WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Roland Burris, saying he had been less than candid about his gubernatorial ...
AP IMPACT: US distribution of swine flu vaccine is uneven, confusing; complaints abound When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early ...
Paul scores 20 points in first half, No. 23 Illinois beats Northern Illinois 80-61 Brandon Paul scored all 20 of his points in the first half, leading No. 23 Illinois to a 80-61 victory over Northern Illinois on Tuesday night. Paul, a ...
FACT CHECK: A look at moving Guantanamo detainees to US prisons, possibly in Ill., Mich. As the Obama administration considers a plan to move Guantanamo Bay detainees to prisons on U.S. soil, including possible sites in Illinois and Michigan, proponents and critics ...
THOMSON, Illinois (Reuters) - Moving detainees from Guantanamo Bay to a largely unused prison in this hamlet would create much-needed jobs, said officials who toured the rural prison on Monday, dismissing widespread concern about risks to security from America's sworn enemies and ...
Todd Baker walks to his bait and tackle shop before sharing his opinions and optimism as federal officials tour the Thomson Correctional Center, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, in Thomson, Ill. The federal government is considering buying the Illinois prison to turn it ...
The state of Illinois is lobbying hard to land relocated Guantanamo detainees despite strenuous opposition to bringing the terrorism suspects to the United States, top lawmakers said Sunday. The aim is to sell a nearly vacant maximum security prison to the federal ...
A near-empty Illinois prison is among the US locations being considered to house transferred Guantanamo detainees, officials announced Sunday. Less than 100 detainees would be housed in a separate facility within the maximum security prison, said Illinois Senator Dick Durbin, the second-highest ...
In Arizona, the budget has grown so gloomy that lawmakers are considering mortgaging Capitol buildings. In Michigan, state officials dealing with the nation's highest unemployment rate are slashing spending on schools and health care. Drastic financial remedies are no longer limited to ...
Prominent Republicans on Sunday lashed out at the administration's decision to try five alleged plotters of the 9/11 attacks in a New York civilian court, saying it would harm efforts to fight terrorism. While President Barack Obama's team defended the move, his ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Obama administration officials will visit a virtually empty Illinois prison this week as a possible location to house foreign terrorism suspects moved from the Guantanamo Bay prison President Barack Obama has vowed to shut, the state's governor's office said ...
Ill. lawmakers address plan to sell near-empty prison to house Guantanamo detainees Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin on Sunday tried to build support and counter criticism of a proposal to sell a prison in rural northwestern Illinois to the ...
