News from Elsewhere (fresh daily from the Web)

• Illinois crime rate declines

• New online reporting system for employers to help increase child support collections

• $4.2 million designated to help victims of domestic violence and sexual assault

• Other news:

• Santa Claus is a Coast Guard auxiliarist and he's going to work for FEMA

Articles from the past week

Sept. 30

• Roberts sworn in as chief justice   [CNN]

• Residents begin to return to ravaged New Orleans   [MSNBC]

• Additional 118 Illinois firefighters to Louisiana

• Car Bomb Kills 10 at Crowded Iraqi Market
  [New York Times]

• $1.6 million in grants to help prevent common diseases and health conditions in women

• Original New Salem descendants sought for 175th reunion

Sept. 29

• Ugly homecoming in St. Bernard, La.   [CNN]

• Senate confirms John Roberts as chief justice   [MSNBC]

• Juvenile recidivism drops by more than 15%

• Lincoln business keeping up with the times
  Salon offerings spa-style

• Illinois transportation achieves planning and design international standard of excellence

• Illinois EPA awards grants to local governments for inspection and investigation

Sept. 28

• The Dispossessed: 'This Is Like a Prison'
  [MSNBC, Newsweek]

• New Orleans police superintendent resigns
  [CNN]

• More Illinois National Guard soldiers sent to Louisiana

• Tips for planning for the next emergency

• Illinois State Police District 9 places first in chiefs' challenge

Sept. 27

• Bush tours Rita-damaged Texas, Louisiana   [CNN]

• FEMA plans to reimburse faith groups for aid   [MSNBC]

• Illinois emergency personnel to debrief on hurricane response

• Tips for planning for the next emergency

• Reported elder abuse up 84 percent in Illinois since 1993
  While the rates of many other crimes have decreased, reported cases of elder abuse are rising

Sept. 26

• Louisiana bails out from Rita, Katrina   [CNN]

• Recovery begins in areas hardest hit by Rita   [MSNBC]

• State and private employers helping to find jobs for hurricane victims in Illinois

• Photos from Rita's aftermath   [USA Today]

• Gov. Blagojevich invests nearly $15 million into making Illinois coal more competitive

Sept. 24

• Hurricane Rita to challenge American resolve

• Rita headline links:

  • Rita storms ashore near Texas-Louisiana border  [CNN]

  • New Orleans' 9th Ward floods
    Nagin: 'This nightmare just continues for us'  [CNN]

• Lincoln/Logan Hurricane Relief Office opens downtown

• Gov. Blagojevich sends Illinois Army National Guard helicopters, crews to Texas to support Hurricane Rita efforts
  Illinois stands ready to receive Hurricane Rita evacuees

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