Obama Says Illinois' Gas Tax Holiday Didn't Work (NPR) Morning Edition , May 9, 2008 · When Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was in the Illinois Senate in 2002, he supported a gasoline tax holiday. Now he says it didn't work and that he learned his lesson. Housing sales in Illinois, metro-east are down in first quarter of '08 (Belleville News-Democrat) Housing sales fell in Illinois and the metro-east during the first three months of 2008, but analysts expect sales to rebound soon. Illinois home sales down 27% in Q1 (BizJournals) Illinois' total home sales fell 27 percent during the first quarter of 2008 as sales were constrained by the ongoing credit crunch and a softening economy, the Illinois Association of Realtors reported Friday. Lawmakers propose moratorium on Illinois prison closures (SaukValley.com) SPRINGFIELD -- A group of lawmakers Thursday proposed putting a 16-month hold on any future Illinois prison closures while a new panel examines the condition of existing prisons and considers how best to serve inmates. Illinois Tool Works nets British firm for $2 billion (Chicago Sun-Times) Illinois Tool Works Inc., a conglomerate known for making dozens of mostly small acquisitions every year, landed an agreement for its biggest deal since 1999 on Thursday when British restaurant equipment supplier Enodis PLC accepted its $2 billion buyout. Illinois casino revenue drops again in April (The Pantagraph) SPRINGFIELD -- The amount of money Illinois casinos took in dropped again in April, a monthly Illinois Gaming Board report shows. Illinois State trustees approve tuition increase (KWQC-TV 6 Davenport) NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Some students at Illinois State University are going to be paying a lot more in the fall. ISU trustees expressed regrets Friday as they approved a 9.9% tuition increase, an 11% hike in room rates and a 6% jump in fees for freshmen entering in the fall. Illinois Gov. Blagojevich To Stop Enrolling People In Expanded FamilyCare Program (Medical News T... Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) will follow a judge's orders to stop enrolling uninsured residents in his expanded version of FamilyCare, a state program that subsidizes health care for families, the AP/Chicago Tribune reports (AP/Chicago Tribune, 5/6). Illinois budgetary crisis suspends Dundee Township reclamation project (Weekly Journals) Illinois is experiencing the worst budgetary crisis it’s seen in a decade. State-wide, talks of cut-backs are spreading, projects are suspended, and spending is at a crippling halt.
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