Mike Riopell
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Anti-smoking advocates say $1 more for cigarettes will make state moneyJan 02, 2011 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — An American Lung Association report released Monday makes a case for a $1-per-pack increase in Illinois cigarette taxes. The association's report, conducte...
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Lawmakers prepare for a possible last-minute budget showdownDec 31, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The last time the Illinois General Assembly met, lawmakers spent a week voting on all kinds of hot-button issues from civil unions to legalizing medical ma...
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Illinois rings in new year with new lawsDec 30, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — If you want to own a pet monkey, you're out of luck in Illinois. A ban on new monkey ownership is one of hundreds of state laws that take effect Jan. 1. So...
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Police, firefighters will have to work longer for full pensionsDec 29, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn Thursday signed legislation that means new suburban police officers and firefighters will have to wait longer before they retire with full b...
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Legislature could vote next week to abolish death penaltyDec 28, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — More than 10 years after then-Gov. George Ryan halted the death penalty in Illinois for the time being, state lawmakers are preparing to debate whether cap...
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Downstate power plant expected to raise ratesDec 23, 2010 10:00 pm - Two sides are near the end of a sometimes-bitter battle over a downstate power plant that, if built, would mean higher electric rates in the suburbs even though it's hun...
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DuPage added to list of confirmed Jimmy John's salmonella casesDec 21, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Public Health has added DuPage County to the list of locales where someone has eaten at a Jimmy John's restaurant and tested pos...
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Illini applicant? You'll find our FridayDec 14, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The joy of launching into winter break is tempered by a bad case of nerves for many college-bound seniors as University of Illinois gets set to announce F...
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Kane County Republican official gets top GOP postDec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Republican Party's new co-chair says that as a Kane County resident and native of Mexico, she will try to help the party reach out to Hispani...
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Illinois wants shoppers to pay up on online taxesDec 12, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — While you're sitting at a computer doing your last-minute online shopping for the holidays, Illinois officials want you to keep something in mind: You owe ...