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By Susan Stephens

Rockford, IL – A long line of educators and elected officials cut the ribbon yesterday on a new regional health sciences campus in Rockford. WNIJ's Susan Stephens was there.

By Christopher Hosken

DeKalb, Illinois – In Washington, D-C, Illinois Senator Dick Durbin and 14th District Congressman Bill Foster are campaigning hard for ethanol. Both Democratic lawmakers want the Environmental Protection Agency to raise the amount of ethanol in gasoline from 10 to 15-percent. While area ethanol producers and many corn farmers favor the hike, some believe it would be a big mistake. WNIJ's Christopher Hosken reports.

Springfield, IL – Estimated awards for area school districts
The potential awards shown below for selected school districts within the WNIJ listening area are preliminary estimates calculated by the Illinois State Board of Education, based on General State Aid, the primary education funding formula. The amounts for local revenues and average daily attendance on which these calculations are based are still being finalized. Final amounts for GSA for all districts will not be completed or another month.
District Name ..Estimated Stimulus Share

DeKalb – Shall the Board of Trustees of Kishwaukee Community College District No. 523, Counties of DeKalb, Kane, LaSalle, Lee, Ogle, Winnebago and Boone and State of Illinois, be authorized to build, equip, alter, renovate and repair community college buildings and facilities, including parking, roadway and other improvements, build and equip additions to community college buildings, install technology improvements and issue bonds of said Community College District to the amount of $52,600,000 for the purpose of paying the costs thereof?

By Christopher Hosken

Rockford – July housing sales dropped significantly in both the northern and southern portions on WNIJ's listening area. Christopher Hosken does the numbers.