Farm may see power line route (Northwest Herald)
HUNTLEY ? Bill Byrne won?t be traveling to the Illinois State Fair this year just to get a glimpse of the famous butter cow....more...Minor problems mar school's transition to 'illinois.edu' (The Champaign News-Gazette)
URBANA ? Type in a professor's name on the University of Illinois Web site's "people" search, and the familiar "uiuc.edu" e-mail address pops up. No big change there, but that's the problem. The UI is in the process of switching to a new Web address and domain name, "illinois.edu," one more closely identified with the campus, according to market research. ...more... Why Barack Obama is in Trouble (RealClearPolitics.com via Yahoo! News)
There is palpable anxiety, even despair, among many Republicans and conservatives over the possibility that Barack Obama will be elected president this November. This anxiety is being fueled by the mainstream media's fawning coverage of Obama's every word, while shamelessly downplaying John McCain's campaign; by public opinion polls that purport to show Obama "leading" the race over McCain; and ......more... Regional News Stories: May 2007 (WCPN Cleveland)
Hospitals Collaborate on Workers Posted Tuesday, May 1, 2007 With the growing shortage of nurses and other medical professionals, a group of local hospitals has teamed up to keep a healthy roster of medical workers in the pipeline. ideastream's Economics Reporter Tasha Flournoy tells us about the collaboration....more... Belleville's new zoning law open to challenge (Belleville News-Democrat)
The City Council has adopted a new zoning ordinance that increases the minimum residential building lot size to 10,000 square feet, a measure that potentially affects more than 6,000 parcels of land....more... Uptown Marriott goes through 'topping out' ceremony (The Pantagraph)
NORMAL -- The Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in uptown Normal won?t be open for guests until next summer but the building celebrated a construction milestone Friday. | Video | Photo gallery...more... Illinois couple oppose underground pipeline (Beloit Daily News)
Two Illinois couples whose Rock County land falls in the path of an underground oil pipeline already under construction have filed court documents against a Wisconsin administrative agency regarding the project....more... Feds write off South Shore extension (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
The federal Surface Transportation Board will not help the South Shore commuter rail line secure right of way from Canadian National for a Munster to Valparaiso extension....more... Pipeline company could use eminent domain locally (The Janesville Gazette)
The construction of 22 miles of crude oil pipeline continues along the eastern edge of Rock County despite a pending lawsuit filed by some Clinton Township farmers unhappy with the prospect of the pipeline company condemning their land....more... |