U.S. Rep. Kinzinger, U.S. Sen. Warner request additional information regarding safety of F-22 Raptor

Online Staff Report WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., and U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., requested additional
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May 11, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Obama’s support of same-sex marriage sets stage in race against Romney

Online Staff Report With the Nov. 6 general election six months away, President Barack Obama (D) has come out in
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May 10, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | 1 Comment

Illinois receives $20 million in landmark settlement with Abbott Labs for off-label marketing of Depakote

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D) joined her federal counterparts, 44 other states and the District
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May 7, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World> Statehouse News | 2 Comments

Unemployment rate drops to 8.1 percent, but drop attributed to people giving up looking for work

Online Staff Report The U.S. Labor Department announced May 4 that the U.S. economy added 115,000 jobs in April, below March’s
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May 4, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | 1 Comment

AccuWeather: 15,272 records broken during unprecedented March warmth

By Jillian McMath AccuWeather.com Staff Writer STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — AccuWeather.com meteorologists report the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released their
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April 10, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Nationwide unemployment rate drops from 8.3 percent to 8.2 percent in March

Online Staff Report The nationwide unemployment rate fell from 8.3 percent in February to 8.2 percent in March, the U.S. Department
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April 6, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

AccuWeather: How rare were the April 3 Dallas tornadoes?

By Meghan Evans AccuWeather.com Meteorologist STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — AccuWeather.com meteorologists watched with dismay as two tornadoes developed on the ground simultaneously,
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April 5, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Environment Illinois: New report on weather-related disasters shows need for carbon pollution regulation

By Environment Illinois CHICAGO — After a year that saw many parts of the country hit by scorching heat, devastating wildfires,
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April 5, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Durbin backs legislation aimed at rehabbing houses and businesses abandoned because of foreclosure

Online Staff Report In an effort to stabilize neighborhoods, rehab vacant and foreclosed homes and businesses, and create jobs, U.S. Sen.
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April 4, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News> Nation & World | 1 Comment

AccuWeather: Warmest March ever for cities in more than 25 states

By Kristina Pydynowski AccuWeather.com Meteorologist STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — AccuWeather.com reports March 2012 is officially the warmest March on record for dozens
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April 2, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Earth Hour March 31 encourages ‘lights out’ from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. in support of environment

Online Staff Report Earth Hour is a global initiative that invites individuals, businesses, governments and communities to turn off their lights
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March 30, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Living> Nation & World | Comments (0)

AT&T, Verizon to prohibit third-party ‘cramming’ charges

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan commended two national telephone companies for implementing bans to end a
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March 29, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World> Statehouse News | 2 Comments

‘Loopholes for Sale: Campaign Contributions by corporate tax dodgers’

• Thirty companies contribute $41 million to 524 members of congress, receive $10.6 billion in tax rebates Staff Report A new report
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March 28, 2012 | Also published in Nation & World> News | Comments (0)

Obama administration aims to set carbon pollution standards for new power plants

By Environment Illinois CHICAGO — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed March 27 historic new limits on carbon pollution from
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March 27, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Report: Affordable Care Act making health coverage more accessible to young adults

Online Staff Report Prior to passage of the Affordable Care Act, young adults were much more likely to be uninsured and
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March 22, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Forest growth in North outpacing rest of country

Staff Report WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Forest Service scientists released an assessment March 12 that shows forest land has expanded in
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March 21, 2012 | Also published in Living> Nation & World> Online Exclusives | 1 Comment

Student debt crisis: Madigan says costs will ‘produce a generation of students saddled with crushing debt’

Online Staff Report WASHINGTON, D.C. — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D) testified in a hearing before the U.S. Senate Judiciary
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March 20, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

AccuWeather: More than 1,200 record highs set in the U.S. as warm spring temperatures persist

By Meghan Evans AccuWeather.com Meteorologist STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — AccuWeather.com reports more than 1,200 record high temperatures have been set
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March 16, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

National foreclosure settlement filed in federal court

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan urged distressed borrowers to call on her office to help determine
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March 12, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World> Statehouse News | 1 Comment

AccuWeather: Warmest spring in years to fuel active severe weather

By AccuWeather.com STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — AccuWeather.com reports an active severe weather season is anticipated in the U.S. during spring of
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March 8, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Large tornado outbreak swarm expected Friday, March 2

By AccuWeather.com STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — AccuWeather.com reports tornadoes are forecast to swarm Friday, March 2, through a very large and
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March 1, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Health care fraud efforts result in record-breaking recoveries

Online Staff Report WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen
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February 15, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

January 2012 ranks as one of top five warmest ever

By John Marsh AccuWeather.com STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has identified January 2012
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February 9, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

$25 billion settlement reached with nation’s five largest bank mortgage servicers

Online Staff Report WASHINGTON, D.C. — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined with her counterparts in other states and the federal
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February 9, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Santorum’s Feb. 7 sweep gives him most states, momentum in gearing up for Super Tuesday

Online Staff Report Following his Feb. 7 sweep of Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., has
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February 8, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Unemployment rate drops to 8.3 percent nationwide

Online Staff Report The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported Feb. 3 that 243,000 jobs were created in January, lowering
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February 3, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Photos of Vietnam heroes sought for new exhibit

Staff Report WASHINGTON, D.C. — The people of the state of Illinois suffered among the greatest number of losses in the
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February 1, 2012 | Also published in Nation & World> Online Exclusives | Comments (0)

State of the Union: Jobs key focus of Obama’s speech

Online Staff Report Putting America back to work in the wake of the Iraq War was a major focus of President
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January 25, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | 2 Comments

Obama expected to stand up to big oil on Keystone XL pipeline

By Environment Illinois CHICAGO — According to media reports, President Barack Obama and the State Department will reject an effort to
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January 18, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | 1 Comment

Nation observes Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan. 16

By Brandon Reid Assistant Editor The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would be turning 83 if he were alive today
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January 11, 2012 | Also published in Nation & World> News | Comments (0)

Santorum surges in Iowa while Romney and Paul remain out front

Online Staff Report With Iowa’s Jan. 3 first-in-the-nation caucuses less than a week away, the race for the Republican nomination
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December 29, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

91.9 million expected to travel during holidays

Online Staff Report HELENA, Mont. — AAA forecasts 91.9 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the
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December 23, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

EPA issues landmark standard for mercury, air toxics pollution from coal-fired power plants

By Environment Illinois CHICAGO — President Barack Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the first-ever nationwide standard for mercury
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December 21, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | 1 Comment

Ron Paul leads Iowa polls, still third in national polls

Online Staff Report U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, now leads the race for the Republican nomination for president — in Iowa. Iowa’s
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December 19, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | 10 Comments

Federal bill that would have allowed robo-calls to cell phones rejected

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — After overwhelming opposition mounted by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D), Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller
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December 16, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Government shutdown possible if funding talks break down

Online Staff Report Congress faces the threat of a partial government shutdown if it fails to pass a funding bill by
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December 15, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | 1 Comment

U.S. ends war in Iraq

Online Staff Report Speaking at a ceremony from a fortified concrete courtyard at the airport in Baghdad Dec. 15, U.S. Secretary
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December 15, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | 1 Comment

Ron Paul gaining ground in early primary states

Online Staff Report Republican presidential hopeful U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, appears to be gaining ground in the early primary states
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December 15, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | 2 Comments

Postal Service to delay decision on closures until May 2012

Online Staff Report The United States Postal Service (USPS) has announced it will not close any post offices or mail
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December 15, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Local News> Nation & World | 1 Comment

Time magazine names ‘The Protester’ 2011 Person of the Year

Online Staff Report Time magazine has named “The Protester” the 2011 Person of the Year. The magazine cited dissent across the
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December 14, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | 1 Comment

Defense bill sparks rights panic

By Richard S. Gubbe Contributing Writer The original version of Defense Spending Bill 1867 submitted in the United States Senate last week
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December 14, 2011 | Also published in Nation & World> National News> News | 2 Comments

Newt Gingrich vows to support constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage

Online Staff Report Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, the frontrunner for the Republican nomination for president in 2012, has
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December 12, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | 1 Comment

Attorneys general unite against federal bill that would allow robo-calls to cell phones

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — Joined by her state counterparts from across the country, Attorney General Lisa Madigan called on Congress
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December 9, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | 1 Comment

Manzullo votes for bill to require congressional approval of ‘major regulation’ proposed by federal agencies

Online Staff Report WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Don Manzullo (R-Ill.) voted for legislation Dec. 7 to rein in the growing federal
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December 8, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Ron Paul a hit on Twitter, report shows

Online Staff Report Republican presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) is a hit on the online social networking site
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December 8, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | 2 Comments

IRS seeks to return undelivered checks to taxpayers

Staff Report WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an annual reminder to taxpayers, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced it is looking
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December 7, 2011 | Also published in Nation & World> Online Exclusives | 1 Comment

National unemployment rate drops to 8.6 percent, Illinois at 10.1 percent

Online Staff Report The national unemployment rate has dropped to 8.6 percent, its lowest since March 2009, according to the U.S.
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December 2, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Gingrich has 21-point lead in national poll, 2-point lead over Obama in head-to-head poll

Online Staff Report Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich now owns a 21-point lead in the race for the
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December 2, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | 1 Comment

Congress could help states collect online sales taxes

By Andrew Thomason Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinoisans who buy the latest best-selling book as a Christmas gift on Amazon.com
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December 2, 2011 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World> Statehouse News | 1 Comment

Deadline for comment on dietary supplements is Dec. 2

By Susan Johnson Copy Editor Are you taking any vitamins or supplements as part of your diet? The independent citizens health
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November 23, 2011 | Also published in Nation & World> News | 3 Comments


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