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CHICAGO -- Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation that allows Illinois servicemembers who have been injured abroad to apply for $5,000 grants. The legislation is effective immediately. The grants come from the donation-based...
Gov. Quinn was joined by Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Director Marc Miller and Pike County Farm Bureau President Terry Rush at Blue River Farm near Pittsfield, according to a press release from the governor's...
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has signed an order establishing a state public health advocate. Quinn says the advocate will help improve public health through education. He signed the order at a Chicago hospital as part of American...
By about the 17-minute mark of the second period, the fans couldn't even bring themselves to boo. They just sat there in stunned silence as the Chicago Blackhawks, outshooting the woeful hosts 14-3 at one point in the period,...
Emmett Till In 1955, fourteen year-old Emmett Till traveled from Chicago to Money, Mississippi, to visit his cousins. He returned home in a casket, his body distorted almost beyond recognition. As punishment for whistling at...
As a former U.S. attorney, governor of Illinois and 9/11 commission member, I am keenly aware that the safety and security of our families, our cities, our state and our country is always our first priority. We are a nation at...
Washington Post The twisted tale of Thomson prison begins in 1988 Chicago Daily Herald AP AP SPRINGFIELD - A healthy dose of political irony is unfolding in rural northwestern Illinois over Thomson prison and the push to put...
"We went through an incredible month here battling H1N1, concussions to major players like (Sheldon) Souray, (Steve) Staios and (Ales) Hemsky. A couple of the players we implemented from the grit and balance standpoint in J-F...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Senate voted on Saturday night to move an overhaul health care reform bill forward. U.S. state of Illinois expects more federal money for health care CHICAGO, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) --...
"(T)his is not about Mr. Burris; it is about the integrity of a governor accused of attempting to sell this United States Senate seat. Anyone appointed by Gov. Blagojevich cannot be an effective representative of the people of...
