Mike Riopell
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Villa Park mayor to run for CongressAug 25, 2015 1:00 am - Villa Park Village President Deborah Bullwinkel will join the Democrats trying to replace U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth in Congress, she's set to announce today. She's a fir...
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State Rep. Sullivan won't run; two other Republicans leap inAug 24, 2015 1:00 am - State Rep. Ed Sullivan of Mundelein announced Monday won't seek re-election in 2016, making him the second suburban Republican to decide to end his Illinois House career...
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Heroin proposal heads back to lawmakers after Rauner's vetoAug 24, 2015 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner Monday rewrote a sweeping proposal aimed at curbing the heroin abuse that has plagued some suburbs in recent years, saying that while he supports much ...
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GOP targeting several suburban state Senate seatsAug 20, 2015 1:00 am - Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno says ousting a few suburban lawmakers will be priorities as her party tries to loosen Democrats' iron grip on the state Senate...
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Zopp: Cook decision not to endorse Duckworth a big victoryAug 20, 2015 1:00 am - Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Tammy Duckworth and Andrea Zopp made one of their first pitches to a statewide audience of party faithful today, the day after Cook Cou...
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Illinois GOP leaders rally around Kirk: 'He's our guy'Aug 19, 2015 1:00 am - Top state Republicans said they are behind U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk's re-election bid today as the first-term official skipped the GOP day at the Illinois State Fair. Kirk h...
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Rauner says he's staying out of endorsing presidential candidatesAug 18, 2015 1:00 am - No Republican presidential candidates will get an endorsement from Gov. Bruce Rauner anytime soon. National hopefuls can benefit from the connections and clout of a loca...
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Rauner open to schools paying more for teacher pensionsAug 18, 2015 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner said Tuesday he's open to suburban school districts paying more of the share of teachers' pension costs if the move is paired with some of his anti-uni...
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Democrat Noland says he'll run for CongressAug 17, 2015 1:00 am - Democratic state Sen. Mike Noland of Elgin said he will run for Congress in 2016, setting up a battle with Schaumburg businessman Raja Krishnamoorthi in the March 15 pri...
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Don't want to vaccinate your kids? Soon you'll need doctor's noteAug 16, 2015 5:30 am - A new law requires parents to get a doctor's note before claiming a religious exemption from getting their kids vaccinated, but the change won't affect students heading ...