Harris stands out in track finals; East St. Louis, Eureka take team titles (Belleville News-Democrat)

CHARLESTON, Ill. - Wheaton North standout Adam Harris successfully defended state titles in three events at the Illinois High School Association boys state track and field finals Saturday in Charleston, where East St. Louis won the Class AA team title and Eureka won the Class A crown.
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Man to Return to Chicago, Face Rape Charge (AP via Yahoo! News)

A man who jumped bail and fled to Europe after he was charged with taking part in a videotaped rape returned to Illinois on Friday after surrendering overseas, authorities said.
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Mississippi - A record 124-pound blue catfish caught earlier this week by an Illinois man fishing in the Mississippi River died on its way to the Cabela's Outfitter store where it was to go on display.
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Minnesota Forces Second Championship Game With 4-3 Walk-off Win (OhioStateBuckeyes.com)

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The Buckeyes were within two outs of celebrating their seventh Big Ten tournament championship, but with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Buckeye closer Rory Meister walked runner and then gave up a two-run walk-off home run to lift Minnesota to a 4-3 victory over Ohio State in the first of what will now be two championship games Saturday at Illinois Field.
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Local Business (Galesburg Register-Mail)

MONMOUTH - Golda Ewalt is president-elect for the Illinois Diabetic Association. Ewalt grew up in Monmouth and graduated from Monmouth High School. Her parents, Mary and Roy Ewalt, still live in Monmouth.
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Road Money Denied (WIFR-TV Rockford)

The Illinois Senate rejected a construction program pushed by Democrats that would have put $350 million into road repairs next year. Illinois 173 in Machesney Park was going to be widened with that money.
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Soccer: Richardson's dynamic debut leads England past USA (Channel News Asia via Yahoo! Asia News)

CHICAGO, Illinois - Manchester United winger Kieran Richardson scored twice in his international debut to give England a 2-1 victory over the United States here Saturday in a friendly with some not-so-friendly moments.
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Seesaw Swingin' (Cycle News)

After winning the 2003 and 2004 editions of the Springfield TT, Memphis Shades/Parts Unlimited s J.R. Schnabel came to the rodeo arena at the Illinois State Fairgrounds with the pressure of expecting nothing less than the best from himself and knowing that a win would vault him right back into the AMA Ford Quality Checked Flat Track Championship points chase.
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Auburn one of two Illinois teams in national academic tournament (Rockford Register Star)

Rockford Auburn High School and the Chicago Latin School will represent Illinois in the 23rd annual National Academic Championship in Chicago June 10-13.
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Patrick drives heavy load (Kansas City Star)

I NDIANAPOLIS — There is one story and one story only in today’s Indianapolis 500: Danica Patrick. And it’s not just the story of a tiny 23-year-old rookie driver born in northern Illinois who has the best shot ever to become the first female to win the world’s biggest race.
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Police seek man who approached girl near STC school (Kane County Chronicle)

Copyright - 1999-2004 Kane County Chronicle - 1000 Randall Road - Geneva, Illinois 60134 - (630) 232-9222 - Subscription (630) 232-9239.
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The Illinois Department of Public Health has also said that it has several cases on hand (EARTHtimes.org)

Summer's approaching and so are the mosquitoes. And with them comes the threat of the West Nile virus. Missouri health officials have already sounded alarm bells after mosquitoes in the two areas of southern Jefferson County, south of St. Louis, returned positive tests for the virus May 23.
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News (Pantagraph)

SPRINGFIELD -- With a Tuesday deadline looming, Illinois lawmakers left the State Capitol on Saturday with no budget in place.
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Four towns unify link to air base (Belleville News-Democrat)

O'FALLON -- Belleville has the Belle-Scott Committee and St. Clair County has the Leadership Council of Southwest Illinois. Now, O'Fallon, Mascoutah, Shiloh and Lebanon will have the Scott MidAmerica Leadership Council.
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BLOOMINGTON -- Health experts warn the West Nile virus could strike Illinois with a vengeance in the next few months if the weather heats up and people fail to take precautions to avoid mosquito bites.
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News (Pantagraph)

SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois is on track to join the half of the 50 states that limit the amount of money a victim of medical negligence can receive for pain and suffering, but history is not on the state's side.
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Purdue beats U-M in the ninth (Detroit News)

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Consecutive ninth-inning homers propelled Purdue to a 9-7 victory over Michigan in the Big Ten Baseball tournament on Friday. Seeded second in the tournament, Purdue moved on to play top-seeded Illinois in the consolation bracket of the tournament.
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Barack Obama: The Junior Senator from Illinois answers our questions about health care (Southern Illinoisan)

Q. What is YOUR message about healthcare to the residents of southern Illinois? A. I believe health care is a right for everyone, not a privilege for the few.
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Lawmakers ban sales of violent games to minors (Northwest Herald)

SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Illinois lawmakers on Saturday voted to make it illegal to sell or rent violent and sexually explicit video games to minors, a move other states and cities have tried but federal courts have repeatedly struck down.
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Minnesota 11, Illinois 8 (Belleville News-Democrat)

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Sixth-seeded Minnesota upset top-seeded Illinois 11-8 Thursday in a hard-fought Big Ten tournament game that was decided in the ninth inning.
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