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• Gov. Blagojevich unveils landmark proposal to provide comprehensive health coverage for every child in Illinois

Articles from the past week

Oct. 6

• 22nd annual Harvest of Talents for World Hunger
  Hot sweet rolls, unique handcrafts, historic tours

• Springfield robbers tracked and apprehended in Lincoln

• State-sponsored insurance hotline answers consumer questions

• Gov. Blagojevich encourages Illinoisans to save money and conserve energy with Energy Star Change a Light, Change the World

• Gov. Blagojevich orders review of tour boat safety in Illinois

Oct. 5

• Illinois ranks first in nation for providing health care to working parents who need it

• Other news:

• Space travel corporation names astronaut as VP and test pilot

Oct. 4

• New procedures saving heart patients in central Illinois

• Drivers urged to focus on driving safety

• Illinois high school dropout rate hits all-time low

• Other news:

• Fair housing training seminars fight discrimination

• Nobel Prize in physics awarded
  [USA Today]

Oct. 3

• New Orleans pumping nearly complete
  [MSNBC]

• Bush nominates Harriet Miers to Supreme Court   [CNN]

• Home heating bills expected to be higher; vulnerable households advised to take steps before winter season starts

• Hurricanes aid push for refineries
  [Los Angeles Times]

Oct. 1

• Illinois crime rate declines

• Bring Back New Orleans Commission seeks revival   [CNN]

• New online reporting system for employers to help increase child support collections

• $4.2 million designated to help victims of domestic violence and sexual assault

• Other news:

• Santa Claus is a Coast Guard auxiliarist and he's going to work for FEMA

Sept. 30

• Roberts sworn in as chief justice   [CNN]

• Residents begin to return to ravaged New Orleans   [MSNBC]

• Additional 118 Illinois firefighters to Louisiana

• Car Bomb Kills 10 at Crowded Iraqi Market
  [New York Times]

• $1.6 million in grants to help prevent common diseases and health conditions in women

• Original New Salem descendants sought for 175th reunion

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