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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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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Illinois Coach Wins Club Pro Title (AP via Yahoo! Asia News)

University of Illinois golf coach Mike Small shot a 69 on Sunday to earn a three-shot victory at PGA Club Professional Championship, and will lead the top-25 finishers here into the final major of the season.
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Illinois golf coach Mike Small wins club pro title (WIS-TV Columbia)

(Kiawah Island-AP) June 27, 2005 - University of Illinois golf coach Mike Small shot a 69 on Sunday to earn a three-shot victory at the PGA Club Professional Championship. He will lead the top-25 finishers here into the final major of the season.
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Illinois ranked 41st in fatal crashes involving young drivers (ABC 7 Chicago)

June 27, 2005 (CHICAGO) — There's good news when it comes to young drivers in Illinois. A new study finds that Illinois ranks 41st in the number of fatalities among drivers under 21.
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ILLINOIS STYLE: Age and loss of a leg don't slow down dedicated florist (Belleville News-Democrat)

DANVILLE, Ill. - George Mabis has a passion for both people and flowers, and together they've kept him in the floral business for 56 years. "I tried to retire once, but it only lasted five months. I was antsy to get back to my flowers," he said, laughing.
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From Living Room Sets to Living Rooms - Wickes Furniture Company, Inc. to Sell Wheeling, Illinois Headquarters (PR Web via Yahoo! News)

Wheeling, IL (PRWEB) June 27, 2005 -- Edmond L. Prins CEO of Idled Assets Group, fixed asset investment advisor to Wickes Furniture Company, Inc. ("Wickes"), announced today that Wickes agreed to sell its 215,000 square foot headquarters and furniture showroom located on Dundee Road in Wheeling to Mesirow Stein Development Services, Inc. for an undisclosed amount. The site where living room sets
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Illini's Small wins big vs. PGA club pros (Chicago Sun-Times)

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. -- Illinois golf coach Mike Small shot a 69 on Sunday to earn a three-shot victory in the PGA Club Professional Championship and one of 25 berths in the PGA Championship in August at Baltusrol.
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BofA pension lawsuit moved to court here (BizJournals)

A federal lawsuit in which Bank of America Corp. employees allege the bank mishandled their retirement plans has been moved here from Illinois.
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Drought Response Task Force (WAND)

The National Weather Service says most of Illinois is at moderate risk for drought, but the drought risk is severe for the north central part of the state. They will monitor community water supplies and watch how the drought affects wildlife and natural areas.
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Just because the virus was silent for two years doesn"t mean it won"t roar in "05 (Daily Herald)

You may not realize it, but a disaster was narrowly avoided last year when it came to West Nile. The number of tested birds in Illinois that were infected at this time was actually greater than in 2002, the worst year here for human infections, when 66 people died.
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Fatal Accidents Among Young Drivers (WAND)

A new study finds that Illinois ranks 41st in the number of fatalities among drivers under 21. The statistics were compiled by the National Safety Council and a group called End Needless Death on Our Roadways.
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FATAL ELECTRA ACCIDENT STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION (KFDX Newscenter 3)

A two car collision in Electra that claimed the life of a Texoma man remains under investigation. It happened around 12:15pm Sunday afternoon on the corner of Illinois and Michigan.
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Father of six charged in assault on girl at Davenport water park (GazetteOnline)

DAVENPORT, IA - An Illinois man who police say groped a 16-year-old girl at Wacky Waters Adventure Park was arrested on charges of indecent contact with a teenager.
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Serving Marion, Illinois (Marion Daily Republican)

CARBONDALE -- The Southern Illinois University athletic department wants to extend an invitation to spend an evening with the Salukis at the Coaches Caravan, Tuesday, June 28 in Marion and Thursday, June 30 in Du Quoin.
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Serving Marion, Illinois (Marion Daily Republican)

CARBONDALE -- Southern Illinois University landed three athletes on 2005 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Third Teams.
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Small comes up big in Club Pro Championship (Sports Network)

Kiawah Island, SC (Sports Network) - Mike Small, the University of Illinois golf coach, carded a final-round, three-under 69 to win the PGA Club Professional Championship on Sunday. He finished at one-over-par 289 and won by three over Travis Long at the Island Course at Kiawah Island.
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TV Network for Gays, Lesbians to Debut (Altus Times)

NEW YORK - 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.
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Perfusion Partners Settles Patent Dispute With Cytomedix (pzone via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)

ROCKVILLE, Md., June 27, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Cytomedix (AMEX:GTF) today announced that Perfusion Partners and Associates Inc. (PPAI), based in Fort Meyers, Florida, and its affiliate organization, Transcorporeal Inc., have settled a patent dispute with Cytomedix for its platelet-derived therapies for treating wounds and other damaged tissue. Cytomedix had filed a suit against PPAI in the United
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New home for Farm Progress Show rises in farm field near Decatur (WOI-TV Des Moins)

DECATUR, Ill. The new home of the Farm Progress Show, one of the nation's biggest farm shows, is taking shape in Decatur, Illinois. The new site -- dubbed Progress City -- is being built on 620 acres of farmland.
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Changing seats, roles in state politics (Daily Herald via Yahoo! News)

It's a game of musical chairs that a threesome of local Republicans hope will land them in Illinois House District 55.
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