Economy, fuel costs blamed for declining flights at O'Hare, Midway
Arlington Heights Daily Herald
July 25, 2008
Tell us something new was the reaction of aviation insiders to the latest plummeting figures on flights in and out of O'Hare and Midway airports.
Personal info for 20,000 found
Arlington Heights Daily Herald
July 25, 2008
Officials say a back up computer tape that could contain personal information for more than 20,000 people in the Chicago suburb of Tinley Park has been found.
Civil rights groups want consent searches banned
Associated Press
July 25, 2008
Armed with four years of state data finding minorities are searched more often during traffic stops than whites, civil rights groups are asking the governor to bar state police from making such "consent searches."
Prospect Heights' new city hall up and running
Arlington Heights Daily Herald
July 25, 2008
The smell of newness wafts through the Prospect Height City Hall as workers put the finishing touches on the new building.
From metro-east to Mideast: Airman witnesses birth via Internet
Belleville News-Democrat
July 25, 2008
From thousands of miles away in Iraq, via the Internet, Sr. Airman Daniel Stewart was able to help his wife, Miranda Stewart, deliver their second child Thursday.
ISU's alumni get new $6 million place to call their own
Bloomington Pantagraph
July 25, 2008
The $6 million Illinois State University Alumni Center, the first of any project developed under the Main Street Corridor plan - will be dedicated Friday.
Stanford to continue to go on without a police department
Bloomington Pantagraph
July 25, 2008
A McLean County sheriff's deputy has resigned and the Stanford police chief has lost his job in the aftermath of allegations the town's mayor was targeted in a traffic stop in March.
Springfield workers say IDOT move would cause big problems
Bloomington Pantagraph
July 25, 2008
Several state workers Thursday said moving from Springfield to Harrisburg like Gov. Rod Blagojevich wants would break up their families and some don't necessarily trust the governor to give them new jobs if they choose to not move.
DeWitt Co. Judge Stephen Peters retiring after 22 years
Bloomington Pantagraph
July 25, 2008
When DeWitt County Judge Stephen Peters takes off his robe for the last time July 31, he will trade the legal profession for his two favorite hobbies: model trains and grandchildren.
Pinckneyville grows its future leaders
Carbondale Southern Illinoisan
July 25, 2008
While some may struggle to find the connection between a pilot, a politician, a minister and a basketball star, the Pinckneyville Chamber of Commerce believes it's easy to see - leadership.
Chicago continues to enforce gun ban
Chicago Sun-Times
July 25, 2008
Chicago Police will continue to enforce the city's handgun ban and firearm registration laws while lawyers fight the pro-gun lobby in federal court.
'Chicago is legendary inside the FBI'
Chicago Sun-Times
July 25, 2008
Last year, the Chicago FBI ran more undercover investigations and ordered more secret "Title III" wiretaps than any other FBI bureau in the nation -- including L.A. and New York.
Bush in Illinois today
Chicago Tribune
July 25, 2008
President Bush will find out Friday how he's playing in Peoria.
Warming trend to cost Illinois billions, study projects
Chicago Tribune
July 25, 2008
If climate change is left unchecked, the costs to Illinois from flood abatement, water treatment, shipping, farming and related goods and services will skyrocket to at least $43 billion annually by the 2030s, according to a study released this week.
Swimming at quarry pools illegal
Rockford Register Star
July 25, 2008
Officially, it's the Stateline Quarry, but locals know it simply as "the pit."
It's the place people go to jump into clear blue waters on a hot summer day. Maybe drink some beer and party with friends. It's illegal, of course, but they still do it.
Boarded-up buildings in city on the rise
Springfield State Journal-Register
July 25, 2008
The number of boarded-up buildings is rising dramatically citywide, a fact not lost on the residents of the Enos Park Historic Area, where 33 uninhabited houses languish.
Workers unite in opposition to IDOT move
Springfield State Journal-Register
July 25, 2008
Amanda Abeln and co-workers give Gov. Rod Blagojevich a little credit amid the chaos prompted by moving their IDOT traffic safety division from Springfield to southern Illinois.
They're fired up, determined to fight hard to stay here.
