Four students in Elgin Community College's heating, ventilation and air conditioning program placed in the Illinois SkillsUSA Championships that were held April 17-19 in Springfield. Two will move on to national competition in June.

A wealthy New York developer pushing a school vouchers agenda used an assortment of companies to pump tens of thousands of dollars into a handful of primary campaigns for legislative seats in Greenville and Spartanburg counties, South Carolina and New Yor

With people turning to new media - blogs, YouTube and social networking sites - in this presidential campaign, are they signaling a change in how people get their news about the politics?

MPs have raised the white flag, and announced the terms of their surrender to people demanding tighter rules for their expenses and greater transparency.

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