Tuesday, August 17, 2004

posted daily OVER THE NOON HOUR  (CDT)

• Two new faces on the city front

• County office open additional hours for tax payments
  Real estate taxes due

• Employee retirement severance to relieve state pension debt

• Numbers up on Illinois-supported passenger trains

• Child sex offenders prohibited from operating businesses that photograph children

• Illinois State Fair

• World, national news

• Iraqi Delegation Arrives in Najaf in Mission to End Fighting

• Losses mount from Charley

• Illinois to fight FDA on drug imports

• More..

• Weekly outlook
  Crop forecasts

• Agriculture news elsewhere

• Crop conditions take a tumble

• Corn farmers planted fewer acres to biotech varieties than thought, says ACGA

• More...

• NEED A JOB? FIND IT HERE!  (3)

• Classifieds  (9)         Sponsored by Aquamassage by Blue Diamonds

• Legal notices

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• Business news elsewhere

• Deere & Co. Earnings Jump Sharply

• More...

• Serving in the military  sponsored by American Legion Post 263

• Calendar of events

• Sports news elsewhere

• U.S. wins first men's gymnastics medal since '84

• Athens 2004 Olympic Games

• ESPN.com

• SI.com

• More...

• Health news elsewhere

• Health Highlights

• Shielding Your Skin From the Summer Sun

• Moms Slack Off on Sun Protection With Toddlers

• Stopping Pollen in Its Tracks

• Tiny corkscrew clears blood clots

• 1 in 4 U.S. Adults Could Develop Irregular Heartbeat

• Work Works for Women

• More...

• Personal tech news elsewhere

• HDTV Basics Explained

• Forgetfulness-proof PC lock

• More...

Monday:

• What happened to summer?

• More companies required to give 60-day layoff notice

• Memorial honors Illinois heroes lost in Global War on Terrorism
  Governor dedicates memorial on Illinois State Fairgrounds

• Researchers discover soybean gene with resistance to aphids

• How many steps to walk off a funnel cake?

• Mayfield's Mutterings: Cards' 'new' Big Red Machine is Rolen

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