Illinois Tool Works "buy," target price reduced (New Ratings)

NEW YORK, June 17 (newratings.com) - Analysts at BB&T Capital Markets reiterate their "buy" rating on Illinois Tool Works Inc (ITW.NYS), while reducing their estimates for the company. The 12-month target price has been reduced from $109 to $105.
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Illinois sees largest one-month job gain in 5 years (BizJournals)

Illinois added 4,500 jobs in May, bringing its seasonally adjusted unemployment rate to 5.8 percent, down from 6.2 percent the year before.
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Jones still a role model for Illinois players (CSTV's College Sports)

Champaign, IL (U-WIRE) -- Monday morning Illinois baseball coach Richard "Itch" Jones announced his retirement from coaching after 15 seasons at Illinois and 39 years overall as a collegiate head coach, but his colleagues still refer to him as a role model.
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Illinois trooper charged after allegedly ordering couple to strip (ABC 7 Chicago)

June 17, 2005 — An Illinois state trooper faces charges for allegedly ordering a couple to strip to their underwear during a traffic stop.
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Gulf Coast Drying Out From Tropical Storm (AP via Yahoo! News)

The remnants of Tropical Storm Arlene spread rain into the Ohio Valley on Sunday after breezing through the South with little damage other than power outages and street flooding.
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He does the walk of life (Herald & Review)

ELKHART - Tuesday was hot and sticky throughout most of Central Illinois, and "Wild" Bill Holden was walking. Today promises more of the same, yet Holden will be walking. He's been walking since he left his Camp Verde, Ariz., home on Jan. 11.
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Policy group blasts state budget 'pork,' two Southern Illinois projects (Herald & Review)

SPRINGFIELD - A conservative think tank called for total transparency of state spending and a reduction of waste Wednesday, addressing past budgets and labeling two Southern Illinois projects pork.
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Chicago area, Metro East struggle with increasing traffic problems (The Beacon News)

CHICAGO Road congestion can fray the nerves of even the calmest of motorists, and Illinois has plenty of trouble spots.
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Barack Obama: The Junior Senator from Illinois answers our questions about health care (Southern Illinoisan)

Q. What is YOUR message about healthcare to the residents of southern Illinois? A. I believe health care is a right for everyone, not a privilege for the few.
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US pharmacist sues, refusing to sell contraceptive (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

An Illinois pharmacist who refuses to sell the "morning after pill" has filed suit to challenge the state government's order that the emergency contraception be available "without delay."
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Serving Marion, Illinois (Marion Daily Republican)

Another beautiful week has passed here in Southern Illinois and now the kids are out enjoying their summer breaks. Oh how I wish I was young again so I could enjoy the fun times that summer always encompassed.
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Illinois Judge Orders Casino License Renewed (Casino City Times)

Illinois â As reported by the Chicago Tribune: "Tossing a potential monkey wrench into the state's plans to permanently strip Emerald Casino of its riverboat gambling license, a Cook County judge Thursday ordered the Illinois Gaming Board to renew the casino's license and allow it to locate in northwest suburban Rosemont.
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Serving Marion, Illinois (Marion Daily Republican)

Approximately 45 of Southern Illinois' best high school football players from a year ago are practicing this week from 6-8 p.m. at Marion High School. It's hot and muggy, these guys have already graduated and, except for a few, almost all have ended their football careers.
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Maytag Corp. reaches tentative contract with Illinois laundry plant workers (Canada.com)

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Maytag Corp. and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers announced a tentative agreement Friday on a new four-year contract for workers at a southern Illinois laundry plant.
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Southern Ill. Maytag Workers OK Contract (The Herald-Sun)

Maytag Corp. officials said a southern Illinois washer and dryer factory will become the company's primary top-load washer maker after workers ratified a new four-year contract.
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ILLINOIS STYLE: Kites are easier to fly now, experts say (Belleville News-Democrat)

OAK LAWN, Ill. - Thanks to advances in kite-making, kites are now easier to get up in the air and keep there. Kites no longer are made from paper or use slender pieces of wood for their frames.
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Maytag Corp. reaches tentative contract with Illinois laundry plant workers (Money Sense)

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Maytag Corp. and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers announced a tentative agreement Friday on a new four-year contract for workers at a southern Illinois laundry plant.
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Riding the circuit: A look at historic courthouses across Central Illinois (Herald & Review)

TAYLORVILLE - The laying of the cornerstone of the present Christian County Courthouse on Sept. 12, 1901, drew thousands of people who celebrated most of the day.
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WHO TV - Des Moines: Illinois workers ratify contract with Maytag Corp. (WHO-TV Des Moines)

Illinois workers ratify contract with Maytag Corp. DES MOINES Workers at a Maytag Corporation washer and dryer manufacturing plant in southern Illinois have ratified a new four-year contract.
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Southern Illinois Maytag workers ratify contract (Kansas City Star)

DES MOINES, Iowa - Maytag Corp. officials said a southern Illinois washer and dryer factory will become the company's primary top-load washer maker after workers ratified a new four-year contract.
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