Led by the Southwest coast of Florida, house prices in many U.S. metropolitan areas could see double-digit declines in the coming months and even into 2009, according to a new study that assesses the severity of the unfolding downturn.
President Bush is scheduled to speak in Scottsdale on Wednesday while on a three-day, four-state fundraising trip on behalf of Republican candidates across the West. The president will headline a breakfast event for U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi at 7 a.m. at the Camelback Inn, 5402 E. Lincoln Drive. The doors open at 6 a.m.
LAKE WINNEBAGO | A Lake Winnebago man pleaded guilty Friday to using the Internet to attempt to entice a minor for sex. Steven R. Little, 49, actually was communicating with an undercover FBI agent posing as a 13-year-old girl during online chats. Littleās attorneys reserved the right to withdraw the plea if appellate courts later rule that the law did not apply because an actual minor was not
Two employees at the Prescott Bloom Building on South Grand Avenue learned the hard way Monday that Springfield's smoking ban will be enforced in office buildings that are leased by the state of Illinois.