Joplin Rebuilding After Tornado Saves on School Bonds
Joplin, Missouri, where 161 people were killed in the deadliest single U.S. tornado in almost 60 years, is joining hurricane-ravaged East Coast towns borrowing to rebuild while municipal yields are near generational lows. About 3,000 of Joplin ...

Dog Bite Costs at Insurers Fall For First Time Since 2004
Bloomington, Illinois-based State Farm is among insurers urging policyholders to use leashes in public, make sure pets are socialized as puppies and increase supervision of the animals around young children. “A dog’s tendency to bite depends ...

Dog Bite Costs Fall for First Time Since 2004 as Claims Decline
U.S. insurers’ costs tied to dog bites fell for the first time since 2004 as a decline in the number of claims cushioned another increase in the average expense per attack. Bites cost the industry $489.7 million in 2012, compared with a record ...

Joplin Rebuilding From Tornado Saves 50% on Schools: Muni Credit
Joplin, Missouri, where 161 people were killed in the deadliest single U.S. tornado in almost 60 years, is joining hurricane-ravaged East Coast towns borrowing to rebuild while municipal yields are near generational lows. About 3,000 of Joplin ...

Kane County law librarian loved to help others
Adella N. Wolff, a lifelong Elgin resident, former Kane County law librarian and wife to a former county board chairman, recently died at the age of 93. Wolff, who was the law librarian for 17 years, was remembered by friends and colleagues as a patient ...

5/17: Deaths in Central Florida
NEREIDA REYES, 81, Kissimmee, died Thursday. Robert Bryant Funeral & Cremation Chapel, Orlando. CLYDE LEE TILSON, 88, Kissimmee, died Wednesday. Fisk Funeral Home & Crematory, St. Cloud. JOYCE JANE CASSLER, 93, Lake Mary, died Tuesday.