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Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has ended his hopes to become the country's next leader. Just days before a special runoff election, Tsvangirai cited fatal intimidation tactics allegedly by supporters of his opponent, incumbent President Robert Mugabe. Zimbabwe freelance reporter Jeffrey Barbee explains the recent developments.

The candidates for governor are disputing how Illinois should pay for basic services like education. The two candidates have drastically different views…

Donna DiNicola owns an Italian restaurant in Oregon. She wanted to help her son get into Portland's hot housing market. In addition to the home bid, they offered free pizza once a month for life.

A top federal official hopes to bring more jobs to one of the largest employers in the Quad Cities. Today, Secretary of the Army, John McHugh, toured the…

State Senator Chapin Rose says procurement rules put in place to address corruption during the Blagojevich era are too top-heavy and bureaucratic. So the…

The top Democrat in Illinois’ state senate is preparing for a divide between his chamber and the new Republican governor. John Cullerton will run the…

Beauty queens and baseball videos, as well as hard news on Ebola and the Michael Brown case in Ferguson were the stories of biggest interest to NPR.org visitors. There were also cats, of course.

An Illinois State Senator is calling on top administrators running the state’s child welfare agency to resign. That’s after they revealed the agency had…

A St. Louis publisher says it has already sold out of the first two print runs of the kids book Cruz to the Future, starring the Republican senator going hunting, giving speeches and more.

A second Republican running for Illinois governor has released his tax returns. IPR'S Amanda Vinicky reports on with what they show.When State Senator…