Read more Illinois stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6290/illinois.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:48:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74426/chicago-suburb-tops-best-family-towns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBusinessWeek has combed the US for the best places to raise a family and has come up with a Chicago suburb to top the rankings again. The rest of the list, based on factors that include education, crime rate, cultural vitality, and air quality, is broken down by state. A...http://www.newser.com/story/74426/chicago-suburb-tops-best-family-towns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 1:24:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74134/dems-may-lose-obamas-old-senate-seat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Democratic field for President Obama’s old Illinois Senate seat is anemic enough to make a GOP win a real possibility, Lynn Sweet writes. The candidates—only one of whom has run for office, ever —haven’t phased the Republican frontrunner, Rep. Mark Kirk. The statewide Dem establishment seems apathetic about...http://www.newser.com/story/74134/dems-may-lose-obamas-old-senate-seat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 10:00:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74132/ill-dems-rally-around-plan-to-take-gitmo-prisoners.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIllinois' governor and senior senator spent yesterday feverishly trying to regain momentum on their plan to use a nearly empty maximum-security prison 150 miles from Chicago to house Gitmo detainees. With federal officials visiting Thomson Correctional Center today, local GOP lawmakers had gone on the offense Saturday, calling it a...http://www.newser.com/story/74132/ill-dems-rally-around-plan-to-take-gitmo-prisoners.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 9:14:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74054/prison-in-illinois-may-replace-gitmo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe leading contender to take Guantanamo Bay's prisoners when it shuts down is a federal prison in Illinois, sources tell the Chicago Tribune . The near-empty facility in the small town of Thompson, about 150 miles west of Chicago, would take an unspecified but "limited" number of Gitmo's remaining 215 or...http://www.newser.com/story/74054/prison-in-illinois-may-replace-gitmo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 14 Nov 2009 14:04:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73845/9-other-states-have-calif-sized-fiscal-messes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalifornia has by no means cornered the market on enormous financial problems at the state level, with a report out today saying Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin are also at tremendous risk. The Pew Center sees widespread unemployment, huge budget deficits, and the...http://www.newser.com/story/73845/9-other-states-have-calif-sized-fiscal-messes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 20:14:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73793/student-journos-in-court-over-murder-investigation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA group of Illinois journalism students found themselves in court yesterday, accused of flirting with and paying off sources during a 2003-2006 investigation for the Medill Innocence Project. The Northwestern students claim to have uncovered evidence exonerating Anthony McKinney, convicted in 1982 of murdering a security guard. Both sides went...http://www.newser.com/story/73793/student-journos-in-court-over-murder-investigation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 10:40:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72436/town-fights-public-boozing-with-warm-beer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagArlington Heights, Ill., is tackling its public drinking problem with a novel weapon: beer. Warm beer. Starting in January, stores won't sell single-serving bottles or cans of beer cold. You can still buy that tallboy, but the town is betting problem drinkers will be less likely to crack open a...http://www.newser.com/story/72436/town-fights-public-boozing-with-warm-beer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Oct 2009 11:10:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70231/cabbies-ask-for-vomit-penalty.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChicago cab drivers want drunk passengers who vomit in their cars to pay a $50 fine. Drivers today asked the city for the penalty along with an overall rate increase of 22%. Chicago cabbies are among the lowest paid in the country, with wages averaging $4.38 an hour over...http://www.newser.com/story/70231/cabbies-ask-for-vomit-penalty.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Sep 2009 15:36:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70222/chicago-day-care-home-used-for-dogfights.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChicago police raided an Illinois day-care center that apparently doubled as a brutal dogfighting operation. Ten children were being watched at the private home at the time of the raid. A swing set used by the kids was only 10 feet from a bloody garage where a “vicious” pit bull...http://www.newser.com/story/70222/chicago-day-care-home-used-for-dogfights.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Sep 2009 14:16:42 CDT