Wikio - Illinois

Illinois Schools Clean Green (Chicagoist)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:40:19 GMT

The Green Cleaning Schools Act went into effect in Illinois on May 9, making us the second state in the nation to require that schools develop "green cleaning" plans and use cleaning supplies that meet EPA standards. Great, there goes our idea to sell boiling ammonia cancer splash lunchtable cleanser in a get-rich-quick scheme. Sigh. Guess we're going to have to market bottled hippie tears....

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Illinois Requires Green Cleaners In Schools (Chicago news)

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:29:40 GMT

The Green Cleaning Schools Act, which took effect on May 9, requires that schools use only cleaners that are certified as green and meet U.S. Environmental Protection Agency guidelines.

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Illinois unemployment rate dips, but still above U.S. average (Chicago Tribune)

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:16:49 GMT

Unemployment in Illinois eased to 5.4 percent last month from March's 5.5 percent jobless rate, state officials said Thursday.

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Obama Helped Supporters Get Millions in Illinois State Business (Investor's Iraq Forum)

Thu, 15 May 2008 17:50:23 GMT

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Illinois Employment Report: Employee Confidence Rebounds; More Workers Confident in Ability to Find a New Job (PR News Wire )

Thu, 15 May 2008 17:01:00 GMT

CHICAGO, May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The Illinois Employee Confidence Index bounced back after reaching an unprecedented low in March, increasing 6.1 points to 44.5 in April, according to the latest Spherion(R) Employment Report. The monthly survey of Illinois workers, conducted by Harris Interactive(R) on behalf of Spherion Corporation, indicates that more workers are confident about finding...

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Sogeti USA Announced the Appointment of Paul Thorndyke as an Account Executive in Its Chicago, Illinois Branch (Business Wire)

Thu, 15 May 2008 17:00:00 GMT

DAYTON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sogeti, a premier provider of information technology services to businesses and public-sector organizations worldwide and member of Capgemini Group, today

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A Flintstone's cartoon car on display. Palos Heights Illinois USA. November 2003. (Eddie's Rail Fan Page)

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:48:00 GMT

I took this photo on South Ridgeland Avenue near Cal Sag Road / Illinois U.S Route # 83 in southwest suburban Palos Heights Illinois. The people who own and operate the Kilarney Auto Collision Body Shop , just couldn't resisit having a visual joke and a pleasant conversation piece to draw attention to their business. I believe that this is a mock up replica, of the car that Flintstone's...

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Chicago bound Metra commuter local arriving at the Hollywood depot. Brookfield Illinois USA. June 2007. (Eddie's Rail Fan Page)

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:36:00 GMT

With late afternoon summer sunshine glinting off of it, a Metra commuter local enroute from Aurora to Chicago Union Station, slows for a stop at the tiny Hollywood depot on the east side of west suburban Brookfield Illinois. Brookfield actually has 3 commuter rail stations on the BNSF Railway mainline. There is the Hollywood flagstop depot shown here, wich is near the Chicago Brookfield Zoo,...

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Auto rack cars on the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad. Bridgeview Illinois USA. April 2008. (Eddie's Rail Fan Page)

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:21:00 GMT

I topok this photo on a cloudy afternoon in southwest suburban Bridgeview Illinois. A unit train of auto rack cars, is seen waiting on a hold order just below the 79th Street overpass bridge. The Indiana Harbor Belt is a busy Chicagoland railroad with many transfer and manifest trains passing through southwest suburban Bridgeview Illinois. Bridgeview is a major junction point on the Indiana...

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Switching activity at Clearing Yard.Bedford Park Illinois USA. March 2008. (Eddie's Rail Fan Page)

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:16:00 GMT

I took this photo after work one evening, in March of 2008. Spotting cars on sidings along an industrial bypass branchline, is a Belt Railway of Chicago 2nd generation EMD end cab switcher. I took this photo looking east from South central Avenue at the north entrance to Clearing Yard. The late day sun was getting ready to set at this time. Still, the Belt Railway of Chicago works 24 hours a day, 7...

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Illinois IRV Bill Nearing Adoption (ILLINOIZE)

noreply@blogger.com (Squideshi) — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:11:00 GMT

The Illinois House yesterday debated SB439 and scheduled it for a third reading and additional short debate. The bill amends the Election Code, permitting municipalities to, by ordinance, require their local election authorities to provide ranked ballots to absentee voters in the United States military, or who will be outside the country on both the consolidated primary and election days, for...

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Sunset on Cermak Road. Broadview Illinois USA. Late March 2008. (Eddie's Rail Fan Page)

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:08:00 GMT

I took this photo after work one evening in late March of 2008. I was traveling westbound on Cermak Road AKA West 22nd Street and approaching the Canadian National ex Illinois Central railroad grade crossing just east of 1st Avenue / Illinois U.S Route # 171 in west suburban Broadview Illinois. The winter season was coming to an end this week on the calender, but the magnificent...

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Obama Helped Supporters Get Millions in Illinois State Business (ABC News)

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:01:52 GMT

Now, Rogers is an Illinois finance co-chairman for Obama's presidential campaign, having raised more than $200,000 for the campaign. Ariel employees have given nearly $70,000 to Obama's White House effort -- for a total of more than $130,000 to Obama's political career since 2001, when the politician went to bat for the company. The total includes $8,100 donated by Ariel Capital president Mellody...

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Northbound transfer train departing Clearing Yard. Bedford Park Illinois USA. April 2008. (Eddie's Rail Fan Page)

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:57:00 GMT

I took this photo after work one evening in April of 2008. I was enroute to visit My Parents in southwest suburban Bridgeview Illinois, when I spotted this northbound transfer train departing the nearby Belt Railway of Chicago's Clearing Yard. The slow moving transfer freight train, is departing from the west end of Clearing Yard, and will travel north along the east side of South Harlem Avenue...

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Northbound Amtrak Hiawatha train enroute to Milwaukee Wisconsin. Glenview Illinois USA. Early March 2008. (Eddie's Rail Fan Page)

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:47:00 GMT

Yes folks, it wasn't that long ago when the greater Chicagoland area had plenty of snow on the ground. I took this photo after work one day, in early March of 2008. I was traveling south on Lehigh Avenue in north suburban Glenview Illinois, when I spotted this northbound Amtrak Hiawatha service regional train enroute to Milwaukee Wisconsin. The Amtrak Hiawatha corridor, is a very active route...

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Fitch Affirms Lake Forest Hospital, Illinois at 'A'; Outlook Stable (Business Wire)

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:43:00 GMT

Key rating drivers that preclude upward rating pressure include LFH's competitive landscape, its aged core plant, and the less than favorable operating environment in Illinois. LFH operates in the very competitive greater Chicago marketplace. Its chief competitor, Condell Medical Center (rated 'BBB' by Fitch) is in formal merger discussion with Advocate Health (rated 'AA' by Fitch) that could...

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Heart Beats - Springfield, Illinois, United States (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Thu, 15 May 2008 13:59:32 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Springfield, Illinois, United States I just saw Ron off to start his day. This was the last physical contact of my friends in Columbia. My heart is pounding in my chest at this moment. Excitement is abundant. To Alysia, Jeff, Krista, Phoenix, and Ron, I thank you, I love you and I am holding space for our seeing each other again....

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Federal Appeals Court Limits Illinois Car Seizure (TheNewspaper)

Thu, 15 May 2008 13:44:29 GMT

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit earlier this month began to reexamine its stance on the expanding scope of property seizures in Illinois. A unanimous three-judge panel found that Chicago Police violated the federal Constitution in seizing automobiles without offering any opportunity for the accused to challenge the move for up to six months. This finding overturned a 1994 decision,...

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IllinoisAutoInsurance.com Helps Find Illinois Auto Insurance Through Local Agents or Online (PR News Wire )

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT

CHICAGO, May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Residents now have the option of comparing Illinois auto insurance rates through local agents or online. Through a network of hundreds of agents and carriers, lets visitors choose whether to conduct a rate comparison from multiple agents near them or from companies conducting business online. The preferred method of purchasing auto insurance varies within consumers....

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Illinois Scientist to Lead Institute (Red Orbit )

Thu, 15 May 2008 11:00:36 GMT

By Adam Bell, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. May 15--An Illinois scientist has been chosen to head N.C. State University's institute at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, the university announced this week.

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