Illinois NewsLocal, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Ill. lawmakers return to work on budget- July 9, 2008 The Illinois General Assembly returns to Springfield tomorrow to work on problems with the state budget.http://www.topix.net/state/il/2008/07/ill-lawmakers-return-to-work-on-budget?fromrss=1 Poland avoids missile defense topic with Obama- July 9, 2008 John McCain would carry out the Bush administration's missile defense plans in Poland if he were elected.http://www.topix.net/state/il/2008/07/poland-avoids-missile-defense-topic-with-obama?fromr... Jonah Goldberg compares Obama's national service plan to slavery.- July 8, 2008 Today in a LA Times op-ed, conservative columnist Jonah Goldberg compared Sen. Barack Obama's plan to encourage volunteerism among students to a form of slavery, suggesting in the first sentence that " the ...http://www.topix.net/state/il/2008/07/jonah-goldberg-compares-obamas-national-service-plan... Budget cut holds up cancer institute- July 8, 2008 Southern Illinois University School of Medicine officials had hoped to open the SimmonsCooper Cancer Institute this summer.http://www.topix.net/state/il/2008/07/budget-cut-holds-up-cancer-institute?fromrss=1 Obama interview- July 8, 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama knows that to win the vote of current and former military members and their families, he has to prove himself.http://www.topix.net/state/il/2008/07/obama-interview?fromrss=1 Sebelius Calls Stadium Setting for Obama a Fitting Finale- July 8, 2008 An historic presidential candidate will break from tradition in accepting his party's nomination.http://www.topix.net/state/il/2008/07/sebelius-calls-stadium-setting-for-obama-a-fitting-f... Webb tells Obama he won't be a candidate for vice president- July 8, 2008 U.S. Sen. Jim Webb appears at a campaign stop in Virginia with Sen. Barack Obama.http://www.topix.net/state/il/2008/07/webb-tells-obama-he-wont-be-a-candidate-for-vice-pre... Obama to accept at Invesco Field- July 7, 2008 As first reported here , it has now been finally confirmed : Barack Obama will accept the Democratic nomination for President of the United States at Denver's INVESCO Field at Mile High: "The Democratic Party ...http://www.topix.net/state/il/2008/07/obama-to-accept-at-invesco-field?fromrss=1 Mechanical problem forces Obama plane to land- July 7, 2008 Presidential candidate Barack Obama's plane landed unexpectedly in St. Louis on Monday after experiencing a mechanical problem.http://www.topix.net/state/il/2008/07/mechanical-problem-forces-obama-plane-to-land?fromrs... Sandbags prove problem in once-flooded areas- July 7, 2008 Officials in Lake and McHenry counties in Illinois say they have 80,000 used sandbags left over since flood waters have receded.http://www.topix.net/state/il/2008/07/sandbags-prove-problem-in-once-flooded-areas?fromrss... |