Thursday, April 16, 2009

Obama high-speed rail plan has Chicago in mix - Chicago Breaking News

 

Passenger trains traveling at 110 miles per hour--arriving in Chicago from St. Louis in under four hours--can be operating in about three or four years after President Barack Obama allocated $8 billion in federal stimulus

Obama high-speed rail plan has Chicago in mix - Chicago Breaking News

Northwest Herald | Man who owed divorce lawyer freed

 

Divorce Attorney said she likely would wait before making any more collection efforts.

Northwest Herald | Man who owed divorce lawyer freed

Two-vote split gives Boone assessor title to Helnore - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star

Take a look at the picture—the top of my big head is in the photograph.

Click on the following to read the story:  Two-vote split gives Boone assessor title to Helnore - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star

ProPublica: Bailout for Breakfast

Bailout

Bailout for Breakfast

by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - April 16, 2009 8:41 am EDT

Good morning! The administration’s $50 billion mortgage modification program is out of the gate, and six major mortgage servicers have signed up to win billions in incentives. Four of the six participants have already gotten bailout money: JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup and GMAC. Under the program, they’ll get payments from the government for every modification that meets certain guidelines.

Other links this morning:

St. Charles, downtown developers see signs of life :: The Courier News :: Local News

Perhaps this would have prevented empty strip malls in Belvidere.

Before they grant loans, banks are requiring developers to have 50 to 60 percent of all space pre-leased or pre-sold

Click on the following for more details of this St. Charles story:  St. Charles, downtown developers see signs of life :: The Courier News :: Local News

Obama's plan to 'tax the rich': About time, or a big mistake? | csmonitor.com

 

"Tax the rich" refers mainly to Mr. Obama's plan to raise the income-tax rate for joint filers earning more than $250,000 a year (or more than $200,000 for individuals). That would affect between 2.5 million and 3.2 million

Obama's plan to 'tax the rich': About time, or a big mistake? | csmonitor.com