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| BNSF Parent Trims Its Holdings in Several Companies |
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Billionaire Warren Buffett's firm says it cut its holdings in a dozen different companies in the first quarter, including Kraft Foods and Procter & Gamble, as it finished raising cash for its $26.7 billion acquisition of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad.
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| Wal-Mart's 1Q Net Income Rises 10% |
NEW YORK (AP) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says its first-quarter net income rose 10 percent as the world's largest retailer benefited from cost-cutting.
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| Grants to Help Small IL Communities Go Green |
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- A federal grant program is looking to help make Illinois' small towns a little greener.
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| AP Exclusive: Quinn Administration Recommended Two-Month Term For Man Now Accused of Murder |
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's Corrections Department says a parole agent was not speaking for the agency when she recommended a parole violator go back to prison for two months.
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| Giannoulias Backs Repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" |
CHICAGO (AP) -- Democratic Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias is launching a petition drive to repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays.
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| Professor Not Optimistic About Budget Resolution |
Lawmakers have still not announced when they'll return to the Capitol to sort out a state budget, but a political science expert doesn't expect a decent resolution to the state's budget crisis.
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| Durbin Discusses Supreme Court Nominee |
There's no schedule yet for a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, but when it happens, it will not be the first time for her.
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| Rain Doesn't Help -- And Doesn't Hurt -- Farmers |
An average of 2 1/4 inches of rain kept Illinois farmers out of the fields for most of last week. However, farmers are still far ahead of last year's progress.
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| Blago Case Going to Supreme Court |
The case of ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich is going to the Supreme Court.
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| Hare Continues Push for Green Jobs Plan |
Calling the latest job creation numbers only a good start, U.S. Rep. Phil Hare (D-Rock Island) promoted a couple of jobs-minded stimulus bills on a tour of his district.
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