Senate Panel Endorses Ammunition Limits
By Amanda Vinicky, with additional reporting from The Associated Press
The Illinois Senate's Executive Committee voted 12-3 Monday to advance legislation banning magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.
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Urbana Resolution to Challenge Carle Tax-Exempt Status
By Jeff Bossert
The Urbana city council is expected to take its first vote next week on a resolution opposing Carle Foundation Hospital’s tax-exempt status.
Bill Would Require Insurance for High School Athletes
By Brian Mackey
The Illinois House has voted to require that high schools carry insurance in case student athletes are injured.
GOP Senators: Gill Appointment Part of Political Deal
By Chris Slaby
Illinois Republicans are crying foul over the governor’s appointment of a state health official.
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Ray Manzarek, Founding Member Of The Doors, Dies
By Krishnadev Calamur
Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist and a founding member of The Doors, died Monday in Germany. He was 74.
A statement from publicist Heidi Ellen Robinson-Fitzgerald said Manzarek died in Rosenheim, Germany, after a long battle with bile duct cancer.
Manzarek and Jim Morrison founded the iconic band after meeting in California. The Doors went on to become one of the most successful rock 'n' roll acts of the 1960s — and continues to have an impact decades after Morrison's death in 1971.
In an interview with NPR in 2000, Manzarek recalled the band's influences and its music:
- "We were aware of Muddy Waters. We were aware of Howlin' Wolf and John Coltrane and Miles Davis. Plus, Jan and Dean and The Beach Boys and the surf sound. Robby Krieger brings in some flamenco guitar. I bring a little bit of classical music along with the blues and jazz, and certainly John Densmore was heavy into jazz. And Jim brings in beatnik poetry and French symbolist poetry, and that's the blend of The Doors as the sun is setting into the Pacific Ocean at the end, the terminus of Western civilization. That's the end of it. Western civilization ends here in California at Venice Beach, so we stood there inventing a new world on psychedelics."
Here's more from the publicist's statement:
- "After Morrison's death in 1971, Manzarek went on to become a best-selling author, and a Grammy-nominated recording artist in his own right. In 2002, he revitalized his touring career with Doors' guitarist and long-time collaborator, Robby Krieger."
"I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of my friend and bandmate Ray Manzarek today," Krieger said. "I'm just glad to have been able to have played Doors songs with him for the last decade. Ray was a huge part of my life, and I will always miss him."
Manzarek is survived by his wife, Dorothy; his brothers, Rick and James Manczarek; his son, Pablo Manzarek; daughter-in-law, Sharmin; and three grandchildren.
Immigrant Domestic Workers Test New Ways to Settle Disputes
By Nina Porzucki, The World
On a recent Saturday afternoon, a dozen nannies and housecleaners, many of them immigrants from Brazil, gather with employers in a living room in Cambridge, Massachusetts. They snack on cheese and crackers, breaking the ice a bit before talking about talking and how to settle some of the troubles that can bubble up in domestic work.
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Human Rights,
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ADHD In Childhood May Feed Obesity In Adults
By Nancy Shute
Men who were diagnosed with ADHD as children are more likely to be obese in adulthood, according to a new study.
Danville Considers Plan to Keep Jobs from Going to Indiana
By Sean Powers
The Danville City Council meets Tuesday night to vote on a plan to keep about a hundred local jobs from going to Indiana.
Gasoline Prices On The Rise, As Memorial Day Weekend Nears
By Jim Meadows
Gasoline prices have gone up in the past week ---- by nearly nine cents per gallon nationwide, but by more than 13 cents in the Champaign-Urbana area.
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Gov. Quinn: Illinois Has Chance to Make History
By The Associated Press
Gov. Pat Quinn says Illinois has a chance to make history before the end of the legislative session this month on the issues of pension reform and same-sex marriage.