Topinka proposes $100 million boost for reading in Illinois
Republican candidate Judy Baar Topinka stops at a Honey Tree daycare in Chicago to push a plan boosting Reading Improvement Block Grant funds by 100 million dollars. She cites early reading goals for 3rd grade and favors full day kindergarten with grants for classrooms. Blagojevich allies rebut and note increased education funding and preschool expansion efforts.
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Obama electrifies Kenyans during visit
Barack Obama wowed thousands in Kenya during a tour of his father’s homeland. He drew praise for speaking on corruption and governance, while Kenyans urged promises of schools, clinics, and paved roads for Nyangoma-Kogelo. The trip highlighted Africa’s rising optimism and Obama’s role as a global symbol.
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Teen gets 53 years in schoolmate's death
Rock Island Illinois teen Sarah Kolb, 18, was sentenced to 53 years for the slaying of 16 year old Adrianne Reynolds, a killing prosecutors labeled murder over nothing. Kolb received 48 years for homicide and five years for concealing it.
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