SOME BUDGET FUNDS RESTORED Gov. Rod Blagojevich has restored some spending to the state's crumbling budget, but the decision won't prevent layoffs or keep Illinois historic sites open.
CRIME DOWN AGAIN IN ILLINOIS
Crime in Illinois fell by more than 3 percent last year, continuing a 13-year slide that resulted in 210,000 fewer crimes than in 1994.
Saturday Night Football on ABC, the first and only weekly primetime college football series on broadcast television, will return for a third season Saturdays at 7 p.m. beginning August 30.