Mike Riopell
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Election filing starts today in IllinoisNov 23, 2015 4:45 am - A full state budget hasn't been approved since before Illinois' last election, but candidates today will start running in the next one. Candidates for offices as high as...
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Rauner: State will prep loans for cash-strapped suburbsNov 23, 2015 12:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration said Monday it's preparing to make loans to communities and state vendors after legislation to send communities a long-delayed share o...
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Primary contests for Congress take shape. Who's running?Nov 23, 2015 12:00 am - Illinois contenders for U.S. Senate wasted no time trying to get on the primary election ballots today, and suburban races for the U.S. House are starting to officially ...
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4 state fines for underage gambling - all in MundeleinNov 20, 2015 12:00 am - In more than three years that video gambling machines have operated in Illinois bars and restaurants, four locations have been fined by the state Gaming Board for lettin...
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Local lawmakers split over refugee planNov 20, 2015 12:00 am - Suburban members of Congress largely split along party lines on legislation that could stop Syrian refugees from entering the U.S. for now. Republican Reps. Peter Roskam...
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Idea: What if state school funding formula died in 2017?Nov 19, 2015 12:00 am - In a year of blown state budget deadlines, an idea from a bipartisan group of rank-and-file lawmakers could create another flashpoint in the future. The proposal: As par...
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Republican lawmakers: Halt Syrian refugees for nowNov 17, 2015 12:00 am - A day after Gov. Bruce Rauner called for a temporary halt of Syrian refugees to Illinois, suburban Republicans in Congress say the U.S. should stop taking the refugees u...
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Rauner: No Syrian refugees coming to IllinoisNov 16, 2015 12:00 am - Days after the terrorist attacks in Paris, Gov. Bruce Rauner said Monday Illinois will temporarily stop taking in Syrian refugees. “We must find a way to balance our tra...
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Madigan, Rauner budget meeting postponed by funeralNov 14, 2015 12:00 am - A long-anticipated budget meeting will be delayed from Wednesday to next month after House Speaker Michael Madigan announced he couldn't attend because of a family funer...
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How Illinois senators reacted to Paris attackNov 14, 2015 12:00 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk pressed the Obama administration on its refugee policy after the Friday Paris attacks, while Sen. Dick Durbin praised U.S. intelligence efforts but w...