Illinois Passes Safe Games Act (1up.com)

After suffering a short delay, Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich has signed the Safe Games Illinois Act, which passed in the state's House and Senate earlier this year. The Safe Games Illinois Act bans the sale of mature-rated games to minors and pushes a potential $1,000 fine onto violators.
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Illinois Farmers Want Relief (RedNova)

Jul. 26--PEORIA -- It's not just a case of looking for rain anymore. Now Illinois farmers are looking for relief. Gov. Rod Blagojevich requested Monday that federal disaster assistance be made available for drought-stricken farmers in the state.
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J. Dennis Hastert: The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, from our great state of Illinois, answers Health (Southern Illinoisan)

Q: What is your message about healthcare to the residents of southern Illinois? A: America has the most advanced health care system in the world. We have the finest doctors, the top hospitals, and the best access to cutting-edge, life-saving prescription drugs and medical technology.
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Illinois Lotto jackpot now $14 million (Belleville News-Democrat)

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The grand prize in the Illinois State Lottery's Lotto game has grown to $14 million. The rollover occurred because no player matched all six winning numbers from Monday night's drawing.
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Court Orders Mallinkrodt Shareholder Action Against Tyco International to Continue in Illinois State Court (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Cook County, Illinois Circuit Court Judge Thomas P. Quinn refused to dismiss or stay a shareholder action involving alleged misleading disclosures made by Tyco during its merger with St.
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Lenders Urge University of Illinois to Switch to ControversialStudent Loan Program that Will Cost Taxpayers Millions (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News)

Loan companies have been meeting with top University of Illinois officials to encourage the school to partner with them in the highly controversial "School as Lender" method of providing student loans, according to Illinois Taxpayers for Responsible Student Lending.
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Tuesday's highs: 90s in an arc from Oregon through California then across the Texas, the lower Midwest, the Southeast (High Plains Journal)

Rain in the Southern Plains and central Midwest has cooled things down considerably, but the southeastern Midwest, the Delta and the Southeast are still hot and dry. The drought centered around north-central Illinois is seeing some relief, but Illinois continues to see less rain than its neighbors.
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Illinois Teacher of the Year and students to appear in PBS special (The Beacon News)

ELGIN — Just off her official tour as Illinois' Teacher of the Year, Elgin High School science instructor Deb Perryman is not slowing down — not quite yet.
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Natural disaster declaration sought on Illinois crops (Belleville News-Democrat)

Four months of a near-record dry spell in Illinois has corn crops in bad shape. On Monday, the federal government was asked to step in and declare all 102 counties in the state a natural disaster and help drought-stricken farmers with low-interest emergency loans.
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Godfrey third in Illinois Open (Northwest Indiana Times)

Three rounds of par or better earned Megan Godfrey a third-place finish in the Illinois Women's Open on Saturday. Godfrey, a former Homewood-Flossmoor standout now competing for the University of Illinois, shot 72-70-70--212 at Mistwood Golf Course in Romeoville.
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Serving Marion, Illinois (Marion Daily Republican)

WILLIAMSON COUNTY -- After the recent bombings in London, Southern Illinois 911 Coordinators are encouraging residents to adopt an emergency notification plan similar to one currently being implemented in Great Britain.
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Serving Marion, Illinois (Marion Daily Republican)

A week ago in this space, you got to hear my opinion of the request by Illinois Republican Party Chairman Andy McKenna for a special investigation into state funding of a minor league baseball stadium in Marion. You all, I'm sure, had no trouble figuring out what that opinion is.
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No One Killed in Illinois Copter Crash (San Francisco Chronicle)

An Illinois Department of Transportation helicopter crashed Tuesday morning along the side of Interstate 294 in suburban Chicago, but no one was killed. Four people were on board the helicopter at the time and they were taken to a nearby hospital, said...
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June mass layoffs fall in Missouri, rise in Illinois (BizJournals)

The number of mass layoffs in Missouri was lower in June over last year, while the number was higher in Illinois, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday.
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Illinois DOT chopper crashes along busy interstate (WIS-TV Columbia)

(National-NBC) July 26, 2005 - A helicopter has crashed Tuesday morning along a busy interstate in Illinois. Emergency crews are trying to clean up the site where an Illinois Department of Transportation helicopter crashed to the ground.
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Illinois Passes Anti-Gaming Law (Warcry)

Gamasutra is reporting the Illinois law that would introduce a fine to retailers who sell "M" rated games to children was passed. The ESA and other gaming groups have vowed to challenge the law, claiming it's unconstitutional, a statement that has been proven in numerous cases around the country. Doug Lowenstein, President of the ESA, said, "There is already a precedent-setting ruling from the
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Illinois Passes Explicit Game Law (Slashdot)

The law that the Illinois system of government has been tossing around for a while explicitly banning the sale of Mature games to minors has been passed into law. Gamasutra reports: "Like the similar bill proposed by California Senator Leland Yee, the Safe Games Illinois Act would require retailers to use warning labels in addition to the existing ESRB labels, as well as post signs within stores
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Illinois to ban graphic video games to minors (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Monday signed into law a state ban on the sale and rental of violent and sexually explicit video games to children under 18, a restriction that has failed elsewhere.
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Gov. asks for disaster assistance in Illinois (USA Today)

Every part of Illinois has suffered enough from this summer's drought to warrant help from the federal government, Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Monday, as he announced he is seeking a federal disaster declaration for all 102 counties in the state.
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Illinois Governor Signs Videogame Bill; Industry Sues (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich signs into law a bill that would impose a fine on retailers that sold violent or sexually explicit videogames to minors.
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