Mike Riopell
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Property tax freeze in doubt as Republicans call it a Democratic stuntMay 15, 2015 1:00 am - State lawmakers likely won't be able to approve a property tax freeze that Republicans called a Democratic political stunt being used to “embarrass” Gov. Bruce Rauner, w...
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Zopp will run in Senate primary against DuckworthMay 15, 2015 1:00 am - Chicago Urban League CEO Andrea Zopp will run for U.S. Senate in 2016, a spokesman said, setting up a primary race for the Democratic nomination with U.S. Rep. Tammy Duc...
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Pension ruling will hit suburbs' budgets, too, mayors sayMay 14, 2015 1:00 am - Suburban mayors say the Illinois Supreme Court ruling reversing broad state pension cutbacks also will hit local governments and could lead to tax increases or budget cu...
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Kirk's first ad tells his stroke recovery storyMay 14, 2015 1:00 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk focuses on his recovery from a serious stroke in the first TV ad of his re-election campaign. "As I learned to walk and climb again, I thought of our...
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DuPage mayors visit Springfield to oppose revenue cutMay 13, 2015 1:00 am - About 40 DuPage County mayors and local trustees descended on Springfield Wednesday to lobby lawmakers on the wide range of issues they say could have a big impact back ...
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Democrats call property tax freeze 'terrible,' set up showdownMay 12, 2015 1:00 am - Democrats Tuesday called a proposal to freeze property taxes "terrible" and "awful" but voted for it anyway to set up a showdown on the Illinois House floor in the comin...
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Will next pension fight lead to higher property tax bills?May 11, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan "remains interested" in making local school districts pay more toward teachers' pensions following last week's historic Illinois S...
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Remember Squeezy the Pension Python? Events from 2012 to Supreme Court decisionMay 08, 2015 1:00 am - Squeezy the Pension Python is dead. The orange, cartoon snake debuted in a 2012 Internet video commissioned by Gov. Pat Quinn in an effort to explain Illinois' mind-numb...
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State taxes went down, but will they go back up?May 07, 2015 1:00 am - Four months after your state taxes went down, one of the key questions in the debate over the next Illinois budget is whether they'll go back up. This week, Illinois Hou...
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Rauner's ideas to amend constitution in spotlight after pension cuts struck downMay 07, 2015 1:00 am - An Illinois Supreme Court ruling today striking down the state's pension-cutting law thrusts Gov. Bruce Rauner's ideas into the spotlight as the search begins anew for s...