Mike Riopell
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Democrats launch hearings into Breuder dealFeb 11, 2015 12:00 am - Democrats will launch a series of Illinois Senate hearings into public college president salaries and perks following the $763,000 severance package the College of DuPag...
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Rauner executive order takes aim at unionsFeb 09, 2015 12:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner Monday signed an executive order declaring state workers don't have to pay fees to support union bargaining if they're not in the union, a move labor o...
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Chris Christie event in suburbs nearly sold outFeb 09, 2015 12:00 am - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's planned visit to Rolling Meadows Thursday is set to break an attendance record for the Republican event he'll headline. As of this morni...
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State funds running out for court reportersFeb 07, 2015 10:00 pm - Illinois is set to run out of money at the end of March to pay court reporters, creating the potential for “havoc” in local courts, one suburban judge said. The budget c...
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Nearly 32,000 Illinois school children unvaccinated for measlesFeb 06, 2015 12:00 am - In the 2013-14 school year, 98.3 percent of school-aged children were immunized for measles, leaving about 31,774 statewide who have been granted an exemption from getti...
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DCFS proposes new vaccination rules for day care centersFeb 06, 2015 12:00 am - The state agency that regulates day-care centers wants each facility in Illinois to have rules about what immunizations its staff must have, a spokesman said. The propos...
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Rauner aide: Quinn could have eased day care crisisFeb 05, 2015 12:00 am - Lawmakers of both parties say they want to shore up a state-subsidized child-care program that ran out of money this week, but no solution has emerged. An aide to Gov. B...
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What did he mean by that? Lawmakers debate phrase from Rauner's speechFeb 05, 2015 12:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner's opener for his State of the State address Wednesday offered lawmakers a partnership to work with him, “solving problems together, listening and learn...
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Rauner details property tax freeze, but will it happen?Feb 04, 2015 12:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner took aim at property taxes Wednesday, rejuvenating his campaign call to freeze rising costs and saying local governments have to cut expenses to make i...
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Rep. Bill Foster: Opposing vaccines is wrongFeb 04, 2015 12:00 am - A week after a measles case was confirmed in the suburbs, U.S. Rep. Bill Foster spoke on the House floor Wednesday to criticize the idea that vaccinations should be opti...