Farrakhan speaks amid NIU flak in De Kalb
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan addressed about 3,000 at NIU Chick Evans Field House, defending his stance as not racist while prompting a protest by around 200 people. University President La Tourette defended funding, citing constitutional right to speak.
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Louis Farrakhan
DE Kalb
Ill
Northern Illinois University
Farrakhan
Anti-Defamation League
Jewish Community Relations Council
Chicago
Brad Strauss
Tracy Deis
Black Student Union
John la Tourette
Michel Cited in Accident Near Palm Desert
U S Representative Robert Michel was cited for failure to yield after a Jan 20 collision in Rancho Mirage California. Riverside County investigators found him primarily at fault after he exited a restaurant lot onto Highway 111 and was hit by another car. He was slightly injured while in town for the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic golf tournament.
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Calif
U.S
Robert Michel
R-Ill
Riverside County Sheriff's Department
GOP
Highway 111
Michel
Los Angeles
Jury convicts Sims over infant death in Illinois case
Paula Marie Sims was found guilty of first degree murder in the suffocation death of 6 week old Heather Lee Sims. Jurors deliberated 10 hours over two days and were to decide on possible death sentence. Assistant prosecutor said the couple favored male children and noted similarities to another infant death.
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Peoria, Ill
Paula Marie Sims
Alton
Illinois
Loralei Marie
Simses
Brighton
Jersey County
Donald Weber
Madison County
Simon and Martin clash over Amtrak funding in Illinois race
Sen. Paul Simon defending Amtrak subsidies as helping Illinois while Rep. Lynn Martin calls them pork for the East Coast. She argues funds favor Pittsburgh to New York and Boston corridors, leaving Illinois underserved. Simon credits Amtrak with self sufficiency and progress, while the Bush administration seeks private capital to reduce public spending. Amtrak reports rising revenue to 1.27 billion for the year, though passenger numbers dipped. Illinois routes include Carbondale to Chicago and St. Louis to Chicago. Rockford lacks a stop.
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Lynn Martin
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Simon
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D.C
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Bush Administration
Carbondale
Chicago
St. Louis
West Quincy
Burlington
Iowa
Rockford
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Paula Sims
Dixon Telegraph
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