Illinois heating assistance program opens enrollment
Open enrollment for LIHEAP, the Illinois home heating assistance program, opened Thursday, November 1, 2012.
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Politics
Election price tag could reach $6 billion
A report says the total spending on the 2012 federal elections could top a record-breaking $6 billion.
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Hurricane closes Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange was closed Monday and markets were likely to remain closed Tuesday because of Hurricane Sandy.
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Sex or money: What makes you happier?
If you’re thinking that the benefits of a hefty bank account could help turn up the heat in the bedroom, you’re at least partly right.
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Discover to refund $200 million to customers for deceptive telemarketing
Discover Bank has agreed to refund $200 million to more than 3.5 million cardholders over claims of deceptive telemarketing.
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Why lower unemployment might not be good news
The drop in the unemployment rate for August is being attributed hundreds of thousands of people giving up on their search for a job.
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Illinois chasing more than $100 million in unemployment fraud
Officials from Illinois said they have found tens of thousands of people collecting unemployment insurance benefits while they are gainfully employed.
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Education / News
It can pay to be a kid
In the world of increasing pressure to succeed in the classroom, some parents are using cash as an incentive to get good grades from their kids.
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News / Politics / Sports
Bill to Resurrect IL Horse Racing Dies at Governor’s Hand
Citing a lack of oversight today Illinois Governor Pat Quinn struck down legislation that would allow slot machines at horse…
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Entertainment
Oprah is still the highest paid celebrity
For now, at least, Oprah Winfrey still reigns as Forbes magazine’s highest-paid celebrity for the fourth year in a row.
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Gas prices jump, but good news expected
Gas prices have jumped again nationwide but they are expected to fall along with demand in September.
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McDonald’s testing mobile payment app
McDonald’s customers in Paris can now pay using their smartphones or tablets — a concept that could spread to the company’s 33,500 locations worldwide.
