AP: Congressman Schock Billed Private Planes, Concerts
The Peoria Congressman's use of congressional and political funds to pay for trips on a supporters' plane raises new questions amid an ethics inquiry already underway.
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Despite Short Term Dips, Gasoline Prices On The Rise: Analyst
GasBuddy.com, a gasoline price website, forecasts gasoline prices to continue rising in Illinois, due to seasonal maintenance and fuel blend switches at midwest oil refineries
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Poor Shooting Sinks Illini Men, 60-53
Michigan State hit 85 percent of its free throws, while Illinois converted less than 29 percent of its shots from the floor
Legal Limbo For Chicago Photographer’s Work Featured In Oscar-Nominated Movie
The work of the late Chicago photographer Vivian Maier is featured in an Oscar-nominated documentary, but a legal battle over her inheritance could hold up new releases of her work for years to come.
Roll Out The Red Carpet: Illinois Is Going To The Oscars
On Sunday, the red carpet will be rolled out for the Academy Awards and Illinois will have a significant presence. We’ll explore those connections beginning with Helen Estabrook, Champaign-Urbana native and the producer of Whiplash could take home as many as five Academy Awards. Finding Vivian Maier is a Chicago story written and directed by a Chicagoan. It could win best documentary….and find itself in copyright trouble. We’ll cover all that and more but first in this WILL special: Illinois at the Oscars