Illinois

More than 75,000 Chicagoans flocked to North Avenue Beach today to witness 28 homemade, human-powered machines take to the skies at Red Bull Flugtag. Although no flight records were shattered, expectations surely were with an impressive array of vehicles

Ventas, Inc. said today that management will participate in a panel discussion at the BMO Capital Markets 2008 North American REIT Conference inChicago, Illinois on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. Central Time .

OneChicago, LLC today reported that 188,218 security futures contracts traded at the Exchange in August 2008. YTD volume stands at 3,066,664.

Locals from Across the Country Pass Resolution of National Support

The Community for All Coalition, comprised of disability organizations from acrossIllinois, congratulates theState of Illinois on its decision to close Howe Developmental Center. State officials announced plans to close the facility at a noon news confer

Repeated calls by Equip for Equality and other advocacy groups for the closure of the beleaguered Howe Developmental Center were finally answered today with the State's announcement that Howe will be closing its doors.

Rain gear is dried out. Laptop computer batteries are charged. Dry socks and a few clean "State Farm Catastrophe Services" shirts have been packed into well-worn suitcases. As residents ofLouisiana andMississippi are beginning to clean up their

Baxter International Inc. announced today that it has been named 2008 Medical Products Industry Leader of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index . This marks the tenth consecutive year that the compa