Serving Marion, Illinois (Marion Daily Republican)

I know it's summer vacation time, with trips to Six Flags, Cardinal games, the lake or at least a nearby golf course. However, the sports world never takes a vacation -- it just shifts gears or turns and heads in a completely different direction.
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Serving Marion, Illinois (Marion Daily Republican)

MARION - Remember when bread was a quarter a loaf and milk was 50 cents? Well, maybe not. But it is surprising that many people do remember what they paid for their first car or the price of the gas when they first started driving.
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Serving Marion, Illinois (Marion Daily Republican)

The dog days of summer are finally starting to arrive in case anyone hadn't noticed, with humidity percentages topping out near 100 and heat index ratings in the triple digits.
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Serving Marion, Illinois (Marion Daily Republican)

Off the Record: What happened to decency and compassion? I have to be honest, I really have a problem thinking of things many times to write a column about.
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Illinois woman gets thank-you note from Charles and Camilla (ABC 7 Chicago)

June 27, 2005 (STREATOR, Ill.) — Fiona Summers of Streator almost fainted when she received an airmailed letter postmarked Buckingham Palace, with the Red Royal Crest of HRH Queen Elizabeth on the front.
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AP: Blagojevich Contributor Gets Contracts (ABC News)

AP Exclusive: Blagojevich Contributor Gets $500,000 in Contracts From Illinois State Government
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New Illinois law bans state investments in Sudan (ABC 7 Chicago)

June 26, 2005 — A new state law requires Illinois to divest about $1 billion worth of pension investments in companies that do business in Sudan and to sever all financial ties to the violence-ridden country.
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Serving Marion, Illinois (Marion Daily Republican)

Well, it's official. Ground was broken yesterday for a new minor league baseball stadium in Marion. There will be minor league baseball again in Marion. Now, we just have to find out who will play, and when it will happen.
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New Home for Farm Progress Show in Ill. (AP via Yahoo! News)

A new home for the Farm Progress Show, one of the nation's biggest agricultural expositions, is taking shape on 620 acres of farmland, a new beginning for a show that for the past 51 years has moved to a different site each year in Iowa, Illinois or Indiana.
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New Illinois law bans state investments in companies that do business in Sudan (Khaleej Times)

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - A new state law requires Illinois to divest about $1 billion (Ð830 million) worth of pension investments in companies that do business in Sudan to protest the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the country’s Darfur region.
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Durbin apologizes to Illinois veterans (Chicago Sun-Times)

PEORIA -- U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin apologized to Illinois veterans Saturday for what he called a poor choice of words that compared interrogators at an American prison camp to Nazis.
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Illinois girl drowns in Wisconsin Dells pool (Gazette Extra Sports)

WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. - A 7-year-old girl from Illinois has drowned in a hotel pool. An employee at the Polynesian Hotel found the girl at the bottom of the 5-foot-deep pool Thursday afternoon. It was unclear how long she had been submerged, authorities said.
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Illinois and Wisconsin clash on power plant (Houston Chronicle)

Environmentalists and the state of Illinois are lining up against a proposal to construct a mammoth coal-burning power plant on the shores of Lake Michigan, warning it will pollute the air and water across the Midwest and set off a "coal rush" to build more such projects around the country.
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TV Network for Gays, Lesbians to Debut (AP via Yahoo! News)

The man who's molding Logo, the new network for gays and lesbians, grew up in rural Illinois, attended Oral Roberts University and counted that cheesy keyboard solo on "Freeze Frame" as his big moment during gigs with his college band the Ozones. At first glance, Brian Graden hardly seems too hip for the room.
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Illinois Lotto grand prize now $6.75 million (Belleville News-Democrat)

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The jackpot for the Illinois State Lottery's Lotto game has grown to $6.75 million. The rollover occurred because no player matched all six winning numbers from Saturday night's drawing.
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Illinois wineries a sweet spot for softer reds (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)

(KRT) - Q: I enjoy (white) zinfandels and rieslings (white, sweeter wines) but understand that red wine is very good for you, healthwise. I've never enjoyed any of the red wines I've come across but understand that there are many varieties.
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Senator tells Illinois VFW crowd that real patriots fight for veterans' benefits (Peoria Journal Star)

PEORIA - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., received a cordial welcome from the Illinois Veterans of Foreign Wars Convention at the Peoria Civic Center on Saturday, and in returned pledged to fight for benefits for veterans and soldiers.
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Study: Obesity costs soar tenfold in five years (CNN.com)

CHICAGO, Illinois (Reuters) -- Americans' losing battle against the bulge also bears a burgeoning price tag, with the amount of money spent treating obesity-related health problems increasing tenfold over 15 years, a study said Monday.
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Durbin apologizes to Illinois veterans for Guantanamo remarks (Belleville News-Democrat)

PEORIA, Ill. - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin apologized to Illinois veterans Saturday, saying he chose the wrong words when he compared interrogators at an American prison camp to Nazis and other historically infamous regimes.
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Vonage(R) Launches Its Service in Springfield, Illinois (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Vonage, the leading provider of broadband phone service, today announced local availability of its service in Springfield, Champaign, Decatur and Quincy, Illinois.
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