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Illinois Senate approves sex education bill

SPRINGFIELD – A proposal that revamps sex education in Illinois public schools to include information about contraception and sexually transmitted diseases has cleared the state Senate.

AG: 4 Americans killed since 2009 in drone strikes

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and Yemen. The disclosure to Congress comes on the eve of a major national security speech by President Barack Obama.
FILE - In this May 15, 2013, file photo, Attorney General Eric Holder gestures while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. Four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Holder said that in conducting U.S. counterterrorism operations against al-Qaida and its associated forces, the government has targeted and killed one American citizen, Anwar al-Awlaki. Al-Awlaki, a radical Muslim cleric, was killed in a drone strike in September 2011 in Yemen. The administration released the information the day before President Barack Obama is scheduled to make a major speech on national security. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Local

Sycamore OKs earlier restaurant liquor sales

SYCAMORE – Sycamore restaurants can now serve alcohol an hour earlier on Sundays. The Sycamore City Council unanimously approved an ordinance this week amending the city's liq ... Read More »

Sycamore reaches agreement on subdivision

SYCAMORE – A northern Sycamore subdivision is on its way toward future developments.The Sycamore City Council unanimously approved an agreement with Youssi Investments on Mond ... Read More »

State

Illinois Senate approves sex education bill

SPRINGFIELD – A proposal that revamps sex education in Illinois public schools to include information about contraception and sexually transmitted diseases has cleared the sta ... Read More »

State moratorium could halt Fox River Valley virtual school

The Illinois Virtual Charter School at Fox River Valley will be delayed for a year if Gov. Pat Quinn signs into law a moratorium on charter schools like it. On Tuesday, the Il ... Read More »

Nation

AG: 4 Americans killed since 2009 in drone strikes

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and Yemen. ... Read More »

Commentary

Reeder: Illinois isn’t hopeless; it is worth the fight

SPRINGFIELD – Every once in a while someone will ask, “Scott, why are you so critical of Illinois?” My response is simple: I love it here. This is the state where I was born a ... Read More »

Our View: Public needs government to follow through

President Barack Obama always has been a master of words. The State of the Union speech he delivered Tuesday night to Congress was no different. He embodied the role of comman ... Read More »

Meetings

Govt. Meetings: Week of May 20

Today DeKalb Citizens Community Enhancement Commission: 4 p.m. at the DeKalb Municipal Building, 200 S. Fourth St. DeKalb Mechanical Board of Appeals: 4 p.m. at the DeKalb Mun ... Read More »

Govt. Meetings: Week of May 13

TodayDeKalb-Sycamore Area Transportation Study Technical Advisory Committee: 1:15 p.m. at the DeKalb County Highway Department, 1826 Barber Greene Road, DeKalbDeKalb City Coun ... Read More »

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