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Southern Illinois sometimes called Little Egypt is the southern area of the state of Illinois in the United States of America. The region is sometimes called simply "Egypt," although the shortened form is not used as much as it once was. The southernmost part of Little Egypt is Cairo. The southern part of Illinois is geographically, culturally, and economically different from the rest of the state.
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Team seeding only works in first three rounds of basketball tournament
Mar 16, 2010 6:40 am
In basketball, picking the higher-seeded team to beat a lower-seeded opponent usually works only in the first three rounds of the tournament, according to a University of Illinois expert in statistics...
American Muslim groups protest use of unIslamic full body scanners at airports
Mar 16, 2010 6:40 am
Two American Muslim groups have objected to the us of full body scanners at airports in the United States, stating that the devices are inconsistent with the tenets of Islam. he full body scanners mad...
Last Lake Co. Public Hanging In 1874
Mar 16, 2010 5:44 am
The last public hanging occurred in Lake County on Feb. 27, 1874. Christopher Rafferty of Cook County was hanged inside the courthouse in Waukegan for killing Chicago police officer Patrick O'...
Cheer Squad For Kids With Disabilities Forming In Antioch
Mar 16, 2010 5:44 am
Despite her disabilities, Sydnee Jones, center, will be able to join a cheerleading squad like her older sisters, Alex, left, and Ryleigh. Jones' mom, Nicole, has started a cheer group for ki...
Woodland Primary School In Gages Lake Turns 100
Mar 16, 2010 5:44 am
Rohan Iyer, 6, reads "One Hundred Ways To Get To 100" in class as kindergartners celebrated the 100th day of school at Woodland Primary School in Gages Lake.
Fox Lake Officials Don't Want Church Downtown
Mar 16, 2010 5:44 am
Fox Lake officials voted in February that the Edge Church could not operate in a store front at 42 E. Grand Ave. because it violated building ordinances.
Suburbs Protest Plan To Cut Their Share Of Income Tax
Mar 16, 2010 5:44 am
Local elected leaders including, from left, Schaumburg Village Trustee George Dunham, Arlington Heights Village President Arlene Mulder, Democratic state Rep. Mark Walker, Rolling Meadows Mayor Ken Ne...
Mar 16, 2010 5:44 am
Tickets for "An Evening with Sarah Palin" go on sale at 9 a.m. Monday, March 22 and will be priced from $54 to $297 at Ticketmaster.com. People who register at 560wind.com by 9 a.m., Friday,...
19 Hurt When Houston Transit Train, Bus Collide
Mar 16, 2010 5:44 am
A person is wheeled away on a stretcher into a Houston Fire Department ambulance after a transit bus collided with a light-rail train in downtown Houston, Monday,
Woman, Son Missing After Van Found On Wash. Beach
Mar 16, 2010 5:44 am
Members of the Thurston County Sheriff's dive team search the beach, Monday at the spot where the unoccupied van reportedly driven by Silverdale resident Shantina M. Smiley was found, and who...
