There is Chicago and the there is the rest of Illinois, of which Chicago is vaguely a part. Here with the story of the rest of Illinois.http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 20 Nov 2008 4:59:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41831/politicos-jockey-for-obamas-senate-seat.html?refid=rss_all_defaultNow that Barack Obama is officially headed for the Oval Office, Illinois’ political class has turned its attention to his Senate replacement, Time reports. The choice rests with unpopular Democratic governor Rod Blagojevich, who is no doubt looking for a pick that will save his own political skin. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr has been frequently mentioned.http://www.newser.com/story/41831/politicos-jockey-for-obamas-senate-seat.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 05 Nov 2008 9:03:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/31781/obama-found-his-identity-in-chicagos-gritty-south-side.html?refid=rss_all_defaultBetween graduating college and starting Harvard Law School, Barack Obama spent three years working as a community organizer on Chicago's South Side. As he learned how to rally and mobilize people to progressive causes, he also developed a greater understanding of his identity as an African American. The New York Times examines that formative period in the candidate's life.http://www.newser.com/story/31781/obama-found-his-identity-in-chicagos-gritty-south-side.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 07 Jul 2008 5:29:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27616/10-score-later-america-still-loves-lincoln.html?refid=rss_all_defaultHonest Abe may be gone, but an industry of books, debates, and a Spielberg biopic are all alive and well. With Abraham Lincoln's bicentennial coming next year, all three White House hopefuls have invoked his name, and the US Mint is issuing pennies to honor states where he lived. "He changed America's views through his verbiage and thoughts," one expert said.http://www.newser.com/story/27616/10-score-later-america-still-loves-lincoln.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 18 May 2008 17:38:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21119/dem-physicist-nails-house-seat-in-ill-gop-stronghold.html?refid=rss_all_defaultLittle-known Democratic physicist Bill Foster beat Illinois Republican Jim Oberweis yesterday in a special election to fill Dennis Hastert's vacated seat in Congress. The Democrat's victory in the GOP suburban stronghold west of Chicago may herald more trouble for Republicans during fall elections, writes the Chicago Tribune. "Voters are ready for a change. They want new leadership in Washington," said Senator Dick Durbin.http://www.newser.com/story/21119/dem-physicist-nails-house-seat-in-ill-gop-stronghold.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 10 Mar 2008 22:22:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/19745/pumas-prowl-midwest.html?refid=rss_all_defaultPumas, normally prowlers of the Rocky Mountains, are slowly pushing east, ecologists say, which has led to a rash of sightings throughout the Midwest. Wisconsin just had its first confirmed puma sighting in over a century, and since 1990 the big cats have cropped up in Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri and Illinois, the Chicago Tribune reports.http://www.newser.com/story/19745/pumas-prowl-midwest.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 10 Mar 2008 22:22:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/19085/college-shooter-kills-5-self.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA gunman opened fire in a packed lecture hall at Northern Illinois University today, killing five students before fatally shooting himself, the Chicago Tribune reports. Another 16 people were wounded. Witnesses say the gunman, clad in black, entered the lecture hall without speaking and opened fire. He had a shotgun and two handguns. Police identified him only as a former grad student with no apparent criminal history.http://www.newser.com/story/19085/college-shooter-kills-5-self.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 13 Mar 2008 9:37:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/18283/illinois-win-for-obama-mccain.html?refid=rss_all_defaultBarack Obama is the projected winner in his home state of Illinois. John McCain won the GOP race in the Land of Lincoln. Obama was widely expected to take Illinois by a big margin, MSNBC reports. The state awards 153 Democratic delegates proportionally and 57 Republican delegates in a winner-take-all model, the BBC adds.http://www.newser.com/story/18283/illinois-win-for-obama-mccain.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 10 Mar 2008 22:16:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/16839/elmer-fudd-have-you-tried-the-raccoon.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSweet raccoon meat is in vogue in the nation’s heartland, where the masked critters have been selling as fast as some hunters can snag them, the Chicago Tribune says. One Illinois dealer says he’s sold about 2,500 to more than 50 customers in the last 10 weeks. “You have to overcome certain inhibitions,” said one racoon-eater. “But when it’s prepared right, raccoon is really good.”http://www.newser.com/story/16839/elmer-fudd-have-you-tried-the-raccoon.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 13 Mar 2008 9:37:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/15504/amazing-kreskin-offers-help-in-peterson-case.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe man who bills himself as "The Amazing Kreskin" has offered to use his psychic powers to help police find missing Illinois mom Stacy Peterson, the Chicago Tribune reports. The celebrity mentalist said it doesn't take a psychic to know the case needs a breakthrough. Peterson vanished two months ago and her ex-cop husband is suspected of killing her.http://www.newser.com/story/15504/amazing-kreskin-offers-help-in-peterson-case.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 13 Mar 2008 9:37:37 CDT