Mike Riopell
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Riopell: Candidates working Labor Day anglesAug 29, 2014 5:00 am - That the upcoming Labor Day weekend is the traditional start of the campaign season might be considered a joke by people who have been following Illinois politics, where...
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Vallas: Rauner budget plan means big schools cutsAug 27, 2014 1:00 am - Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Paul Vallas argued Republican Bruce Rauner's plans to let the state's income tax rate drop could lead to a lot of teacher layoff...
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Quinn vetoes 70 mph speed limit on tollways in suburbsAug 26, 2014 1:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn Tuesday put the brakes on legislation that would have raised speed limits on suburban tollways to 70 mph. The governor last year signed a law to raise spe...
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New law could shed light on transit employmentAug 23, 2014 1:01 am - The Regional Transportation Authority eventually will have to include on its website information about worker salaries and spending at Metra, Pace and the Chicago Transi...
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Rauner's term limits plan rejectedAug 22, 2014 1:01 am - Republican candidate for governor Bruce Rauner saw his showpiece issue permanently removed from November ballots Friday when the Illinois Supreme Court said it wouldn't ...
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Roskam hires wounded veteran in West Chicago officeAug 22, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, a Wheaton Republican, says he's hired an Army veteran who was badly injured in an Afghanistan explosion to work on veterans issues. Retired Sgt. ...
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Parents could be charged if kids drink in carAug 22, 2014 1:01 am - Parents who let their children drink alcohol in cars, boats and RVs could be charged with a crime under a new law approved by Gov. Pat Quinn Friday. It was already illeg...
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Rosemont gets smoking exemption for potential showAug 22, 2014 1:00 am - A new law would allow the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont to hold a tobacco trade show, a rare example of the state allowing an exemption to Illinois' i...
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Could online voter registration affect election outcome?Aug 21, 2014 1:01 am - Illinoisans started registering to vote online for the first time in June, and the daily tally of applications is beginning to grow. About 100 people apply every day now...
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Governor candidates don't agree on debates, eitherAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - After weeks of pressure from Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, Republican candidate Bruce Rauner agreed to eight forums and debates including one in Lake County, but the govern...