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The Illinois State Capitol chamber restoration and a private residence in Evanston both earned 2008 American Institute of Architects Honor Awards yesterday. Vinci | Hamp Architects, Inc. won for "the quality of the restoration, including the reconstruction of lost elements of the original design as well as a skillful implementation of modern building systems," according to the AIA's announcement, and Thomas Roszak won for his design of his own home, Evanston's "glass house," which the jury recognized for its "transparency."

Aside from the fact that Barack Obama gives us a certain sense of pride in our city, we feel he truly gives our country and its citizens the feeling that things can change. This seems to be a consistent theme in reactions to Obama, ''He makes you feel like it is possible to change things,'' Brenda Calkington told the New York Times today at Obama's announcement of his intention to run for President. Thousands of...

Whoa! This just in: An unarmed security guard was shot to death inside the Capitol building in Springfield this afternoon. Police are still searching for the shooter, who fled by car. At about 1:45 pm, the shooter came in the north entrance (an entrance with no metal detectors), shot the security guard, thew his gun in the trunk of his car, and then escaped. One shot was fired, the guard was hit in the chest and killed.