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Caterpillar Drops Boy Scouts Support Over Gay Ban
(CHAMPAIGN, Ill.) — Caterpillar Inc. is no longer giving money to the Boy Scouts because the organization discriminates against homosexuals, a spokeswoman for...
Ill. Passes Nation’s Toughest Fracking Regulations
Illinois lawmakers approved a measure Friday to create the nation's strictest regulations for high-volume oil and gas drilling
Ill. House Approves Guns Plan Opposed by Governor
(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — Gun owners could carry concealed weapons in Illinois, the last state in the nation to prohibit it, under legislation that swept through the...
Illinois State Police: 5 Killed in I-70 Van Crash
(ST. LOUIS) — Authorities say a van carrying church members returning from a California religious gathering careened off of a southern Illinois freeway and...
Why is Texas Governor Rick Perry in Illinois?
Like an aging rocker, Texas Governor Rick Perry is currently on the 2013 I'm Coming For Your Jobs tour across America. His first stop: California a couple months...
Illinois Representative Compares Gun Control to Castration
"You folks in Chicago want me to get castrated because your families are having too many kids."
Robin Kelly: Who Is the Bloomberg-Backed ‘Gun Control Candidate’ of Chicago?
If the maxim "all politics are local" is true, then maybe Democrats in Illinois' 2nd Congressional District need reminding. On Tuesday, voters in a primary here...
Jesse Jackson Jr. Pleads Guilty to Federal Conspiracy Charges; Wife Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
The former Illinois congressman and son of a civil rights crusader pleaded guilty on Wednesday to federal conspiracy charges, bringing what's likely a grim end...
Bloomberg Picks Gun Control as Key to Illinois Special Election
Robin Kelly, a former Cook County Administrator, gets a big boost from a billionaire for being on his side on the gun control debate.
Why Illinois is Going Bankrupt
Squeezy the Pension Python has his grip around the Land of Lincoln.
The College Football Top 25 – As Ranked By Academics
The New America Foundation looks at how a team's academic performance measures up to that of the student body
Google Joins Fight to Save Nearly 3,000 Endangered Languages
With nearly half of the world's 7,000 or so languages threatened by extinction, the Google-sponsored Endangered Languages Project is hoping to gather the efforts...
In Illinois, It’s Joe Walsh vs. the Other Joe Walsh
“This is not about him,” guitarist Joe Walsh clarified to the Associated Press after he endorsed Tammy Duckworth, the opponent of Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh,...
Why the eBay of Russia Is Based in…Skokie, Illinois?
If you were asked to name a place that’s the complete opposite of Russia, you might conceivably answer Skokie, Illinois. But you’d be wrong, because it’s the...
Illinois Mega Millions Winners Revealed: They’re Real, and They’re Adorable
What could a three-dollar investment get you in this world?
Victorious in Illinois, Mitt Romney Runs Up His Margins
It's almost over. That was the message from Illinois on Tuesday night, where Mitt Romney scored another commanding primary victory, outpacing his rivals for the...
