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Bison Video Blog: Summit League Tournament Preview vs Western Illinois
Well we're down to the final four at the Summit League Tournament and tonight's men session should prove to be fantastic, two games that are really intriguing; first SDSU vs IPFW, the last time the Ja...
Posted on 3/11/13 at 12:02 PM
Thank you University of Illinois at Chicago
Thank you to a wonderful ASB (Alternative Spring Break) group from the University of Illinois at Chicago who visited Dickinson last week and volunteered throughout the community. The ten UIC students...
Posted on 12/26/12 at 1:02 PM
Did Sandy push the presidential elections back? I hope so.
There is a proverb that I want to start this column on: It is about disaster. When disaster strikes, people chip in to help. When politicians help, disaster strikes again. Therefore, people go first o...
Posted on 10/30/12 at 7:23 PM
When States Force A Particular Secular Perspective
Recently, in a comment, Andrew raised the choices before Roman Catholic adoption agencies when states have mandated that all adoption agencies must be willing to adopt children to homosexual couples. ...
Posted on 6/21/12 at 1:36 PM
UPDATE: White House mum on Obama Midwest trip details
President Barack Obama plans a southern Minnesota visit next week to start a three-state rural Midwestern tour. The White House late Tuesday afternoon issued a statement with no details. President...
Posted on 8/9/11 at 5:30 PM
Illinois deal on fracking could be national model 
After years of clashing over the drilling method known as hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," the oil industry and environmentalists have achieved something extraordinary in Illinois: They sat down together to draft regulations both sides could live with.
By Tammy Webber , March 07, 2013
Mistakenly freed killer captured while watching TV 
By Jason Keyser , February 02, 2013
Illinois Sheriff takes responsibility for mistaken release 
By Jason Keyser , February 01, 2013
Gay marriage remains a tough sell in Illinois 
The stalling of Illinois' gay-marriage push — at least for now — shows the difficulty of approving legislation to legalize it, even with a nudge from the home-state president, steadily rising support in the polls and national momentum from the November elections.
By Sara Burnett , January 05, 2013
Bemidji man killed while piloting plane in Illinois 
By Forum Communications , December 05, 2012
Illinois man charged in North Dakota drug case to plead guilty 
An Illinois man says he will plead guilty in a North Dakota drug case.
By Associated Press , November 25, 2012
Babysitter charged in 2 killings gave no warnings 
Prosecutors say the mother of a 5-year-old girl stabbed to death this week would have had no hint that something might be wrong when she left her daughter with the babysitter now accused of killing the girl and the woman's own 7-year-old son.
By Don Babwin and Sara Burnett , November 02, 2012
Prosecutor: Teen held captive in 'deplorable' home 
A prosecutor describes as "deplorable" the conditions in a southwestern Illinois home where a teenage girl says she was held captive and sexually assaulted every day for two years.
By Jim Suhr , August 24, 2012
Some corn farmers mow fields as drought worsens 
By David Pitt , July 11, 2012
Minnesota man dies after being found unresponsive in Illinois jail 
Authorities in suburban Chicago are investigating the death of a 20-year-old Minnesota man who was found unresponsive in a cell at the Kane County jail.
By Associated Press , May 31, 2012
Retired Illinois couple claims share of $656 million jackpot 
A retired southern Illinois couple has claimed the third and final share of last month's record $656 million Mega Millions jackpot. Illinois Lottery officials introduced Merle and Patricia Butler at a ceremony in their hometown of Red Bud, where they bought the winning ticket for the March 30 drawing.
By Jim Suhr , April 18, 2012
Kansas, Illinois, Maryland ticketholders win $640 million lottery jackpot (VIDEO) 
By Jeffrey McMurray , March 31, 2012
Illinois lawmaker chastised for wearing hoodie in House (VIDEO) 
By Associated Press , March 28, 2012
OBIT: Al Golden, player in N.D. oil, dies at 84 
A key figure in the development of North Dakota’s oil industry since the 1950s and a leader in its political organization died Thursday. Al Golden was originally from Illinois but came to the state in 1953 at the start of its first oil boom. He started as a landman for Mobil Oil, researching land titles, and later established his own Golden Land and Oil. He lived in Bismarck, where he died at age 84.
By Christopher Bjorke , March 24, 2012
Romney 'almost there,' he says, as more dollars, endorsements shift his direction 
By Kasie Hunt , March 21, 2012
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