Mike Riopell
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Rauner won't say if suburbs, schools will take hit in budget fixMar 18, 2015 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner today declined to say whether an immediate state spending fix would come at the expense of schools' or suburbs' budgets. Suburban mayors say Rauner and...
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Foster 'seriously considering' Senate bid vs. KirkMar 17, 2015 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, a Naperville Democrat, says he'll take a good look at running for Senate in 2016 in a possible challenge to U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk. “I am seriously c...
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Highland Park mayor, Schneider in for a run at DoldMar 17, 2015 1:00 am - Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering says she'll run for Congress in the north suburbs, setting up a Democratic primary battle with former U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider of Deer...
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COD wants to meet with lawmakers about audit costsMar 13, 2015 1:00 am - College of DuPage officials want a meeting with state lawmakers and Illinois' top auditor about who will pay for an investigation into the college's operations. State la...
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Re-entry program for juvenile offenders faces budget crunchMar 13, 2015 1:00 am - A budget shortfall in the program that helps juvenile offenders re-enter the community is the latest addition to Illinois' list of urgent financial troubles. Gov. Bruce ...
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Rauner puts suburban lawmakers on mandate-cutting boardMar 13, 2015 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner has named a number of suburban officials to a committee aimed at consolidating some of Illinois' many government agencies and curbing state laws that c...
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Plan to let government pull notices from newspapers rejectedMar 12, 2015 1:00 am - An Illinois House committee Thursday rejected legislation that would strip the requirement that local governments have to publish certain legal notices in newspapers. Th...
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Judge: 'Impending sense of doom' could force state budget fixMar 12, 2015 1:00 am - Time is running out for lawmakers and Gov. Bruce Rauner to find a budget fix that will allow the state to keep paying for court reporters across the suburbs. The money f...
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Kirk, Durbin clash over Republicans letter to IranMar 10, 2015 1:00 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is one of 47 Republicans who signed a letter to Iranian leaders saying a nuclear deal the country works out with President Barack Obama's administrat...
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What might follow pension showdown at state Supreme CourtMar 10, 2015 1:00 am - A climax in the battle over teachers' and state workers' retirement benefits played out Wednesday when the Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments on the law to cut those...