Tryon says he’ll run for re-election to the Illi...
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Quinn signs school reformsJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - Carpentersville-based Community Unit District 300 relied largely on seniority when it sent out 363 layoff notices earlier this year. But those letters could have ended u...
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Suburban officials say construction delays would cause problemsJun 12, 2011 12:00 am - Warrenville has been waiting for Butterfield Road to be widened for decades, as big development opportunities await once traffic flows more smoothly, Mayor David Brummel...
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Report: Suburbs spending more on lobbyingJun 10, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Local officials are spending more tax money to pay for lobbyists in Springfield, the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform reported Thursday. The report e...
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Report: Gambling revenue continues declineJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — As Gov. Pat Quinn mulls whether to create five new casinos and allow slot machines at Arlington Park, current Illinois casinos continue to struggle, a new ...
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How gambling expansion would change the suburbsJun 05, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Former Elgin Mayor Ed Schock said the city knew it was playing a big hand when it came to the money it would get from the Grand Victoria Casino. The money ...
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Suburban mayors relieved by state budgetJun 01, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Suburban mayors who lobbied lawmakers for months to try to keep the state from cutting their share of income taxes are breathing a sigh of relief. The stat...
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State’s unpaid bills would remainJun 01, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Karen Kuchar, executive director of Family Shelter Services in Wheaton, doesn’t know exactly how much state money her organization will get under the budge...