Mike Riopell
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Lake County officials protesting foreclosure legislationMar 31, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Lake County officials are protesting legislation that would change how the courts handle some foreclosure proceedings. The plan would prevent judges from ...
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Kotowski, Democrats respond to Senate GOP budget cutsMar 31, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Sen. Dan Kotowski has issued a response to Senate Republicans’ budget-cutting proposals, questioning some of their ideas but saying he knows the state has ...
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House sets redistricting hearingsMar 31, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House has scheduled 15 hearings — including a handful in the suburbs — to take testimony on the every-decade task of redrawing political bound...
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State audit slams former regional education officeMar 31, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — An audit released this week of the former regional office of education for suburban Cook County reported widespread fiscal mismanagement throughout the age...
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Legislation could save some Illinoisans’ unemployment benefitsMar 30, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Senate Wednesday approved legislation sponsored by Sen. Terry Link that could prevent thousands of Illinoisans from being denied unemployment ...
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Legislation could give county boards more oversightMar 30, 2011 12:00 am - At least partly in response to financial scandals involving two DuPage County agencies, two suburban lawmakers are pushing legislation to give top county officials more ...
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Senate panel says children under 18 shouldn't tanMar 29, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Most high schoolers wouldn't be allowed to use tanning beds under legislation approved by a Senate committee Tuesday. A panel voted 6-4 to ban children und...
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Wave of pink-slips comes amid state education reform discussionMar 29, 2011 12:00 am - Last week, when the Carpentersville-based Community Unit District 300 school board voted to send layoff notices to more than 360 of the district's least experienced teac...
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Officials want more control in illegal immigration fightMar 28, 2011 12:00 am - Suburban law enforcement officials Monday joined legislators and immigration advocates to promote a new law intended to bar the use of state funds to deport undocumented...
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Northbrook woman can't sue over airline baggage feesMar 24, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A Northbrook woman who sued American Airlines over a refund of her baggage fees can't continue with the lawsuit, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday....