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• Illinois records show child support collections up in 2005

• Gov. Blagojevich announces start of health care expansion for 56,000 more working parents

Top Stories from the past week

Dec. 29

• New state fees to be added to annual animal registration
  County continues to support animal control

• Eight-state group focuses on earthquake preparedness

• Other news:

  • More than 20,000 people reached by successful advocacy campaign on a gender-sensitive electoral law in the Democratic Republic of Congo
    Campaign urges equal access of women and men to electoral mandates and electoral offices

  • Twenty-four groups receive grants to end violence against women
    United Nations Trust Fund grants awarded to initiatives in 30 countries

  • Ethiopia: African women combatants and promoting humanitarian rules

Dec. 28

• Murdered baby's father sentenced to 40 years

• Illinoisans donated more than 1 million items to Hurricane Katrina victims
  Governor encourages continued donations to the Keep Our Kids Warm and Safe campaign

• Other news:

• One year after Dec. 26, 2004, tsunami
  Rotary dedicates first rebuilt school
  Solar cooking spreads in developing world, assists Sri Lankan tsunami victims

Dec. 27

• Two ticketed in two-vehicle accident on Rt. 121

• Illinois consumers better protected against identity theft
  Governor reminds consumers to protect their personal information at all times

• Illinois Department of Corrections graduates 19 new parole agents to support public safety efforts in Illinois communities
  New parole agents support governor's Operation Spotlight Parole Reform, addressing public safety, reducing recidivism and taxpayer spending

Dec. 23

• Logan County Animal Control wardens assist local woman in need of medical care

• December plunges Illinois into deep freeze

• Old state phones to be used by Cairo schools, senior citizens and domestic violence victims

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