June 19, 2013
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Prison is forced sabbatical for leader of band
ST. LOUIS — A popular Grateful Dead tribute band from Missouri is taking a sabbatical — the result of a 30-month prison sentence for the lead singer. Jimmy Tebeau founded the Schwag in 1991. The...
May 26, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Illinois House OKs guns plan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gun owners could carry concealed weapons in Illinois, the last state in the nation to prohibit it, under legislation that swept through the House Friday with the backing of the ...
May 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Court rules against man who lost handgun permit
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Appeals Court has ruled against a Brentwood man who claimed state law regulating the carrying of firearms was unconstitutional. Leonard Embody filed a lawsuit in...
May 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Senate approves health coverage exchange plan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Senate agreed Thursday to create a state-governed “health insurance exchange” where individuals and small businesses could shop for coverage as required by Presiden...
May 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dalai Lama speaks to Kentucky students
LOUISVILLE — The Dalai Lama delved into teen angst about violence and academic stress, telling a crowd of students Tuesday that moral teaching in schools would promote non-violence and reassuring t...
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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5 killed in crash in Illinois
ST. LOUIS — A van carrying 11 men returning from a California religious gathering careened off of a southern Illinois freeway and overturned several times Monday, killing five of them and sending s...
May 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Quinn pushes to ban high-capacity ammunition
CHICAGO — Some of Illinois’ top Democrats joined parents of Connecticut school shooting victims Sunday to call for a state ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines, a push made as lawmakers face a...
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Lawmakers face tough votes before adjourning
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois General Assembly has just two weeks left in Springfield before it adjourns for the summer, leaving lawmakers with a tight deadline for action on issues including ta...
May 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Associated Press First lady Michelle Obama hugs Jenika Headley-Greene as Obama hands out diplomas Saturday during the graduation ceremony for Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Magnet High School in Nashville, Tenn.
First lady: Live your dreams
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: Strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable failures with determi...
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Illinois targets social media
CHICAGO — Seeking to keep pace with changing technology, Illinois toughened penalties Saturday for those who use social media and text messaging to organize violent “flash mobs” like those that hav...
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