Mike Riopell
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Farnham pleads not guilty on child porn chargesJun 03, 2014 1:01 am - Former state Rep. Keith Farnham pleaded not guilty in federal court Wednesday to child pornography charges. The Elgin Democrat stepped down from his spot in the Illinois...
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Pelosi to appear with SchneiderJun 03, 2014 1:00 am - U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will visit Chicago Wednesday to appear with U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider and other Illinois Democrats running for Congress. The visit...
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Dold, Schneider engage over VA wait timesMay 30, 2014 5:00 am - The scandal brewing at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs over veterans' health care has made it to the suburbs' highest-profile race for Congress. Republican Bob D...
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Illinois budget: Promise kept or procrastination?May 30, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - State lawmakers have nearly completed approving a spending plan that puts off big questions about the state's financial future and how much its residents s...
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Duckworth says VA chief should goMay 30, 2014 1:01 am - Political Editor mriopell@dailyherald.com U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, a Hoffman Estates Democrat and former assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs...
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Cook County pension plan faces possible final voteMay 29, 2014 1:01 am - Political Editor mriopell@dailyherald.com SPRINGFIELD - State lawmakers Wednesday set up a final vote over whether Cook County can cut its workers' pension benefits and ...
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Quinn got neither of two stark budget optionsMay 28, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn stood before lawmakers and cameras two months ago to present a budget plan portraying the state's financial future as a stark and clear decision between t...
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Noland leads new millionaires tax chargeMay 28, 2014 1:01 am - Springfield - State Sen. Mike Noland, an Elgin Democrat, has become the top Senate supporter of a plan to ask voters whether millionaires should pay more in income taxes...
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State Senate OKs Cook County pension cutsMay 27, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate Tuesday approved a plan Democrats hope could save Cook County's retirement funds from insolvency but that Republicans worry could lead ...
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Why Madigan can't get votes for tax hikeMay 23, 2014 5:00 am - Just a little more than three years after the January night when Democrats voted to raise income taxes until Jan. 1, 2015, Gov. Pat Quinn and Democratic leaders are havi...