Miss America Erika Harold clashes with pageant over abstinence talk
Miss America 2008 Erika Harold, urging youth violence and bullying prevention, says pageant officials pressured her to avoid discussing abstinence. The Urbana native, 22, vowed she would not be bullied and noted her earlier platform shift after winning Miss Illinois. Harold has spoken on abstinence through Project Reality and her Miss Illinois work.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Erika Harold
Harold
Urbana
National Press Club
Washington
D.C
Project Reality
Chicago lawyer convicted in Cuban cigar smuggling case
Richard Mick Connors, 53, a Chicago attorney, was found guilty of smuggling thousands of Cuban cigars under the embargo. A federal jury convicted him of smuggling, trading with the enemy, conspiracy, and lying to a passport officer after a five hour deliberation. He faced up to five years in prison with sentencing set for December 12. Witnesses said Connors traveled to Cuba via Canada and Mexico nearly monthly to obtain cigars.
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Chicago
Richard “Mick” Connors
Connors
Cuba
Canada
Mexico
O'Daniel and Jones clash in Carbondale Senate debate
Incumbent Bill O'Daniel and challenger John O. Jones faced questions from WSIU hosts in a Carbondale debate on the Illinois 54th Senate District. They argued over bipartisanship in downstate politics, education funding, and the use of initiative money, with each highlighting district accessibility and fiscal restraint as key themes.
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Carbondale
Illinois
Bill O’daniel
Mount Vernon
John O. Jones
Jak Tichenor
Wsiu-Tv
Channel 8
Jeff Williams
Wsiu Radio
O’daniel
General Assembly
Jim Thompson
Jim Edgar
George Ryan
Jones
Chicago
State House
Senate
House
WSIU Debates Highlight November Election Coverage
WSIU public broadcasting and radio in Carbondale invite citizens to informed voting with a full slate of debates and candidate meetups for Congress and the Illinois General Assembly. The schedule lists meet the candidates and political forums on specific dates in October and November with updates at wsiu.org.
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Carbondale
Wsiu Public Broadcasting
Southern Illinois University
Public Television
Public Radio
Congress
Illinois General Assembly
Wsiu.org
WSIU
E Today
Gary Forby
Benton
Bob Brown
West
Frankfort
Illinois
U. S
Richard Durbin
Springfield
James Durkin
Rwestchester
Candidates address housing crisis in Illinois race
Homeless advocates say major gubernatorial hopefuls have no clear housing plan while concerns grow over affordability. Supporters cite 166000 statewide homelessness and 770000 families unable to find adequate housing. Ryan proposes a housing policy top staffer and sub cabinet. Blagojevich similarly aims for a coordinating housing director.
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Vince Thomas
Rock Island
Quad-Cities
Thomas
Illinois House
Jim Ryan
Illinois
Terry Hickey
Rod Blagojevich
Les Brown
Chicago Coalition For the Homeless
Blagojevich
Brown
John Colgan
Illinois Community Action Association
Ryan
Colgan
Richard Goldstein
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