Mike Riopell
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What concealed carry means for the suburbsJul 09, 2013 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — With the ability to carry concealed handguns soon to be a reality in Illinois, the suburbs have 10 days to decide if they want to put their own stamp on th...
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Fortner: Don’t count some raises toward pensionsJul 08, 2013 12:58 pm - SPRINGFIELD — State Rep. Mike Fortner told a panel of lawmakers Monday that end-of-career pay raises given to increase workers’ pensions shouldn’t count toward their ret...
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70 mph limit in suburbs could be up to countiesJul 05, 2013 5:00 am - If Gov. Pat Quinn eventually OKs a plan to raise the tollway and interstate speed limit to 70 mph, the final decision on how fast suburban drivers can go could end up in...
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Lawmakers set hearing over Metra severanceJul 03, 2013 2:08 pm - The day after Regional Transit Authority officials plan to question Metra Chairman Brad O’Halloran about a $442,000 severance package for the former Metra CEO, state law...
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Quinn: Let suburbs ban assault weaponsJul 02, 2013 10:11 am - Gov. Pat Quinn’s rewrite of legislation to allow Illinoisans to carry loaded weapons in public would reinstate the ability of larger suburbs to ban the ownership of so-c...
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Student loan rate doubles, but bigger bills not imminentJul 01, 2013 12:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Today's doubling of some student loan rates polarized suburban members of Congress, but graduates grinding through the working world to try to pay off thei...
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Lawmakers: Shake up RTA board appointmentJul 01, 2013 12:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Two suburban lawmakers are asking McHenry County leaders to open up their next pick for the Regional Transit Authority Board to new candidates instead of r...
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Couple: Supreme Court decision creates pressure hereJun 26, 2013 9:00 am - Gay marriage advocates say the U.S. Supreme Court's decision Wednesday to strike down the federal Defense of Marriage Act will have its most direct impact here only if I...
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Suburban lawmakers blast Metra chief's severance dealJun 25, 2013 7:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Angry about a $422,000 severance package given to former Metra CEO Alex Clifford, two suburban lawmakers said Tuesday the agency needs to find a way to abs...
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Former Illinois Supreme Court justice from Kane County diesJun 25, 2013 6:00 pm - Former Illinois Supreme Court Justice John Nickels, a farmer from rural Kane County who rose to the top of the state's legal field, died Monday at age 82, court official...