Mike Riopell
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Duckworth to announce Senate bid MondayMar 27, 2015 1:00 am - Rep. Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Estates is set to announce a 2016 bid for U.S. Senate Monday, a source said, possibly setting the stage for a Democratic primary battle o...
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Lawmakers trying to figure out how to punish COD, exempt other schoolsMar 26, 2015 1:00 am - Lawmakers piled up a flurry of proposals after the controversy over a $763,000 severance package for College of DuPage President Robert Breuder, but some of them are goi...
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Suburban lawmaker's plan to decriminalize marijuana rejectedMar 25, 2015 1:00 am - A proposal to to decriminalize marijuana in Illinois has been snuffed out, at least for now. An Illinois Senate panel today rejected state Sen. Mike Noland's plan, which...
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Should all day care workers be vaccinated?Mar 25, 2015 1:00 am - Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno wants to require most day care workers to prove immunity to measles, mumps and rubella in order to work with children 6 years ...
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House OKs budget fix that covers day care, court reportersMar 24, 2015 1:00 am - The Illinois House has approved a plan to rescue a program to help low-income families pay for day care and cover the salaries of court reporters throughout the suburbs....
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Comptroller says 'time for new programs is over'Mar 23, 2015 1:00 am - State Comptroller Leslie Munger of Lincolnshire scrolled down a computer screen shortly after taking office to look at each of the state's more than 800 accounts. Picked...
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State budget mess prompts trial delays, layoffs at suburban courthousesMar 23, 2015 1:00 am - Trials are being delayed at suburban courthouses and court reporters are being laid off or furloughed as the state runs out of money to pay them. Local chief judges hav...
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Conservative push to back Rauner agenda on tap in suburbsMar 19, 2015 1:00 am - As the Springfield budget battle brews, conservatives are planning to put the pressure on in the suburbs. Americans for Prosperity, a national conservative organization ...
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Would harder to crush pills help curb drug addiction?Mar 18, 2015 1:00 am - Terri Bartlett of McHenry told lawmakers Wednesday her son would have been less likely to go down the path of the drug addiction that killed him if pills were harder to ...
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Keith Farnham's path from lawmaker to registered sex offenderMar 18, 2015 1:00 am - Former State Rep. Keith Farnham resigned his seat in the Illinois House a year ago Thursday, the day the Elgin Democrat is set to be sentenced in Kane County on federal ...