Mike Riopell
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Daniels honored in SpringfieldMar 01, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Former House Speaker Lee Daniels of Elmhurst was honored Wednesday in Springfield, where a portrait of him will now hang permanently in the Illinois Capito...
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Bean snags new job after loss for CongressFeb 28, 2011 11:00 pm - Former U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean has taken a job as CEO of the Executives' Club of Chicago, a business organization run by the top leaders of area companies. The Barrington...
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Tough state concussion rules get OKFeb 28, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A plan aimed at giving high school athletes more information about the dangers of concussions moved onto the Illinois Senate Tuesday after the House approv...
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Former House Speaker Lee Daniels finally getting portraitFeb 26, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — It's been 14 years since the end of Elmhurst Republican Lee Daniels' two-year stint as Illinois House speaker. But only now, on Wednesday, Daniels is sched...
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Should local schools pay for teachers' pensions?Feb 25, 2011 5:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Senate President John Cullerton wants suburban school districts to pay more into teachers' retirement plans, an idea that makes cash-strapped districts ner...
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Fallen Plainfield soldier honoredFeb 21, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House Tuesday honored Army Pfc. Andrew Meari, of Plainfield, who was killed in Afghanistan in November. Meari’s parents were in attendance and...
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Quinn schools plan could significantly change suburbsFeb 21, 2011 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn's sweeping plan to merge hundreds of school districts across the state could leave the suburban education landscape looking very different. ...
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Suburban hospitals could take hit in proposed state budgetFeb 16, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Some suburban hospitals and nursing homes might have to look at laying off staff and eliminating some services under Gov. Pat Quinn’s plan to change how th...
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Rep. Mulligan fighting breathing problemFeb 16, 2011 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Longtime Republican Rep. Rosemary Mulligan said this week she's been kept from attending session in Springfield so far this year because she's having regul...
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State budget or not, schools not counting on fundsFeb 15, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Even as Gov. Pat Quinn unveils his budget proposal Wednesday, suburban schools owed millions of dollars by the state continue to make their own spending pl...