What Happened On Aug 6 Events

"I just know someday ... when we are kicking around in heaven, we will be able to drink and laugh about this the whole time." —Heidi Hurd, ex-dean of U of I law school, on voicemail to U of I Chancellor Richard Herman

John Hughes, Jr. (February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American film director, producer and writer, responsible for some of the most successful comedy films of the 1980s and 1990s, ...

NEW YORK - The sweat dripped from John Smoltz’s face as he stared in at his catcher. He looked lost and beaten. He had seen nights like this in his long career, spanning two decades, but ...

Democrat Alexi Giannoulias, the Illinois state treasurer, holds a commanding lead over his two potential primary rivals in the Illinois Senate race, according to a new poll obtained by PO...

Here's one town hall where the member of Congress is likely to give as much as he gets. Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), the longest serving member of the House — and one of the toughest c...

SAN DIEGO - The Mets were spared having to face Jake Peavy, who was dealt to the White Sox last week. It didn't matter. The pitching prospect sent to San Diego in the deal shut down the M...

After an evident failure in the sound system the timeless 61 year old was attempting to calm the masses by doing a hypnotic trance dance, ala the days of Stevie Nicks, only with about hal...

Agenda I. Call to order and introductory remarks II. Discussion - Consideration of Commission Report III. Concluding remarks and adjournment

On August 6, 2009, Sotomayor's appointment was brought up for a vote on the floor of the Senate. She was confirmed by a vote of 68 to 31. All Democrats and the two independents who caucus...

A panel investigating the role that clout played in University of Illinois admissions recommended in its final report Thursday that all trustees voluntarily submit their resignations and ...

University of Illinois Trustee Edward McMillan -- the only board member not tied to the school's admissions scandal -- submitted a resignation letter Thursday, following a blue-ribbon pan...

BALTIMORE -- White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen believes in second chances. All Guillen had to do was listen to the ghosts of Jon Garland, Aaron Rowand, Jose Contreras and Joe Crede to re...

NEW YORK — As darkness fell in the Bronx, there appeared to be resolution among the players in the dark blue jerseys last night. They knew they had to come back from each blow dealt by th...

The Milwaukee Brewers shrunk in the face of opportunity for the better part of eight innings. For the most part they crumpled whenever a scoring chance presented itself against the Hou...

A military helicopter was shot down in eastern Afghanistan, killing 31 U.S. special operation troops, most of them from the elite Navy SEALs unit that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Lad...

A day after Standard & Poor's took the unprecedented step of downgrading the creditworthiness of the U.S. government to AA+ from AAA, the ratings agency offered a full-throated defense of...

PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's most advanced Mars rover Curiosity has landed on the Red Planet. The one-ton rover, hanging by ropes from a rocket backpack, touched down onto Mars Sunday to en...