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Neckbeards: Are they growing on you?
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:04:00 -0500
It's the neckbeard -- slang for facial hair that extends wildly beyond jaw line without benefit of grooming tools -- that sets Bears quarterback Orton apart. Can his scraggly example signal the next frontier in facial hair?
How religion guides Palin
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:47:55 -0500
McCain won't fool women Picking up 'change' motif Why isn't she on the Sunday talk shows? Oprah: No pols on show Photos: Palin | Her hometown | Convention
Sox slugger Quentin to have wrist surgery
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:17:22 -0500
Carlos Quentin has been leading the American League in home runs, so the operation is a serious blow to the Sox's AL Central title hopes.
Obamas 'uppity,' Southern congressman says
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:53:34 -0500

Man steals cop's gun and kills himself after holding hostages in bank
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:42:00 -0500
Hostage-taker kills self after stealing cop's gun at knifepoint, police say A police officer responding to a fake traffic accident report was overpowered and had his gun stolen by a man who fled into a downtown Wheaton bank, took as many as 12 hostages and kept them for three hours Friday afternoon. The man then shot himself to death.
Bhutto widower wins Pakistan's presidential election
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:11:00 -0500
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) _ The widower of slain former leader Benazir Bhutto will succeed Pervez Musharraf as president of Pakistan after winning a landslide election victory Saturday.

Chicago Sun-Times :: News ::

Fitzgerald: Flier implies endorsement
BY ABDON M. PALLASCH Political Reporter/apallasch@suntimes.com Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:00:00 -0600
U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald has asked Republican Cook County state's attorney candidate Tony Peraica to stop passing out a campaign flier that looks to Fitzgerald like Peraica is claiming his endorsement. The flier shows side-by-side photos of Fitzgerald and Peraica and says, "U.S. Attorney's Office Needs Help Fighting Corruption in Cook County."
Do you remember your first...Google?
BY SANDRA GUY Staff reporter Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:00:00 -0600
Ten years after Google debuted, Chicago-area CEOs and business leaders recall their earliest encounters with the search engine that bested Yahoo, AltaVista, Excite and Lycos. Most of the business leaders had trouble recalling a time without Google. Here are the results:
Man charged with cheating sick teen out of wish
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:00:00 -0600
An Arizona man has been accused of cheating an Illinois boy with a terminal illness out of a go-cart, authorities say. Douglas Riesberg, 53, received $11,000 from the Make-A-Wish Foundation's Chicago chapter in March for a custom go-cart for the sick boy, who is 16 and on dialysis, Arizona officials say.

 

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ILCF - Illinois Conservation Foundation - Preserves and enhances precious natural resources by supporting and fostering ecological, educational, and recreational programs. Includes program overviews, special events, donation forms, links, and contacts.
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Illinois Clean Coal Institute (ICCI) - Research and development program with emphasis on continued utilization, environmentally clean burning, and new markets for Illinois Basin coals. News and events, research, and staff listing.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources - Find out what's new at the Department, learn its history, follow legislation, download applications for licenses or permits, purchase conservation merchandise, or just learn more about the world. Publications, museums, kids and education featured.
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Illinois Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund - Established in response to requests by operators of retail drycleaning facilities to have financial resources available to pay for the cleanup of spills and/or leaks from their drycleaning machines and solvent storage units. Features details on its licensing, insurance, and remedial programs.

Illinois EcoWatch Network - Encourages adult volunteers, high school science teachers, and students to become a citizen scientists by getting involved in monitoring rivers, forests, prairies, wetlands, or urban parkland habitats.
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Illinois Environmental Compliance - Periodical providing an independent source of environmental regulation, policy and enforcement data.

Illinois Environmental Council - Promotes sound environmental policy and protections for land, air, water, wildlife, and human health in the State of Illinois. Provides programs of education, policy study, publication, and outreach for groups and individual members.
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Illinois Environmental Health Association - A state-wide, non-profit organization promoting environmental health through the mutual exchange of knowledge and experience through various disciplines.

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency - Information about permit application forms, vehicle emissions testing station locations, annual reports on the state's environmental conditions, the history and organizational structure of the Illinois EPA, and contact information.
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Illinois Mycological Association - Promotes mycology, the study of fungi, through its member programs, services and events. Includes glossary, calendar, and photos.

Illinois Natural History Survey - Extensive information on state flora and fauna, wetlands, ecological research, and related topics.

Illinois Nature Preserves Commission - Preserving, protecting, and defending the resources of Illinois for the benefit of the public. Also, offers support and resources for private landowners.
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Illinois Society for Microbiology - Promotes scientific knowledge in microbiology and supports the work of the American Society for Microbiology since 1935. Includes an events calendar, meeting locations, officers and committees, news, and membership levels.

Illinois Solar Energy Association - Seeks to provide education and resources through monthly meetings, sponsored events, expositions, and competitions. Site features educational articles, newsletter, rebate program information and links.

Illinois State Academy of Science - Affiliated with the Illinois State Museum in Springfield, and devoted to natural history studies.

Illinois State Geological Survey - ISGS provides objective scientific information to government, business, and the public. Our research and service programs encompass geologic mapping, water and mineral resources, environmental and engineering geology, geochemistry, and education.
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Illinois Stewardship Alliance - A citizens organization working statewide for healthy rural communities through the stewardship and responsible development of the state's natural resources. Includes report on its Farming Systems Comparison project.

Keep Illinois Beautiful - Works to improve the environment through education, public awareness, and community involvement.

Nature of Illinois, The - Non-profit corporation that supports the state's scientific surveys (geological, natural history, and water) and the Waste Management Research Center. Information on its quarterly publication, programs, and contacts.

State Microscopical Society of Illinois - Organization of amateur and professional microscopists. Information about monthly meetings, workshops, and other events, and how to join.

The Critical Trends Assessment Program - Reports, protocols, and other information about and from an ongoing effort to access Illinois' major sources of standardized quantitative biological data on inventory and monitoring of forests, wetlands, grasslands, and streams.
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The Conservation Foundation - Non-profit land and watershed protection organization. Includes news, list of projects, and membership information.
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