Barickman: GOP Leadership Should Focus on Governor’s Race
By Jeff Bossert
The lone Republican Illinois senator to vote for same-sex marriage in the state says choosing a successor to Pat Brady should be all about the state’s top office.
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Senate President: ‘Credible’ Pension Plan from Unions
By The Associated Press
Illinois Senate President John Cullerton says he's negotiated a "credible and constitutional'' pension-reform plan.
U. Illinois Grad, First Black Professor at U. Missouri Dies
By Sean Powers
A graduate of the University of Illinois’ Urbana campus, who went on to become the first African American professor at the University of Missouri, has died.
Illinois House GOP Leader Backs Same-Sex Marriage
By The Associated Press
A House Republican leader has announced his support for legalizing same-sex marriage in Illinois.
C-U Civil Rights Figure Erma Bridgewater Dies
By Sean Powers
A major force for civil rights in the Champaign-Urbana area has passed away.
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Snow Delays Angelou Indy Lecture, Public Hearing
By The Associated Press
Maya Angelou has postponed a Butler University lecture scheduled for Tuesday because of the storm that dumped 9 inches of snow across central Indiana this week.
Integrated Baseball, A Decade Before Jackie Robinson
By Don Gonyea
In 1947, Jackie Robinson famously broke the color line in baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, ending racial segregation in the major leagues.
Supreme Court Weighs Future Of Voting Rights Act
By Nina Totenberg
Once again, race is front and center at the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday. And once again, the bull's eye is the 1965 Voting Rights Act, widely viewed as the most effective and successful civil rights legislation in American history. Upheld five times by the court, the law now appears to be on life support.
House Committee Approves Same-Sex Marriage 6-5
By The Associated Press
A House committee has endorsed allowing Illinois gay and lesbian couples to marry.
Alabama Divided As Court Prepares To Hear Voting Rights Challenge
By Debbie Elliott
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court takes up a challenge to the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The law's future is to be decided in a case from Alabama, the very place the statute was born.