Mike Riopell
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Quinn wins backing from teachers whose pensions he cutJul 02, 2014 1:01 am - Months after Gov. Pat Quinn signed a controversial plan to cut its members' retirement benefits, the state's largest teachers union is backing him for re-election. The I...
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Oberweis wants to square off with Durbin seven timesJul 01, 2014 1:01 am - Political Editor mriopell@dailyherald.com Republican state Sen. Jim Oberweis wants Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin to agree to seven debates in their race for U.S. Sena...
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Suburbs see steep lottery sales growthJun 30, 2014 4:00 am - Every weekday on his way home from work, Maurice Shoots stops at the Car Spa Shell gas station and convenience store on Peterson Road in Libertyville to try his luck at ...
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Lake County mom wins U.S. Supreme Court caseJun 30, 2014 1:00 am - The Lake County woman whose name was on the major U.S. Supreme Court labor decision that struck a blow to public employee unions Monday said she's grateful and ready to ...
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Kirk Dillard: 'I'm ready to move on' from elected lifeJun 27, 2014 5:00 am - As Republican state Sen. Kirk Dillard of Hinsdale steps aside, he says he's doing more looking forward than back. His appointment to lead the Regional Transportation Aut...
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Roskam: Whip race 'was a regional issue'Jun 27, 2014 1:01 am - A week after losing his bid to become the No. 3 Republican in the U.S. House, Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton said his position as a Republican from a Democratic-leaning st...
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RTA start means Senate end for DillardJun 25, 2014 1:01 am - mpyke@dailyherald.com The start of state Sen. Kirk Dillard's term as RTA chairman will signal the earlier-than-expected end to his more than 20-year career in the Illino...
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New GOP chairman Schneider: Governor's race will be decided in Cook CountyJun 23, 2014 1:01 am - In the first month as the new chairman of the Illinois Republican Party, Tim Schneider of Bartlett has spent a lot of time outside his home in Cook County, traveling dow...
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Walsh back on air: 'I'm not going anywhere'Jun 20, 2014 1:01 am - Vowing "I'm not going anywhere," former U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh was back on the air Friday afternoon, a day after being pulled from his WIND 560-AM show for using racially c...
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Walsh will be back on the air tonightJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - Political Editor mriopell@dailyherald.com Former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh says he'll be back on the air tonight, the day after his 560-AM radio show was cut shor...