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A Catholic friar accused of sexually abusing at least 11 male students at an Ohio Catholic school has died at a Pennsylvania monastery, church officials said.
Illinois Gov. Patrick Quinn set the dates to fill former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s seat: Feb. 26 for the primary and March 19 for the general election.
Illinois Gov. Patrick Quinn signed an agreement Tuesday with China to export up to 30 million pounds of Asian carp a year from the Illinois River.
U.S. President Barack Obama Wednesday called to congratulate Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn for winning the state Democratic primary, a White House spokesman said.
An Illinois mother is to be freed 24 years after she killed her two children in a postpartum psychosis, her lawyer said.
U.S. President Barack Obama says the state of Illinois is ready to move forward under Patrick Quinn, who has replaced impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
Illinois Gov. Patrick Quinn said Tuesday that the state has already moved on from the impeachment of his predecessor last week.
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said he was sad but not surprised that the state Senate voted him out of office Thursday, and vowed to clear his name.
Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn was sworn in as Illinois' 41st governor Thursday shortly after the state Senate expelled Gov. Rod Blagojevich from office.
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