A new law, effective in January 2009, requires firewood dealers to be registered with the Illinois Department of Agriculture
"One of the things that individuals can do to help reduce the spread of the pest is to use local firewood," says John Church, University of Illinois Extension Educator
The Belvidere Daily Republican. - Help reduce EAB spread by using firewood From local sources
A rash of counterfeit money has hit the area in recent weeks, with police departments in Elgin, Algonquin, West Dundee and Lake in the Hills have all handling reports of the bogus bills.
All four area departments say they recovered the funny money -- including $5 and $100 bills -- during the month of September.
About $20,000 in counterfeit currency is passed in the Chicago metropolitan area each month, Schmidt said.
"This year, there doesn't appear to be a significant (overall) increase or decrease," she said.
For further details click on the following: Counterfeit currency surfacing in area :: The Courier News :: Local News
the ban affects only 53 places with liquor licenses in unincorporated Cook. Yet it adds political momentum to the public outcry against expanding video gambling.
The Cook County Board stood up to 11th-hour lobbying by the video-gambling industry today and passed a ban on video poker in unincorporated areas.
In some ways, it was a redundant act, in that the county already bans video gambling, but the new ordinance, sponsored by Democratic Chicago Commissioner Bridget Gainer, specifically addressed language and machines cited in the new $31 billion state public-works bill passed earlier
Limbaugh also declined to discuss other partners that might be involved in the bid, but said he and Checketts would operate the team.
"Dave Checketts and I have made a bid to buy the Rams and we are continuing the process," Limbaugh said.
Forbes magazine has estimated the Rams franchise has a value of $929 million.
Daily Herald | Reports: Limbaugh, Blues owner interested in buying Rams
The victims ranged in age from 25 to 30 in the attack at Gabino's, located on a main boulevard of the city across from El Paso, Texas
Drug-related violence has turned Ciudad Juarez into Mexico's deadliest city, with more than 1,700 killings so far this year.
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If true, this is really an indication that recovery is going to become difficult as the cost of US Treasury borrowing increases.
The selling was stoked by an article in Britain's "Independent" newspaper that said secret meetings were taking place between Arab states, China, Russia, Japan and France, to end dollar dealings for oil and moving instead to a basket of currencies, including the euro, the yen and the Chinese yuan.
Read more of the story by clicking on the following: Officials deny UK media report on move from dollar - Yahoo! Finance
