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Math professors find work of teenage Lincoln
This undated photo provided by permission of the Houghton Library at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., shows one of two pages (call number MS Am 1326) from the library's archives that Illinois State University math professors Nerida Ellerton and Ken Clements on Friday, June 7, 2013, confirmed as two new pages to add to the math notebook believed to be the oldest surviving document written by Abraham Lincoln. The pages are from the 1820s. Lincoln's stepmother gave the notebook to Lincoln law partner William Herndon after the 16th president's death. (AP Photo/With permission of the Houghton Library, Harvard University)
If the discovery of some teenager's math calculations written out nearly 200 years ago doesn't seem too exciting, consider the student: Abraham Lincoln.
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DOC official quits after harassment investigation
The deputy director for the Illinois Department of Corrections' southern district has resigned following investigations of sexual harassment.
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Despite windfall Illinois still lags on bills
The outlook for thousands of Illinois service providers became brighter after lawmakers dedicated a $1.2 billion windfall to addressing the state's chronic unpaid bills problem, but some fear the positive trend could be short-lived.
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Gov: Lawmakers must 'do their job,' fix pensions
CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn sought Friday to pin responsibility for solving Illinois' nearly $100 billion pension crisis squarely on the General Assembly, saying lawmakers must "do their job" and come up with a deal before a special legislative session later this month.
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Quinn calls pension session after credit downgrade
SPRINGFIELD (AP) — Whammed by Illinois' second credit-rating downgrade this week because of the pension debacle, Gov. Pat Quinn moved swiftly Thursday to call lawmakers into a special session "to finish their job" after adjourning the spring session last week without a resolution.
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Illinois-run insurance marketplace stalls again
CHICAGO (AP) — Federal officials could end up overseeing the new Illinois health insurance marketplace for years to come after lawmakers in Springfield balked again at a full embrace of President Barack Obama's health care law.
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- Ill. Senate approves health-coverage exchange plan
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- New Ill. House gun bill excludes parks, transit
- Ill. House committee approves Medicaid expansion
- Ill. Senate panel endorses ammunition limit
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- Cities could restrict places for guns
- Watchdog group says state must address pensions
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