Mike Riopell
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Child gets rare flu from pigs at DuPage County FairAug 01, 2013 2:45 pm - A child contracted a rare form of flu after handling pigs at the DuPage County Fair last month, the Illinois Department of Public Health said today. The case of H3N2v fl...
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Schakowsky: 23 privately funded trips since 2007Aug 01, 2013 5:30 am - U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, an Evanston Democrat, has taken 23 privately funded trips worth about $198,000 since 2007, far more than U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, who faces an e...
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Senger jumps into 11th District GOP race for CongressJul 29, 2013 12:36 pm - State Rep. Darlene Senger today formally announced her campaign for Congress. The Naperville Republican faces possible challenges in the March 18 primary election from p...
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Roskam faces House ethics probe over Taiwan tripJul 26, 2013 10:52 am - Lawmaker faces investigation over travel to Taiwan
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Quinn to OK controversial Lake County voting planJul 26, 2013 10:05 am - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn is planning to sign legislation Saturday that would take elections duties away from the Lake County Clerk, a new law that has created a loca...
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OfficeMax tax debate so far not like SearsJul 26, 2013 5:30 am - The great state debate a couple years back over whether to give big tax breaks to Sears Holdings Corp. to keep the retail giant in Hoffman Estates was a long and occasio...
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Daley: Let governor appoint some of Metra boardJul 25, 2013 10:41 am - Democratic candidate for governor Bill Daley wants to reorganize the Metra board, allowing the Illinois governor to appoint five of 11 members, he said Thursday. Daley a...
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Lisle man resigns job after failing to inspect ski lift, bouncy houseJul 24, 2013 6:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A Lisle man resigned from his state job after lying about inspecting a ski lift and bouncy house and leaving work early to go to side gigs as a vocal impre...
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Quinn signs law ending pension, health benefits for future transit boardsJul 23, 2013 6:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — On the heels of the ongoing Metra scandal, Gov. Pat Quinn Tuesday signed legislation that would take state health insurance and pension benefits away from ...
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Business coalition: Raise gas taxes for road repairsJul 23, 2013 4:00 pm - A coalition of business and labor groups wants to raise more money from gasoline taxes and vehicle fees to pay for the immense costs of keeping Illinois' roads from crum...