WIBW-TV Topeka - Fri Nov 20
Less than a month before the start of the Civil War, a newly inaugurated President Abraham Lincoln took time from his frantic schedule to write to a child in Illinois whose classmates didn't believe he'd met the president.
Click to read:Roland Burris Admonished by Ethics PanelCBS News - Fri Nov 20
Updated at 12:55 p.m. ET . A Senate ethics panel cleared Sen. Roland Burris of any legal wrongdoing, after months of questions swirling around his appointment to the Senate seat President Obama left vacant upon taking office.
Herald News :: LifestylesHerald News - Fri Nov 20
Sometimes it seems that Joliet residents are upset about a potential 20 percent hike in the property tax rate.
Former prep basketball analyst indicted again on bank robbery chargesWGN-TV Chicago - Thu Nov 19
A federal grand jury in Peoria has once again indicted a former prep basketball talent analyst on bank robbery charges.
Political angles abound over prison planTelegraph Herald - Thu Nov 19
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Political organizations are churning out press releases. Hesitant candidates are gradually taking positions.
Competency hearing for accused Maui spy to beginKPUA-AM Hilo - Thu Nov 19
Noshir Gowadia has been held without bail since his 2005 arrest on suspicion of selling cruise missile secrets.
I met Lincoln - and here's the proofThe Independent - Wed Nov 18
That Abraham Lincoln had his hands full with correspondence as President is no surprise.
How Lincoln letter helped bullied boyTimes Online - Wed Nov 18
A boy who was mocked by his disbelieving classmates after he met former President Lincoln has sweet revenge more than a century later.
Philly dealer selling letter Lincoln wrote to boyWTVY Dothan - Wed Nov 18
A letter President Abraham Lincoln wrote to a boy whose friends didn't believe he had met the commander in chief is being sold in Philadelphia.
Power broker dropped as defendant from Blago trialNewsday.com - Tue Nov 17
In this April 16, 2009 file photo, Springfield, Ill., power broker William Cellini is seen leaving federal court in Chicago .
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