Mike Riopell
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Democrats could craft two budget choicesApr 30, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois House Democrats plan to make a state budget that assumes the 2011 income tax is made permanent as lawmakers face a deadline to craft a spending plan at the end ...
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Illinois income tax changes proposal failsApr 29, 2014 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — A push to change how Illinois collects income taxes and raise rates on people with larger salaries has failed for the year, putting to an end a monthslong ...
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Former state Rep. Farnham charged with possessing child pornApr 28, 2014 1:00 am - Former state Rep. Keith Farnham was charged Monday with possessing child pornography in a federal complaint that claims the Democrat traded lurid content online from his...
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Blagojevich makes one final campaign donationApr 18, 2014 5:00 am - More than a decade after he served in Congress and two years into his prison sentence, Rod Blagojevich's federal campaign account made its final donation this week. In c...
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Watchdog asks for Metra-inspired reformsApr 18, 2014 1:01 am - Political Editor mriopell@dailyherald.com Springfield - Illinois' legislative watchdog Friday outlined ethics reforms targeted at a Metra hiring scandal last year that l...
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Lawmakers clash over school funding with lower income taxApr 17, 2014 5:30 am - The Illinois State Board of Education released numbers Wednesday showing how much state money most school districts could lose if lawmakers don't renew the 2011 income t...
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GOP lawmakers deny they voted to steer $100 million to Obama libraryApr 17, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois House lawmakers moved Thursday to commit $100 million in state money to build President Barack Obama's official library in Chicago over the objections of at lea...
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Gambling proponent doesn't have a favored planApr 15, 2014 1:01 am - Political Editor mriopell@dailyherald.com The Democrat pushing for more gambling in Illinois says he's not yet picked whether to push forward with a plan just for a Chic...
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Del Mar, Cleveland will battle for Cook GOP postApr 15, 2014 1:01 am - Political Editor mriopell@dailyherald.com Cook County Republican Party Chairman Aaron Del Mar faces a challenge for the post from Chicago GOP vice chairman Chris Clevela...
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Kotowski: Rifle association not truthful about upcoming meetingApr 15, 2014 1:00 am - The Illinois State Rifle Association is urging its members to pack a suburban Democrat's town hall meeting Thursday even though the gathering isn't intended to have anyt...