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* Seven Illinois counties named disaster areas

* 7 Ill. counties declared disaster areas

The governor’s office says the state disaster declaration means more state assets and personnel will be available to flooded communities. So far, the state has already provided 130,000 sandbags, along with several water pumps and boats to help with evacuations.

* Suburbs begin flood cleanup as governor declares disaster area

* ‘This has been devastating‘

* General Flood tips

* Illinois Division of Insurance: Flood info

* What now? here are some answers to flooding questions

* Madigan warns of scam artists offering flood repairs

Attorney General Lisa Madigan says residents affected by flooding should be wary of people offering home repair services.

Such contractors may be con artists looking to take advantage of flood victims in need of emergency repairs.

* Group: Longtime inmates suffer under prisoner review panel

* Watchdog group criticizes parole board

Young said a new report from the association found that since 1984, the parole rate for long-serving inmates has averaged 3.5 percent. The report focuses on inmates sentenced before 1978, because they weren’t given specific prison terms. Under laws then in effect, they were sentence in ranges, for instance 25 to 40 years.

* Cook County State’s Attorney Candidates Face Off Today

* Don’t delay NIU’s proton center

Over the past few weeks there has been some unfortunate misconceptions reported regarding the state-of-the-art Northern Illinois Proton Treatment and Research Center. In order to shed some light on this important project, which will bring cutting-edge medical treatment not only DuPage County but the region as a whole, we felt it was important to set the record straight.

* Mothers Against Drunk Driving forms Southern Illinois chapter

* District 158 teachers strike, disputes continue

* Teachers’ pay demands unreasonable

The board’s rejection of the union’s proposal can’t be written off as an effort to retain their seats during the election next spring. The school board employs teachers, but is answerable to taxpayers as a whole for prudent use of their money.

* Huntley Teachers Walking Picket Lines Today

posted by Kevin Fanning
Tuesday, Sep 16, 08 @ 8:50 am

Comments

First - I support teachers and believe that most school problems would be resolved with more parents supporting teachers and schools. If Johnny can’t read, Mom and Dad should look at themselves and not the school.
That being said. Most government employees have been getting 4% raises, Since teachers work for local government, why should they be treated any different than the police or fire department?
Do teachers only consider themselves government employees when it comes to retirement?

Comment by eek Tuesday, Sep 16, 08 @ 11:16 am
That headline should be changed to “2/3 of Cook County State’s Attorney Candidates Face Off Today”. The Union League Club continues to pretend that Green Party candidates do not exist. And pretending that the Rs & Ds might actually have solutions to the problems they’ve created.

Comment by PFK Tuesday, Sep 16, 08 @ 1:46 pm
PFK, my opinion of the Green Party (only as pertaining to Cook County) is that it only serves to dilute the anti-Machine vote and preserve the status quo.

Comment by Snidely Whiplash Tuesday, Sep 16, 08 @ 3:29 pm
Did the building in Harrisburg for the Traffic Safety staff have any flooding after the recent rains?

Comment by Old Timer Tuesday, Sep 16, 08 @ 6:01 pm