Mike Riopell
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Should car dealers be allowed to open on Sundays?Jan 01, 2014 10:00 pm - Jack Zimmerman thinks his employees need and deserve Sundays off. Zimmerman, the owner of Zimmerman Ford in St. Charles, is in a business where state law bans him from s...
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Illinois' new laws: No indoor tanning if under 18, cellphone rulesJan 01, 2014 5:30 am - Many state laws that take effect today were enacted months ago, and Illinoisans recovering from weeks of holiday celebrating might have forgotten about them entirely. Bu...
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Medical pot legal, but state needs time to write rulesJan 01, 2014 5:30 am - The state's first medical marijuana law officially takes effect today, but people with cancer, multiple sclerosis and other diseases will have to wait another year or lo...
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State politics in 2013: Year in reviewDec 27, 2013 4:30 am - When 2013 began, Democrats were looking at historically large majorities in Springfield. With a new year upon us, it’s a good time to ask: So what happened? The answer: ...
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Suburban Democrats targeted over graduated income taxDec 20, 2013 4:30 am - The Illinois arm of Americans for Prosperity, a national conservative advocacy group, is targeting a handful of suburban Democratic state lawmakers with video ads in its...
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Former state lawmaker David Regner diesDec 18, 2013 11:22 am - Former Republican state lawmaker and longtime Palatine Township supervisor David Regner died Tuesday. Regner was 82 and had battled a rare form of skin cancer. After los...
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Duckworth: Signing up for insurance took 8 hoursDec 16, 2013 1:25 pm - U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, a Hoffman Estates Democrat, said she’s happy with the health insurance plan she bought through the federal exchange but admitted she felt the ...
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The politics, money behind keeping HQs in suburbsDec 13, 2013 4:00 am - Two years ago this month, state lawmakers finalized a package of state and local tax breaks for Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp., answering the question about ...
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Local lawmakers divided on federal budget dealDec 12, 2013 4:00 am - A bipartisan collection of suburban federal lawmakers backs the latest federal budget deal struck in Washington, but others are waiting until closer to a possible House ...
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Kirk leaves hospital after gallbladder surgeryDec 10, 2013 12:00 pm - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk left the hospital today, a day after having surgery to remove his gallbladder. Kirk had been at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital since Saturday, whe...