Jan. 17

• How do we protect the physically or emotionally vulnerable population in an emergency?

• Gov. Blagojevich, Mayor Daley renew call for state ban on assault weapons

• Other news:

  • UNAMSIL: A success story in peacekeeping

  • Conservation plans unveiled for six wildlife species

• City briefs

• Gov. Blagojevich announces 500 new cars for state police fleet

• Stretchable silicon could be next wave in electronics

• 2005 was warm, dry year

Jan. 14

• Business owner brings property and parking issues to council

• Illinois Teen REACH and AmeriCorps programs to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. holiday with a day of service

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

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