Posts Tagged ‘Illinois’

EVERYTHING’S COMING UP OBAMA … SORT OF

April 15, 2008

If you think you like Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) for president better than his Democratic alternative, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.), now’s the time for you to prove it.
Well, Wednesday actually. As the Press-Telegram’s Paul Eakins tells us this morning, the Vault 350 will host the “Barack the Vote Concert & Fundraiser” that night, featuring ex-Booker [...]

IT’S NOT JUST THE LB PARADE

November 9, 2007

Not giving peace a chance
Last Thursday, a group of Illinois high school students used their lunch hour to stage a peaceful sit-in protest against the war in Iraq. “We were holding hands and singing ‘Kumbaya’ and the song ‘Give Peace a Chance.’ ” one of the students tells the Chicago Tribune. According to school officials, [...]

 

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