http://www.daily-chronicle.comRSS from www.daily-chronicle.comen-usWASHINGTON — The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Democratic Sen. Roland Burris for misleading investigators about his maneuvering to get Barack Obama's old Senate seat from the governor who was ousted for trying to sell it.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/20/67462774/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/20/67462774/index.xmlSat, 21 Nov 2009 05:28:56 GMTCHICAGO — Step outside Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios and into the near west side neighborhood that's been home to her television talk show for two decades, and it's easy to get a sense of what she's meant to Chicago.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/20/22361441/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/20/22361441/index.xmlSat, 21 Nov 2009 05:26:46 GMTMIAMI (AP) — The ringleader of a group of men convicted of plotting to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices has been sentenced to 13˝ years in prison.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_mjysyhxvsqswfey20s10nw/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_mjysyhxvsqswfey20s10nw/index.xmlFri, 20 Nov 2009 21:48:00 GMTTAMMS  (AP) — Although he's confined to his cell for all but about an hour on most days, Steven Wuebbels doesn't mind being isolated at Illinois' lone "supermax" prison ‚ a place human rights activists consider inhumane.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/20/82635859/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/20/82635859/index.xmlFri, 20 Nov 2009 21:01:26 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., for making "inconsistent, misleading or incomplete" statements about the circumstances surrounding his appointment to the seat once held by Barack Obama. The committee recommended no action beyond the letter.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/20/12743412/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/20/12743412/index.xmlFri, 20 Nov 2009 16:54:34 GMTMIAMI (AP) — Four Miami men described as soldiers in a plot to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices have received sentences far shorter than prosecutors sought.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/r_pc4tphzsr0sixmtqln9eg/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/r_pc4tphzsr0sixmtqln9eg/index.xmlThu, 19 Nov 2009 21:35:00 GMTProblems with FAA computers caused long delays at both Chicago airports on Thursday morning.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/91078350/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/91078350/index.xmlThu, 19 Nov 2009 16:15:53 GMTSPRINGFIELD – Political organizations are churning out press releases. Hesitant candidates are gradually taking positions. Politicians are trying to steer the debate their way.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/18/03569426/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/18/03569426/index.xmlThu, 19 Nov 2009 05:13:05 GMTMIAMI (AP) — A Miami man convicted of plotting to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices has been sentenced to six years in federal prison.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/18/06416083/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/18/06416083/index.xmlWed, 18 Nov 2009 19:39:39 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois congressman says his comment that suspected terrorists detained at Guantanamo Bay follow a "savage religion" has been misinterpreted.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/18/r_yttd6pbzsswp7uc1mnilnw/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/18/r_yttd6pbzsswp7uc1mnilnw/index.xmlWed, 18 Nov 2009 15:32:00 GMTCHICAGO — As the Obama administration considers a plan to move Guantanamo Bay detainees to prisons on U.S. soil, including possible sites in Illinois and Michigan, proponents and critics are spinning the facts.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/17/28033525/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/17/28033525/index.xmlWed, 18 Nov 2009 05:24:22 GMTIllinois has long struggled with thorny questions about how best to fund schools and ensure that all children receive a quality education that readies them for employment or further schooling.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/17/50932408/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/17/50932408/index.xmlWed, 18 Nov 2009 05:18:38 GMTMIAMI (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Miami want the maximum prison sentences for five men convicted of plotting to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/17/r_ibmgj2p9rdolmi7vi0hw/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/17/r_ibmgj2p9rdolmi7vi0hw/index.xmlTue, 17 Nov 2009 17:16:00 GMTTHOMSON – Some folks in this dying Mississippi River town would rather take their chances with suspected terrorists in their backyard than watch their neighbors continue to move away in despair over the lack of jobs.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/16/31507000/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/16/31507000/index.xmlTue, 17 Nov 2009 06:00:05 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — Autopsy results show that the Chicago Board of Education president committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/16/53345142/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/16/53345142/index.xmlMon, 16 Nov 2009 16:07:21 GMTROCKFORD – Democrats Pat Quinn and Dan Hynes offered Republicans plenty of campaign material Sunday as each accused the other of ducking hard decisions, misleading taxpayers and cozying up to former Gov. Rod Blagojevich.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/15/86559653/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/15/86559653/index.xmlMon, 16 Nov 2009 05:12:40 GMTTHOMSON – Federal officials are at a prison in northwest Illinois that the government might buy to house Guantanamo Bay detainees.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/15/50929130/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/15/50929130/index.xmlMon, 16 Nov 2009 05:00:48 GMTCHICAGO – Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin on Sunday tried to build support and counter criticism of a proposal to sell a prison in rural northwestern Illinois to the federal government to house Guantanamo Bay detainees and other inmates.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/15/09148309/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/15/09148309/index.xmlMon, 16 Nov 2009 00:01:20 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — The Obama administration may buy a near-empty prison in rural northwestern Illinois to house detainees from Guantanamo Bay along with federal inmates, a White House official said Saturday.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/14/04189737/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/14/04189737/index.xmlSun, 15 Nov 2009 00:36:30 GMTNEW LENOX – Want to visit your child's teacher or volunteer in a classroom?http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/14/94734615/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/14/94734615/index.xmlSat, 14 Nov 2009 06:34:28 GMT