Mike Riopell
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Kirk: 'Russia should pay a significant cost' over plane crashJul 18, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk on Friday urged strong economic retaliation by the U.S. against Russia after the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet over Ukraine. The...
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Quinn signs law barring double dipping on transit boardsJul 16, 2014 1:01 am - Political Editor mriopell@dailyherald.com Gov. Pat Quinn Wednesday signed a law barring CTA board members from holding other government work and further clarifying that ...
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Republicans have some catching up to do in suburban races, monetarily speakingJul 15, 2014 1:01 am - Political Editor mriopell@dailyherald.com Incumbent Democrats in the suburbs' three biggest races for Congress are heading toward November with sometimes sizable cash ad...
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Quinn and Rauner both just say no to legalized potJul 11, 2014 5:00 am - Retail sales of marijuana for recreational use began in Washington state this week, not long after an Illinois Supreme Court decision led many to view our state's alread...
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Roskam: Federal money could push Kerr-McGee cleanup forwardJul 11, 2014 1:01 am - Political Editor mriopell@dailyherald.com The U.S. House has approved money to push forward on the decades-long pollution cleanup at the site of the former Kerr-McGee fa...
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Democrats offer pushback against Hobby Lobby rulingJul 09, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Reps. Brad Schneider of Deerfield and Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Estates are among the Democrats nationally behind legislation aimed at upending the effects of the ...
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Singer Pat Boone backs suburban RepublicanJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - Political Editor mriopell@dailyherald.com Legendary singer Pat Boone, famous for hit songs in the 1950s and 1960s, praised Republican Larry Kaifesh of Carpentersville fo...
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Durbin: 'A lot at stake' if road fund dries upJul 07, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin warned Monday that road projects could be delayed or come to a halt in a month if lawmakers let a federal fund run out of money. Federal money pays...
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Madigan won't defend Lake County election commissionJul 03, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office will drop its defense of a controversial plan to take election-running powers from the Lake County clerk and create a new...
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Ruling deals big blow to teacher retirement cutsJul 03, 2014 1:00 am - An Illinois Supreme Court ruling Thursday casts serious doubts on whether sweeping retirement benefit cuts for teachers and state workers will ever become reality. But a...