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Robert D. Utiger, MD of Weston, died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family on June 29, 2008.

Navitas Energy, the Minneapolis-based company wanting to develop a wind farm near the city of El Paso, has told the Woodford County Zoning office it will relocate six proposed turbines it first planned to put ...

Students do better in private schools, according to common wisdom - and some well-regarded data now more than two decades old.

Cil Hauer, a kindergarten teacher at Neal Dow School for 25 years, was chosen Educator of the Year for 2008 by Beta Tau chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa.

The wife of radio legend Paul Harvey, Lynne Cooper Harvey died at her Illinois home Saturday morning after a year-long battle with leukemia, according to a statement from Harvey's office. via Free Republic

“I'm haven't seen it in the mirror yet, so I'm a little nervous”

FRED ZWICKY/JOURNAL STAR Bradley University freshman Danielle Creamer, 19, holds up a portion of the long locks of hair she lost after having her head shaved Wednesday. via Journal Star

“I feel like there has to be a purpose behind this awful tragedy. There has to be some good that has to come”

Shannon McCarty grew up wondering whether she had a special talent, because, unlike many other children, she didn't play soccer or learn karate or take a laundry list of enrichment classes. via Chicago Tribune

The Cambridge mission is to deliver its members the recognition and competitive edge needed to network and do business effectively. via Press Release News From 24-7 Press Re...

Ralph Martire, executive director of the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability and newspaper columnist, has been named the new keynote speaker at Wednesday's Money Smart 2008 seminar. via Herald News

“I just wanted to find someone who would eat and dance and have a good time and take pictures”

Issue date: 4/14/08 Section: Life Media Credit: Viktors Dindzans Sophomore Jackson Trugman poses next to one of many posters he hung around campus advertising for a date to his formal. via The GW Hatchet

“It (the new building) will be a place more accessible to students and will cause less traffic on Fourth Street”

Jarod Scherle , Resident Hall Association president, talks during Thursday's meeting about the upcoming Eastern baseball game, which is RHA day. via The Daily Eastern News

District court judge to speak at symposium James Holderman, chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern district of Illinois, is the keynote speaker at today's 17th annual NIU Law Review Symposium: ... via Northern Star

“This unexpected employment offer was an opportunity to further his professional career aspirations”

Lincoln Community High School Superintendent Dean Langdon has resigned. Langdon, who has been with LCHS for 13 years, will vacate his position effective June 30. via LincolnCourier.com

Wipe the dust off of your old axe and get those splintery drumsticks out of the closet, Tau Kappa Epsilon is hosting its first annual battle of the bands. via Northern Star

Greek is back! Oh how I love this show. Last summer I considered it a guilty pleasure but now that the second season is up and running, I'm coming out and saying it . via Cinema Blend News

Jane Cornell, 76, died at 10:36 p.m. Monday, March 3, 2008, at Koester Pavilion in Troy. via Alton Telegraph

“They go together at this stage of the game”

Students and local residents left candles, flowers and gifts to honor those killed on Feb 14 in a classroom shooting on the Northern Illinois campus. via Disaster News Network

“We're in the same state, we have the same experiences. DeKalb is only [a few] hours away - it's deeper than one person.”

More than 500 students gathered at the heart of the University of Illinois campus Monday night to offer words of support to a student body almost 175 miles away, to whom they will be forever linked after a ... via Chicago Tribune

“I met him a few times. He sure will be missed, but his fraternity house will help us all pull this together and get through it”

Half of the choir chairs at Newman Catholic Student Center were empty in this Illinois university town, where 20 hours earlier on Valentine's Day, five students were shot dead and more than 20 others injured ... via The Deerfield Review