At Illinois, the Message Is Loud and Clear
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The driving force behind the top-ranked men's college basketball team is Coach Bruce Weber.
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Americans are boldly speaking their minds, even when others would prefer they didn't.
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Luther Head scored a season-high 26 points and No. 1 Illinois beat Northwestern 78-66 on Saturday to improve to 18-0 &#151; the best start in school history.
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Illinois coach Ron Turner deflected questions about his future all season long, not wanting to be a distraction or take away from his players and the games they had left.
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The FCC uses fines to get its message across.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Feb. 10 -- Raising questions about his judgment and risking the ire of the national press corps, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) held fast on his first major campaign decision: to conduct his announcement speech in the frigid outdoors here on Saturday.
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Illinois was No. 1 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll for the ninth straight week Monday, and for the first time the Illini were a unanimous choice.
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Illinois took an unusual route to the top of The Associated Press' men's college basketball poll. The Illini, riding their impressive win over then-top-ranked Wake Forest, vaulted from fifth to No. 1 on Monday, moving past three unbeaten teams.
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On aqua-colored walls and giant blue columns, Patricia Miranda saw all she needed to see. The message was written in white inside Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, even next to the wrestling mats in case anyone forgot.
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A report card on the state of higher education nationwide gave Illinois generally high marks but warned that the affordability of college here had slipped.
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In the long-running debate on affirmative action, Scott E. Page, a professor at the University of Michigan, is a fresh voice.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Luther Head had a game-high 17 points and Dee Brown added 15 along with nine assists as top-ranked Illinois cruised to a 78-59 victory over in-state foe Chicago State at Assembly Hall.
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Eric Gordon and Indiana stick it to Illinois again, as the freshman, who reneged on an Illini commitment to sign with the Hoosiers, leads an Indiana rally to a 62-58 win.
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Top-ranked Illinois had its lowest-scoring game of the season, but the Illini remained unbeaten with a 60-47 victory over Indiana yesterday at Champaign, Ill.
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Instant-messaging conversations, though quick, aren't always fleeting.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Sports Network) - James Augustine scored a  game-high 16 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead No. 1  Illinois past Indiana, 60-47, at Assembly Hall.
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Illinois university had revamped its response plan, but could not stop a gunman intent on killing.