Illinois Rt. 7 Project Requires Bridge Closure (TruckingInfo.com)
5/12/2008 The Illinois Rt. 7 Bridge between Lockport and Romeoville will be closed in both directions for a resurfacing project until the end of August.

(RWire) Athletics: Sell Defends, Higgins Wins First USA 25K Title at Fifth Third River Bank Run (RunnersWeb.com)
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - (May 10, 2008) - Brian Sell (Rochester Hills, Mich.) defended his men's 25K national title running 1 hour, 15 minutes, 7 seconds, while Paige Higgins (Littleton, Colo.) won her first USA road title in 1:30:49 on Saturday at the USA Championships in Grand Rapids.

One company could have an advantage in the bid to privatize Collier schools' custodial service (Naples Daily News)
The Collier County School District could contract with a private company for its custodial service and has sent out a request for proposals for cleaning companies to submit bids. But one company that worked for Collier's superintendent when he was in Rockford, Ill., was communicating with the district weeks before it announced plans to consider privatizing its custodial services.

The Story So Far (POLLSTAR)
Backstreet Boys beef up their August calendar with new listings for Ohio, New Jersey, New Hampshire and Virginia.

Group improvs to win competition (Elmhurst Argus Press Spectator)
After months of practice, a group of seventh-grade girls from Churchville Middle School in April won first place in their category of the Illinois Destination Imagination tournament.