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University of Illinois-Chicago Teachers, Students Protest Against State Budget Cuts (Chicago Public Radio)
March 10, 2010More than 100 University of Illinois-Chicago teachers and students are protesting cuts to the state's education budget.
Daley: Chicago Is Loser In Illinois State Budget (CBS 2 Chicago)
March 10, 2010Mayor Richard M. Daley is accusing Gov. Pat Quinn of stabbing Illinois cities in the back.
Dense fog advisory issued for Chicago area (Chicago Sun-Times)
March 10, 2010Dense fog and high levels of pollutants are expected to move into the Chicago area Monday night and cause limited visibility and difficulty breathing for sensitive groups. A dense fog advisory issued Monday will remain in effect until 10 a.m. Tuesday for northern Illinois -- including Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kankakee, Lake, McHenry and Will, according to the National Weather Service's Web ...
Census means billions for Chicago area (Chicago Tribune)
March 10, 2010New study says region got $12.6 billion in federal funds tied to numbers Underscoring arguments for strong participation in this year's census, a new report details the billions of dollars that Illinois and the Chicago region have received in federal funds tied to the previous count.
Census means billions for Chicago area (Chicago Tribune)
March 10, 2010Underscoring arguments for strong participation in this year's census, a new report details the billions of dollars that Illinois and the Chicago region have received in federal funds tied to the previous count. Researchers with the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank, found that Illinois received $19.1 billion in 2008 in federal funds tied to census counts, about a third of all the ...
Illinois' jobless rate jumps slightly (WGEM Quincy)
March 10, 2010CHICAGO (AP) -- State officials say unemployment in Illinois jumped slightly from December to January. The seasonally adjusted jobless rate for January was 11.3 percent. That's compared with an 11 percent
Illinois' jobless rate jumps slightly (KWQC-TV 6 Davenport)
March 10, 2010Associated Press - March 9, 2010 3:54 PM ET CHICAGO (AP) - State officials say unemployment in Illinois jumped slightly from December to January.
Good News For Employment In Illinois? (Chicagoist)
March 10, 2010AP Photo/Danny Johnston Economic news might be looking upward for Illinois for the first time in a few months. According to a survey by the staffing firm Manpower, who regularly releases such surveys, 18 percent of companies in the greater Chicago area are planning to take on more employees next quarter, and increase of 10 percent over the first quarter of the year. With only 3 percent of ...
Payton leads Toppers past Illinois-Chicago (Bowling Green Daily News)
March 10, 2010Western Kentucky second baseman Matt Payton drove in five runs and fell a single short of the cycle Saturday as the Hilltoppers notched an 11-5 victory over Illinois-Chicago at Nick Denes Field.
Chicago police plan to install covert cameras (Chicago Tribune)
March 10, 2010Criminals used to the blinking blue lights of Chicago's police cameras have learned to move outside their range. But soon there will be a greater chance the illegal activity will be captured by an undetectable camera that has a wider range.
