Illinois about to restrict sale of video games to minors (CNET)

Blog: When last we reported on the Illinois legislature's attempts to target video games, a bill had been introduced by two legislators...
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Area man brings to light UFO Sightings of Illinois' (Journal Gazette & Times Courier)

PARIS -- Phillip Dean has researched sightings of unidentified flying objects ever since he glimpsed a long, luminescent object in the night sky south of his Paris hometown in 1960.
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Midwest Banc to sell Western Illinois bank unit (SanLuisObispo.com)

WASHINGTON - Midwest Banc Holdings Inc. agreed to sell its Western Illinois bank to the unit's management, according to a filing Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Annual event raises money for Illinois Special Olympics (Belleville News-Democrat)

When Annette Kiser saw a police officer approach her table at Red Lobster on Thursday, she assured him, "It's a virgin." Her underage daughter was sipping on a larger-than-life strawberry daiquiri -- without alcohol.
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Illinois National Guardsmen gain US citizenship (ABC 7 Chicago)

June 1, 2005 — They were born in the Phillipines, lived in America nearly their entire lives, fought for our country in Iraq. Now, two Illinois National Guardsmen are United States citizens, both taking the oath of citizenship Wednesday afternoon.
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Illinois man faces charges after pursuit (WHO-TV Des Moines)

BETTENDORF, Iowa A Moline, Illinois, police officer remains hospitalized with chest pains after a car chase involving a man who rammed squad cars and tried to run an officer off the road.
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Eclipsys Sunrise RIS(TM) Being Deployed by Illinois Community Healthcare Provider (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Eclipsys Corporation® , The Outcomes Company®, today announced that Vista Health, Waukegan, IL, is installing the company's Sunrise RIS solution. Comprised of two community hospitals, several outpatient facilities and an affiliated continuing care retirement community, Vista Health is one of the largest community healthcare providers in Northern Illinois, serving residents in Lake County and
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Illinois Legislature Adopts 2006 Budget, Modifies Medicaid Managed Care (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

The Illinois Legislature, moving to address financial shortfalls in the State's 2006 budget, has adopted an annual spending plan that would reduce funding for the State's voluntary Medicaid managed care program .
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Fertility Centers of Illinois Hosts First Midwest Reproductive Symposium June 3 - 5, Intercontinental Hotel, Chicago (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

The Fertility Centers of Illinois will host the first Midwest Reproductive Symposium where physicians, researchers, scientists, health professionals and nurses will meet to discuss new concepts, techniques and challenges in the field of reproductive medicine.
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Union Beverage Company and Johnson Brothers Combine Their Operations in Illinois (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Glazer's Distributors Chairman Bennett Glazer is pleased to announce that, effective August 1, 2005, Johnson Brothers Illinois operations will become a division of Union Beverage Company in Illinois.
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Illinois Lotto jackpot grows to $3.25 million (Belleville News-Democrat)

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The jackpot in the Illinois State Lottery's Lotto game has grown to $3.25 million. The rollover occurred because no player matched all six winning numbers from Wednesday night's drawing.
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Suspect in attack arrested in Illinois (The Indianapolis Star)

Indy man charged in theft at orchard and sexual assault on woman near Clayton. A statewide search for an Indianapolis man accused of burglary, abduction and sexual assault in Hendricks County ended in Illinois, where, authorities say, he burglarized a home.
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Serving Marion, Illinois (Marion Daily Republican)

INA -- The 25th Annual Southern Illinois Lions Club Girls All-Star Game to be played Friday, June 3, at Rend Lake College will serve as a preview of sorts for a number of things, namely the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Classic; the host Lady Warrior freshman class for the next season and a cavalcade of talented athletes, in general.
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Final testimony in suit filed by Illinois woman comes on anniversary of crash (Telegraph)

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Under stiff cross-examination by a lawyer for the Illinois widow of an American Airlines pilot killed in a 1999 crash, a defense witness for the Little Rock Airport stuck with his conclusion that the pilot was to blame for his own death and the demise of 10 passengers on the plane he flew.
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Illinois Democrats pass fiscal 2006 budget (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Democratic lawmakers in the Illinois General Assembly pushed through a $43.6 billion fiscal 2006 operating budget late Tuesday, beating a midnight deadline that would have required a super-majority vote on budget bills, state officials said Wednesday.
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Joy Mining plans to shut down Illinois plant and move here (Lebanon Enterprise)

Joy Mining Machinery hasn't officially announced that it is going to be locating here but it bought property in the South Lebanon Industrial Park in March and, according to reports from a television station in Illinois, it is closing one of its plants in Mt. Vernon and moving to Lebanon.
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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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Carolina wrens are a rare sight in Northern Illinois (Kane County Chronicle)

A pair of Carolina wrens have been singing in my neighborhood for almost two months. They are a tiny bird with a big, musical voice. Northern Illinois is on the northern edge of their range, so it is special to have them.
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TRALA Amendment Exempts Lessors for Idling Violations in Illinois (TruckingInfo.com)

The Truck Rental and Leasing Assn., or TRALA, has sponsored an amendment to exempt truck lessors from liability for diesel engine idling violations committed by customers in Illinois. The amendment was adopted by the Illinois Senate last month.
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Great people' tell Zook that Illinois can win in football (Journal Gazette & Times Courier)

To Illinois football coach Ron Zook, it's important to set goals and have great people in your organization. Zook, who most recently was head coach at the University of Florida, will lead the Illini football program this fall after replacing Ron Turner over the winter.
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Serving Marion, Illinois (Marion Daily Republican)

SIU's baseball and softball teams are both enjoying fine seasons that are continuing this weekend. The Salukis are competing in NCAA regional action at the University of Missouri while the baseball Salukis are hosting Illinois State in the final regular-season series at Abe Martin Field.
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