Mike Riopell
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Quinn calls gambling plan “excessive”Jun 01, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn Wednesday cast doubts over the future of a huge gambling plan, saying five new casinos and slot machines at Arlington Park are “not what the...
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Video gambling still stalled for nowMay 31, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — If Quinn signs off on the huge gambling proposal approved by the Senate Tuesday, the Illinois Gaming Board will get the task of regulating the new system a...
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‘Andrea’s Law’ goes to QuinnMay 31, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Convicted first-degree murderers who are released from Illinois prisons could soon have to appear on a registry for life, a proposal stemming from the 1998...
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Lawmakers send Lake casino, track slots legislation to QuinnMay 31, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The suburbs' future as a major gambling hub in the state and region now rests in the hands of Gov. Pat Quinn, who will determine the fate of legislation to...
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House OKs Arlington slots, Lake County casinoMay 30, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — A sweeping plan that would make gambling a more prevalent element of the suburban landscape — from slot machines at Arlington Park to a new casino in Lake ...
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Democrats start pushing congressional mapMay 29, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — A new congressional political map that would bring more representation to the suburbs and could make it difficult for some incumbent Republicans to keep th...
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Cross' concussion plan goes to QuinnMay 29, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — An effort to try to prevent concussions among high school athletes was approved by the Illinois House Sunday and goes to Gov. Pat Quinn for final review. T...
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Democrat Foster to run for Congress againMay 28, 2011 12:00 am - Former Democratic Congressman Bill Foster plans to run again, this time in a newly proposed district that includes Aurora, as well as parts of Naperville and Lisle. Fost...
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Counties could get more financial oversightMay 27, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Legislation intended to help prevent county financial problems like those in DuPage County recently is heading to Gov. Pat Quinn for final review. The Illi...
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Lawmakers send political map to QuinnMay 27, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Lawmakers Friday sent Gov. Pat Quinn a new legislative political map that could largely shape who wins the 2012 elections in the suburbs and who controls a...