Mike Riopell
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Rauner will be GOP nomineeMar 18, 2014 1:01 am - Bruce Rauner spent the last year vilifying the Springfield establishment in his bid for the state's top office, and Illinois Republicans responded Tuesday, nominating th...
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Two Cook polling places will be open lateMar 18, 2014 1:01 am - Political Editor mriopell@dailyherald.com The polling places at West Park Fieldhouse in Des Plaines and Manor Park Fieldhouse in Glenview will stay open until 7:30 p.m.,...
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DuPage County is a major GOP primary focusMar 14, 2014 5:00 am - Campaign spending by conservative talk show host Dan Proft's Liberty Principles committee has exceeded $200,000 in two DuPage County Illinois House races, a huge amount ...
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Elgin legislator's home, office searched by federal officialsMar 14, 2014 1:01 am - Federal officials searched state Rep. Keith Farnham's Elgin legislative office and home Thursday as part of an ongoing investigation, but details about the probe remain ...
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Schneider pushes for unemployment benefits voteMar 11, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider Wednesday will push for a House vote on extending unemployment insurance benefits. The move would require signatures from a majority of members ...
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Brady hits Dillard over union backingMar 11, 2014 1:00 am - State Sen. Bill Brady criticized state Sen. Kirk Dillard's union backing in the governor's race Tuesday, saying Dillard should “come clean about what kind of deal he cut...
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Truax blasts Oberweis over pre-primary Florida tripMar 11, 2014 1:00 am - State Sen. Jim Oberweis is catching heat from his U.S. Senate opponent for being in Florida a week before Tuesday's primary election. Downers Grove businessman and polit...
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GOP primary for governor: Echoes of 2010 with twistMar 09, 2014 8:00 am - Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn's win of a full term for governor in 2010 stung for Illinois Republicans. It was a good election year for the GOP across the nation, and the go...
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Dillard begins TV ads in GOP governor raceMar 07, 2014 4:15 am - Public employee and teacher union support for state Sen. Kirk Dillard's campaign for governor has turned into TV ads with less than two weeks to go until the March 18 pr...
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Dillard gets AFSCME endorsementMar 05, 2014 12:01 am - State Sen. Kirk Dillard today won the backing of the state's largest state employees' union, giving him a trifecta of endorsements from Illinois' most powerful public se...