Mike Riopell
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After Orlando, Kirk asks FBI for Chicago Pride Parade security helpJun 15, 2016 1:00 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk has sent a letter to an FBI official asking for assurances Chicago's Pride Parade this month will be kept safe “in the wake of the Orlando massacre.”...
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Dold calls for gun control; Schneider respondsJun 14, 2016 1:00 am - The attack on Orlando's Pulse nightclub has rekindled a spat between Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Dold and Democrat Brad Schneider over guns after Dold reiterated his suppor...
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Illinois lawmakers react to Orlando attacksJun 13, 2016 1:00 am - The Orlando attacks dominated political conversations Monday, and the Daily Herald asked local members of Congress "what specific state or federal policy proposals will ...
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Rauner promotes new top aide famous for war of wordsJun 10, 2016 1:00 am - As state lawmakers continue to work in secret to craft a compromise to end their budget war, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner has promoted to chief of staff a top aide known...
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Clinton leans on Park Ridge roots, but is it Hillary territory?Jun 09, 2016 5:22 am - Park Ridge's newest park opened last month, just days before one of the city's most famous former residents all but clinched the Democratic nomination for president. Hil...
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Lawmakers miss two paychecks so far during budget warJun 09, 2016 1:00 am - State lawmakers and top elected officials have missed their last two paychecks as the Illinois budget war continues, and they might not get their April payment until Jul...
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Kirk: Trump doesn't have 'temperament necessary' to be presidentJun 06, 2016 1:00 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, a Highland Park Republican facing a tough re-election fight in November, rebuked presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump Tuesday in harsh ...
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More suburban candidates join November election frayJun 02, 2016 1:00 am - The same day lawmakers in Springfield blew a key budget deadline for the second year in a row, a handful of suburban candidates signed up to mount challenges in previous...
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Democrat wants Illinois' top auditor to step aside during federal probeJun 01, 2016 1:00 am - A suburban Democrat has asked Illinois' top auditor to take a leave of absence following his acknowledgment that federal investigators have questioned him about campaign...
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Lawmakers end session with no school fundingMay 31, 2016 1:00 am - Republicans and Democrats who've spent months trading both bitter insults and competing ideas to fund Illinois schools blew a budget deadline late Tuesday and departed S...