Whig.com (The Quincy Herald-Whig)

State officials, the Illinois Department of Health and the senior citizen advocacy group AARP are applauding a new law signed July 10 by Gov. Rod Blagojevich that says residents of Illinois nursing homes must undergo criminal background checks and be checked against sex offender databases.
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Doctors feel addiction's bite (Northwest Herald)

Almost a third of the 160 Illinois doctors disciplined since 1997 for improperly documenting, prescribing or using controlled substances now can practice without any restrictions, according to a Northwest Herald investigation.
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Muscle Repair: Making A Good System Better, Faster; Implications For Aging, Disease (Science Daily)

Skeletal muscles naturally repair themselves very efficiently but researchers at the Universities of Illinois-Chicago and Michigan found that a deficiency in plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) actually promotes muscle regeneration, making PAI-1 "a therapeutic target for enhancing muscle regeneration." The plasminogen system's interaction with inflammatory, growth factor and other systems
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Eminent Domain in Illinois (WAND)

Right now, Illinois is one of at least eight states that does not allow eminent domain for economic development. Unless it's to eliminate run-down properties.
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New study shows minorities face more stops on some Illinois roads (Belleville News-Democrat)

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Black and Hispanic drivers in large downstate cities are pulled over by police at a rate that far exceeds their share of the local population, according to an analysis of data from more than 2 million traffic stops last year.
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Illinois' Weber gets two-year extension (Sports Network)

Champaign, IL (Sports Network) - Illinois men's basketball coach Bruce Weber received a two-year contract extension Thursday and is now signed through the 2010-11 season.
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Illinois Trustees Approve Weber Extension (CSTV's College Sports)

Basketball coach receives $150,000 raise with new deal. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Bruce Weber, who led Illinois to a No. 1 ranking and its first national championship game, was given a two-year contract extension Thursday.
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One hot (Peoria Journal Star)

PEORIA - Braving scorching heat and the occasional rain shower, fairgoers turned out in droves throughout the nine days of the Heart of Illinois Fair.
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Illinois trustees approve two-year extension for Weber (ESPN)

Deal lasts through 2010-11 season by Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Bruce Weber, who led Illinois to a No. 1 ranking and its first national championship game, was given a two-year contract extension Thursday. The new deal gives him a $150,000 raise, a $100,000 signing bonus and deferred compensation...
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Serving Marion, Illinois (Marion Daily Republican)

CARBONDALE -- Southern Illinois University men's and women's swimming and diving head coach Rick Walker will lead the U.S. National Open Water Swim Team at the 2005 World Championships July 16-23 in Montreal, Canada.
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Stealth funding pays for stem cell research (Peoria Journal Star)

T he Illinois General Assembly last spring wouldn't approve legislation allowing stem cell research in the state. On Tuesday, Gov. Rod Blagojevich essentially said, "Who needs the Legislature?" and issued an executive order allowing stem cell research, despite the General Assembly's wishes.
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Illinois plans $10M for stem cell research (USA Today)

The fourth state to endorse stem cell research, Illinois joins California, Connecticut and New Jersey in state-funded research ...
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Serving Marion, Illinois (Marion Daily Republican)

MARION -- The lead investor for the Southern Illinois Baseball Group has purchased a second minor league baseball franchise. John Simmons is part of a newly formed group called Chautaqua Heights, LLC, which confirmed Wednesday afternoon that it has purchased the South Bend, Ind. Silver Hawks.
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Serving Marion, Illinois (Marion Daily Republican)

MARION -- Saturday, Sept. 10, 2005, will see the First Annual Patriots Parade in Marion. A group of local veterans have organized a grand parade to honor all the men and women throughout Southern Illinois who have served our country.
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The co-featured bout will feature rising prospect 'Irish' John Duddy, 10-0, with 9 knockouts, of Queens, New York, in (SecondsOut.com)

Banner Promotions and Hitz Boxing Promotions, will present a championship fight card on Friday, July 22, 2005, at the Allstate Arena, in Rosemont, Illinois. The featured fights will be televised live on ESPN2's 'Friday Night Fights.'
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State's veterans promised change (Peoria Journal Star)

SPRINGFIELD (AP) - Leaders from Illinois say they are pushing federal authorities hard to upgrade services for veterans in the state, telling the annual convention of the American Legion of Illinois that some improvements are already in the works.
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Illinois river project stands to get billions (Peoria Journal Star)

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House on Thursday overwhelmingly approved the controversial $3.6 billion lock and dam expansion project on the Illinois and Upper Mississippi Rivers, one of the nation's most expensive navigation projects.
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Pierce can't return to Illinois, judge rules (GazetteOnline)

ADEL, IA - Judge Gregory Hulse will not allow former University of Iowa basketball player Pierre Pierce to return to Illinois and spend several weeks living with his suburban Chicago family before Pierce's mid-August assault and burglary trial.
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Illinois improves response (Arlington Heights Post)

Illinois' capability of responding to a terror attack on the order of the July 7 London subway bombings has come a long way in recent years, two area emergency leaders said this week.
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Illinois Sport Briefs (Northwest Indiana Times)

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