Mike Riopell
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Quinn, Rauner differ on Ebola restrictionsOct 27, 2014 1:01 am - Republican challenger for governor Bruce Rauner is raising the specter of Ebola in his campaign against Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn with a week to go before Election Day. ...
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Quinn, Rauner not so different on some issues, despite adsOct 26, 2014 7:45 am - When Winnetka Republican Bruce Rauner decided to tie a push for term limits on state officials to his campaign for governor, his message was clear: He wanted to be the c...
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Next Illinois governor faces tough decisionsOct 24, 2014 5:00 am - As the candidates for Illinois governor make their final pitches to voters with two weeks to go until Election Day, it's clear the winner faces four years littered with ...
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Lawmaker: Controversial school funding plan won't move soonOct 23, 2014 1:01 am - The suburban Democratic state lawmaker who controls the fate of a controversial school funding proposal that has scared superintendents throughout the suburbs says she w...
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Sun-Times reporter quits over paper's handling of storyOct 22, 2014 1:00 am - The Chicago Sun-Times' longtime Capitol bureau chief has resigned after the paper put him on leave following a tough story about Republican candidate for governor Bruce ...
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Quinn, Rauner give voters feisty last look in final debateOct 20, 2014 1:00 am - The debate Monday night between Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican challenger Bruce Rauner ended a rough-and-tumble series of televised meetings with a feisty fina...
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Former U.S. attorney to look into Rauner-reporter controversyOct 18, 2014 1:01 am - Chicago Sun-Times Capitol bureau chief Dave McKinney has hired former Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Collins to look into whether Republican Bruce Rauner's campaign for...
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GOP puts big money into 5 suburban racesOct 17, 2014 5:30 am - With the election 20 days away and in-person early voting starting Monday, tallies of campaign spending reveal where the toughest legislative battles are being waged in ...
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Kirk: Ban travel to U.S. from western AfricaOct 17, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk Friday said he backs a ban on travel to the U.S. from certain western African countries in order to avoid the spread of Ebola here. After being shown...
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Quinn doesn't stand by tax-extension timetableOct 14, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn Tuesday declined to repeat his assertion he'd try to extend the state's 2011 tax increase in the weeks after the November election. Asked directly about h...