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Unemployment was up in all 12 metro markets tracked. Bloomington-Normal remained the only city still in single digits at 9.5 percent, while joblessness remained highest in Rockford at 18.6 percent.
Local unemployment nears record - Springfield, IL - The State Journal-Register
Police responded to 151 fewer offenses than in 2008, 4,962 compared with 5,113 in 2008
Chrysler Group LLC says its U.S. sales fell 8 percent last month compared with a year earlier, even though it matched some of Toyota’s incentives.
Sales of General Motors Co. cars and trucks rose 21 percent last month compared with a dismal March last year