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Quinn Names Acting Prisons Chief 09/03/2010 11:36 AM Gov. Pat Quinn has named an assistant director from the Department of Corrections to be its new acting chief. Quinn on Friday named Gladyse Taylor to replace outgoing Director Michael Randle. Randle became a political liability for Quinn because of a secret prisoner Full Story

SIU Wins Opener in New Stadium 70-7 over Quincy 09/03/2010 2:06 AM Lucien Walker ran for 114 yards and three touchdowns as Southern Illinois routed Quincy 70-7 Thursday night in its season opener. Chris Dieker threw two touchdown passes for the Salukis (1-0), who built a 28-7 halftime lead and scored 28 more points in the third quarter. Southern Illinois Full Story

Quinn on Corrections: "We Will March On" 09/02/2010 11:45 PM Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says he didn't ask his prisons chief to leave in light of a botched early release program. But now that the director has resigned, Quinn said Thursday he'll pick a replacement soon and "we will march on." Michael Randle is taking a job in Ohio running a Full Story

Kirk Calls for New Controls on Federal Spending 09/02/2010 11:25 PM Senate candidate Mark Kirk is calling for new measures to limit federal spending, including giving the president the power to veto specific programs. The Illinois Republican also called Thursday for a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget and for demanding a "super-majority" Full Story

Illinois Highways Rank 40th in National Report 09/02/2010 4:00 PM Illinois has fallen four notches, ranking 40th overall in 2008 in a national highway performance report done by the California-based libertarian-leaning group the Reason Foundation. The study results released Thursday show Illinois ranked first nationally in rural Interstate highway Full Story