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3 hrs ago | Guns and Ammo

Illinois Concealed Carry: Prosecutors Give OK While Governor Delays

Gun owners rally at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill., in favor of concealed carry during Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day on March 6, 2013.

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Related Topix: Guns, Illinois Government, Springfield, IL, Pat Quinn, US Governors

7 hrs ago | Seattle Times

Chicago's next US attorney faces urgent dilemma

Chicago's next U.S. attorney faces a dilemma sprung from the twin evils bedeviling America's third-largest city.

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Related Topix: Prison, US Politics, Senator Mark Kirk, US News, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Bobby Rush, Senator Dick Durbin, Illinois Government

7 hrs ago | Reno Gazette-Journal

More patients getting lab-grown body parts

By the time 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan finally got a lung transplant last week, she'd been waiting for months, and her parents had sued to give her a better chance at surgery.

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Related Topix: Kidney Cancer, Health, Medicine, Surgery

7 hrs ago | Bureau County Republican

BCR judged best in the state of Illinois! in Princeton, IL

The Bureau County Republican's Editorial and Advertising Departments pose for a photo with the trophy they brought home, designating the newspaper as the best in the state of Illinois in its circulation division.

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Related Topix: Princeton, IL, Bureau County, IL, Tonica, IL, Springfield, IL

11 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Illinois AG Lisa Madigan asks SCOTUS for second concealed carry appeal extension

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has asked the United States Supreme Court for another extension, calling this one a "second and final thirty-day extension" on the conceal and carry issue.

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Related Topix: Illinois Government, US News, US Supreme Court, Elena Kagan, Pat Quinn, US Governors

15 hrs ago | ClickOnDetroit

Rent-a-chicken business hatches in Traverse City

Suitor and her husband, Mark, loan hens from spring until the warm weather fades, as late as Thanksgiving.

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Related Topix: Weather

19 hrs ago | Accuracy In Media

Former Obama adviser Bill Daley exploring Illinois Gov. bid

Bill Daley's family has been a constant presence in Chicago and the state of Illinois for decades, with both his father and brother serving as mayor of Chicago at some point in time.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Barack Obama, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Illinois Government, Pat Quinn, US Governors

23 hrs ago | Chronicle.com

Transitions: Noted Librarian at U. of Michigan Moves to U. of...

John P. Wilkin , an associate university librarian at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, will become dean of libraries and university librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on August 16. Mr. Wilkin directs the Michigan library's information-technology and publishing divisions and the university press.

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Related Topix: Libraries, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Penn State University Park, Pennsylvania State University

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Free Republic

2014 Gubernatorial Races: An Early Take - Part 5 [Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio]

If ever there was a region where incumbent Republican governors can experience the great GOP gubernatorial apocalypse, it is the upper Midwest.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Schwarz, Representative Mark Schauer, Democrat, Illinois Government, End Times, US Governors, John Kasich

The Times

Illinois pension fight shows Democratic leader differences

As lawmakers strain again this week to find a fix for the state's $97 billion pension crisis, the stalemate between House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton highlights the evolving relationship between two powerful Democratic friends who've seldom had such a prolonged disagreement on such an urgent issue.

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Related Topix: Illinois Government, Pension, Personal Finance, US News, Pat Quinn, US Governors, Rod Blagojevich

The Huffington Post

Illinois Gay Marriage Protest: Mike Madigan's Office Site Of Marriage Equality Rally

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan speaks at a news conference Friday, June 14, 2013, in Chicago.

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Related Topix: Illinois Government, Gay/Lesbian

Bajan Reporter

Filmmakers travel to uncover steelpan communities in six countries

" The time has come and we are ready to make this happen ," says British award-winning director Keith Musaman Morton, as he raises a picture of a rusted steelpan.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, United Kingdom, Travel, United Kingdom Travel, Europe Travel

Lincoln Daily News

Illinois grain prices in country elevators

This is Friday's report of the grain prices and trends, prepared by the USDA and the Illinois Department of Agriculture.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, United States Department of Agriculture, US News

Sat Jun 15, 2013

Big News Network.com

Morris the cat runs for mayor of Mexican city - Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois Missouri News Sports

Our eNewspaper network was founded in 2002 to provide stand-alone digital news sites tailored for the most searched-for locations for news.

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Related Topix: Mexico, World News

The Post-Standard

Syracuse football receives verbal commitment from 2014 Illinois linebacker Colton Moskal

Syracuse received a verbal commitment on Saturday from Colton Moskal, a middle linebacker out of Lake Zurich High School in Illinois.

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OpEdNews

Gun-Happy Illinois Officials Take Law into Their Own Hands

Armed citizens like George Zimmerman who killed Trayvon Martin in Florida last year have been accused of vigilante justice--taking the law into their own hands.

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Related Topix: Pat Quinn, US Governors, US Politics, Representative Gabrielle Giffords, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Liberal Political News

Seattle Times

'M' or 'F'? Outdated IDs worry transgender people

Lauren Grey didn't think much about the gender recorded on her Illinois driver's license until she went to test-drive a new car.

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Related Topix: Transgender, Graphic Design, Arts

The Logan County Herald

Adams joins Prairie Engineers of Illinois, P.C.

Joe Adams of Clinton has joined Prairie Engineers of Illinois as a Professional Land Surveyor and civil engineer intern.

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Related Topix: Clinton, IL, Carbondale, IL, Engineering, Civil Engineering, Science, Lincoln, IL

National Public Radio

Illinois Pension Crisis: This Is What Rock Bottom Looks Like

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn called members of the Legislature back to work for a special session to help resolve the pension crisis.

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Related Topix: Pension, Illinois Government, Personal Finance, Pat Quinn, US Governors, Social Security, Retirement

Lincoln Daily News

In Illinois, driving for 99 cents per gallon

This week the U.S. Department of Energy launched the eGallon -- a quick and simple way for consumers to compare the costs of fueling electric vehicles vs. driving on gasoline.

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Related Topix: Department of Energy

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