Mike Riopell
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Medical marijuana to be sold legally in suburbs 'very shortly'Oct 22, 2015 1:00 am - More than two years after lawmakers approved the landmark law, sales of medical marijuana to sick Illinoisans will begin “very shortly,” the program's director says. So ...
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Roskam, Clinton clash at Benghazi hearingOct 22, 2015 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, a Wheaton Republican, clashed with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a daylong hearing Thursday centering on the 2012 terrorist attack...
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Rauner gets GOP support after former governors' criticismsOct 20, 2015 1:00 am - Some Republican lawmakers meeting at the state Capitol defended Gov. Bruce Rauner from critical comments that have come from two respected party leaders, former Govs. Ji...
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State could give suburbs loans during budget impasseOct 20, 2015 1:00 am - As the state budget battle continues, Illinois is unable to send communities their shares of motor fuel taxes collected since July 1. But maybe those towns could get a l...
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Laura Murphy's first Senate day includes Rauner meetingOct 20, 2015 1:00 am - State Sen. Laura Murphy started at the Capitol Tuesday in the midst of a historically long budget stalemate, and her first day included a meeting with Gov. Bruce Rauner....
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State owes suburbs millions in gambling taxesOct 19, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois gamblers lost more than $227 million to machines at bars, restaurants and gas stations in the first 90 days of the state budget impasse, but local governments h...
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A former Cubs prospect, Jesse White learned from Ernie BanksOct 18, 2015 7:30 am - When Secretary of State Jesse White was a young Chicago Cubs prospect in the early 1960s, legendary slugger Ernie Banks would hold court at spring training dinners with ...
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Clinton, Bush raise big bucks from IllinoisansOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - Democrat Hillary Clinton has raised the most money from Illinoisans among presidential candidates by far, and former Republican Gov. Jeb Bush has fared the best here amo...
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Could Hastert secrets emerge? 'It could clearly happen'Oct 15, 2015 1:00 am - A former assistant U.S. attorney says a guilty plea by former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert likely would be an attempt to keep secret the circumstances behind the ac...
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Duckworth raises big money; Kirk has more in the bankOct 14, 2015 1:00 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Estates led Illinois Senate candidates in fundraising for the third quarter of the year, according to numbers provided by...