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The Daily Illini
The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini
The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini
The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini

Gov. Quinn tells teachers they won’t suffer during budget cuts

By Don Babwin • March 13, 2009
The Associated Press

Chicago lab races Switzerland’s Hadron Collider to find evidence of ‘God particle’

By Don Babwin • February 20, 2009
Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., speaks during a press conference outside the Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago on Monday. Burris submitted an affidavit on Monday detailing his correspondence with Robert Blagojevich held before being appointed t Paul Beaty, The Associated Press

Affidavit details Burris’ link to Rob Blagojevich

By Don Babwin • February 17, 2009
Martin Vega inspects Oscar #3453 after casting at R.S. Owens & Company Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009, in Chicago. M. Spencer Green, The Associated Press

Oscar 3453 is ‘born’ in Chicago factory

By Don Babwin • January 27, 2009
 

Economy keeps more Americans home for Thanksgiving

By Don Babwin • November 21, 2008

Helicopter crash in Aurora kills one child, crew of three

By Don Babwin • October 17, 2008

Ebert following Roeper’s lead by quitting ‘At the Movies’

By Don Babwin • July 22, 2008

UI alumnus, film critic Ebert cuts ties with TV show

By Don Babwin • July 21, 2008
Chicago Police Officer Grace Delgado, posing as a pedestrian in an undercover operation, throws up her hands as a van whizzes by her in a crosswalk in Chicago on June 17. The van was pulled over and given a warning ticket during the operation to call moto Rich Hein, The Associated Press

Undercover police remind drivers to watch for pedestrians

By Don Babwin • July 14, 2008
 

Gun ban ruling has Chicago thinking it’s next

By Don Babwin • June 27, 2008
Jayson Collett fills sandbags in Decatur, Ill. on Thursday. Strong storms rumbled through central Illinois this week, leading to widespread flooding. Susan Kantor

At least one person dead after ‘powerful’ storms, tornadoes

By Don Babwin • June 6, 2008

Chicago police: 5 victims were ‘definitely targeted’

By Don Babwin • April 25, 2008
 

Popular Chicago radio host Wally Phillips, a pioneer of talk radio, dies at 82

By Don Babwin • March 28, 2008
President Bush holds a Chicago 2016 Olympics shirt presented to him by Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, right, and Patrick Ryan, center rear, after meeting with the Chicago 2016 Bid Committee and U.S. Olympic Committee members at the Union League Club of C Haraz N. Ghanbari, The Associated Press

Chicago must change foreign perception to earn Olympic bid

By Don Babwin • January 14, 2008
This photo released by NASA shows astronaut Daniel M. Tani as he prepares to use the galley on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery on Oct. 24, 2007. Rose Tani, the 90-year-old mother of Daniel Tani who is aboard the international space station died in The Associated Press

Family mourns astronaut’s mom

By Don Babwin • December 12, 2007
 

Public housing tenants fear eviction plot

By Don Babwin • November 16, 2007

Chicago judge refuses to release names of accused officers; aldermen may sue

By Don Babwin • October 26, 2007

Chicago police to disband problematic officer unit accused of planning murder, threatening residents

By Don Babwin • October 10, 2007
Former head coach Mike Ditka testifies before the Senate Commerce Committee hearing on the NFL Retirement System in Washington in this Sept. 18 file photo. Ditka again criticized the NFLPA on Thursday. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, SUSAN WALSH

Ditka, others continue to plug away at NFLPA head

By Don Babwin • October 5, 2007
In this image released by WBBM-TV, singer Steve Goodman performs one of his songs about the Chicago Cubs on July 28 in an empty Wrigley Field in Chicago during the 1981 baseball strike. Goodman was a native Chicagoan and lifelong Cubs fan who wrote and re THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

‘Go Cubs Go’ strikes chord with new generation of fans

By Don Babwin • October 4, 2007

‘Go Cubs Go’ is a hit again in Chicago

By Don Babwin • October 3, 2007

Ditka touts funds for disabled NFL players

By Don Babwin • August 24, 2007
"Ebert & Roeper" Web site to post movie reviews

“Ebert & Roeper” Web site to post movie reviews

By Don Babwin • August 2, 2007

Police look for link in NBA robberies near Chicago

By Don Babwin • July 31, 2007
 

Ride through projects focuses on soon-to-be displaced Chicagoans

By Don Babwin • July 23, 2007

Lawsuit claims Chicago police beat man into false confession

By Don Babwin • July 18, 2007

Chicago officers plead not guilty to beating four businessmen

By Don Babwin • July 3, 2007

Chicago police investigate possible link to Douglas County spree

By Don Babwin • June 22, 2007

Illinois mother, 3 children found shot to death in SUV

By Don Babwin • June 15, 2007
This image from video shows a figure slumped in the front seat of a sport utility vehicle Thursday, June 14, 2007, in Channahon, Ill. Channahon police said they found three children and a woman shot to death Thursday in the SUV which was parked on a road The Associated Press

Woman, three children found shot to death in SUV

By Don Babwin • June 13, 2007
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