GLIN Daily News RSS Feed for Illinois http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ 2009-07-03T14:01:01-04:00 http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ http://www.glin.net/news/rss.gif text/html 2009-07-02T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.iiseagrant.org/newsroom/helm/helm09_spr_web.pdf The spring 2009 issue of Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant's newsletter, The HELM, is now available online. text/html 2009-06-29T08:05:50-04:00 http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/theskyline/2009/06/citys-second-waterfront-riverwalk-improved-but-hurdles-remain.html Stretching from east of the Michigan Avenue Bridge to Wabash Avenue, the handsome, people-friendly public space marks the latest step in an ambitious drive to make the riverfront a prime public space downtown and in the city's outlying neighborhoods. text/html 2009-06-29T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-wi-chippewaanniversa,0,1090266.story The Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission formed to preserve Chippewa treaty rights and the natural resources in northern Wisconsin plans to celebrate its 25th anniversary. text/html 2009-06-26T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-us-futuregen-companies-withdraw,0,5616891.story Just two weeks after the federal government revived plans to build the FutureGen power plant in eastern Illinois, two of the experimental coal plant's financial backers said Thursday they are withdrawing. text/html 2009-06-25T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/henry-henderson/what-do-we-owe-the-chicag_b_220654.html While the Chicago River is getting much cleaner, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District continues to put water containing bacteria associated with a bevy of waterborne illnesses back into the water. text/html 2009-06-23T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/newssun/news/1631620,5_1_WA20_PLANESAVED_S1-090620.article For the second time this year, a World War II plane was raised from the depths of Lake Michigan, but on this occasion timed to the strains of Hawaiian music and three hula dancers. text/html 2009-06-22T08:05:50-04:00 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052970204482304574217771125507970.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Today's Chicago is a living monument to the plan--which called for replacing the chaos, filth and congestion of industrial turn-of-the-20th-century Chicago with a formal downtown. text/html 2009-06-18T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/1628440,4_1_JO18_FISH_S1-090618.article Fifteen boats are covering a 200-mile section of the Illinois Waterway, including the Des Plaines River, Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, and Illinois River for what is called the 14th annual Goby Roundup/Carp Corral. text/html 2009-06-17T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/sns-ap-oly-2016-bids,0,2159168.story Chicago led off the presentations Wednesday of the four cities bidding for the 2016 Olympics, stressing strong support from the White House and offering financial guarantees for the multi-billion dollar project. text/html 2009-06-17T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-kayaking-sw-zone-17jun17,0,3780683.story The 32-hour Burnham to Marquette Water Trail Expedition was among a series of events marking the centennial celebration of the 1909 Plan of Chicago named for the famous urban planner and architect Daniel Burnham.