Tornadoes tore across Missouri, Oklahoma, and Georgia yesterday leaving a trail of destruction and at least 22 dead. Federal and state governments are promising aid as rescuers search for the dead and wounded. The damage to some communities was so great that they may not rebuild.
Looking even more like the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Barack Obama overcame Hillary Clinton's once formidable lead in superdelegates on Saturday. The Illinois Senator pulled ahead with the announcement that three previously undecided superdelegates would support him as well as two from the U.S. Virgin Islands who had earlier backed Clinton. Obama's continued momentum is prompting many to wonder how much longer Clinton will stay in the race.
Closing arguments for the Tony Rezko corruption trial are set to begin today. Trial watchers are wondering what tactics will be employed by defense and prosecution as the case winds down, and also whether Rezko might cut a deal with prosecutors if he feels that a guilty verdict is likely.
As time dwindles for the state legislature to decide on a budget for the coming fiscal year, one group has blasted the Governor's FY 2009 plan as unrealistic and potentially damaging to the state's already precarious financial situation. The Civic Federation of Chicago has accused the governor and some lawmakers of being unwilling to make necessary spending cuts or revenue increases.
Critics are piling on a plan to create designated bus lanes in some Chicago streets. The Federal government has awarded the city more than $153 million to try the innovative approach which will encourage the use of public transportation. But some say the project will create a traffic nightmare in the already gridlocked streets of the city.
In a personal appeal to city residents and officials on Saturday, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley proposed a ban on automatic weapons. The statement comes as the city saw 80 homicides, mostly gun-related, in the first four months of the year. The gun violence has lead 86 Illinois counties to ask the state government to enact stricter gun control. Though the State Journal-Register reported on Sunday that Sangamon County would not back the resolution.
You can add the postage stamp to the growing list of things that have gotten more expensive as of late. The cost of a first class stamp will go up one cent today to 42 cents.
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