Jan. 13

• Illini Bio-Energy representatives ask county for rezoning and enterprise zone for ethanol plant

• Illinois now second-largest producer of both corn and soybeans nationwide

• Bipartisan effort boosts renewable fuels

• Emergency measure by state of Illinois ensures no low-income Medicare Part D beneficiary is turned away at pharmacy
  Seniors provided critical protection while kinks in federal program are addressed

Jan. 12

• City mulls liquor licenses

• New director of consumer affairs to advise governor and state agencies on matters of consumers' rights, identity theft, consumer privacy and utilities

Jan. 11

• City ordinance pushes local couple's hot button

• CIEDC and CEFCU assist citizens who budget from paycheck to paycheck

• Gov. Blagojevich's $3 billion plan to build better roads, better schools, improve mass transportation and create 230,000 jobs

Jan. 7

• Chamber launches leadership academy

• Increase to $6.50 an hour has benefited nearly half a million hardworking Illinoisans
  Workers and advocates applaud governor for positive impact of wage hike on working families

• Tollway opens fourth lane on key section of I-88
  Wider road will reduce congestion and provide faster commute for motorists on Reagan Memorial Tollway
  Rebuild and widen project from Illinois Route 59 to Washington Street is almost complete

• Other news:

  • $14.2 million and $2.35 million loans to help Sri Lanka recover from tsunami

  • Caritas steps up efforts to meet urgent needs of quake victims in Pakistan

  • World Vision to distribute food to over 46,000 quake survivors in remote Pakistan villages

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