The state of Illinois is really bleak, as Governor Pat Quinn delivered the State of the State address on Wednesday. For starters, Illinois is facing a $95 billion pension crisis to go on top of the nation’s worst budget ranking. Add gun crime in the state’s largest city, union strikes and a grumbling Democratic base, and things are not looking peachy for Illinois. So...
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The No. 19-ranked Ole Miss women’s tennis team took a tough 4-2 loss Sunday to No. 28 Yale in the opening round of the ITA Kick-Off Weekend at the Gillom Sports Center. “It’s tough,” Ole Miss head coach Mark Beyers said. “The toughest thing is that it’s a couple of (losses) in a row already. The match can go either way, and, unfortunately, these last two didn’t...
After Wednesday night, two Americans became a lot richer. I mean over $100 million richer. What did they do to amount this wealth? They bought a lottery ticket. On Wednesday, the multi-state lottery reached a record $588 million. More than 42 states, as well as the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia, participate in the lottery, according to the Multi-State...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama rolled to re-election Tuesday night, vanquishing former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney despite a weak economy that plagued his first term and put a crimp in the middle class dreams of millions. In victory, he confidently promised better days ahead. Obama spoke to thousands of cheering supporters in his hometown of Chicago,...
President Obama projected by various news sources to take Illinois, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, and Washington D.C. He is leading in battleground states Ohio and Florida by 19 percent and one percent respectively. Gov. Romney is projected to have gained Oklahoma. He is leading in Virginia and North Carolina by 19 percent...
