ILLINOIS STATE PARKS News, Sports, Shopping, Travel information

Campgrounds, RV Parks and Picnic Areas
Campground listings for 1000's of State, National and Private campgrounds. Find tent, primative, rv camping and fishing locations.
www.campgrounds-rvparks.com

Illinois Governor Popular Only As Campaign Weapon - International Herald Tribune
chicago : democrats and republicans don't agree on much in illinois, but they're united when it comes to distancing themselves from gov. rod blagojevich, whose latest 13 percent job-approval rating undercuts even president bush's record lows. the ...
www.iht.com

Decision To Close State Parks Hits Hard
leroy -- closing state parks is more than a quality of life issue for dave o'brien. it could be a matter of life and death.
pantagraph.com

Walks To Keep Parks' Plight Prominent
rachel pfaff says it's not acceptable for gov. rod blagojevich to close 11 state parks - four of them within the area - and 13 historic sites.
morrisdailyherald.com

Closing Florida Parks: Nature On Chopping Block - The Ledger
last week, word came out of the floridadepartment of environmental protection that, in order to meet gov. charlie crist's across-the-board budget cuts, it has proposed closing 19 state parks. one of those is the allen david broussard catfish creek ...
www.theledger.com

Shutting Down Parks Could Force State To Pay Back Federal Funds - Rockford Register-star
closing 11 state parks at the end of november likely will be more complicated than simply locking the gate and hanging out a sign saying, “no trespassing.” making things more difficult is the state’s relationship with the u.s. fish and wildlife ...
www.rrstar.com

Poll Reveals Dissatisfaction: Illinois Voters Don't Agree With Lawmakers, Governor On Budget
springfield - a new poll shows a potentially serious disconnect between illinois voters and the state's budget woes.
herald-review.com

State College Football: Salukis Defeat Missouri State On Final Play
springfield, mo. — chris dieker threw a 51-yard touchdown pass as time expired to lead southern illinois to a 23-17 win over missouri state on saturday.
www.sj-r.com

N. Illinois Defeats Bowling Green - Quad-cities Times
dekalb, ill. - junior mike salerno kicked a 30-yard field goal with 12 seconds to play on saturday to lift northern illinois to a 16-13 victory over bowling green. salerno converted on three of four field goal tries for the day as the huskies (5-3, 4 ...
www.qctimes.com

Illinois State Grounds Department Wins Green Star Honor Award - U-wire.com
illinois state university's facilities management grounds department won the professional grounds management society green star honor award for the genevieve green gardens at ewing manor. "the green star honor award is a national competition that ...
www.uwire.com

Dahl: Equity Needed In Education Funding
granville - incumbent republican state senator gary dahl supports creation of a more equitable way to fund illinois' education priorities.
morrisdailyherald.com

Three Area Initiatives Earn 2008 Governor's Home Town Awards
a new village park, an academy dedicated to giving former high school dropouts a new start on life and a new memorial for the men and women who served in iraq and afghanistan were honored by the state last week as the 2008 winners of the governor's home town awards. the awards are annually presented by the illinois department of commerce and economic opportunity.
www.news-gazette.com

For The Illinois House - Chicago Tribune
the tribune offers more endorsements today in contested races for the illinois house. 53rd district (northwest suburbs): republican rep. sidney mathias is a terrific legislator, an independent thinker and a perfect fit for this district. he is ...
www.chicagotribune.com

Closing Would End Access To Veterans Memorial - Pantagraph
i am writing to protest the closing of some state parks and historic sites in illinois. i am very much concerned about the possibility of losing the privilege to drive down to weldon springs state park to visit the veterans point memorial. there are ...
www.pantagraph.com

Election Coverage: District 61 Candidates Discuss Taxes, Budget Defecit
less than two weeks out from election day, the race in illinois' 61st district is heating up.
www.lakecountyjournals.com

Ball State Gets A Slow Start, Then Routs Eastern Michigan
beacon journal staff report nate davis caught the first touchdown pass of his career and threw two more to help no. 20 ball state beat eastern michigan 38-16 saturday.
www.ohio.com

Reform Is Overdue; Fix Constitution With A Convention - Sauk Valley Daily Gazette
so, what else is new? the chambers of commerce are encouraging a "no" vote on the call for a state constitutional convention. what else should one expect of one of the more powerful interest groups in springfield? what else should one expect of those ...
www.saukvalley.com

Court: Ga. Sex Offender Law Is Unfair To Homeless - Ledger-enquirer
– all united states – alabama alaska arizona arkansas california colorado connecticut delaware district of columbia florida georgia hawaii idaho illinois indiana iowa kansas kentucky louisiana maine maryland massachusetts michigan minnesota ...
www.ledger-enquirer.com

State Candidates Say Why They're Running
the candidates seeking election - or re-election - to the general assembly in the lake county area have varied reasons for running.
www.dailyherald.com

Last-second Pass Lifts Salukis To Win
chris dieker threw a 51-yard touchdown pass as time expired to lead southern illinois university carbondale to a 23-17 win over missouri state on saturday.
www.bnd.com

The Back & Forth Of The Illinois State Budget - Wthi
budget: gov. rod blagojevich had to cut $1.4 billion from an out-of-balance budget. cuts: he said he would lay of 323 workers, cut human services and close 24 state attractions. replay: lawmakers found $220 million in special state funds and sent ...
www.wthitv.com