http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-6748-illinois/topic-rss.do Illinois RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/article-23743544-tiger-woods-romps-to-illinois-victory.do Tiger Woods cruised to a comfortable eight-shot victory in the BMW Championship in Illinois to move to the top of top of the FedEx Cup standings 2009-09-14T07:02:32Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23730574-world-lord-black-fails-in-bid-for-bail.do Disgraced peer Lord Conrad Black will remain in jail pending an appeal over his fraud conviction, US Supreme Court rules 2009-08-11T06:00:53Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23726304-exxon-mobil-feels-the-pain-as-proftis-drop-again.do Exxon Mobil, the largest US oil company, reported a third straight drop in profits after evaporating demand for energy pulled down prices 2009-07-30T15:09:12Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23705226-obamas-in-tourist-trip-to-abbey.do They may be America's First Family but Michelle Obama with children in tow did what all tourists do when in London - they visited Westminster Abbey 2009-06-09T07:48:10Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23670867-ex-governor-indicted-for-trying-to-sell-obama-seat.do Prosecutors have indicted the former Illinois governor who allegedly tried to sell Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat 2009-04-03T07:53:36Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23661769-craigslist-cant-stop-sex-for-sale.do Craigslist is in trouble again over sex. Last week, Sheriff Thomas J Dart of Cook County, Illinois, sued the site for knowingly promoting and facilitating prostitution, and demanded that it remove its "erotic services" section 2009-03-13T08:57:45Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23659568-fall-out-boy-go-through-motions-of-emo.do Blame it on the credit crunch, but there was something distinctly low-budget about Fall Out Boy’s Friday night set at the O2. 2009-03-09T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23630165-storms-on-horizon-for-ports-buyer.do 2009-01-28T09:55:16Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23623450-i-heard-obama-speak-in-2004-and-thought-ive-seen-the-new-black-kennedy.do 2009-01-20T10:06:59Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23623418-barack-obama-president-of-cool.do Poised and unflappable, Barack Obama has fast-tracked from also-ran to America’s top job in just seven years. Andrew Gilligan asks: how did he do it? 2009-01-20T08:49:56Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23622492-hillary-the-other-woman-in-the-life-of-the-president.do Barack Obama has another woman in his life from the moment he takes delivery of the White House keys: Hillary Clinton 2009-01-19T09:31:59Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23609939-race-card-accusation-over-obama-successor.do The "Senate seat for sale" scandal took a new twist after the Illinois governor, facing federal corruption charges and impeachment proceedings, was accused of "playing the race card" 2008-12-31T10:02:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23599415-its-heady-but-it-sure-aint-rock-roll.do The private-equity owner of EMI, Terra Firma, which urgently needs to generate revenue is pulling out all the stops 2008-12-10T11:00:11Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23599435-obama-says-he-knew-nothing-of-governors-seat-for-sale.do Barack Obama has moved swiftly to distance himself from the arrest of the governor of Illinois for trying to sell his Senate seat to the highest bidder 2008-12-10T09:09:08Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23582450-the-presidents-key-men-and-women-wait-for-call-to-office.do Barack Obama lost no time in planning the key appointments that will shape his presidency 2008-11-05T09:20:09Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23582448-women-and-the-young-secure-obamas-route-to-victory.do A lethal combination of daily TV ad blitzes, demographic changes and unprecedented on-the-ground organisation helped Barack Obama sweep to victory in the crucial swing states 2008-11-05T09:14:25Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23581885-obama-crowds-flock-to-chicago-razzle-dazzle.do Police set up road blocks as vast crowds headed for Chicago's Grant Park in the hope of celebrating the election of the first black President of the United States 2008-11-04T09:30:21Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23579282-race-for-the-white-house-aint-over.do With less than a week until Americans go to the polls, only a last-minute comeback can save John McCain 2008-10-29T11:06:01Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23575736-obama-im-off-to-see-my-sick-grandmother.do Barack Obama announced he was taking a break from the campaign trail to attend to his sick grandmother 2008-10-21T08:11:47Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23559400-the-accounting-rules-that-have-turned-a-crisis-into-a-disaster.do When they come to write the history of these times, it will be interesting to see how much blame gets pinned at the door of fair-value accounting 2008-09-24T07:32:18Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23532226-all-together-now-loved-up-paul-and-nancy-share-the-burden-as-they-arrive-home.do He may have millions in the bank, but Paul McCartney isn't above carrying his own luggage. And with his smiling girlfriend Nancy Shevell by his side to help share the burden he looked happier than ever as he arrived at Heathrow Airport today. 2008-08-13T18:13:45Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23530644-sir-paul-and-new-love-nancy-get-their-pics-on-route-66.do After the ordeal he went through with Heather Mills, it is something of a surprise to find Paul McCartney down on one knee in front of another girl. 2008-08-10T20:13:26Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23527670-macca-and-new-love-nancy-get-their-kicks-on-route-66.do Sir Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell have stepped their romance up a gear with a road trip across America. 2008-08-06T10:12:42Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23517332-fbi-in-500m-indymac-probe.do The FBI is investigating possible fraud at US mortgage lender IndyMac, whose failure could leave depositors more than £500 million out of pocket 2008-07-17T10:44:33Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23507347-americas-got-no-shame-tv-talent-shows-new-low-as-woman-crushes-beer-cans-with-her-breasts.do Sharon Osbourne, Piers Morgan and David Hasselhoff were left agog during the latest round of America's Got Talent auditions after a hopeful smashed beer cans with her 40lb breasts. 2008-07-03T10:59:27Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23496306-corn-cost-up-on-new-flood-fears.do Food companies face further price pressure after a Mississippi River levee broke, flooding Illinois cropland 2008-06-18T12:51:38Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23483187-from-hero-to-zero-matt-damon-is-re-bourne-as-a-moustachioed-geek-in-new-movie.do Matt Damon's female fans are in for a shock when they see his latest film role - playing a geeky business executive. Far from his action man role as Jason Bourne in the Bourne trilogy, Matt is unrecognisable as business executive-turned-FBI whistleblower Mark Whitacre in upcoming thriller The Informant 2008-05-08T16:15:05Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23483125-rivals-cook-up-a-bidding-war-for-kitchen-company.do A billion pound bidding war is simmering at commercial ovens and kitchens group Enodis, after it recommended its second Amercian takeover offer in less than a month 2008-05-08T10:31:44Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23458128-triple-boost-sees-world-bounce-back-by-shares.do Global stock markets rally as investors cheer results from Wall Street giants Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers 2008-03-18T15:40:55Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23387031-meet-the-new-gheorghiu.do She'll never be as stroppy as Angela, but soprano Nicole Cabell has proved she's talented enough to stand in for the great diva at a day's notice. 2007-02-27T13:32:18Z