Earthquake Wakes Rattles and Rolls Sycamore in this video from WQAD  

Take a look at this High Speed Rail Test up to 570 km/hr. Be sure to get to the end when the train is actually going that fast. Sounds like an airplane!

On Wednesday, January 13th the Economic Development Committee planned to hold a regular meeting at the Municipal Building. The meeting was scheduled in Council Chambers expecting a larger turnout than normal due to planned discussion of the East Lincoln Highway Corridor. The Planning Committee was unable to officially conduct the regular meeting due to a lack of a quorum but committee members present did discuss the issue with approximately 20 citizens who were in attendance.
City Staff had prepared a spreadsheet for the group, specifying how and where money had been spent on East Lincoln Hwy. over the past 5 [...]

Observations and comments about state government
by State Representative Robert W. Pritchard.
District Office 815-748-3494 or E-Mail to bob@pritchardstaterep.com

January 18, 2010
Governor’s Address Misses the Point
If the Governor’s annual address to the state is supposed to be a time to lay out goals, needs and solutions to guide us through 2010, Governor Quinn had a memory lapse. At no time did he acknowledge the serious fiscal crisis the state faces, how the delay in paying state bills is affecting families and all manner of service providers, or did he embrace any of the various solutions floating around Springfield to get us [...]