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Trial in Beason killings delayed again
The Times Illinois News
Jan 27LINCOLN, Ill. (AP) — The prosecution of two men charged in the deaths of five members of a family from the central Illinois community of Beason has been put on hold. The (Bloomington) Pantagraph reports the case is »
Chicago O'Hare still second busiest US airport
The Times Illinois News
Jan 26CHICAGO (AP) — New figures from the Federal Aviation Administration show Chicago's O'Hare International Airport remains the second busiest in the nation. Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson is the busiest by number of arrivals and departures, despite a declin... »
12 O'Clock Track: the N.E.C., "Creatures Flaming"
Chicago Reader Blog
Jan 19Last year 'Spective Audio founder Nicholas Zettel introduced me to Atlanta pop-psych group the N.E.C., which he included on the Chicago vs. Atlanta psych-band compilation Vital Sound I. One highlight from the band's 2011 sophomore album, Pineapple, is ... »
Puppets versus censorship
Chicago Reader
Jan 19It’s the best of times and the worst of times for Everything Is Terrible, the prolific Chicago collective that remakes abandoned cassette tapes into sometimes funny, sometimes unnerving video art (full disclosure: I’ve shared office space with them for... »
Illinois man killed in N Mich. snowmobile accident
The Times Illinois News
Jan 15LAC LA BELLE, Mich. (AP) — Authorities in Michigan's Upper Peninsula say a 32-year-old Illinois man was killed in a snowmobile crash. The Keweenaw County Sheriff's Department says David McEntire of Lincoln, Ill., was on a trail with a »
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Herman Cain Endorses Newt Gingrich for President
Illinois Review Political Analysis
Jan 29Atlanta, GA – Former presidential candidate and Georgia businessman Herman Cain announced his endorsement of Newt Gingrich for president earlier this evening at the Palm Beach County GOP Lincoln Day Dinner. In addition to his endorsement, Cain has acce... »
Newt pledges his "life, fortune, honor" to defeat the left
Lynn Sweet
Jan 29ORLANDO--White House hopeful Newt Gingrich issued a battle cry against the left in an address to a GOP group here, as he stumps across the state this weekend in advance of the Tuesday Florida primary. Said Gingrich, "In the greatest tradition of our fo... »
IL Humanities Council board member resigns in protest of auction of dinner with Ayers
Illinois Review Political Analysis
Jan 26A month after the Illinois Humanities Council auctioned off a dinner with controversial Vietnam-era radical Bill Ayers as part of a fundraiser, a board member has resigned over the matter. Gary Koch, an instructor at Lincoln Land Community College in... »
Illinois bill could overturn court ruling on search warrant records
Illinois Review Political Analysis
Jan 25A bill introduced in the Illinois House could codify that search warrants are "open to public inspection unless the court enters an order specifically providing otherwise." The legislation filed Friday comes in response to recent Illinois court rulings... »
12 O'Clock Track: the N.E.C., "Creatures Flaming"
Chicago Reader Blog
Jan 19Last year 'Spective Audio founder Nicholas Zettel introduced me to Atlanta pop-psych group the N.E.C., which he included on the Chicago vs. Atlanta psych-band compilation Vital Sound I. One highlight from the band's 2011 sophomore album, Pineapple, is ... »