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Former Gov. James R. Thompson remembered as ‘titan’ in state government
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoFormer Illinois Gov. Jim Thompson, a figure who literally and figuratively towered over state...
US District Judge James Zagel, ‘Renaissance man’ who presided over some of Chicago’s biggest trials,...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 11 months agoLongtime U.S. District Court Judge James Zagel, the former leader of the Illinois State Police who...
U of I professor Gerald McWorter to speak at 48th MLK Memorial Breakfast in Springfield
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe great-great-grandson of the founder of the first town legally set up and registered by an...
Jim Dey: New digs fit for a growing family
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 20—It's time once again to dive into another round of quick takes on the people, places and events that were being talked about over the past week: Leaving hayseeds behindThe barefoot boy ...
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Young, single King Charles visits the city in 1977
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLike his predecessors Edward VII and the Duke of Windsor, Prince Charles of Wales arrived in Chicago as a young, single man on Oct. 18, 1977. It was the first stop on his 10-city tour of the ...