Romney, Santorum battle for Illinois

Republicans hope that today’s primary contest will offer further clarity to the volatile nominating contest.

Salem fire chief describes rescue of slashing victims

Chief David Cody described the grisly scene that firefighters encountered when rescuing two children whose throats were slashed.

Mattapan jury sent home after trying to convince holdout

The jury will resume deliberations tomorrow in the Mattapan massacre trial, after efforts failed today to convince a single holdout juror to agree on the last nine of 19 charges.

Citizens Bank boosts fees for checking accounts

The bank plans to double the monthly charge for its popular Green Checking account from $4.99 to $9.99, among other changes.

Officials celebrate facelift at South Boston development

The completed first phase of Old Colony‘s redevelopment includes a new apartment building, a learning center, and three-story townhouse homes.

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Upgrades to Old Colony unveiled

New additions and improvements unveiled at South Boston's Old Colony housing development.

State Treasurer Steve Grossman (right) presented Bruce Campbell, Lucky for Life’s first top prize winner, with a ceremonial check for $1,000 a day for life.

Hanover plumber wins $1,000 a day for life in lottery

Bruce Campbell, 39, said he would buy a Cadillac and a new Harley Davidson motorcycle, but keep his day job.

People ran to safety on the streets of Mexico City after a strong earthquake shook the city.

Earthquake strikes central southern Mexico

A strong 7.4-magnitude earthquake shook central southern Mexico, swaying buildings and sending frightened workers and residents into the streets.

“Martha Coakley wants to get some elected officials. I am a small timer.”

Former state rep. Brian Wallace 

Globe Insiders

To Grammar’s House

http://c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/03/16/BostonGlobe.com/Special/Images/SPRINGCLEANING2.jpg Spring cleaning for grammar rules

Grammar’s House can get a bit cluttered sometimes, often with rules that are capricious, spurious, or flat-out erroneous.

Inside The Boston Globe

A new Apple iPad was on display during an Apple event in San Francisco earlier this month.

Consumer Reports: New iPad runs ‘significantly hotter’
Quarterback Peyton Manning (center) poses with Broncos president and CEO Pat Bowlen (left) and executive vice president of football operations John Elway during a news conference in Englewood, Colorado.

Broncos introduce Peyton Manning
The vital records include the intention to marry filed by John Adams and Abigail Smith on Feb. 25, 1764, with a note that the ceremony was performed Oct. 25.

Mass. historical records now searchable online
Jack Williams

Jack Williams leaving WBZ 11 p.m. newscast

Historic church could avert foreclosure, specialists say
Patriots guard Logan Mankins had surgery after the Super bowl to repair a torn ACL, ESPN reported Monday night.

Report: Logan Mankins tore ACL

Cambridge panel OK’s Google’s expansion

G cover

Life lessons in Central Square

NCAA finds enthusiastic audience in Boston

Mother pleads not guilty in attack on children

album review | POP

Shins still shining under Mercer’s lead

Josh Beckett endorsed Jon Lester for opener

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Massachusetts Gaming Commission

Gambling panel complete after two members named

One day before the deadline, officials have named a retired state appeals court judge and a Springfield official to the final seats on the five-member panel.

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Historic church could avert foreclosure, specialists say

OneUnited Bank plans to auction Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal Church in Roxbury on Thursday, but the church has a number of options it can use to forestall the move.

Columnists

Kevin Cullen

Let’s give sexual abuse justice time
Will Bill Belichick spend his draft picks this year on defenders to help support Tom Brady?

Tony Massarotti

Still no answers if Patriots have improved

INNOVATION ECONOMY

Start-up charts speed of 3G wireless carriers
A glass tunnel connects the new Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum wing to the original Gardner mansion.

Juliette Kayyem

Gardner’s narrative of resiliency

Bob Ryan

Kentucky’s run came out of the blue
Encyclopaedia Britannica editions on display at the New York Public Library.

JAMES CARROLL

An era, shelved

Yvonne Abraham

The road to wisdom

INNOVATION ECONOMY

Not all was lost when Apple bought Quattro

Joanna Weiss | Whitey Bulger: Living large?

Zest up the memoir

Joan Vennochi | Whitey Bulger: Living large?

DiMasi should be so lucky

Gareth Cook

Why do nations fail?

opinion | Jeff Jacoby

On mandate, Romney plays both sides

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Phoebe Denson (left) and Myrtle Hudson marched towards a courthouse on Sunda in Titusville, Fla. The rally was held demanding justice for Trayvon Martin, a black Florida teenager fatally shot by a neighborhood watch volunteer.

Investigations launched in shooting of Florida teen

Prosecutors and a federal grand jury are launching investigations amid outrage over the killing of an unarmed black teen by a neighborhood watch captain.

Politics

Political Notebook

With Republicans locked in an extended primary, President Obama’s team has tried to build a large 50-state operation that will help it register new voters, bring back past supporters, and boost turnout.

President Obama raises $45 million in February

The president’s February haul came ahead of an oncoming spending blitz by GOP-leaning outside groups.

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Josh Beckett endorsed Jon Lester for opener

Beckett told Bobby Valentine in January he thought Lester deserved the honor, which made the Red Sox manager’s decision easier.

Arts

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Music Review

A muscular soloist in the recital hall

Those looking for gleaming and muscular virtuoso violin playing got plenty of it at Vadim Repin’s Jordan Hall recital.

Lifestyle

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G Force

“Physical exercise works for many, many depressed people and seems to have lasting effects, especially if the exercise regime is continued,” said Dr. Irving Kirsch.

The placebo effect and depression

Dr. Irving Kirsch is associate director of the program in placebo studies at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School.

Magazine

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Grover Norquist: Emperor of no
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Stoughton’s Lori McKenna is writing her heart out
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Putting college degrees to work
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24 hours in Kendall Square

Opinion

“Over the last 30 years, more than 100,000 Irish people have been granted permanent residency in the US. That’s 2 percent of the Irish population.”

Farah Stockman 

Ideas

“If the Solutrean hypothesis becomes widely accepted, it would mean that the sea played a central part in human expansion. And in the matter of ‘who came first,’ it would mean that all the Americas have a new origin story to contend with.”

Gareth Cook