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'Innocence Project' Not So Innocent? Prosecutors: Students Paid for...
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... they have evidence that shows Anthony McKinney, who has been serving time behind bars for 31 years, is innocent. (Illinois Department of Corrections) Thirty students from Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism Innocence Project spent three years ... Comment?
Family, Patriot Guard to escort soldier's body
... at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery. Army Private Najee Hull, of south suburban Homewood, may be heading back to Illinois to recover from gunshot wounds he suffered in the Fort Hood massacre. His mother, Yvonne, was with him at a military hospital ... Comment?
Local help available for those with Medicare questions
... to assist with enrollment in senior pharmaceutical assistance programs: Logan County -- Senior Services of Central Illinois, 1-800-252-2516 Senior Citizens of Logan County, 217-732-6132 [Text from file received from Area Agency on Aging for ... Comment?
Foreclosures dip 3 pct. in October from September
... rate for the 34th month in a row, followed by California, Florida, Arizona and Idaho. Rounding out the top 10 were Illinois, Michigan, Georgia, Maryland and Utah. Among cities, Las Vegas had the highest rate, the report showed. One in 68 homes there ... Comment?
N.J. at risk of economic calamity, study says
... to a new study by the Pew Center on the States. Others in fiscal peril are Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Rhode Island, the study authors warned. The states' "fiscal situations are widely expected to worsen even ... Comment?
Pagans Reach Out To Community At Workshop
Author: Nora Ibrahim Source: The Daily Illini (Univ. of Illinois) Title: PAGANS REACH OUT TO COMMUNITY AT WORKSHOP Pagans of the Champaign-Urbana area reach out to followers and non-Pagans alike to foster discussion of their faith - partially to ... Comment?
Youth About Business Announces its National Summer Business Camp Champion
Youth About Business , a 501 3 not-for-profit corporation that provides leadership training for youth in underserved communities, today announced that three high school teams from Texas, Illinois and New York will convene at the New York Stock Exchange to find out who will be the national champion of the 2009 YAB National Summer Business Camp ... Comment?
... Shelter organizers want to have it open by next month. Commission: Millions left in student loans CHICAGO -- The Illinois Student Assistance Commission says it still has $66 million for low-interest, federally secured loans to students for the ... Comment?
Illinois: Man sentenced to death
... girl kidnapped from her home 26 years ago -- a case that helped lead to landmark death penalty reforms in Illinois, including a moratorium on executions. Patricia Nicarico gasped and put her hand over her mouth as a bailiff announced that Brian ... Comment?
Herman withdraws his name for NMSU presidency
URBANA Richard Herman, former chancellor at the University of Illinois' Urbana campus, removed himself from consideration as the next president of New Mexico State University on Tuesday. Comment?
Homecoming is today for about 70 Peoria soldiers
PEORIA - About 70 Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers who served in Afghanistan over the last year are expected to return home today. Comment?
Governor Quinn Announces Comprehensive Agreement for CTA and Paratransit Fare Freeze
... Transit Authority and Pace paratransit services in 2010 and 2011. The agreement was made between the State of Illinois, the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Metra and Pace. "Access to affordable and reliable ... Comment?
Sides Stay Up to Speed on Illinois High-Speed Rail Plan
... to get an update on an application for federal money to bring high-speed rail service to the line. The meeting at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center was closed to the media but included Gary Hannig, secretary of the Illinois Department ... Comment?
GM moves to open new dealerships
... News reported Wednesday that at least a dozen wound-down dealers -- in places such as Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Colorado and Massachusetts -- have received the invitation. GM has spent the year reducing its dealer network in an effort ... Comment?
Illinois woman charged with murder after running down teen
Kane County authorities have charged a Streamwood woman with two counts of first-degree murder for allegedly using her car to crush an Elgin teenager. Comment?
American Indian storyteller presents 'Creation Story'
The ancient Native American tales of a master storyteller will spring to life this weekend during Dance in Concert 2009 at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Comment?
Bald Knob Cross landmark's makeover presses on
The makeover of an 11-story landmark cross in southern Illinois is in full swing. Comment?
... recovery. Chicago City Council members are scheduled to hold their final day of budget hearings today. * Thursday Illinois political docket: Daley talks about snow removal, CTA to vote on service cuts * Lacking business license, Flowers' new site ... Comment?
Foreclosures dip 3 pct. in October from September
... rate for the 34th month in a row, followed by California, Florida, Arizona and Idaho. Rounding out the top 10 were Illinois, Michigan, Georgia, Maryland and Utah. Among cities, Las Vegas had the highest rate, the report showed. One in 68 homes there ... Comment?
Cross endorses McKenna - Plus: AP notices tea party debate
... I'm trying to relax these days, it seems that another political commercial for a candidate running for governor of Illinois appears. There's a Republican candidate running a spot about the "Culture of the Hair" in Illinois. A Blagojevich-type wig ... Comment?