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A passenger at the United Airlines counter in Chicago. United, which charges for checked bags, collects about $13 in fees per passenger, or 30 percent more than the industry average.

Two years after major surgery was halted at the Marion VA Medical Center, congressional leaders from the region say they hope help is finally on the way.

Members of Illinois' congressional delegation will be visiting a southern Illinois Veterans Affairs hospital to discuss with administrators there how its lingering troubles can be fixed.

A joint industry/government task force on NextGen implementation recently delivered its report, and at least one politician called it a "breakthrough." One key element at issue is whether air traffic control would shift from its legacy "first-come, first-served" protocol to one of "best-equipped, best served." General aviation leaders have spoken ...

Illinois Democrats whose votes helped squeak a health care reform bill through the U.S. House are wavering, illustrating just how big the challenge remains to get a final bill to the president's desk.

There was no shortage of drama at the nation's Capitol Saturday as House Democrats narrowly passed their final version of the health care reform bill -- and the Illinois delegation was right in the thick of it.

Concerned Women for America's President Wendy Wright is absolutely right with voicing serious concerns about the health care bill the House passed Saturday night.

Smart Girl Politics is featuring a list from Congressman Eric Cantor of the 69 U.S. Reps who reportedly remain "undecided" on the Pelosi health care plan.

A report out this week says there are still problems at the Marion V-A two years after major surgeries were halted because of a string of deaths attributed to poor care.

A new report from the inspector general in the Department of Veterans Affairs finds that the VA Medical Center in Marion, Ill., continues to be plagued by quality management and patient care problems some two years after a suspicious spike in the number of post-surgical patient deaths there.

There are candidates aplenty for statewide and congressional offices in Illinois' Feb.

A new report says the long-scrutinized Marion VA Medical Center continues to come up short on patient care.

The Oriental Garden remains a serene oasis in its 20th year in the vast Gordon Moore Community Park.

St. Clair County Board member Ed Cockrell, R-New Athens, plans to break the Democrats' stranglehold on countywide elected offices in next year's general election.

Legoland may be coming to downstate Illinois . Illinois officials are in talks with a European company over tax breaks that could lure a lego amusement park to the tiny town of Glen Carbon , just outside of St.

DENVER a ' Racing to come up with proposals to save higher education from a financial cliff, college presidents held a brainstorming summit Thursday at the state Capitol to come up with new ideas that all of them could support.

The political leaders with the influence to reshape the riverfront Arch grounds generally spoke well Friday of the new federal plan for its future.

Friday, Oct 23, 2009 *** UPDATE 1 *** The chairman of the St. Clair County Board just called to say that he and the Madison County board chairman requested this legislation two years ago out of concern that residents couldn't afford the high cost of the flood insurance.

A European company is quietly talking with Illinois officials about tax incentives to build a $200 million Legoland amusement park in the Glen Carbon area, the Post-Dispatch has learned.

The National Air Transportation Association issued the following news release: National Air Transportation Association President James K. Coyne today praised members of the U.S. House of Representatives for addressing the Obama Administration's intention to implement a new funding mechanism to supplement the Airport and Airways Trust Fund in the ...