Heated Debate Over Illinois Casino Proposal (Casino City Times)

Illinois â As reported by the Star: "Country Club Hills Mayor Dwight Welch and Ald. Steven Burris, 4th Ward, Monday exchanged heated words over Burris' motives to put gambling in the city up for a vote.
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Vallas Supporters Want Him to Run for Governor Again in Illinois (KYW News Radio 1060)

Paul Vallas is currently superintendent of Philadelphia's public school system, but his political supporters want a court to determine whether he is still an Illinois resident -- and thus eligible to run for governor there in 2006.
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Illinois teen killed in I-80 crash near Wilton (GazetteOnline)

WILTON, IA - An Illinois teenager was killed this morning when the SUV his mother was driving went out of control and flipped over shortly on Interstate 80 in southeastern Cedar County.
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Burgers, lattes and CD burners (CNN.com)

OAK BROOK, Illinois (AP) -- Just outside its wooded headquarters campus, McDonald's Corp. is offering sneak previews of its fast-food future. Now playing at its new flagship restaurant: Digital-media kiosks for burning CDs, downloading cell phone ring tones and printing photos.
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Just visiting: Armadillos sometimes walk to Illinois (Kansas City Star)

BELLEVILLE, Ill. - The armadillo, a symbol of Texas, has been vacationing in Illinois. According to the Illinois Natural History Survey, 76 armadillos have been sighted in 22 Illinois counties between 1999 and 2003. Most sightings occurred in southwestern Illinois.
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Illinois Tool Works "outperform," target price reduced (New Ratings)

NEW YORK, June 16 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Robert W Baird maintain their "outperform" rating on Illinois Tool Works Inc (ITW.NYS), while reducing their estimates for the company. The target price has been reduced from $110 to $109.
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Illinois pushes Hartleb into head coaching job (USA Today)

Dan Hartleb, Illinois' associate head baseball coach for the past four seasons, was named the school's new head coach Wednesday, ...
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Vallas poised for return to Illinois politics (Chicago Sun-Times)

Former Chicago Public Schools CEO and 2002 Democratic gubernatorial candidate Paul Vallas appears to be laying the groundwork for a return to Illinois politics.
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Heart of Illinois Woman Wants U.S. Citizenship (WHOI)

A Heart of Illinois woman is fighting to stay in the country she calls home. Diana Engstrom never thought the death of her husband could lead to her deportation.
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Illinois teen killed in crash, woman and other teen injured (Belleville News-Democrat)

DURANT, Iowa - An Illinois teenager was killed Thursday when the car he was riding in rolled over several times and crashed into a ditch on Interstate 80 in eastern Iowa.
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Illinois House Votes to Back Gay Games 2006 (Gay Wired)

(Chicago, IL) — Following a year of painful budget cuts for one of the most profitable tourist destinations in the United States, the State of Illinois has opted to throw its energy into what promises to be one of the city’s biggest draws in 2006.
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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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No reason for Hartleb to leave Illinois (Herald & Review)

CHAMPAIGN - Six years ago, assistant baseball coach Dan Hartleb went to University of Illinois Director of Athletics Ron Guenther and asked for some important career advice: Do I need to leave Illinois for seasoning elsewhere if eventually I want to be Illinois' head coach?
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Vallas asks court to declare him an Illinois resident (phillyburbs.com)

CHICAGO - Paul Vallas, a former candidate for governor and now superintendent of Philadelphia public schools, asked a judge Thursday to declare that he is still an Illinois resident eligible to run for governor in 2006.
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Mailbag: Don't doubt Bogut; do doubt Illinois (The Sporting News via Yahoo! News)

Topics this week include the Andrew Bogut doubters, the Illini's wishful thinking, Kentucky's recruiting weaknesses and much more. Have a question for Mike? Email him at decourcy@sportingnews.com.
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Serving Marion, Illinois (Marion Daily Republican)

CARBONDALE -- The Southern Illinois University athletics department announced a new football season-ticket campaign Thursday called the "Drive for 25."
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Jazz Notes: At pre-draft workout, Illinois guard at Head of the class (Salt Lake Tribune)

Illinois' Luther Head came to Utah hoping to show off some point guard skills. He did it, according to Jazz vice president of basketball operations Kevin O'Connor. Head is a 6-foot-3 guard who did not handle the basketball much during his college career. He was more of a scorer on a team that also included pro-caliber guards Deron Williams and Dee Brown.
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Fitch Rates $125MM Build Illinois Bonds 'AA' (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to the State of Illinois $125 million Build Illinois bonds , series of June 2005. The bonds will sell through negotiation with a syndicate led by Loop Capital Markets, LLC on June 22.
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Serving Marion, Illinois (Marion Daily Republican)

MARION -- Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Chancellor Walter Wendler was the guest speaker for the Greater Marion Area Chamber of Commerce this week when the chamber met for its regular luncheon meeting at the Williamson County Pavilion.
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Serving Marion, Illinois (Marion Daily Republican)

MARION -- Alcohol, speed and drugs all contributed to the May 5 accident on Old Illinois 13 and Wolf Creek Road that killed three Southern Illinois men.
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