Ill. Residents Vote for Official Reptile
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CHICAGO - The Eastern tiger salamander won the vote for the title of Illinois' state amphibian, while slow and steady was a winning strategy for the painted turtle in the state reptile race. "We want to commend each of the candidates for a very strong, positive, educational campaign.
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FOUNTAINTOWN, Ind. - It's a sight not often seen in rural central Indiana - a 6-foot-tall kangaroo bounding around on the loose.  Hancock County Animal Control officers helped capture the Australian marsupial, an escaped pet named Skippy, early Monday not far from its home.
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Animal lovers and lawmakers face a dog and cat fight over how many pets residents may own at the same time in the small Utah town of Provo, officials said on Wednesday.
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CHICAGO Thousands of Ukrainians in Chicago and elsewhere in the Midwest have left no doubt about their choice for president in Ukraine.
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Edward Bitet fought in World War II, built affordable housing for veterans and taught sixth grade. When the Long Island native retired to Florida, he fulfilled another civic duty by becoming a poll worker. But Bitet, 77, isn't volunteering this year &#151; he says he doesn't trust Palm Beach County's electronic voting machines. He walked out of a county demonstration of touch-screen terminals convinced that software bugs could wreak havoc on Nov. 2.
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By Stephanie Sandoval, The Dallas Morning News  Dec. 12--A group of residents hoping to force a public vote on a Farmers Branch ordinance banning apartment owners from renting to illegal immigrants didn't turn in their petition Monday as they had hoped.
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To: POLITICAL EDITORS  Contact: Deborah Bagocius of Defenders of Wildlife, +1-202-772- 0239   WASHINGTON, Feb.
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By TOM GALLAGHER  For the record, I will insist that formal discussions about allegations made against me by Mayor Lionel Rivera occur in public and be open to public participation. The issues bear on matters of ethics and values of your elected officials; the people have a right to know.
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By Mike Monson, The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill.  Sep.
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BENTON, Ill. -- In 2004, as a state legislator running for the U.S. Senate, Barack Obama came to this small town 300 miles from Chicago to pledge support for southern Illinois' struggling coal country.
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A survey showing higher-than-expected numbers of a unique Nevada butterfly has revived a debate over whether it needs protection under the federal Endangered Species Act.
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A nonpartisan national group is trying to get a record number of voters to the polls this year. By JACKSON BAKER. MARION, Ark., Oct. 9 - A tour bus taking Chicago-area passengers to the casinos of Tunica, Miss
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U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, who relaunched his campaign as an independent after losing the Democratic primary, has enough valid voter signatures to secure a spot on the November ballot, the secretary of the state announced Wednesday.
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In a state that prizes undeclared voters, a small but potent group is deciding between two politically divergent candidates&#13;&#10;
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By Scott Richardson;srichardson@pantagraph.com  The McLean County chapter of Pheasants Forever and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources have teamed to provide hunters with hundreds of more acres of suitable habitat to support their favorite birds and other wildlife.
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The slender brown-and-yellow Butler's garter snake is a mild-mannered creature that spends its time sheltering in burrows and eating earthworms. But it has sparked a heated dispute between the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and state legislators.
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Electronic voting in the US. The saga continues. Here is an interesting comparision with a Venezuelan referendum. &quot;80% of Americans could correctly name the first President Bush&#39;s pet dog Millie, but only