Feds to buy Illinois prison even without detainees

2010-03-19T05:45:38Z

<div id="subtitle">Feds still plan to buy Illinois prison even if Guantanamo detainee transfers aren't approved</div><div><p>The Obama administration still wants to buy a prison in northwestern Illinois even if it's not used to hold Guantanamo Bay detainees.</p><p>A Thursday letter from the

Ill. high court: Hospital shouldn't be tax exempt

2010-03-18T19:15:32Z

<div id="subtitle">Ill. high court: Hospital doesn't provide enough charitable services to get tax-exempt status</div><div><p>The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that an Urbana hospital doesn't provide enough charitable services to qualify for a property tax exemption, a decision hospitals in Illinois worry could lead local governments to try to overturn other exemptions in a hu...

Midwest set for minor flooding on weekend rain

2010-03-18T15:46:55Z

<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - Rains and melting snow are expected this weekend to trigger more flooding in parts of Midwest, mainly in Iowa, Illinois and Missouri, adding to concerns over possible delays in spring seedings.</p><p>...

Illinois high court yanks hospital's property tax break

2010-03-18T12:45:38Z

<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - An Illinois hospital lost its property tax exemption on Thursday, ending a long-fought battle watched by nonprofit hospitals concerned about greater scrutiny of their charity care.</p><p>The Illinois Supreme Court

Dayton uses big second-half run, tops Illinois St

2010-03-17T19:30:19Z

<div id="subtitle">Big second half, rebounding carry Dayton to 63-42 first-round NIT victory over Illinois State</div><div><p>Chris Johnson scored 13 points and Dayton used a 19-1 second-half run to pull away and beat Il...

Rockford jobless rate nears 20 percent

2010-03-16T17:31:09Z

<div id="subtitle">Rockford jobless rate nears 20 percent; 11 of 12 metro area rates at 10 percent or higher</div><div><p>The greater Rockford area is just a few tenths of a point shy of an inglorious milestone: a 20 percent jobless rate.</p><p>Data released Tuesday showed none of Illinois' top 12 metropolitan regions are fairing well, but unemployment in the Rockfo...

Quinn is trying to sell tax increase to lawmakers

2010-03-16T16:34:19Z

<div id="subtitle">Gov. Quinn working to persuade lawmakers to back his plan for an income tax increase in Ill.</div><div><p>Lawmakers with spring vacation plans might have to rethink them if Gov. Pat Quinn gets his way.</p><p>Quinn suggested Tuesday that legislators skip their upcoming spring break and stay in Springfield to vote o...

Illinois St player charged with assault

2010-03-16T15:15:34Z

<div id="subtitle">Illinois St player Hill charged after alleged sexual assault, suspended from team</div><div><p>Illinois State has suspended a member of its men's basketball team after he was charged in an alleged sexual assault.</p><p>The McLean County Clerk's office says 22-year-old Bobby Hill was cha...

North Carolina, UConn lend big names to NIT field

2010-03-14T20:30:23Z

<div id="subtitle">Tar Heels picked for NIT field; Illinois, Arizona State, Va Tech, Miss State get top seeds</div><div><p>North Carolina and CHICAGO, IL - MARCH 13: Illinois State Treasurer and democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate Alexi Giannoulias shakes hands while marching in the annual St. Patrick's Day parade March 13, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. Giannoulias will face republican Ohio State's Evan Turner (21) goes up to the hoop during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Illinois in the semifinals of the Ohio State's Evan Turner (21) blocks a shot by Illinois's Mike Davis (24) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the sem...

How to Identify the Best Pick 4 Lottery Strategy & System

2010-03-13T14:57:28Z

The Basic Pick 4 Lottery Game has 10,000 possible winning Straight numbers ranging from 0000 to 9999. The odds of choosing the winning Pick 4 number straight is 10,000 to 1. These odds are much better than playing the Mega Millions, Powerball, and different State Lotteries which have odds of over 150,000,000 to 1.<br><br>Even the State Lottery games that have just 5 numbers to choose from still have much higher odds than the Pick 4. In the Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn sounded less like the leader of a state facing a $13 billion deficit than a guy looking to find a credit card with a better interest rate.</p><p>When the state fails to pay public schools, colleges and so...

Salmonella product recall news

2010-03-11T13:32:52Z

<div><p>The following products are being recalled because they could be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children and others with weakened immune systems:</p><p>___</p><p>McCormick & Co. Inc. of Sparks, Md., is expanding an earlier recall to include more "best-by" dates of onion gravy, vegetable dip and French onion dip mixes, as well as corn bread stuffing. No illness has been rep...

2nd mistrial declared in case against NJ blogger

2010-03-11T05:45:12Z

<div id="subtitle">NY judge declares 2nd mistrial for NJ blogger accused of threatening federal appeals judges</div><div><p>A New York judge has declared a second mistrial in the case against a New Jersey blogger charged with threatening federal judges.</p><p>The Brooklyn trial of

Anti-Gay Gubernatorial Candidate Captures Ill. GOP Primary

2010-03-08T11:30:19Z

<div id="subtitle">Illinois Senator Bill Brady has captured the Republican nomination for Illinois governor</div><div><p> <p>Illinois State Senator Bill Brady has captured the Republican nomination for Illinois governor, gay website ChicagoPride.com reported.</p> <p>Rival Republican

Rain, warm weather could spark Midwest flood

2010-03-08T10:00:08Z

<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - Rains and warmer weather this week could trigger flooding in portions of the Midwest grain belt, prompting concerns of delays to field work ahead of seeding the corn and soy crops, a forecaster said on Monday.</p><p>Farmers in top grain states like Iowa and Illinois, 72-57</div><div><p>Jordan Taylor and John Leuer each scored 20 points, and No. 15 Wisconsin beat Illinois 72-57 on Sunday to deal a significant blow to the Wichita State holds on to beat Illinois State 65-61; will meet Northern Iowa in MVC title game</div><div><p>Toure' Murry had 17 points and Demetric Williams came off the bench to contribute 12 as No. 2 seed Wichita State defe...

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