By Laura Girresch, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Aug. 11--The two-year slow ride through construction on Interstate 64 between Illinois 157 and Green Mount Road is over.

By James P. Miller, Chicago Tribune Jun. 16--Consumer prices surged the most in 20 months in May because of sky-high gasoline prices, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, but a closely watched measure of so-called core inflation remained extremely low.

By Bill Barnhart, Chicago Tribune Jun. 1--Stocks closed narrowly higher Thursday, after an upbeat report on business conditions in the Chicago area extended the celebration by investors of Wednesday's record high for the Standard & Poor's 500 index, the first record in more than seven years.

By Michelle Kearns, The Buffalo News, N.Y. Jan. 9--The Rochester-based Wegmans grocery chain that opened its first local store three decades ago has continued to expand and hold on to a top spot on Fortune magazine's national ranking of great places to work.

By James P. Miller, Chicago Tribune Sep. 2--U.S. employers created 128,000 jobs in August, the Labor Department said Friday, providing new evidence that the labor market has managed to remain relatively healthy despite the economy's slowing momentum.