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Northern Illinois and Rockford
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Northern Illinois is dominated by the metropolitan areas of Chicago, Rockford, and the Quad Cities, which contain a majority of Illinois' population (75%) and economic activity, including numerous Fortune 500 companies and a heavy manufacturing, commercial, retail, service, and office based economy. Much of the economic activity of the region is centered in the Chicago Loop, the Illinois Technology and Research Corridor, and the Golden Corridor. However, rural sections of this region are highly productive agriculturally, and are part of the Corn Belt. The headquarters for John Deere farming equipment are located in Moline. Additional smaller cities in this area include Kankakee, LaSalle-Peru, Ottawa, Freeport, Dixon, and Sterling-Rock Falls, which still have predominantly manufacturing and agricultural economies. Northern Illinois is also one of the world's busiest freight railroad and truck traffic corridors.
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Greene County seeks HUD's OK to sell apartments
Feb 10, 2012 1:05 am
CARROLLTON - The Greene County Housing Authority is asking HUD for permission to sell its housing units in Eldred. The Greene County Board agreed to send a letter to the U.S. Department of Housing ....
Fifth-grader caught with cannabis
Feb 10, 2012 1:05 am
VIRDEN - A fifth-grader at Virden Elementary School was taken to the police station Wednesday after the administration discovered that the 10-year-old had cannabis in his possession. "The ...
Auto industry’s recovery brings more pizzazz to Chicago show
Feb 10, 2012 1:02 am
Ford cars and SUVs are on display during the 2012 Chicago Auto Show media preview at McCormick Place Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, in Chicago. | John J. ...
CME close to selling Chicago Board of Trade building
Feb 10, 2012 1:02 am
CME Group Inc., owner of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade, is nearing an agreement to sell its landmark home, a source said ...
Pepsico to cut 8,700 jobs, 150 in Chicago
Feb 10, 2012 1:02 am
This Feb. 7, 2012 photo, shows cans Diet Pepsi Wild Cherry at a store in Pittsburgh. PepsiCo said Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, it will cut 8.700 jobs in a cost-cutting move as it increases investment in ....
Illinois to get $1 billion in mortgage settlement
Feb 10, 2012 1:02 am
Just because you are behind on your mortgage payments or owe more on your home than it is worth doesn't mean you will see relief from an historic $25 billion settlement that federal officials...
Collision closes Market Street for short time
Feb 10, 2012 12:49 am
Tweet Widget CHAMPAIGN - A collision that injured one man closed Market Street near Olympian Drive in Champaign for about 20 minutes Thursday morning. According to Champaign police spokeswoman ...
Man stabs roommate in throat over air conditioning dispute, police say
Feb 10, 2012 12:18 am
Updated Feb 9, 2012 at 4:36 PM CST Chill out, dude. According to The Oregonian, a 64-year-old Oregon man was arrested last weekend for allegedly stabbing his roommate in the throat with a ...
Frontier Airlines to offer service from Bloomington-Normal
Feb 10, 2012 12:18 am
Updated Feb 9, 2012 at 3:46 PM CST BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Three months after learning Air Tran will discontinue service from Bloomington, Central Illinois Regional Airport introduced its second new .....
Facebook 'unfriending' leads to murder, police say
Feb 10, 2012 12:18 am
Updated Feb 9, 2012 at 3:59 PM CST According to the Johnson City (Tenn.) Press, a pair of Tennessee men have been charged with murdering a couple in late January, and police say a Facebook dispute ....
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