Mike Riopell
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State shutdown won't stop you from getting a driver's licenseJul 07, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White's office says his employees will continue to help people with driver's licenses and provide other services as the state begins it...
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Riopell: Social service leaders expect pain as state can't pay billsJul 02, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois is famous for its inability to pay its bills on time, and suburban agencies that care for the disabled, elderly and addicted are among those often left in the l...
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Could transit fare hikes follow budget impasse?Jul 01, 2015 1:00 am - Transit leaders say route cuts or fare hikes could be coming if Illinois sends their agencies less money in the next year. Lawmakers and Gov. Bruce Rauner are deadlocked...
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Lawmakers spar over their own pay while workers' pay in limboJul 01, 2015 1:00 am - Two suburban Republican lawmakers say they won't take a paycheck if state workers miss theirs later this month. But other questions about whose salaries will get paid ar...
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State government shutdown begins; 1-month budget on tableJun 30, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois has no means to pay its bills as of Wednesday, but legislative Democrats are pushing a one-month plan that would at least cover medical costs for the poor, send...
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What a state government shutdown would mean to youJun 28, 2015 7:45 am - Illinois government will keep the lights on Wednesday even if it can't immediately pay the electric bill. State police will stay on the roads. State parks will stay op...
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Cook County sales tax hike should be 'very last resort,' GOP leader saysJun 25, 2015 1:00 am - Tim Schneider of Bartlett, Illinois Republican Party chairman and a Cook County commissioner, says his opposition to a Cook County sales tax hike isn't meant to set an e...
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Rauner vetoes put governments in suburbs on noticeJun 25, 2015 1:00 am - Some suburban school districts say a property tax freeze “compromise” Gov. Bruce Rauner offered as he vetoed the state budget, though scaled back, would hurt education a...
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Rauner signs schools budget to avoid potential closuresJun 24, 2015 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner spared Illinois schools from a looming state government shutdown Wednesday, signing the state's education budget into law as a broader budget impasse w...
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Consolidation group wants government-cutting powers for all countiesJun 23, 2015 1:00 am - A statewide group led by Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti wants every county to have the same government-eliminating powers that Illinois lawmakers have given to DuPage Count...