Clinton: Illinois Should Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
By The Associated Press
Former President Bill Clinton is calling on Illinois lawmakers to legalize same-sex marriage.
Illinois Public Media News
Future of Rural Development Funding Uncertain in Farm Bill
By Bill Wheelhouse
As Congress fiddles with major farm legislation, there is a portion of it that gets very little attention. Yet supporters say it is a difference-maker for job creation in small rural communities and provides a boost those towns need.
Categories:
Agriculture,
Government
Longtime Bears Linebacker Urlacher Retires
By The Associated Press
Star linebacker Brian Urlacher says he's retiring after spending 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears.
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Sports
Schnucks Seeks Venue Change in Card-Breach Lawsuit
By The Associated Press, with addtional reporting from Illinois Public Media
The Schnucks supermarket chain wants an Illinois lawsuit related to a security breach affecting up to 2.4 million credit and debit cards of its customers moved to a federal court.
Categories:
Consumer issues,
Economics
Meet Daniel Werfel, the New Chief of the IRS
By Nancy Marshall-Genzer and Katie Long, The Marketplace Morning Report
Daniel Werfel starts Wednesday as the new acting administrator of the Internal Revenue Service, succeeding Steven T. Miller, who resigned under pressure last week.
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Government
IRS Official Tells Congress: ‘I Have Not Done Anything Wrong’
By The Associated Press
The IRS official at the center of the storm over the agency's targeting of conservative groups has told Congress she did nothing wrong and invoked her constitutional right to not answer lawmakers' questions.
Categories:
Government,
Politics
Cullerton Urges House Vote on Pension Plan
By The Associated Press
Illinois Senate President John Cullerton is urging a House vote on his pension-reform plan even though Speaker Michael Madigan has his own proposal.
Man Killed By FBI In Florida Linked to Boston Suspect
By Mark Memmott
In Orlando, Fla., early Wednesday "an FBI agent was involved in a deadly shooting connected to the Boston Marathon bombing case," NBC News is reporting. A man who was being questioned by the agent is dead. NPR's Dina Temple-Raston and Carrie Johnson have also confirmed the news.
Categories:
Criminal Justice
U of I’s 117-Year-Old Telescope Getting Repairs
By The Associated Press
Like anything that's 117 years old, the telescope in the University of Illinois' observatory could use a little work. This summer, it will get it.
Senator Apologizes for Nazi Reference About State Director
By Amanda Vinicky
A Democratic state senator who compared Governor Pat Quinn to Hitler is apologizing for his remarks.
Categories:
Government,
Politics