Mike Riopell
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Downers Grove mayor takes Senate seatDec 02, 2010 11:34 am - SPRINGFIELD -- Downers Grove Mayor Ron Sandack began serving in the Illinois Senate Tuesday, weeks after being appointed to replace incoming DuPage County Board chair Da...
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Future firefighters, police could see pensions reducedDec 02, 2010 11:16 am - SPRINGFIELD -- Yet-to-be hired suburban police officers and firefighters could be looking at fewer pension benefits when they retire under a plan moving through the Gen...
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Once accused of murder, Hobbs argues against death penaltyNov 30, 2010 6:20 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- If he could be wrongly accused, so could others. That's the argument against the death penalty given by Jerry Hobbs, recently exonerated after being impr...
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Gambling expansion gets initial supportDec 02, 2010 11:34 am - SPRINGFIELD -- A panel of Illinois senators Tuesday gave initial approval to a massive gambling package that would allow Arlington Park to have slot machines and cause f...
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Civil unions pass Illinois House; Senate president supports measureDec 01, 2010 12:54 pm - After waiting years for a political climate that would generate enough support, gay-rights activists won one of their biggest fights in history Tuesday when the Illinois...
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Lawmakers talk about taking free transit rides from seniorsNov 30, 2010 5:37 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A proposal to take free mass transit rides away from Illinois seniors might be finding some new life among lawmakers. State Rep. Suzanne Bassi's plan to o...
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Some clergy to support same-sex civil unionsNov 30, 2010 5:37 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Gay-rights activists plan to trumpet the support of some members of the clergy in a last-minute push to get approval for same-sex civil unions in Illinoi...
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Exempt casinos from smoking ban?Nov 28, 2010 10:36 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Almost three years since Illinois' indoor smoking ban took effect, the push is on again to allow gamblers to light up in casinos. Illinois casinos' reven...
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Future of Blagojevich's papers in Quinn's handsNov 23, 2010 10:12 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Rod Blagojevich left the governor's office nearly two years ago, but many of the papers documenting his administration are still there. When a governor le...
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Suburban lawmakers offer little support for a tax increaseNov 21, 2010 8:21 pm - The votes of suburban lawmakers will undoubtedly have to be part of any solution to pull the state out of its financial disaster, but solid support for specific plans to...