Staff Sergeant Edgar D Bledsoe, of Olive Branch, Illinois, cradles a critically ill Vietnamese infant.

BBC: Return to Vietnam

Gillespie himself is a faithful fan of his old school's football team, the University of Illinois Illini in Champaign, Ill.

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High water on the Illinois River near Peoria, Ill.

WSJ: Midwest Fights Off Rising Floodwaters

Race officials for the Illinois Marathon in Champaign and Urbana, Ill.

WSJ: Security beefed up worldwide after Boston blasts

In Illinois, heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar will shut down its East Peoria, Ill.

NPR: Crests Approaching In Several Towns In Midwest

The House Intelligence Committee also recently refused to consider Ranking Member Pete Hoekstra's request that the Committee provide members of the Illinois congressional delegation - including the Rep. Don Manzullo, who represents Thomson, Ill.

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