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Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Chicago police say two gang members charged in the death of a 15-year-old honor student mistook her and her friends for members of a rival gang.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  Developments Wednesday connected to the debate over gun violence and weapons control in the U.S.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Obama and his aides approached the inaugural speech with a belief that the president had replenished his political strength with his re-election and with his end-of-year deal with Republicans that raised upper-income tax rates on some of the wealthiest Americans.

Monday, January 21, 2013  A group of Hamilton High School students will board a plane this week and head for the east coast.

Monday, January 21, 2013  More than a hundred people attended a church service in Quincy Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.

Monday, January 21, 2013  President Obama previewed an ambitious second-term agenda, devoting several sentences to the threat of global climate change and saying that failure to confront it "would betray our children and future generations."

Monday, January 21, 2013  The president plans to use the moment as it traditionally has been in most of the 56 previous inaugurations — to talk about founding American values and their importance to the country's success today.

Thursday, January 20, 2011  Analysis: In a country still seeking answers, does Kennedy's call to greatness still resonate?

Saturday, January 08, 2011  Sheila Simon will be sworn in Monday, along with Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn. He'll be sworn in for his first full term as governor. Quinn was lieutenant governor until January 2009. That's when he took over from then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich who was removed from office by lawmakers after his arrest on federal corruption charges.

Thursday, March 11, 2010  Two strongly felt earthquakes have rocked central Chile as dignitaries arrive for the inauguration of President-elect Sebastian Pinera.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010  No victory lap for Obama: One year in, hope and optimism of Inauguration Day is hard to find

Friday, April 03, 2009  It was a day in history for Quincy University.The school inaugurated its 22nd president Friday afternoon. Dr. Robert Gervasi is QU's first lay president. Gervasi took the helm last June following David Schachtsiek's term as interim president.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009  Obama to announce most US troops will be out of Iraq 19 months after inauguration.

Sunday, January 25, 2009  Tri-State woman filled with many emotions as she watched President Barack Obama take office last Tuesday.

Thursday, January 22, 2009  You'll remember last Friday we caught up with some students at the Illinois School for the Deaf before they hit the road for the inauguration. The I-S-D group of 18 students and 8 staff members arrived back home Wednesday after what they call the the trip of a lifetime.