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In closing arguments, lawyers painted two vastly different pictures of Antoin Rezko, a businessman and former political fund-raiser accused of soliciting kickbacks from companies seeking state business or regulatory approval. Reid J. Schar, an assistant United States attorney, summarized weeks of testimony from dozens of government witnesses that, he told jurors, proved that Mr. Rezko had used his...
By The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill. May 13--Several Illinois Wesleyan University students in China for a May term travel course are safe in Beijing -- far from the epicenter of the earthquake, said Reenie Bradley, who works in the campus's international office.
Jump to the full entry & travel map Chicago, Illinois, United States This is the travel blog of Christine and Greg's crazy adventures through Europe. We will try to update this as often as possible so that all of you can enjoy our many stories and photos. We will be visiting in order London, Paris, Luxembourg City, Munich, Florence, and Rome in 16 days. -Greg
Poblano is all the rage right now in the progressive blogosphere. By combining and rating polls and pollsters and then applying census data and fancy math Poblano is running rings around the primary prediction game. Of note here in Illinois is our own Progress Illinois. Both outfits run a tight professional shop. So when Progress Illinois goes to Poblano to pose some questions...
ST. LOUIS - Southern Illinois Veterans Affairs hospital has resumed some outpatient surgeries, more than eight months after its entire surgical unit was shut down because of a reported spike in post-surgical deaths, officials said Monday.
I'll take one! As long as it's available in "Falstaff" or "Old Milwaukee" colors. Bill Bramanti's favorite beer is Pabst Blue Ribbon. He loves it. Really loves it. So much so that he's already had his coffin specially made, and it's designed to look like a can of the trendy brew. Bramanti isn't sick, so he doesn't plan on needing it just yet. For now he plans to use it as a cooler. Read the whole story...
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — Affinity Healthcare, LLC is pleased to announce the recent addition of two new physicians to its Internal Medicine clinical staff. Established in 2007, Affinity Healthcare LLC was created by the merger of the Northwest Chicago Suburban medical practices formerly named Greater Northwest Medical Group, North Suburban Internists, and Adult Care Specialists. [...]
The AFSCME, a union that represents state, county, and municipal employees is taking on Springfield to seek a raise for Illinois disabled care workers. Currently, staff wages for Illinois disabled care facilities lag almost 2 dollars behind private employers, making it very difficult for state agencies to retain talented staff to care for the disabled. The pay increase would bring care...
Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation announces a request for proposals
to expand oral health care services; awards two significant oral health
care grants
HINSDALE, Ill., May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of the Illinois
Children's Healthcare Foundation's (ILCHF) $20 million, five-year
initiative to expand access to oral health care for Illinois children, the
Foundation is pleased to announce...
... the CWA broadcast, and HERE to download it . Click HERE for AFTAH’s original story on the case, “Illinois Teen Faces Three Years Jail Sentence for Potentially Fraudulent ‘Hate Crime.’” In the interview, Knight calls Champaign TV station WCIA-3’s initial story on the incident — in which reporter Amanda Evans interviewed only one side of the dispute — a “classic case” of media bias. More from...
Major Responsibilities / Project: Cars.com, a top-tier online destination for automobile shoppers and sellers, seeks an experienced and passionate user experience professional to join our growing u...
I took this photo from the southeast corner of West 47th Street and South Kedzie Avenue, in Chicago's Elsdon neighborhood. A westbound Chicago Transit Authority 1976 era GMC Fishbowl Windshield transit bus, is slowing down for the bus stop on the northeast corner of West 47th Street and South Kedzie Avenue. The large neon sign in the foreground, is from the Jakter Hotel wich was undergoing demolition...
I took this photo looking through the entrance gate, at the Chicago Transit Authority's large Forest Glen Garage located on Chicago's northwest side. Prior to the end of CTA electric trolley bus service on March 25th 1973, this facility and the former North Avenue Carhouse ( Now a large retail stripmall.) were major repair and garage facilities for the CTA trolleybuses. Photos of this facility as a...
How bad -- how ugly, how far over the line of decency -- is it to invoke Barack Obama's middle name in attacking him? It's so ugly and so far over the line that not even Alan Keyes in his most overwrought, spittle-flecked moments did it during his 2004 Senate run against Obama in Illinois.
Barack Obama Senator from Illinois Party: Democrat Religion: United Church of Christ Website : www.barackobama.com Position on Sex Education: Senator Obama supports "replacing funding for abstinence-only programs at home and abroad with scientifically based HIV prevention programs that would include age-appropriate sex education." (1) He is a co-sponsor of the REAL Act and the Prevention First Act
Could it possibly be that Michele de Nostradame (1503-1566) had a prophecy referring to Barack Hussein Obama, the junior United States Senator from Illinois and leading candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2008 U.S. presidential election? Very unlikely, but...
Obama's efforts to connect to the Republican Party, specifically Bush, and Dick Cheney, of the Halliburton Company, dates back to the Presidents Grandfather,...
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Obama's efforts to connect to the Republican Party, specifically Bush, and Dick Cheney, of the Halliburton Company, dates back to the Presidents Grandfather,...
en - (not a member) - 05/10/2008
A little long but very much worth the read!
Ken Blackwell - Columnist for the New York Sun
It's an amazing time to be alive in America. We're in a year of firsts in this presidential election:...
en - (not a member) - 04/12/2008
Barack wears the blue turban
Obama is already wearing the "blue turban" you dummies.
I'm sure in Nostradamos's day, a turban would probably been more synonomous with a "hat"...
en - (not a member) - 02/21/2008