Mike Riopell
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Quinn pitches flat $500 property tax credit, not income tax dropMar 26, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Pat Quinn Wednesday asked lawmakers who face tough re-election campaigns months from now to pick higher income taxes and a property tax break over ste...
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Local election results detail Rauner's sweep of suburbsMar 26, 2014 1:00 am - Township-level results show the extent of Republican businessman Bruce Rauner's suburban sweep in last week's primary election. State Sen. Kirk Dillard, a Hinsdale Repub...
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Link: Shelve Fox Waterway elimination plan for nowMar 25, 2014 1:01 am - Political Editor mriopell@dailyherald.com SPRINGFIELD - State Sen. Terry Link said Tuesday he'll shelve his plan to dissolve the Fox Waterway Agency for now in favor of ...
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Warrant shows search for child porn at Farnham's officeMar 21, 2014 1:01 am - A warrant for the search of former state Rep. Keith Farnham's Elgin legislative office shows authorities were looking for evidence of the possession of child pornography...
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Youth prisons warn about big cutsMar 21, 2014 1:01 am - Political Editor mriopell@dailyherald.com SPRINGFIELD - The leader of the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice said the agency would have to release more than 200 off...
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Madigan wants 3 percent added tax on millionairesMar 20, 2014 1:00 am - House Speaker Michael Madigan, a Chicago Democrat, wants Illinoisans who make more than $1 million per year to pay another 3 percent in taxes on that income. He proposed...
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Unions face big decision — how hard to back QuinnMar 20, 2014 1:00 am - Looking to November, Illinois public union leaders whose candidate narrowly lost on primary night won't have to pick between Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican bus...
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Rauner vs. Quinn: Seven issues where they will clashMar 19, 2014 5:30 am - The matchup between Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican businessman Bruce Rauner sets up a potentially historic campaign to the November election between two candid...
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Governor's race could be most expensive in historyMar 19, 2014 1:01 am - Political Editor mriopell@dailyherald.com The populist political battle between Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican businessman Bruce Rauner could create a cauldron...
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Voting smooth so far in the suburbsMar 18, 2014 5:30 am - Voting appears to be moving smoothly — if slowly — in the suburbs today as Republican primary voters face big decisions over who to nominate to go on to November. Cook C...