Unemployment rises in 30 states in January
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, evidence that jobs remain scarce in most regions of the country....
Obama pushing on health care end game
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is pushing a new anti-fraud plan and his top health official is challenging the nation's insurers as the administration cranks up the pressure for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's medical system....
'Lost Boys' actor Corey Haim dead in Calif. at 38
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died. He was 38....
Obama renews backing of earthquake-stricken Haiti
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Wednesday renewed America's commitment to the recovery and reconstruction of earthquake-devastated Haiti, telling visiting President Rene Preval he knows the crisis has not passed....
US aid group attacked in NW Pakistan; 6 dead
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Suspected militants armed with assault rifles and a homemade bomb attacked the offices of a U.S.-based Christian aid group helping earthquake survivors in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six Pakistani employees, police and the organization said....

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UPDATE: 2 Decatur Children Found Safe. Investigation Continues


Two Decatur children who were abducted at gunpoint yesterday outside of Webster Cantrell Hall have been found safe.  Early this morning, Decatur Police. . .

Quinn To Issue Doomsday Budget Today


Gov. Pat Quinn may be daring state lawmakers to initiate an income tax hike.   Quinn’s budget, to be presented at noon today, does not include money from a tax increase, and therefore. . .

IL Unemployment Rate Continues To Rise


The unemployment rate in Illinois continues to rise. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for January 2010 was 11.3 percent, up from the December 2009 rate of 11.0 percent, according to data released Tuesday by the Illinois Department of Employment. . . .

Local Push To Stop Ameren Rate Increases


A local lawmaker and the citizen’s utility board are making a final push to convince the ICC to reject a rate increase request by Ameren. Ameren originally requested a $130 million dollar rate-hike, but a state regulatory judge recently recommended that Ameren’s increase be cut to $56 million. State Rep. Bob Flider, along with CUB, say the rate hike should be slashed even

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