Mike Riopell
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Lombard trustee eyes House primary bidJul 23, 2013 12:34 pm - Lombard village Trustee Peter Breen Tuesday announced a Republican primary bid for the Illinois House that pits him against veteran state Rep. Sandra Pihos of Glen Ellyn...
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Quinn will sign boating safety bill inspired by child's deathJul 20, 2013 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Almost exactly a year after the boating death of Libertyville 10-year-old Tony Borcia, Gov. Pat Quinn plans to sign legislation Sunday that would take away...
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Cross won’t run for attorney generalJul 17, 2013 7:18 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois House Republican Leader Tom Cross of Oswego won’t run for attorney general, saying Democrat Lisa Madigan’s re-election plans have changed the “dyn...
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Cook County adds to list of banned gunsJul 17, 2013 10:00 am - The Cook County Board Wednesday voted to ban the sale of guns to people under 21, restrict how people with children at home store their ammunition and add firearms to it...
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As deadline looms, few suburbs ban assault weaponsJul 17, 2013 5:30 am - With just a few days to go before they’ll no longer have the option, suburban leaders have largely declined to enact assault weapons bans, leaving future decisions on th...
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Schneider’s fundraising behind Dold’s in second quarterJul 15, 2013 3:46 pm - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, a Deerfield Democrat, reported raising nearly $385,000 in the second quarter of the year toward his first re-election bid for Congress. That’s ...
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Kotowski wants to ban guns in places of worshipJul 15, 2013 10:31 am - SPRINGFIELD — Even before Illinois’ concealed carry law has been fully implemented, state Sen. Dan Kotowski, a Park Ridge Democrat, said he’ll be trying to ban loaded gu...
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Downers Grove Republican to take on DurbinJul 15, 2013 8:13 am - SPRINGFIELD — Downers Grove Republican Doug Truax said Monday he wants to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin in the 2014 Senate race. Truax is a businessman who ha...
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Parke: Illinois ‘caught up’ on abortion lawJul 11, 2013 10:37 am - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a law requiring doctors to tell minors’ parents if they want an abortion enacts legislation championed by f...
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Dold touts fundraising totals in 10th district bidJul 10, 2013 5:30 am - Aiming to return to Congress, Republican Bob Dold of Kenilworth says he’s raised more than a half-million dollars for his rematch next year against 10th District Democra...