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Friday, May 24, 2013  Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys as Scouts, but controversy likely to persist

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  Two families share affection for Scouts, differ sharply on whether no-gays policy should stay

Monday, July 30, 2012  Illinois State Senator John Sullivan holds a roundtable discussion with local school superintendents to hear what pension reform would do to their budgets.

Tuesday, April 05, 2011  Voter turnout's expected to be around 18 to 20 percent this year. That's about five percent higher than four years ago during a similar election.