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Illinois House Speaker to Quinn: Sign Concealed Carry
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is urging Gov. Pat Quinn to sign legislation allowing the carrying of concealed guns.
Quinn, Lawmakers Plan Pension Talks Into July
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Pat Quinn and lawmakers are working on a new plan to solve the state's $97 billion pension crisis that involves forming a bipartisan committee and reconvening the Legislature again in July.
Motion to Allow Limited Swimming in Salem Reservoir Fails To Get Second
The Salem City Council will continue to ban swimming in the Salem Reservoir.
Salem Grade School Superintendent To Retire At End of 2014-15 School Year
The school board Monday night accepted Cartwright's letter of intent to retire.
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Patriots' Aaron Hernandez to Be Questioned About a Murder, Sources Say
Massachusetts investigators plan to interview New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez in connection with the murder of a man police call an "associate" of player No. 81, ABC News has learned.Hernandez's jersey number is 81.Hernandez has been uncooperative with police since the body of a 27-year-old man was foun ...
Slimy Substance Closes Lake Michigan Beaches
Officials remain baffled as to how a dark, slick substance that forced dozens of swimmers out of the water at a northwest Indiana beach mysteriously vanished. "They checked the beach, and they can't find any evidence of it," Indiana Department of Environmental Management spokesman Barry Sneed told ABC News. "[Authorities] figure i ...
Man Charged in Alleged Frontier Airlines Bomb Threat
Charges have been filed against a Colorado man accused of making threats onboard a Frontier Airlines flight last weekend.Mark Bote, 23, of Thornton, Colo., is accused of claiming he had a bomb in his backpack when he was aboard Frontier Airlines flight 601 from Knoxville, Tenn., to Denver on June 14.The plane was evac ...
Missing Chicago Student’s Family Conducting Own Search
The family of a University of Chicago student who vanished during a powerful storm last week was intending on Monday to review surveillance videos from restaurants, bars and shops near Lake Michigan, hoping for a glimpse of the missing man.Austin Hudson-LaPore, 20, a third-year biochemistry major from New Mexico, was ...
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Salem Meets New Baden in Gator Clsasic Thursday
Salem Southwest squad opens Gator Classic Thursday at New Baden.
SCHS Sports Physicals Coming in July
Partnership between SCHS and Salem Township Hospital means $25 physicals for Wildcat athletes.
Bruins Go Up 2-1 in Finals
Tuukka Rask turns aside 28 shots in keeping Chicago off the scoreboard.
Illini Reportedly Landing Transfer from OSU
QB Wes Lunt opted to leave Oklahoma State, but list of possible schools was restricted to Illinois and Louisville.
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Cubs' Alfonso Soriano Calls Out Closer Carlos Marmol
Carlos Marmol's run as the Chicago Cubs' closer in recent years has been up and down at best. After his latest blown save, one of his teammates, Alfonso Soriano, vo ...
Venus Williams Pulls Out Of Wimbledon
Venus Williams has withdrawn from this year’s Wimbledon due to a lower back injury.The 33-year-old Will ...
Rangers Want to Keep Jurickson Profar On the Field
Texas Rangers second baseman Jurickson Profar is one of the brightest/youngest hitting prospects in baseball, ...
Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki Doesn't Think Flopping Will Ever Go Away
Other than the actual games themselves, flopping is a major story line during the NBA playoffs once again. Da ...
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Magazine's Suicide-Themed Fashion Spread Causes Uproar
Vice, an online magazine known for its provocative take on the world, just unpublished a fashion photo spread called "Last Words," which had images of models reenac ...
Pay-by-Weight Airline Adds XL Class
The tiny airline that drew international attention for its pay-what-you-weigh policy is making accommodations ...
Study: Latinos Learn English Faster than Past Immigrants
Many who oppose high levels of Latino immigration argue that they don't assimilate fast enough because they h ...
11-Year-Old’s Hidden Camera Documentary Exposes School Lunch
It’s the documentary that audiences and film critics are eating up.In a covert six-month mission to exp ...
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Lil Wayne: "I Didn't Step on the Flag on Purpose"
Lil Wayne is responding to outrage over a behind-the-scenes clip that shows him stepping on the American fl ...
Brad Pitt Responds to Melissa Etheridge's Comments on Angelina
Breast cancer survivor Melissa Etheridge raised some eyebrows with her recent interview in the Washington Bla ...
Justin Bieber Cleared in Possible Hit-and-Run
Justin Bieber has been cleared in a possible hit-and-run accident involving a paparazzo Monday night.Bieber i ...
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