53rd June Sprints Closes With Close Racing, Some Surprises (The Auto Channel)
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. – The 53rd Annual Piggly Wiggly Chicago Region SCCA June Sprints® came to a close Sunday at Road America with a star-studded small-bore race, wild Spec Racer and big bore races and close formula car races showcasing some of the best amateur racers in North America.
Police Blotter (Des Plaines Journal)
These items are from Des Plaines Police Department incident reports. The Des Plaines Journal publishes this police blotter every Wednesday and Friday. If anyone has information that can help solve a crime, call the police department at 847-391-5400 or Crimestoppers at 847-699-STOP.
The Bubble (Washington Post)
Washington Post staff writers Alec Klein and Zach Goldfarb were online Monday, June 16 at 12:30 p.m. ET with guest John Taylor, Stanford economics professor, to discuss their three-part narrative series about the U.S. housing bust.
City notes (The Naperville Sun)
Soap box derby
Police beat (Daily Herald)
Burglars smashed the front driver's-side window and stole loose change between 6:30 p.m. June 3 and 9 a.m. June 5 out of a 2003 Ford Explorer parked on the 100 block of North Lincoln. They removed a satellite radio but left it on the floor.
Do you still love your SUV? (Daily Herald)
Over the years, giant SUVs have become status symbols. But as fuel exceeds $4 a gallon, some suburban drivers are changing the way they look at the gas guzzlers.
Blacks optimistic, anxious about Obama (USA Today)
Many blacks are still getting used to the idea that Obama could win the White House five months from now.
Public notices (Columbia Star)
_____________________________ NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that S.L. Davis Holdings 2, LLC intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale on premises consumption of Beer, Wine, and Liquor at 700 Gervais St. Ste. A, Columbia, SC 29201.
Updated 6/3: Police Blotter (The Doings Hinsdale)
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Pinched at the pump (Benson News-Sun)
Gas prices are soaring, and this could be only the beginning with some estimating gas will hit $5 a gallon. While Arizona has the second-lowest gas prices in the nation, they are still some of the highest in U.S. history at an average of $3.79 per gallon.