Sensata workers rally against ‘Romney economy,’ Romney defends Bain Capital in acceptance speech

Online Staff Report As former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for president Thursday, Aug. 30, a
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August 31, 2012 | Also published in Bainport Sensata Technologies> Happening Now> Local News> Nation & World | 1 Comment

Text of Mitt Romney’s acceptance speech

Editor’s note: Following is the text of Mitt Romney’s acceptance speech as nominee for Republican presidential candidate, delivered at the
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August 31, 2012 | Also published in Nation & World | Comments (0)

Settlement reached with Janssen Pharmaceuticals over unlawful marketing of Risperdal

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined 36 other attorneys general to announce the largest multistate consumer
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August 30, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World> Statehouse News | 2 Comments

Sensata workers to speak out against ‘Romney economy’ as Republican presidential nominee delivers acceptance speech

Online Staff Report Workers at Freeport’s Sensata Technologies plant have just returned from the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., where
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August 30, 2012 | Also published in Bainport Sensata Technologies> Happening Now> Local News> Nation & World> Regional News | 1 Comment

Text of Paul Ryan’s acceptance speech

Editor’s note: Following is the text of Paul Ryan’s acceptance speech as nominee for vice presidential candidate, delivered at the
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August 30, 2012 | Also published in Nation & World | Comments (0)

Pork industry faces record losses

By Debra Levey Larson Media/Communications Specialist, University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences URBANA, Ill. — A tsunami of
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August 29, 2012 | Also published in Nation & World> Online Exclusives | Comments (0)

Republican National Convention delayed by Isaac

By Alex Sosnowski Expert Senior Meteorologist, AccuWeather.com STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — AccuWeather.com reports as delegates and media gather for the 2012 Republican
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August 27, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Two killed, at least eight injured in Empire State Building shooting

Online Staff Report Two people have been killed and at least eight injured in an Aug. 24 shooting outside New York’s
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August 24, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | 1 Comment

Presidential race: Obama leads in money, polls tied, Kinzinger supports Romney’s energy plan

By Brandon Reid Assistant Editor Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, is just 75 days away, and recent nationwide polls show presumptive Republican
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August 23, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

U of I research collaboration addresses post-harvest loss

By Leanne Lucas University of Illinois Extension News Writer The Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss is
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August 22, 2012 | Also published in Nation & World> Online Exclusives | Comments (0)

Sensata workers to take campaign against outsourcing to Republican National Convention

• Send-off potluck barbecue set for 5 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 23, at Freeport’s Krape Park Online Staff Report FREEPORT, Ill. — Workers facing
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August 16, 2012 | Also published in Bainport Sensata Technologies> Happening Now> Local News> Nation & World> Regional News | 2 Comments

Consumer alert: Bumbo baby seats recalled

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D) alerted Illinois parents and caregivers Aug. 15 to a recall
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August 15, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

MoveOn moves to define Romney-Ryan as ‘the ultimate 1 percent’

• Recent polls show dead heat, voters have favorable response to Ryan as VP nominee Staff Report Less than a week after Mitt
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August 15, 2012 | Also published in Local News> Nation & World> News | 1 Comment

July 2012 marks hottest month on record

By Jillian MacMath Staff Writer, AccuWeather.com STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — AccuWeather.com reports July 2012 marked the hottest month on record ever for
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August 13, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Sudden fall chill expected this weekend

By Alex Sosnowski Expert Senior Meteorologist, AccuWeather.com STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — AccuWeather.com reports unseasonably cool air will sweep from the northern Plains
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August 10, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Drought has large impact on cattle industry

By Debra Levey Larson Media/Communications Specialist, University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences URBANA, Ill. — The beef industry
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August 10, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Nationwide unemployment rate rises slightly, Romney goes on the attack

Online Staff Report The nationwide unemployment rate rose slightly from 8.2 percent in June to 8.3 percent in July, triggering presumptive
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August 3, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

4,313 record high temperatures recorded across country in July

By Anthony Sagliani AccuWeather.com Meteorologist STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — AccuWeather.com reports from New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Chicago, St. Louis, Dallas
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August 1, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Study: Online retail contributes to decline in quality

By Phil Ciciora Business & Law Editor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign News Bureau CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Consumers may revel in
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July 25, 2012 | Also published in Nation & World> Online Exclusives | 1 Comment

12 killed at suburban Denver theater after gunman opens fire at opening of new Batman movie

Online Staff Report Twelve people were killed and at least 50 people injured at a suburban Denver theater early Friday, July
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July 20, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

$80 million in federal grants to ensure low-income people with HIV/AIDS have access to health care

Online Staff Report WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced July 19 nearly $80
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July 20, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Summer 2012 in running for hottest summer on record

By Alex Sosnowski Expert Senior Meteorologist, AccuWeather.com STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — AccuWeather.com reports the summer of 2012 is in the running for
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July 19, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Astrology researcher likes Obama’s chances in the Nov. 6 election

By Edward Snow Managing Editor, Astrology News Service CHICAGO — An astrologer who has analyzed outcomes in U.S. presidential elections dating to
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July 18, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | 1 Comment

Corn disaster: Rain coming, but not enough, according to AccuWeather

By Alex Sosnowski Expert Senior Meteorologist, AccuWeather.com STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — AccuWeather.com reports additional corn crop failures are likely as a result
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July 18, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World> Regional News | Comments (0)

Postal Service asks for return of postal-owned equipment

Staff Report The U.S. Postal Service is asking customers to return postal-owned equipment, especially pallets and plastic mail tubs. “The
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July 18, 2012 | Also published in Nation & World> Online Exclusives | 2 Comments

$175 million settlement reached with Wells Fargo over discriminatory lending

Online Staff Report WASHINGTON, D.C. — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced July 12
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July 12, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Pork industry facing financial disaster?

By Debra Levey Larson Media/Communications Specialist, University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences URBANA, Ill. — Drought and the
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July 11, 2012 | Also published in Nation & World> Online Exclusives | 1 Comment

Unemployment rate unchanged in June, although 80,000 jobs gained

Online Staff Report The national unemployment rate remained at 8.2 percent while 80,000 jobs were added in June, according to a
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July 6, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

AAA projects record volume for Independence Day holiday travel

Online Staff Report HELENA, Mont. — AAA projects 42.3 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the
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July 3, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Quinn’s attempt to sell southern Illinois prison could compete with effort to open Thomson

Online Staff Report WASHINGTON, D.C. — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn’s (D) offer last week to sell a state prison in southern
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July 3, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

Illinois receives nearly $25 million from largest-ever health care fraud settlement

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D) joined her state counterparts and the federal government July 2
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July 3, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World> Statehouse News | Comments (0)

‘Obamacare’ narrowly upheld by Supreme Court in 5-4 decision

By Shauna Ubersox Staff Writer In a close 5-4 ruling Thursday, June 28, the Supreme Court of the United States voted to
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June 28, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | 1 Comment

Chicago’s NATO costs still being tabulated

By Jayette Bolinski and Stephanie Fryer Illinois Statehouse News CHICAGO — It’s been more than a month since Chicago hosted the international
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June 28, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World> Regional News | Comments (0)

Regardless of Supreme Court ruling on ‘Obamacare,’ health care costs going up

By Andrew Thomason Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Listening to experts and advocates of all political stripes, it seems health care
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June 27, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | 3 Comments

Madigan, states announce settlement over deceptive exploitation of veterans’ education benefits

Online Staff Report WASHINGTON, D.C. — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D) joined several of her counterparts, U.S. senators and federal
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June 27, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

Nonprofit citizens’ organization takes on dairy in court

By Susan Johnson Copy Editor A nonprofit citizens’ environmental organization is taking on a corporate dairy operation in Washington state by
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June 13, 2012 | Also published in Nation & World> News | Comments (0)

House passes bill co-authored by Manzullo that would reform trade promotion efforts

Online Staff Report WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved legislation May 30 designed to strengthen U.S. trade
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May 31, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | 1 Comment

Protesters to confront Bilderberg Group meeting in Virginia

Staff Report CHANTILLY, Va. — A secret meeting of approximately 100-150 elite politicians, financiers and industrialists known as the Bilderberg Group
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May 30, 2012 | Also published in Nation & World> News | 6 Comments

Madigan, states urge Congress to stop for-profit colleges’ exploitation of veterans’ educational benefits

Online Staff Report CHICAGO — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D) and her counterparts sent a letter May 29 to Congressional
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May 29, 2012 | Also published in Happening Now> Nation & World | Comments (0)

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)


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