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Saving with Scissors Last Updated: 9:01 PM 10/12/08 From the supermarket to the stock market..to prices at the pump.. shoppers say they're feeling the crunch of our shaky economy (READ FULL STORY) GM And Chrysler Talk Possible Merger Last Updated: 10:38 PM 10/10/08 GM And Chrysler Talk Possible Merger (READ FULL STORY) Voter Registration Hits Record Highs Last Updated: 1:44 PM 10/10/08 Voter registration hits record highs CHICAGO (AP) -- Election officials throughout Illinois are digging out from under a record number of last-minute voter registration requests. Tuesday was the last day to register online or by mail. Lake County, Cook County and St. Clair County broke records for voters on the rolls. Chicago is close to setting a new all-time high of 4.5 million voters. Officials in Will County say they've received an extraordinary 1,000 voter registration requests a day. Other counties throughout the state also saw big jumps. County clerks say most of the new registrations were young people -- including many who have never voted before. People can register to vote in county clerks' offices until Oct. 21. (READ FULL STORY) Financial Meltdown Hits Ivory Towers Last Updated: 1:39 PM 10/10/08 UNDATED (AP) -- For many colleges, the last 15 years have been a golden age. (READ FULL STORY) USDA Ups Expectations for Illinois Crops Last Updated: 11:19 AM 10/10/08 WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has increased its expectations for Illinois' corn and soybeans crops. (READ FULL STORY)

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	Eclipse Prepares Itself to Weather Economic Storm Last Updated: 5:54 PM 10/10/08 - Eclipse has been in Rockford for 100 years and has survived hard economic times before. (Full Story)
	Wisconsin Continues to Grow and Attract New Residents Last Updated: 10:47 AM 10/10/08 - Annual Population Estimates Released Today (Full Story)
	Crude Oil Plunge Last Updated: 8:10 AM 10/10/08 - Oil prices plummeted to a one-year low below $83 a barrel today in Asia as investor fears of a severe global economic downturn sparked a panicked sell-off of equities and crude. (Full Story)
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