Heritage Corridor board welcomes new members
Joliet Herald News
September 3, 2010
The Heritage Corridor Convention and Visitors Bureau added four new members to its board: Julie Johnson (Ottawa), Ben Benson (Joliet), Julie Applegate (Morris) and Mark MacLean (Willow Springs). They will serve a two-year terms.
Schaumburg yard case: Defendant tells jury: 'Just let me live my life'
Chicago Tribune
September 3, 2010
Man acts as his own lawyer at unusual trial; officials call cluttered property a hazardA sad and angry John Wuerffel asked jurors Thursday to just let him be, while Schaumburg officials argued in an unusual trial that his property is so cluttered as to be hazardous.
State leaders tout tax credit for hiring
Alton Telegraph
September 3, 2010
EDWARDSVILLE - Royal Office Solutions hired one new person and got a $2,500 state tax credit, but if all 500,000 small businesses in Illinois hired one person each, the number of jobs in the state would go up 5 percent.
That was the message a state...
Randle resignation points to political problems for Quinn
Alton Telegraph
September 3, 2010
SPRINGFIELD - There is a lot of talk of Gov. Pat Quinn's top people falling on swords lately. Another Quinn aide, Illinois Department of Corrections chief Michael Randle, resigned Wednesday. Randle had been under fire for months for the politically...
Lots of lawmakers on ballot, few races close
Alton Telegraph
September 3, 2010
SPRINGFIELD - This Nov. 2, every seat in the Illinois House and more than one-third of the Illinois Senate are up for election. But of those 139 races, only a handful likely will be competitive.The high-profile race for governor usually grabs both...
Berwyn pursues gay, lesbian couples
Chicago Tribune
September 3, 2010
City pursues gay and lesbian couples to improve its quality of life The ciity is trying to gay and lesbian couples to improve its quality of life.
Chicago renters, condo buyers could get protections
Chicago Tribune
September 3, 2010
Daley proposal would increase conversion warning from 4 to 9 monthsRenters and condominium buyers in Chicago would get more protection from developers under a plan unveiled Thursday by Mayor Richard Daley.
Quinn: Prisons chief Michael Randle wasn't forced out
Chicago Tribune
September 3, 2010
Governor defends decision not to fire Randle in wake of troubled early release programGov. Pat Quinn said Thursday that he did not force his embattled corrections chief to resign over a botched prisoner early release program and defended Michael Randle's job performance during his short time in Illinois.
Senate poll: Giannoulias, Kirk neck and neck
Chicago Tribune
September 3, 2010
Cash could be deciding factor as Tribune/WGN-TV survey finds weak spots for both candidatesDemocrat Alexi Giannoulias and Republican Mark Kirk are wounded rivals running neck and neck for the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama, a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows.
Ripe for picking: Metro-east orchards prepare harvests as summer winds down
Belleville News-Democrat
September 3, 2010
The harvest is coming and the season's first pecks of apples are ripe for picking.
Advisory panel votes to intercept revenue before it goes to East St. Louis
Belleville News-Democrat
September 3, 2010
The Financial Advisory Authority has voted unanimously to intercept state funding that goes to the city.
Illinois motorists will see hundreds of checkpoints over Labor Day weekend
Belleville News-Democrat
September 3, 2010
Law enforcement patrols will be out in force over the Labor Day holiday weekend to help get impaired drivers off Illinois roads.
East St. Louis firefighters solicit funds for laid-off brethren
Belleville News-Democrat
September 3, 2010
An East St. Louis convenience store is hosting a donation drive Sunday to raise money for some of the city's laid-off firefighters.
Critics: Ill. lottery contract cloaked in secrecy
Bloomington Pantagraph
September 3, 2010
With less than two weeks before Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn awards a
lucrative, first-of-its-kind contract for the private management of
the state's $2 billion-a-year lottery, some are criticizing the
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Durbin: Ill. needs to latch onto coal projects
Arlington Heights Daily Herald
September 3, 2010
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says two power-plant projects that would rely on clean-coal technology are opportunities Illinois can't afford to let get away.
Candidates talk about solutions to state deficit
Arlington Heights Daily Herald
September 3, 2010
Illinois' $13 billion budget deficit was the topic and target of a candidate forum Thursday in Naperville featuring a dozen DuPage County legislative hopefuls.
DuPage County $70 mil capital plan up for vote
Arlington Heights Daily Herald
September 3, 2010
The DuPage County Board is expected to vote on a $70 million capital improvement package at a special meeting Tuesday.
Bloomingdale hostage situation ends with self-inflicted gunshot
Arlington Heights Daily Herald
September 3, 2010
A hostage situation in Bloomingdale ended with a man shooting himself and being rushed to the hospital Thursday night.
Des Plaines cracking down on impaired driving, seat belt violators
Arlington Heights Daily Herald
September 3, 2010
The Des Plaines Police Department is stepping up its efforts to crack down on impaired drivers and seat belt violators through increased late-night enforcement during Labor Day weekend.
Kirk, Giannoulias, outline spending cuts
Arlington Heights Daily Herald
September 3, 2010
Candidates in the race for U.S. Senate both announced plans to rein in government spending this week, not missing the opportunity to trade barbs.
Blame game escalates as Cook County tax bills delayed
Arlington Heights Daily Herald
September 3, 2010
With the passing of Sept. 1, Cook County failed to make its formal deadline for mailing out second-installment tax bills for the 33rd straight year. The question is, when will the bills go out?
Leader of volunteer police department in Buffalo Grove dies
Arlington Heights Daily Herald
September 3, 2010
One of the first appointments made by the Buffalo Grove board of trustees once the village incorporated in 1958 was to name Arthur Dick their first police chief.
Some suburban schools get cash for serving up healthy snacks
Arlington Heights Daily Herald
September 3, 2010
Two years ago, Elgin students didn't exactly dig into the red cabbage and pomegranate when it was served up at Highland Elementary School.
