<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - illinois</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/illinois</link><description>Newsvine - illinois</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:17:36 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 01:21:38 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Driver, club sued by victim of Illinois drunk driving accident</title>
<description><![CDATA[Based at Illinois, Frederick &amp; Hagle law firm has the ability to fight for the rights of clients in cases related to car accidents.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruth541opia]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ruth541opia]]></source><link>http://ruth541opia.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/12/18215039-driver-club-sued-by-victim-of-illinois-drunk-driving-accident</link><guid>http://ruth541opia.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/12/18215039-driver-club-sued-by-victim-of-illinois-drunk-driving-accident</guid><category>business</category><category>accident</category><category>car</category><category>illinois</category><category>lawyer</category><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:14:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Can a child's right to file a product liability claim be waived?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Contact the Johnston Law Offices, P.C. for aggressive and professional wrongful death representation throughout Illinois.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[gladys66id]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[gladys66id]]></source><link>http://gladys66id.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/02/18018431-can-a-childs-right-to-file-a-product-liability-claim-be-waived</link><guid>http://gladys66id.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/02/18018431-can-a-childs-right-to-file-a-product-liability-claim-be-waived</guid><category>business</category><category>death</category><category>illinois</category><category>attorney</category><category>wrongful</category><pubDate>Thu, 2 May 2013 13:25:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Honda announces recall to prevent accidents</title>
<description><![CDATA[Clancy Law located in Illinois provides effective legal representation in cases of product liability.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[gladys66id]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[gladys66id]]></source><link>http://gladys66id.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/02/18018260-honda-announces-recall-to-prevent-accidents</link><guid>http://gladys66id.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/02/18018260-honda-announces-recall-to-prevent-accidents</guid><category>business</category><category>illinois</category><category>attorney</category><category>liability</category><category>product</category><pubDate>Thu, 2 May 2013 13:14:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Former Crestwood water official convicted </title>
<description><![CDATA[A federal jury today convicted Crestwood's former water department supervisor of repeatedly lying about the south suburb's secret use of a well contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gardenia C. Hung-Wittler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Gardenia C. Hung-Wittler]]></source><link>http://fb-gardeniachungma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/29/17974042-former-crestwood-water-official-convicted</link><guid>http://fb-gardeniachungma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/29/17974042-former-crestwood-water-official-convicted</guid><category>illinois</category><category>us-news</category><category>water-service-fraud</category><category>suburban-municipal-crime</category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:09:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fb-gardeniachungma75EFBA80-EC4C-C233-3467-19E37A04BF4F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fb-gardeniachungma75EFBA80-EC4C-C233-3467-19E37A04BF4F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Treat Chicago gangs as terrorists instead</title>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;If the name attached to Chicago's gang violence was al-Qaeda instead of Gangster Disciples, then the nation would demand more be done.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[secaa23]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[secaa23]]></source><link>http://secaa23.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/26/17930499-treat-chicago-gangs-as-terrorists-instead</link><guid>http://secaa23.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/26/17930499-treat-chicago-gangs-as-terrorists-instead</guid><category>chicago</category><category>illinois</category><category>politics</category><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:31:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=secaa2344A14A7D-8D53-B51D-EC13-6645DEBDA430.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=secaa2344A14A7D-8D53-B51D-EC13-6645DEBDA430.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Illinois Supplier Sold Antifreeze-Tainted Ingredient To Malt-O-Meal Maker</title>
<description><![CDATA[Rapoport Law Offices, P.C. located in Illinois provides effective legal representation in cases of defective products.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[leeDora7bg]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[leeDora7bg]]></source><link>http://leedora7bg.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/24/17888031-illinois-supplier-sold-antifreeze-tainted-ingredient-to-malt-o-meal-maker</link><guid>http://leedora7bg.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/24/17888031-illinois-supplier-sold-antifreeze-tainted-ingredient-to-malt-o-meal-maker</guid><category>business</category><category>illinois</category><category>injury</category><category>personal</category><category>lawyer</category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:10:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Texas Gov. Rick Perry Goes To Illinois To Woo Business South </title>
<description><![CDATA[
What Perry remembers and knows is that while Texas has been blossoming, Illinois has been steadily sinking into an economic abyss.
Perry hit on sore points that haunt Illinois' business climate &mdash; the nation's worst pension problem, lowered credit ratings and high taxes.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cornhusker4Palin]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Cornhusker4Palin]]></source><link>http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/24/17887913-texas-gov-rick-perry-goes-to-illinois-to-woo-business-south</link><guid>http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/24/17887913-texas-gov-rick-perry-goes-to-illinois-to-woo-business-south</guid><category>energy</category><category>texas</category><category>jobs</category><category>taxes</category><category>illinois</category><category>politics</category><category>debt</category><category>businesses</category><category>regulations</category><category>right-to-work</category><category>income-taxes</category><category>compete</category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:05:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cornhusker4palinFFCD5720-B4D8-F5A0-5D93-9098E9C5BC4B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="171" width="309" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cornhusker4palinFFCD5720-B4D8-F5A0-5D93-9098E9C5BC4B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="67" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Surgical Errors May Increase Profits For American Hospitals</title>
<description><![CDATA[Rapoport Law Offices, P.C. located in Illinois provides dedicated legal representation to clients in cases of surgical errors.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[amanda66ic]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[amanda66ic]]></source><link>http://amanda66ic.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/23/17873076-surgical-errors-may-increase-profits-for-american-hospitals</link><guid>http://amanda66ic.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/23/17873076-surgical-errors-may-increase-profits-for-american-hospitals</guid><category>business</category><category>illinois</category><category>injury</category><category>personal</category><category>lawyer</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:09:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Illinois man sought in animal cruelty incident</title>
<description><![CDATA[Police in Elgin, Illinois rescue a dog with two broken legs after a report of a man kicking it while its head was stuck in a door frame.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[secaa23]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[secaa23]]></source><link>http://secaa23.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17748988-illinois-man-sought-in-animal-cruelty-incident</link><guid>http://secaa23.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17748988-illinois-man-sought-in-animal-cruelty-incident</guid><category>animals</category><category>illinois</category><category>ethics</category><category>dogs</category><category>us-news</category><category>animal-cruelty</category><category>elgin</category><pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:30:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=secaa2313846AF5-75A5-5EA5-1086-C8FE0AAFC4B3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="299" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=secaa2313846AF5-75A5-5EA5-1086-C8FE0AAFC4B3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>DuPage County Mayors Conference lays out legislative wishlist for 2013 | Suburban Life Media</title>
<description><![CDATA[DOWNERS GROVE &ndash; Downers Grove Mayor Martin Tully and other DuPage County leaders will take a list of legislative priorities to Springfield next month, including opposition to a bill amendment they say would drive up project costs and make it difficult for municipalities to &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gardenia C. Hung-Wittler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Gardenia C. Hung-Wittler]]></source><link>http://fb-gardeniachungma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17747087-dupage-county-mayors-conference-lays-out-legislative-wishlist-for-2013-suburban-life-media</link><guid>http://fb-gardeniachungma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17747087-dupage-county-mayors-conference-lays-out-legislative-wishlist-for-2013-suburban-life-media</guid><category>in</category><category>conference</category><category>illinois</category><category>mayors</category><category>springfield</category><category>us-news</category><category>may</category><category>county</category><category>2013</category><category>dupage</category><pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 13:48:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fb-gardeniachungma77D0A24E-38E9-B6D4-04BA-752D72A66530.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fb-gardeniachungma77D0A24E-38E9-B6D4-04BA-752D72A66530.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Ill. GOP chairman survives latest ouster attempt</title>
<description><![CDATA[Illinois' GOP chairman emerged from another ouster attempt Saturday and said his party must be more welcoming of diversity and inclusive of people who disagree if it's going to grow and win future elections.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sara Burnett]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Sara Burnett]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17737985-ill-gop-chairman-survives-latest-ouster-attempt</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17737985-ill-gop-chairman-survives-latest-ouster-attempt</guid><category>us</category><category>illinois</category><category>republicans</category><category>us-news</category><category>illinois'-gop</category><pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 22:26:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c0fb7b1f-432b-410d-8c19-40bee588cd0c.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="282" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c0fb7b1f-432b-410d-8c19-40bee588cd0c.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2009 file photo, Illinois Republican Chairman Pat Brady speaks at a news conference in Chicago. The Illinois Republican Party is releasing a report analyzing the problems behind its serious losses in the November 2012 elections. The report, similar to one recently released by the national GOP, comes at a time when the state party is particularly divided and debated ousting Brady as its chairman. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>State Policy Trends 2013: Abortion Bans Move to the Forefront </title>
<description><![CDATA[In 2013, as in recent years, state legislatures are devoting significant attention to issues related to reproductive health and rights. During the first three months of the year, legislators have introduced 694 provisions on these issues, and 93 have been approved by at least one&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brite]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Brite]]></source><link>http://brite.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17721715-state-policy-trends-2013-abortion-bans-move-to-the-forefront</link><guid>http://brite.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17721715-state-policy-trends-2013-abortion-bans-move-to-the-forefront</guid><category>texas</category><category>washington</category><category>oklahoma</category><category>iowa</category><category>abortion</category><category>florida</category><category>illinois</category><category>politics</category><category>oregon</category><category>mississippi</category><category>kansas</category><category>virginia</category><category>alabama</category><category>hawaii</category><category>colorado</category><category>wyoming</category><category>maryland</category><category>analysis</category><category>kentucky</category><category>north-carolina</category><category>west-virginia</category><category>south-carolina</category><category>indiana</category><category>missouri</category><category>legislation</category><category>north-dakota</category><category>sex-ed</category><category>appropriations</category><category>sex-education</category><category>state-legislatures</category><category>sexuality-education</category><category>telemedicine</category><category>guttmacher-institute</category><category>viability</category><category>medical-abortion</category><category>surgical-abortion</category><category>comprehensive-sex-education</category><category>access-to-abortion</category><category>guttmacher</category><category>abortion-restrictions</category><category>law-and-policy</category><category>egg-as-person</category><category>authorizations</category><category>20-week-bans</category><category>life-at-conception</category><category>state-trends-2013</category><category>telemed-abortion</category><category>telemed-abortion-bans</category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:38:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Chicago Democrat Robin Kelly wins special Illinois House election - but what about prison?</title>
<description><![CDATA[The last three incumbents of the Second District's seat have moved on to prison cells, as have some recent governors. But that could just be coincidence.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[secaa23]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[secaa23]]></source><link>http://secaa23.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17706847-chicago-democrat-robin-kelly-wins-special-illinois-house-election-but-what-about-prison</link><guid>http://secaa23.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17706847-chicago-democrat-robin-kelly-wins-special-illinois-house-election-but-what-about-prison</guid><category>chicago</category><category>illinois</category><category>politics</category><category>corruption</category><category>ethics</category><category>democrat</category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:16:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=secaa230D21AA65-8FBB-B88A-CB7D-AE8BB7F7D62E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="396" width="285" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=secaa230D21AA65-8FBB-B88A-CB7D-AE8BB7F7D62E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="167" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>R. Kelly's Illinois mansion auctioned in foreclosure </title>
<description><![CDATA[Linda Bal &amp; Associates located at Illinois assists the clients by giving legal guidance in cases related to foreclosures.&nbsp;

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<dc:creator><![CDATA[tiffany58jq]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[tiffany58jq]]></source><link>http://tiffany58jq.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17663906-r-kellys-illinois-mansion-auctioned-in-foreclosure</link><guid>http://tiffany58jq.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17663906-r-kellys-illinois-mansion-auctioned-in-foreclosure</guid><category>business</category><category>illinois</category><category>attorney</category><category>foreclosure</category><pubDate>Tue, 9 Apr 2013 04:59:27 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>S. Illinois counties seeing first of fracking rush</title>
<description><![CDATA[Blessed with natural resources but never enough jobs, southern Illinois counties have begun sampling the fruits of a land rush linked to a debated drilling practice that speculators believe can tap elusive oil and natural gas thousands of feet underground.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Suhr]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim Suhr]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17619833-s-illinois-counties-seeing-first-of-fracking-rush</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17619833-s-illinois-counties-seeing-first-of-fracking-rush</guid><category>us</category><category>oil</category><category>illinois</category><category>drilling</category><category>us-news</category><pubDate>Fri, 5 Apr 2013 20:34:19 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=54435170-1c4c-4340-a733-05f65f8fae3f.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="375" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=54435170-1c4c-4340-a733-05f65f8fae3f.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="164" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2004 file photo, Calvin Hollins Jr., co-owner of the E2 nightclub on Chicago's South Side where 21 people were killed during a stampede in 2003, speaks with reporters outside Cook County Housing Court in Chicago. In a ruling Thursday, April 4, 2013, the Illinois Supreme Court reversed an appellate court's decision tossing the guilty verdicts and vacating the sentences of Hollins and co-owner Dwain Kyles. Hollins and Kyles were convicted in 2009 and sentenced to two years for violating a judge's order to close the second floor of the club before the stampede. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c1abdd87-700c-4b0f-a845-166feba79a5a.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="333" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c1abdd87-700c-4b0f-a845-166feba79a5a.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="100" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This 2009 file booking photo provided by the Chicago Police Department shows Chicago attorney Fredrick Goings. Goings, who was convicted in the slayings of the ex-girlfriend and infant daughter of former NBA center Eddy Curry in January 2009, was sentenced Thursday, April 4, 2013 in life in prison.  Goings represented Henry in a child custody case against Curry, and was romantically involved with her. (AP Photo/Chicago Police Department, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>1 dead, kids OK in N. Illinois school bus crash</title>
<description><![CDATA[A school bus carrying children to their elementary school Friday morning crashed into a Jeep, spun around and then hit another vehicle before flipping onto its side, killing one adult and sending dozens of children to hospitals, authorities said.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Keyser]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jason Keyser]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17616376-1-dead-kids-ok-in-n-illinois-school-bus-crash</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17616376-1-dead-kids-ok-in-n-illinois-school-bus-crash</guid><category>us</category><category>crash</category><category>illinois</category><category>bus</category><category>school-bus</category><category>us-news</category><category>school-bus-crash</category><pubDate>Fri, 5 Apr 2013 14:27:25 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=affc0016-4f29-4b9d-a7e3-d6df806f9eab.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="226" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=affc0016-4f29-4b9d-a7e3-d6df806f9eab.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Emergency personnel respond at the scene where a school bus overturned that was carrying about two dozen elementary school children, Friday, April 5, 2013, in Wadsworh, Ill. Lake County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Sgt. Sara Balmes says there was no immediate word on any injuries. (AP Photo/Courtesy of NBCChicago.com) TELEVISION OUT&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=532aeb22-9589-45ec-a5f4-7166cd4393ae.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=532aeb22-9589-45ec-a5f4-7166cd4393ae.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rescue personnel attend to children from Newport Elementary School after their school bus overturned Friday, April 5, 2015, near Wadsworth, Ill. There were about two dozen children on board. There was no immediate word on injuries. (AP Photo/Lake County News-Sun, Thomas Delany Jr.) CHICAGO LOCALS OUT&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=369e5714-db4d-4f90-b018-b414179aab5d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="275" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=369e5714-db4d-4f90-b018-b414179aab5d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Emergency personnel walk the scene where a school bus carrying around two dozen elementary school children overturned, Friday, April 5, 2013, near Wadsworth, Ill. Authorities say one person has died and more than three dozen people are injured. (AP Photo/The Kenosha News, Bill Siel)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=594ce2da-ed01-4218-a7d0-c7a098ea22a5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="171" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=594ce2da-ed01-4218-a7d0-c7a098ea22a5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="52" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Emergency personnel stand at the scene where a school bus carrying around two dozen elementary school children overturned, Friday, April 5, 2013, near Wadsworth, Ill. Authorities say one person has died and more than three dozen people are injured. (AP Photo/The Kenosha News, Bill Siel)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0de5ccd1-63bc-44f1-b272-697313d237ed.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="364" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0de5ccd1-63bc-44f1-b272-697313d237ed.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="169" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Map locates site of a fatal crash involving a school bus headed to Newport Elementary School in Illinois.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=84db68eb-b2a8-4bf4-9526-0389db5a357d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="287" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=84db68eb-b2a8-4bf4-9526-0389db5a357d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Investigators gather evidence from the scene of a three vehicle accident, including a school bus where the driver of a Jeep Wrangler was killed on Friday, April 5, 2013, near Wadsworth, Ill.  Over two dozen school children were on the bus, most receiving minor injuries. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f87bdd97-986f-456e-a5ae-d18cda4333e6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="294" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f87bdd97-986f-456e-a5ae-d18cda4333e6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Jason George, center, walks with his daughter, Dejinae, 7, to an ambulance after her school bus rolled over during an accident involving two other vehicles Friday, April 5, 2013, in Wadsworth, Ill. Authorities say one person died and more than three dozen people are injured, including elementary school children. All 35 people aboard the bus survived the crash. (AP Photo/Lake County News-Sun, Thomas Delany Jr.)  CHICAGO LOCALS OUT&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=11f73906-49d8-412a-beba-cd024bcf33cd.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=11f73906-49d8-412a-beba-cd024bcf33cd.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Officials investigate a fatal crash involving two vehicles and a school bus Friday, April 5, 2013 at Route 173 and N. Kilbourne Road near Wadsworth, Ill.  One person died and dozens of elementary school children were taken to hospitals, authorities said. All 35 people aboard the bus survived the crash,  Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran Jr. said.  (AP photo/Daily Herald, Paul Valade) MANDATORY CREDIT, MAGS OUT, TV OUT&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>5 Things You Should Know About the History of the Death Penalty</title>
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On March 15, 2013 Maryland became the sixth state in the U.S. to either abolish the death penalty or to impose a moratorium upon its use, joining Illinois (2001), New York (2007), New Jersey (2007), New Mexico (2009), and Connecticut (2012). Bills to abolish the death penalty h&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17567402-5-things-you-should-know-about-the-history-of-the-death-penalty</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17567402-5-things-you-should-know-about-the-history-of-the-death-penalty</guid><category>new-york</category><category>connecticut</category><category>florida</category><category>slavery</category><category>illinois</category><category>california</category><category>alabama</category><category>colorado</category><category>maryland</category><category>new-jersey</category><category>death-penalty</category><category>new-mexico</category><category>us-news</category><category>capital-punishment</category><category>denying-free-speech</category><category>abolish-death-penalty</category><category>state-sanctioned-killing</category><category>biblical-retribution</category><category>destroy-free-speech</category><category>intimidate-anti-slavery-advocates</category><pubDate>Tue, 2 Apr 2013 11:23:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprah45258D54-4A9D-3DEF-B8D4-647C3342892D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="290" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprah45258D54-4A9D-3DEF-B8D4-647C3342892D.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Michelle Obama for U.S. Senate in 2016?</title>
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She&rsquo;s more popular than her husband in their home state of Illinois, and there&rsquo;s a potential opening for a Senate seat in 2016, when Republican freshman Mark Kirk faces reelection.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carloz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Carloz]]></source><link>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/31/17537834-michelle-obama-for-us-senate-in-2016</link><guid>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/31/17537834-michelle-obama-for-us-senate-in-2016</guid><category>chicago</category><category>usa</category><category>illinois</category><category>politics</category><category>michelle-obama</category><pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 09:39:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carloz7FCD3B14-0842-7663-8176-602B48AB14C5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carloz7FCD3B14-0842-7663-8176-602B48AB14C5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Man enters guilty plea in fatal 1-car accident</title>
<description><![CDATA[Johnston Law Offices, P.C. located in Illinois fights for protecting the rights of clients in cases concerning car accidents.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[hazel66cb]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[hazel66cb]]></source><link>http://hazel66cb.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/30/17525569-man-enters-guilty-plea-in-fatal-1-car-accident</link><guid>http://hazel66cb.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/30/17525569-man-enters-guilty-plea-in-fatal-1-car-accident</guid><category>business</category><category>accident</category><category>car</category><category>illinois</category><category>lawyer</category><pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 07:18:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Turkish Festival:  Go Abroad in Chicago</title>
<description><![CDATA[Turkish Festival at the Daley Center Plaza, Downtown Chicago, Illinois USA]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gardenia C. Hung-Wittler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Gardenia C. Hung-Wittler]]></source><link>http://fb-gardeniachungma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/29/17520593-turkish-festival-go-abroad-in-chicago</link><guid>http://fb-gardeniachungma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/29/17520593-turkish-festival-go-abroad-in-chicago</guid><category>chicago</category><category>usa</category><category>illinois</category><category>festival</category><category>center</category><category>turkish</category><category>arts</category><category>daley</category><category>plaza</category><pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:49:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fb-gardeniachungmaA9DAA897-0AA7-DC04-2971-DCBEF9253613.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fb-gardeniachungmaA9DAA897-0AA7-DC04-2971-DCBEF9253613.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Turkish Festival:  Go Abroad in Chicago&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Illinois comes up short, losing 63-59 to Miami</title>
<description><![CDATA[Illinois senior Brandon Paul took one last 3-pointer.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Hawkins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Stephen Hawkins]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17448482-illinois-comes-up-short-losing-63-59-to-miami</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17448482-illinois-comes-up-short-losing-63-59-to-miami</guid><category>sports</category><category>illinois</category><category>ncaa</category><category>college-basketball</category><category>brandon-paul</category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 04:56:27 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=faa20f86-cc37-4b0f-b810-6992149a54af.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="236" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=faa20f86-cc37-4b0f-b810-6992149a54af.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="71" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Illinois players sit in the locker room following their loss to Miami in a third-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 24, 2013, in Austin, Texas. Miami beat Illinois 63-59. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8cb6be69-20c9-475d-af7a-a4242683d76c.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="381" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8cb6be69-20c9-475d-af7a-a4242683d76c.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="161" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Miami's Rion Brown tries to save a ball from going out of bounds during the second half of a third-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament against the Illinois Sunday, March 24, 2013, in Austin, Texas. Miami beat Illinois 63-59. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=baaf5c22-4a06-4b9c-8e84-7b5a6480d254.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="244" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=baaf5c22-4a06-4b9c-8e84-7b5a6480d254.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="74" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Illinois' Brandon Paul reacts after a third-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament against the Miami Sunday, March 24, 2013, in Austin, Texas. Miami beat Illinois 63-59. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3fbe870e-afc0-4e22-b86a-4b2089ad80c9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="361" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3fbe870e-afc0-4e22-b86a-4b2089ad80c9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="109" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Illinois' Brandon Paul, left, goes up for a shot as Miami's Julian Gamble (45) and Durand Scott (1) defend during the second half of a third-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 24, 2013, in Austin, Texas. Miami beat Illinois 63-59. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Miami moves to Sweet 16 with 63-59 win over Illini</title>
<description><![CDATA[There was no question about Shane Larkin's go-ahead 3-pointer for Miami.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Hawkins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Stephen Hawkins]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/24/17447492-miami-moves-to-sweet-16-with-63-59-win-over-illini</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/24/17447492-miami-moves-to-sweet-16-with-63-59-win-over-illini</guid><category>sports</category><category>illinois</category><category>miami</category><category>ncaa</category><category>college-basketball</category><category>shane-larkin</category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 03:25:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d72b6008-03dd-4518-b677-8b8cf89e09ed.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="309" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d72b6008-03dd-4518-b677-8b8cf89e09ed.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="93" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Miami's Shane Larkin (0) and Trey McKinney Jones (4) chat during a break in the second half of a third-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament against the Illinois Sunday, March 24, 2013, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=074911e4-dbb8-44d5-875d-965d6b9e898b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="385" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=074911e4-dbb8-44d5-875d-965d6b9e898b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Miami's Shane Larkin knocks the ball away from Illinois' Nnanna Egwu (32) during the second half of a third-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 24, 2013, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9cb6c95d-572c-412c-9c6f-d64ee435efe0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="436" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9cb6c95d-572c-412c-9c6f-d64ee435efe0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="131" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Illinois' Tracy Abrams dunks during the second half of a third-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament against the Miami Sunday, March 24, 2013, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b2a27251-688e-4b29-a050-76f2cce26e8b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="322" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b2a27251-688e-4b29-a050-76f2cce26e8b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="97" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Miami's Kenny Kadji (35) and Illinois' Sam McLaurin go after a loose ball during the second half of a third-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 24, 2013, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=408e43cb-430a-4cc6-a892-64ed27162d6f.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=408e43cb-430a-4cc6-a892-64ed27162d6f.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Miami head coach Jim Larranaga reacts during the second half of a third-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament against the Illinois Sunday, March 24, 2013, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Restitution and Compensation for the Surviving Family of Mr. Roberto Hung and Estate</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Surviving Family of Mr. Roberto Hung, J.D., his widow Mrs. G. Fong Ramos, Daughter G. Hung-Wittler, Son-in-law Nathan Scott Wittler Patriquin, and son R.S. Hung, Petition Restitution and Compensation for the Hung Fong Family following criminal disaster roofing water damages a&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gardenia C. Hung-Wittler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Gardenia C. Hung-Wittler]]></source><link>http://fb-gardeniachungma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/24/17439505-restitution-and-compensation-for-the-surviving-family-of-mr-roberto-hung-and-estate</link><guid>http://fb-gardeniachungma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/24/17439505-restitution-and-compensation-for-the-surviving-family-of-mr-roberto-hung-and-estate</guid><category>of</category><category>violence</category><category>women</category><category>in</category><category>the</category><category>human</category><category>housing</category><category>abuse</category><category>illinois</category><category>under</category><category>law</category><category>victim</category><category>against</category><category>c</category><category>world-news</category><category>hate</category><category>crimes</category><category>resident</category><category>lombard</category><category>homeowner</category><category>heinous</category><category>gardenia</category><category>righs</category><category>hung-wittler</category><pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 12:27:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fb-gardeniachungma5FA7F239-E77E-03F7-FA60-AF289F6A8110.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="306" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fb-gardeniachungma5FA7F239-E77E-03F7-FA60-AF289F6A8110.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="92" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Late 3-pointers lift Illinois past Colorado 57-49</title>
<description><![CDATA[Brandon Paul and D.J. Richardson made consecutive 3-pointers to give Illinois back the lead with 6 minutes left and the No. 7-seed Illini pulled out a tough 57-49 win over No. 10 Colorado in a game of wild momentum swings Friday in the second round of the NCAA tournament.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Vertuno]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim Vertuno]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17420142-late-3-pointers-lift-illinois-past-colorado-57-49</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17420142-late-3-pointers-lift-illinois-past-colorado-57-49</guid><category>sports</category><category>illinois</category><category>colorado</category><category>ncaa</category><category>college-basketball</category><category>brandon-paul</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 23:09:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c909f4ff-f20c-4f68-a35e-aaad6443ff55.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="264" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c909f4ff-f20c-4f68-a35e-aaad6443ff55.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Colorado's Josh Scott (40) tries to keep the ball as Illinois' Nnanna Egwu, rear, reaches in during the first half of a second-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament Friday, March 22, 2013, in Austin, Texas.  (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=560cb145-0fce-4a36-aaa3-f9b253e6e861.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="292" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=560cb145-0fce-4a36-aaa3-f9b253e6e861.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="210" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Colorado's Askia Booker (0) shoots against Illinois during the first half of a second-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament on Friday, March 22, 2013, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ca485cca-a96c-4107-89f0-c136169bc8a8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="386" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ca485cca-a96c-4107-89f0-c136169bc8a8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="159" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Illinois' Brandon Paul (3) shoots over Colorado's Spencer Dinwiddie (25) during the first half of a second-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament Friday, March 22, 2013, in Austin, Texas.  (AP Photo/Eric Gay)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Cross, Sandack: Making Government More Accountable to Taxpayers - Plainfield, IL Patch</title>
<description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s time for Illinois policymakers to take a long look in the mirror amidst the mounting budget pressures, credit downgrades, and spending obligations spiraling out of control in Springfield. As part of our efforts to achieve reform, we have introduced a three-point set of&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gardenia C. Hung-Wittler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Gardenia C. Hung-Wittler]]></source><link>http://fb-gardeniachungma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/18/17357925-cross-sandack-making-government-more-accountable-to-taxpayers-plainfield-il-patch</link><guid>http://fb-gardeniachungma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/18/17357925-cross-sandack-making-government-more-accountable-to-taxpayers-plainfield-il-patch</guid><category>real</category><category>illinois</category><category>to</category><category>and</category><category>estate</category><category>property</category><category>owners</category><category>us-news</category><category>taxpayers</category><category>accountabiiity</category><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:40:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fb-gardeniachungma622BEAE5-3E59-1E0B-3BBA-689EF7F0985E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="200" width="143" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fb-gardeniachungma622BEAE5-3E59-1E0B-3BBA-689EF7F0985E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="168" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>