News Headlines for Abingdon, Illinois

Clemson hands Illinois first loss of season (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Dec. 2, 2008--Illinois guard Chester Frazier (3) looks for an opening past Clemson guard Terrence Oglesby (22) during the first half of an NCAA college men's basketball game in Champaign, Ill.

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Clemson goes on road to beat Illinois (MSNBC)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -Demontez Stitt scored 18 points and Trevor Booker had 16 to lead Clemson to a 76-74 win over Illinois on Tuesday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

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Clemson edges Illinois (Chicago Tribune)
Demontez Stitt scored 18 points and Trevor Booker had 16 to lead Clemson to a 76-74 win over Illinois on Tuesday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

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Nativity scene erected in Illinois Capitol (The Pantagraph)
SPRINGFIELD -- Organizers who put a Christian nativity scene inside the Illinois Capitol Tuesday say they want to see similar religious displays erected in government buildings across the nation.

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Area teacher faces sex charges in Illinois (The Kansas City Star)
A Harrisonville Cass School District teacher and assistant football coach faces two sexual assault charges in Illinois.

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Treasurer's plan a winner for State of Illinois retirees (Chicago Sun-Times)
Terry Savage: State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias has proposed a reform to the state-funded pension system that will save more than $80 million a year in fees and costs that come directly out of the pockets of more than a quarter million state employees. The plan is to consolidate the investment management decisions of five large pension funds into one organization, called ILPERS, for Illinois ...

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Illinois faces Clemson in ACC-Big Ten Challenge (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Nov. 23, 2008--Illinois' Bill Cole (30) shoots over Jackson State's Jeremy Caldwell (44) during the second half of a game at the University of Illinois Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill.

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Red Bud Illinois Residents Stuck In Thailand (FOX 2 News St. Louis)
About a dozen residents from Red Bud, Illinois are trying to get home tonight after being stranded in Bangkok, Thailand. Last week, anti-government protestors who are demanding Thailand’s prime minister step down have caused the shut down several Thai airports, stranding more than 300,000 passengers

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Illinois group stuck in Thailand due to protests (KSDK St. Louis)
Illinois group stuck in Thailand due to protests

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Cubanoamericano nombrado vicegobernador de Illinois (Miami Herald)
El cubanoamericano Dean Martínez se convirtió este martes en el primer hispano vicegobernador de Illinois, a cargo del desarrollo económico del estado, infraestructura, regulaciones comerciales y medio ambiente.

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