Thomas Edward Hunter, 43, of Chandler, Ariz.., formerly of Grant Park, died Monday (Jan. 28, 2008).
A plan to send $500-$1,000 rebates to all but the richest taxpayers advanced in the Senate Wednesday after Republicans and Democrats teamed to add aid for disabled veterans, the elderly and the unemployed to a House-passed economic recovery bill.
Dallas Morning News: ‘Texas is still in the running for a federally-funded project to build near-zero-emission coal plants.’
WSJ report: ‘Ice isn’t just for chilling drinks anymore, or for packing fish and treating sprains. It’s a hot snack. Some Sonic Drive-In franchises sell it in cups and in bags to go. Ice-machine makers are competing to make the best chewable ice, with names like Chewblet, Nugget Ice and Pearl Ice. One manufacturer calls the ice-loving South the “Chew Belt.” - Ilan Brat/WSJ
Sun-times report: ‘Larry Suffredin — a self-styled reformer running for Cook County state’s attorney — lobbied for a landfill controlled by Fred Bruno Barbara, a businessman once charged with extortion and implicated in the mob bombing of a restaurant…State records show he also lobbied for Kankakee Regional Landfill LLC — a company tied to Barbara — in 2005, 2006, and 2007.’
Manteno School Bus No. 12 was involved in a minor accident at the intersection of 10000N Road and Illinois Route 50 at 3:25 p.m. today, according to a news release from the school district.
Twenty students were transported to Manteno High School for further evaluation and to be reunited with parents.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Energy Department on Wednesday canceled a futuristic, virtually emissions-free coal plant scheduled to be built in Illinois and said it preferred to spend the money on a handful of projects around the country that would develop carbon capture and underground storage from coal power plants. (more…)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut a key interest rate for the second time in just over a week, reducing the federal funds rate by a half point. It signaled that further rate cuts were possible. (more…)
Tyrone Brooks III, 20-month-old son of Susan Isom and Tyrone Brooks Jr., of St. Anne, died Jan. 23, 2008, at Riverside Medical Center.
Donald E. Mellendorf, 53, of Braceville, died Tuesday (Jan. 29, 2008) at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.
