04/25/07 - Possess The Magic Tops World Trotting Derby Filly Eligibles
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The richest 2-year-old trotter of 2006, the filly Possess The Magic, leads a list of 40 eligibles to the World Trotting Derby filly division to be contested on Aug. 31 at the Du Quoin State Fair.

04/25/07 - CHAMPION COLT HEADS WORLD TROTTING DERBY ELIGIBLES
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Donato Hanover, the champion 2-year-old trotter of last season, heads a list of 37 eligibles to the $550,000 (est.) World Trotting Derby to be contested on Sept. 1 at the Du Quoin State Fair.

04/25/07 - Gov. Blagojevich announces 2007 Student Historians of the Year

04/25/07 - 800 teachers from throughout Illinois rally in support of increasing state funding for colleges and universities

04/24/07 - Gov. Blagojevich announces more than $2.4 million to provide housing services to individuals living with HIV/AIDS