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New bonds help businessesThe Illinois Finance Authority has announced a new tool to help Lake County businesses suffering from the twin hits of recession and the prolonged aftermath of damage from severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that came during the summer of 2008.A total of $1.5 billion in tax-exempt bond authority is available for Federal Emergency Managment Agency-designated disaster areas covering 18 counties ...
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:02:15 -0700.
Personal Finance: What about me?
I love reading the Ask Amy column. The syndicated columnist gives witty and straightforward responses to a wide variety of questions from her readers. In one of her recent columns, I was cheering the advice she gave to a woman complaining about money that was given to her sister by the sister's i... Personal finance - Finance - Home - Money Management - Financial services
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:47:40 -0700.
Extension connection
WOW! In the first seven months of 2010, there were 43,020,858 views on University of Illinois Extension web sites. Clearly, the web has impact. On average, 8,000 visitors log onto the Fulton County web site at fulton.extension.uiuc.edu monthly and we are glad you do! Do you know you can access past Extension Connection articles and all current news releases on the Fulton County website?
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:20:40 -0700.
New Department of Corrections Director
Governor Pat Quinn named Gladyse Taylor as acting director of the Illinois Department of Corrections on Friday.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:14:02 -0700.
Illinois in no shape for the big game
Just the other day, I was flipping between two of my favorite things to watch: Chicago Cubs baseball and Fox News. The Cubs were of course losing and the newscasters on Fox were spending their time making fun of former governor Rod Blagojevich. It was then that the light bulb went off in my head: the Cubs are just like the state of Illinois! Both have a proud history and yet are characterized by ...
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:44:46 -0700.
Cash in: 12 ways to earn extra money online
If you want to make a little spending money from home or earn a full-time salary, now's the time ? especially if you have a computer. Here, Women's Day magazine reveals how the Internet can add to your income and how to know which businesses are legitimate. Money - Magazine - Home - Personal Finance - Money Management
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:50:23 -0700.
Schroeder jury to resume deliberations Friday
The jury in the federal fraud case against an Illinois man charged with conspiring with former University of Louisville education dean Robert Felner to steal $2.3 million from U of L and two other entities, will go into a second day of deliberations on Friday.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:05:29 -0700.
BUSINESSMEN OF THE WORLD, UNITE!
LOS ANGELES -- In the early 1980s, in a book called "American Journey," I calculated that American corporate chief executive officers were making 30 to 40 times as much as they paid average production workers. Looking back at that, I see that I was surprised to learn that that ratio had increased from 25-to-1 in 1970 -- and that in other developed countries the ratio was closer to 10-to-1.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:05:42 -0700.
Initiative to suspend state climate law gets $1 million
An oil company headed by conservative billionaires David and Charles Koch has contributed $1 million to the campaign to suspend the state's landmark climate change law.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:58:51 -0700.
College Football Advance Capsules: Rodriguez-led Wolverines need win vs Connecticut
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) ? There will be plenty of pomp and circumstance at the Big House on Saturday.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:26:48 -0700.