ILLINOIS SPOTLIGHT: History museum presentation shows how rivers influenced ... Chicago Tribune DECATUR, Ill. (AP) — In the early 19th century, when roads were often impassable and railroads were in their infancy, pioneers relied on rivers to travel, transport cargo and transmit information. Abraham Lincoln, who earned his first dollar working a ... Museum shows rivers' impact on Lincoln |
 Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio | Ill. gov: Caterpillar decision about port access CBS News (AP) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Gov. Pat Quinn said Thursday that he believes Caterpillar Inc.'s decision to bypass Illinois as it looks to build a new plant and relocate some of its Japanese operations was based almost entirely on Illinois' lack of ocean ... Quinn: Caterpillar decision about port access Caterpillar: Could Spend More In Ill. With Changes Quinn says Caterpillar decision about lack of port access |
US Cash Grains-Bids hold on slow sales, light demand Reuters Africa ... Illinois Corn processors +10 + H +10 + H 6.4175 Corn elevators -5 + H -5 + H 6.2675 Soybean +0 + H +0 + H 12.2900 elevators Wheat elevators +0 + H +0 + H 6.3000 Wheat processors +0 + H +0 + H 6.3000 Decatur IL corn +25 + H +25 + H 6.5675 Decatur IL ... |
 Chicago Tribune | Caterpillar: Could spend more in Ill. with changes CanadianBusiness.com Pat Quinn earlier in the day mentioned Caterpillar's spending in East Peoria and Decatur as he argued that the state's economic climate isn't holding back big companies like Peoria-based Cat. The company this week bypassed Illinois for a new factory it ... Gov. Quinn: Caterpillar bypassed Ill. over access to ports rather than ... |
US Cash Soymeal-Offers steady as CBOT futures slip Reuters Africa Spot rail soymeal (dlrs/ton basis CBOT, 47.5 pct protein): Chicago - 2.00 + H UNC Decatur, Ill. - 2.00 + H UNC Morristown, Ind. + 0.00 + H UNC Decatur, Ala. + 10.00 + H UNC Lancaster, Pa. delvrd UNQ UNC Kansas City, Mo. - 18.00 + H UNC Fostoria, ... |
Proposal would change rules on Illinois FOID cards Rockford Register Star By David Thomas Illinois residents with firearm owner identification cards would have more leeway in renewing them if the General Assembly passes legislation proposed by Rep. Adam Brown, R-Decatur. As originally written, House Bill 3796 would have ... FOID Card Expiration Changes Lawmakers wants to make FOID cards for life |
The shame of high school, college basketball CSNChicago.com It was a day like any other day when the telephone rang in the office of the chief administrator of a high school in Illinois. The callers were the school's star basketball player, his father, his AAU coach and a coach representing a major Division I ... |
Lombard, Illinois 7th Grader Wins Rocket21 Youth Social Media Songwriting ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) 2nd place went to Sydney Cearlock, from Decatur, Il. in recognition of her song "Thanks to You", a heartfelt tribute to her mother. Lodi, New Jersey student McKenna Pope was selected as 3rd place winner for "Rising Up", a passionate song about finding ... |
MITCHELL ANNOUNCES FUNDS RELEASED FOR MACON COUNTY WORLD WAR II MONUMENT Decatur Tribune Today, State Representative Bill Mitchell (R-Forsyth) announced that the funds for a Macon County World War II Monument have been released by the State of Illinois during a press conference in Decatur. The Representative sponsored the WWII grant in the ... |
 Chicago Tribune | Ill. gains manufacturing jobs for first time in 10 years Chicago Tribune Manufacturing employment in Illinois rose last year for the first time in more than a decade, according to a report released Tuesday. Illinois companies added 3496 industrial jobs in the 12 months ended November 2011, rising a half percent, to 817063, ... Illinois Manufacturing Jobs Increased a Half Percent Over Past Year |
