Mike Riopell
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Buffalo Grove officer No. 2 at National GuardJun 11, 2013 1:53 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The Buffalo Grove man who led the Illinois National Guard efforts after Hurricane Katrina has been named its No. 2 officer. Assistant Adjutant General Rich...
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Roskam: Anti-theft tech could save Medicare moneyJun 10, 2013 9:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam says the same technology that credit card companies use to protect their customers from theft could help scale back Medicare fraud. ...
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New income tax proposal emerges in SpringfieldJun 07, 2013 5:15 am - SPRINGFIELD — The same day lawmakers left Springfield without a deal on pension reform, a suburban Democrat filed legislation to amend the constitution and potentially l...
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More federal flood help comes, but not for Cook CountyJun 06, 2013 8:25 pm - Local governments in some suburban counties will be eligible for federal money to cover most of their flooding costs after the federal government approved Thursday, but ...
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Rosemont gets help for Stephens center, seeks moreJun 05, 2013 3:35 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Rosemont Mayor Bradley Stephens said he’ll keep pushing to get more state financing to renovate the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. A massive economi...
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Tollway 'website of shame' targeting scofflaws gets boostJun 04, 2013 8:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Drivers who owe more than $1,000 in tollway fines could have their names posted to a “website of shame” to try to embarrass them into paying up under a pla...
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Dillard plans announcement for governor this summerJun 04, 2013 8:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — State Sen. Kirk Dillard, a Hinsdale Republican who lost his party's 2010 nomination for governor by just a handful of votes, says he's preparing for a summ...
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Quinn gets 30 more days on concealed carry proposalJun 04, 2013 7:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A federal court has increased the time Gov. Pat Quinn has to think over a plan to allow Illinoisans to carry concealed weapons. Lawmakers had faced a Satur...
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Concealed carry plan sent to Gov. Quinn has a mixed bag of rulesJun 03, 2013 2:43 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Individual suburbs wouldn’t get to set their own rules for carrying a concealed firearm under the plan lawmakers have sent Gov. Pat Quinn. And suburban gun...
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Jack Dorgan from Rosemont named Ill. GOP chairmanJun 01, 2013 12:15 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Rosemont village trustee and statehouse lobbyist Jack Dorgan was named the Illinois Republican Party’s new chairman Saturday, replacing Pat Brady of St. Ch...