Eight file Wednesday, four offices challengedFour potential races evolved in a third day of filing for county and state elected offices Wednesday.Motor Vehicle Commission offices in Newark, East Orange experience long linesThe Star-LedgerCars wait at a New Jersey inspection station in a 2000 photo. EAST ORANGE — A confluence of events — some weather-related, some procedural — have left Motor Vehicle Commission offices in East Orange and Newark with long lines...East Stuart residents, officials greet Salvation Army's plan for shelter, officesSTUART — About 60 Salvation Army members and supporters, local officials and residents gathered in East Stuart on a blustery Wednesday afternoon to break ground on The Salvation Army of Martin County’s new administrative offices and shelter. The army plans to convert the old Health and Rehabilitative Services facility at 821 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. into a 3,000-square-foot chapel with 2,500 ...Chicago offices emptier than 2001Corporate cost-cutting last year left more empty offices in downtown Chicago than in the past eight years, according to a report from Jones Lang LaSalle. Chicago's central business district reached an overall vacancy rate of 15.8 percent at the end of 2009, its highest rate in four years.UPDATE: Eco-Dentistry Association Announces First Certified GreenDOC(TM) OfficesPractices in Chicago and Dallas Receive Industry's First-Ever Green Certification for Dental OfficesCandidates submit petitions to run for officesA total of four petitions have been turned in so far by candidates planning to run for area offices in this year's elections and more are expected.Chicago man attacked with sword in DavenportPolice said a Chicago man was seriously injured when he was attacked with a sword outside a Davenport, Iowa, tavern. Officers said 26-year-old Ricky Johnson Jr. got into a fight with 36-year-old Willie Terrell of Davenport outside Boozie's Bar and Grill Tuesday. Police said the two men exchanged punches before Terrell went to his car, got out a sword and struck Johnson in the arms and torso ...Job Creation to Bring Biotechnology Leaders to Chicago for BioParks 2010Focused on job creation, leaders in biotechnology and life sciences will convene in Chicago, Illinois this spring to evaluate the role of biotechnology parks in the economic recovery. The Association of University Research Parks' (AURP) BioParks 2010 will bring together executives from research and science parks around the world to learn the latest on building communities of biotechnology ...NHL: New York Islanders 5, Chicago 3UNIONDALE, N.Y., March 2 (UPI) -- Blake Comeau notched the first hat trick of his NHL career Tuesday as the New York Islanders skated past Chicago 5-3.Zoeller may expand fight of East Chicago casino dealA week after the City Council in East Chicago, Ind., deadlocked on a vote to approve a deal with private firm Second Century Inc. to settle a five-year court battle, a new vote is planned today.Ducks trade defenseman Boynton to ChicagoANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- The Anaheim Ducks traded defenseman Nick Boynton to the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday for future considerations.
