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  • July 2008

    • Obama's Republican Pal Gets Grief

      newser  |  Politico  |  Jul 18, 08 1:25 PM CDT

      Obama's Republican Pal Gets Grief

      Kirk Dillard is a lot like many Obama supporters. He came to respect and admire Obama, and he appeared in an early primary ad saying so. But the Illinois legislator also happens to be a Republican—and a delegate for John McCain. Now that Obama is the nominee, Dillard’s GOP colleagues have gotten hostile, Politico reports. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Illinois  • bipartisanship  • partisanship

    • Illinois Man Calls Home a Church, Saves $80K in Taxes

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Jul 18, 08 11:22 AM CDT

      Illinois Man Calls Home a Church, Saves $80K in Taxes

      An Illinois man has declared his home a church, knocking $80K off his property taxes in the bargain, the Chicago Tribune reports. George Michael says he got an online pastor's degree and transformed his $3 million lakefront estate into a house of worship so his disabled wife and daughter could attend Armenian services without traveling. But many locals are angered over the loss of tax revenue, and not convinced of the, shall we say, purity of his religious motives. More »

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      religion  • Illinois  • church  • George Michael

    • MillerCoors Taps Chicago for New Headquarters

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Jul 16, 08 2:25 PM CDT

      MillerCoors Taps Chicago for New Headquarters

      Chicago will be home to the new corporate headquarters of beer conglomerate MillerCoors, the Tribune reports. The Windy City edged out Dallas to serve as a neutral location for the nerve center of Denver-based Molson Coors and Milwaukee-based Miller. Chicago attracted MillerCoors because it has "access to an attractive base of talent, transportation and business resources," company president Tom Long said. More »

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      Chicago  • alcohol  • Illinois  • beer  • Denver  • Dallas  • Milwaukee  • MillerCoors  • Windy City

    • The Games Candidates Play, Casino Edition

      newser  |  Time  |  Jul 3, 08 1:16 PM CDT

      The Games Candidates Play, Casino Edition

      The presidential contenders are both gambling men, and long ago picked poisons—flashy craps for McCain, backroom poker for Obama—that reflect strikingly different competitive natures. McCain, whom aides recently had to drag from the tables, loves the “thrill seeker’s” game, Time notes: He heartily plays for thousands at a time—fitting what one ex-aide called a passion to “take a chance, play against the odds.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Illinois  • gambling  • poker

    • Ex-Con Suspected in 8 Murders Captured in Ill.

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 2, 08 9:04 AM CDT

      Ex-Con Suspected in 8 Murders Captured in Ill.

      An exhaustive, two-state manhunt for an ex-convict suspected in eight grisly slayings ended with the man quietly arrested last night outside a bar known as a police hangout. Police knew from a number of witness reports that Nicholas T. Sheley, 28, was in the area, said the police chief in the St. Louis suburb of Festus, Mo. "He was desperate and he gave up without a fight. He's had a rough two days."   More »

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      murder  • FBI  • Illinois  • St. Louis  • serial killers

    • Fish Toxin Buyer Linked to Murder Plot

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Jul 2, 08 3:58 AM CDT

      Fish Toxin Buyer Linked to Murder Plot

      An Illinois man busted trying to buy enough puffer fish toxin to kill dozens of people had been seeking to hire a hit man on the internet to kill a mystery woman, reports the Chicago Tribune . The financial planner sent emails to people offering $8,000 for the murder, authorities said. He was arrested yesterday when police found six empty vials of the deadly puffer fish neurotoxin in his home. More »

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      Illinois  • fish  • poison  • toxin  • murder plot  • puffer fish  • hit job

  • June 2008
  • May 2008

    • Obama's Campaign Manager Denies Being a Lobbyist

      newser  |  Newsweek  |  May 27, 08 11:47 AM CDT

      Obama's Campaign Manager Denies Being a Lobbyist

      As John McCain struggles to purge his campaign staff of lobbyists, Barack Obama’s campaign manager is denying he fits the bill, too. "I've never lobbied anybody in my life," says David Axelrod, who is the senior partner at a consulting firm that has done what Newsweek calls "creative lobbying," in the form of ad campaigns for companies seeking to influence legislative decisions. More »

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      Barack Obama  • New York  • Illinois  • lobbyists  • David Axelrod

    • Wreck Flattens Oreos; No Trace of Girl Scouts

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  May 19, 08 4:38 PM CDT

      Wreck Flattens Oreos; No Trace of Girl Scouts

      An Illinois freeway got an unscheduled repaving this morning when a truck crash dumped 20,000 pounds of Oreos onto I-80, the Chicago Tribune reports. Police are still investigating what caused the big rig to hit a median, so no word on whether the driver (who was unhurt) had eaten more than his share of the treats—or if he'd been ambushed by Girl Scouts. More »

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      accident  • Illinois  • Girl Scout cookies  • Oreo

    • Lucky Alaska First to Hit $4 Gas

      newser  |  Reuters  |  May 15, 08 11:03 AM CDT

      Lucky Alaska First to Hit $4 Gas

      It's here. Alaska has the painful distinction of becoming the first state where gas is selling for an average of $4 a gallon, Reuters reports. The average for the rest of the US is hovering at $3.76, but Connecticut, California, New York, and Illinois could all join Alaska in the $4-a-gallon club after Memorial Day weekend. More »

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      California  • gas prices  • New York  • Michigan  • Illinois  • Alaska  • Hawaii  • Connecticut  • West Virginia  • Labor Department  • AAA  • Memorial Day

    • Obama's Pragmatism Rooted in Hyde Park

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 11, 08 7:16 PM CDT

      Obama's Pragmatism Rooted in Hyde Park

      Barack Obama was once a no-name politico on Chicago’s South Side with an Ivy League degree and few supporters, the New York Times reports. But he found allies by courting opposing groups, a balancing act that has proven effective on a national scale. “He’s looking for ways to make the tent as large as possible,” said one Obama mentor, dismissing claims that he’s “wishy-washy.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • Chicago  • Illinois  • Michelle Obama  • independents

    • How Obama Won Blue Collars in Wisconsin

      newser  |  Salon  |  May 1, 08 7:52 PM CDT

      How Obama Won Blue Collars in Wisconsin

      Given Barack Obama’s much-ballyhooed problems with white, working-class voters, it's instructive to remember that he clobbered Hillary Clinton in Wisconsin by 17 points in February, notes Mike Madden in Salon. If he can reconnect with those voters in Indiana—another state close to his Illinois home—he could wrap up the nomination. That is, of course, much easier said than done. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Illinois  • Indiana primary  • blue-collar vote  • Wisconsin primary

    • Peterson Offers $25K Reward for Wife's Return

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  May 1, 08 3:33 AM CDT

      Peterson Offers $25K Reward for Wife's Return

      Suspected wife killer Drew Peterson is offering a $25,000 reward for information about his wife's disappearance, the Chicago Tribune reports. The Illinois ex-cop said he believes his fourth wife, Stacy, left with another man when she vanished six months ago. Stacy's relatives slammed the offer as a publicity stunt and suggested that Peterson, who's also being investigated in the death of his third wife, collect the reward himself. More »

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      Illinois  • missing person  • Drew Peterson  • disappearance  • Stacy Peterson

  • April 2008

    • Rezko Pal, Rove Tried to Oust US Attorney, Witness Says

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Apr 23, 08 7:34 PM CDT

      Rezko Pal, Rove Tried to Oust US Attorney, Witness Says

      One of Tony Rezko's associates conspired with Karl Rove to try to get US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald fired to quash a federal investigation of Rezko, the Chicago Tribune reports. Prosecutors hope a judge will allow testimony to that effect in Rezko's corruption trial. Rove denies the allegations, as does the man with whom he allegedly discussed the matter in 2004, a GOP heavyweight named Robert Kjellander. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Chicago  • campaign fundraising  • Karl Rove  • corruption  • Illinois  • Patrick Fitzgerald  • Tony Rezko

    • Another Earthquake Shakes Up Illinois

      newser  |  CNN  |  Apr 21, 08 4:55 AM CDT

      Another Earthquake Shakes Up Illinois

      A magnitude 4.5 earthquake rattled southern Illinois early this morning in the strongest aftershock since the area was shaken by Friday’s 5.2 tremor, CNN reports. The rumble was centered in the same spot as last week's quake near the town of Mount Carmel, and began after midnight. No damage has been reported. Some 18 shakers followed Friday's quake, the strongest in the area in 40 years. More »

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      earthquake  • Illinois  • natural disaster  • Midwest

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