Mike Riopell
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Suburbs could pay more under graduated income taxMar 04, 2014 12:00 am - A growing campaign for a graduated income tax in Illinois could push more of the total tax burden onto some areas of the suburbs, where median incomes far outpace state ...
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Madigan urges issuing same-sex marriage licenses nowMar 04, 2014 12:00 am - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says her office will side with same-sex couples who sue to get marriage licenses before June 1. A federal court decision allowed f...
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Rauner spreading money around other candidates, groupsMar 03, 2014 12:01 am - As Winnetka businessman Bruce Rauner continues to pump more of his own money into his primary run for governor - including another $1 million Monday - he's also been spr...
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Duckworth, federal officials won't visit Paralympic GamesMar 03, 2014 12:00 am - The delegation of federal government officials led by U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth that was planning to go Sochi, Russia, for the Paralympic Games won't be making the trip,...
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Two weeks before Election Day, early voting startsFeb 28, 2014 4:30 am - If you've had enough, you can be done Monday. The ads. The sniping. The scandals that are tough to even understand. It can all be over. Traditional early voting in the...
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Governor candidates sharpen attacks on eve of early votingFeb 27, 2014 12:01 am - With a few days to go before early voting starts in Illinois, state Sens. Kirk Dillard and Bill Brady sharpened their attacks tonight at the first televised Chicago-area...
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Dillard gets retired teachers' backingFeb 26, 2014 12:01 am - State Sen. Kirk Dillard, a Hinsdale Republican, touted an endorsement Wednesday from the Illinois Retired Teachers Association, further looking to educators to help carr...
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Why do Illinois Republicans look to Indiana's Daniels?Feb 24, 2014 3:30 am - Trying to convince voters they can help fix Illinois' deep fiscal woes, most of the Republican candidates for governor look one state to the east and cite as a role mode...
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Will Democrats take Republican ballots March 18?Feb 21, 2014 3:30 am - The compelling Republican primary race for governor continues to dwarf anything happening on the Democratic ballot on March 18, so the question naturally arises whether ...
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Dillard gets $50,000 from teachers unionFeb 21, 2014 12:00 am - State Sen. Kirk Dillard, a Hinsdale Republican, received a $50,000 campaign donation from the state's largest teachers union after being endorsed by the group last week....