U of I trustee resigns over admissions flap

CHICAGOBUSINESS — POWERED BY CRAIN'S — Breaking News CRAIN'S LISTS MARKETS GO TO MY ACCOUNT GO TO CHICAGOBUSINESS.COM Tuesday July 28, 2009 15:41 PM U of I trustee resigns over admissions flap (AP) — University of Illinois trustee Lawrence Eppley offered his resignation Tuesday amid a growing scandal over the role of political influence in student admissions at the state's flagship ...   Read More » View Other Top Headlines » Read This Week's Crain's CRAIN'S DAILY FEATURE Check, Please! visits Kendall College Kari Dillon likes to surprise her dining companions by taking them to the school cafeteria - the Dining Room at Kendall College, that is. There they're treated to a gourmet meal, a top-notch view of the Chicago skyline and impressive service.Read More MORE FEATURES • Enterprise City — a small-business blog • EIA: An entrepreneur is born • Top tourist attractions SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries Companies Executives   Crain's Chicago Business 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENTCrain's Blogs. Now You're Talking. Sure to pique your interest every business day, Crain's expert bloggers expound on government, small business, after-hours with Chicago's elite, golf and the business of sports. Click here to read what Greg Hines, Shia Kapos, Ed Sherman and other Crain's reporters are saying today. And talk back, they'd love to hear from you.

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Senate Judiciary Committee votes to confirm Sotomayor - CNN.com

Senate Judiciary Committee votes to confirm Sotomayor - CNN.com: "The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved the nomination of federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor to become the nation's first Hispanic Supreme Court justice, setting up a final confirmation vote by the Senate."

Panel to vote on Sotomayor, confirmation likely - Yahoo! News

Panel to vote on Sotomayor, confirmation likely - Yahoo! News: "Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor appears headed to quick confirmation as the first Hispanic justice in spite of opposition from a growing chorus of conservative Republican senators who say she would bring liberal bias to the high court."

IBM to buy software firm SPSS for $1.2 billion

Viewing on a PDA? Click here. CHICAGOBUSINESS — POWERED BY CRAIN'S — Breaking News CRAIN'S LISTS MARKETS GO TO MY ACCOUNT GO TO CHICAGOBUSINESS.COM Tuesday July 28, 2009 8:03 AM IBM to buy software firm SPSS for $1.2 billion (Reuters) — International Business Machines Corp. plans to buy Chicago-based technology services company SPSS Inc. for about $1.2 billion in cash, the companies said ...   Read More » View Other Top Headlines » Read This Week's Crain's CRAIN'S DAILY FEATURE Chicago Business Today - July 27 South Side Ford plant rolling out the new Taurus. New signs of stabilization in the local economy, but a recovery may be a ways off. Read More MORE FEATURES • Enterprise City — a small-business blog • EIA: An entrepreneur is born • Top tourist attractions • Check, Please! visits Keefer's for lunch SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries Companies Executives   Crain's Chicago Business 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENTCrain's Blogs. Now You're Talking. Sure to pique your interest every business day, Crain's expert bloggers expound on government, small business, after-hours with Chicago's elite, golf and the business of sports. Click here to read what Greg Hines, Shia Kapos, Ed Sherman and other Crain's reporters are saying today. And talk back, they'd love to hear from you.

AP source: Jackson doc gave him drug before death - Yahoo! News

AP source: Jackson doc gave him drug before death - Yahoo! News: "Michael Jackson's personal doctor administered a powerful anesthetic to help him sleep, and authorities believe the drug killed the pop singer, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Monday."