Obama - one year later
On January 20, 2009 Barack H. Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States. During the 2008 election, Mr. Obama was highly regarded as a candidate who could bring about change in a deeply divisive political world. Someone who could bring reform to Education, Health care, Environmental policy and a whole host of other social services, along with helping to slow the impending economic crisis.…
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Villa's ruin may mean new beginning
Area residents were stunned to watch as firefighters struggled against the cold and wind to salvage the Villa Pizza building early on the morning of Jan. 8 as it went up in flames.
The fire likely started in the second floor apartments of the Villa building, damaging much of the structure.…
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A new year, new road laws
With the New Year, the State of Illinois is requiring that people quit a habit that some call addictive and, if not careful, can kill. No, it's not smoking: it's texting while driving.
On Jan. 1 of this year, when all laws passed by the Illinois General Assembly officially took effect.…
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