Mike Riopell
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Details emerging on proposed pension dealNov 29, 2013 10:54 am - New details were released Friday on a proposed pension deal that would prorate the size of teachers’ and state workers’ yearly pension increases based on how long they w...
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Suburban GOP group endorses every governor hopefulNov 29, 2013 4:30 am - Picking a candidate for governor could be a tough choice for Republican primary voters. For evidence of that, look no further than Barrington. The Barrington Township Re...
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Deal on cutting pension benefits now needs votesNov 27, 2013 11:42 am - A bipartisan agreement among top state lawmakers to cut teachers’ and state workers’ pension benefits now has to be sold in a hurry to rank-and-file members ahead of a p...
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State candidates make it official as petition filing opensNov 25, 2013 8:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — After months of candidates announcing their plans to run for office, hopefuls began turning in thousands of petition signatures Monday to get on the March ...
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Oberweis announces third Senate runNov 22, 2013 5:11 pm - State Sen. Jim Oberweis, a Sugar Grove Republican, announced his third primary election bid for U.S. Senate Friday in a bare-bones online video that addresses some of th...
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Nybo joins race to succeed DillardNov 18, 2013 9:50 am - Former state Rep. Chris Nybo says he’s joining the Republican primary race to succeed Sen. Kirk Dillard in the Illinois Senate. Nybo will take on state Rep. Dennis Rebol...
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Editor's parents find their Washington, Ill., home in ruinsNov 18, 2013 9:00 am - WASHINGTON, Ill. — My parents' house is a crumbling, debris-filled shell with no roof, their Jeep is crushed and my dad's Ford Ranger is in a front yard across the stree...
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Roskam cleared in Taiwan trip investigationNov 15, 2013 1:04 pm - The U.S. House Ethics Committee Friday closed the investigation into Rep. Peter Roskam’s 2011 trip to Taiwan after months of review without recommending disciplinary act...
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Naturopaths meeting in Lombard, want to be licensed by stateNov 15, 2013 9:48 am - Illinois naturopaths, health-care providers who focus on natural healing methods, are having their first convention in Lombard starting Saturday as the group continues t...
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GOP hopeful in 11th district defends supporting Obama, BlagoNov 15, 2013 4:30 am - Republican businessman Bert Miller's entrance into the primary race that will decide who takes on Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster is his first run for office, but he's ...