Mike Riopell
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Office Depot will leave Naperville OfficeMax HQDec 10, 2013 8:17 am - Office Depot Inc. announced today the newly formed company will put its headquarters in Boca Raton, Fla., not at the existing OfficeMax offices in Naperville. That puts ...
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Sen. Kirk has gall bladder removedDec 09, 2013 11:57 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk had surgery to remove his gall bladder today and is recovering in the hospital, his office said. “This morning Sen. Kirk underwent a successful surg...
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Should state workers retire before pension law kicks in?Dec 07, 2013 10:00 pm - Big changes to Illinois' pension plans often come with talk of teachers and other state workers considering retiring early to try to avoid cuts, potentially leaving scho...
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Now that it's law, pension cuts fuel election campaignsDec 06, 2013 4:30 am - Political fallout from the General Assembly's vote Tuesday to cut public pensions is going beyond the Springfield Capitol to campaigns for the nation's Capitol in Washin...
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How Illinois' pension deal got doneDec 04, 2013 12:00 pm - State lawmakers' complicated differences of opinion over what to do about Illinois' $100 billion in pension debt dragged on for years, with new proposals often giving th...
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Lawmakers take no action on Office Depot tax dealDec 03, 2013 5:46 am - SPRINGFIELD — State lawmakers left the Capitol Tuesday without approving tax breaks for the new Office Depot Inc., raising questions about whether they’d be able to put ...
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Suburban lawmakers in both parties on both sides of pension reform voteDec 03, 2013 5:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers sent sweeping cuts to teachers' and public workers' retirements to Gov. Pat Quinn today, clearing the controversial issue from their age...
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Lawmakers get Arlington legislation movingDec 02, 2013 2:32 pm - SPRINGFIELD — State lawmakers began moving legislation intended to prevent massive cuts to the Arlington International Racecourse season by allowing gamblers to keep pla...
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Candidate filing ends for March primaryDec 02, 2013 12:04 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The deadline to file petitions to run for office came and went Monday with five incumbent suburban Republicans facing primary election challengers for Illi...
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Big pension vote could be Tuesday, but big debate likely firstDec 02, 2013 9:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Tuesday could be high noon for the highest-profile debate over Illinois' disastrous finances as lawmakers prepare for a possible vote on a plan to cut publ...