Illinois' Nkemdi walks into an ideal situation (The State Journal-Register)

CHAMPAIGN - Fred Nkemdi answered the phone call last fall that changed his life. After a one-day tryout when the Illinois basketball coaches searched for a walk-on, Nkemdi learned three days later that he was invited to join the team.
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Serving Marion, Illinois (Marion Daily Republican)

This will be my last article on the history of basketball in Southern Illinois. It has been fun recalling some of the glory and heydays of various communities in Southern Illinois.
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Charges likely to be filed Monday against Moline man (Quad-City Times)

Illinois law enforcement officials are taking their time in filing charges against a Moline man accused of smashing into squad cars and running a Moline motorcycle officer off the road during a car chase Tuesday.
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Illinois lawmakers approve tougher graduation standards (Belleville News-Democrat)

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois high schools students will have to study more math, science and language arts under legislation state lawmakers sent to the governor Tuesday night.
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Illinois bans sale of violent video games to minors (Montana Standard)

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Lawmakers voted Saturday to ban the sale of violent or sexually explicit video games to minors in Illinois, a move other states and cities have tried but federal courts have repeatedly struck down.
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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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Illinois Prep Summaries (Northwest Indiana Times)

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Two Illinois Guard Units Activated, Heading To Iraq (WBBM)

- SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - More than 100 soldiers in two Illinois National Guard units were notified over the Memorial Day weekend that they will soon be headed to Iraq.
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Midwest Banc to sell Western Illinois bank unit (TimesLeader.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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Midwest Banc to sell Western Illinois bank unit (Centre Daily Times)

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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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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Illinois Democrats pass fiscal 2006 budget (Reuters)

CHICAGO (Reuters) - 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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Illinois man faces charges after pursuit (WOI-TV Des Moins)

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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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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Midwest Bank sold to new holding company (Monmouth Review Atlas)

Western Illinois Bancshares, Inc. a newly formed holding company announced today that it has purchased Midwest Bank of Western Illinois, a $280 million dollar subsidiary of Midwest Banc Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MBHI).
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Serving Marion, Illinois (Marion Daily Republican)

There were ups and downs and round and rounds and almost a fistfight, but that's what happens when $1 million is on the line.
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Serving Marion, Illinois (Marion Daily Republican)

Two "social" activities highlighted the last week.
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Serving Marion, Illinois (Marion Daily Republican)

Murf's Turf: Is it already over? The St. Louis Cardinals have a big lead in the NL Central and some baseball insiders are saying the race in the division is already over.
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Seniors and Families Protest Against Social Security Reform (WHOI)

Social Security reform is a hot button issue around the country. Now, a new group right here in the area is working to protect Social Security. Seniors and families from Bloomington-Normal are joining together to make up Illinois United to Protect Social Security.
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State wants CTA to explain where it has made cuts (ABC 7 Chicago)

June 2, 2005 — The Illinois legislature bailed out the Chicago Transit Authority this year, but the future of the CTA is cloudy. The transit agency is not ruling out fare increases or layoffs to solve its budget problems.
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