Rosemont files suit over casino settlement

The Village of Rosemont filed a lawsuit Monday in an attempt tokill the recent settlement between the Illinois Gaming Board andEmerald Casino. The suit, filed in Cook County Circuit Court, claimsthat there is no provision under the state's gaming laws allowing thestate to force a transfer of Emerald's riverboat license to thehighest bidder, as mandated in the settlement. Illinois gamingofficials have maintained that the deal is legal because,technically, Emerald is selling its license, not the state.

Court upholds open hearing

A federal appeals court in Detroit on Monday upheld a lower courtruling that a deportation hearing must be open to the public for aman accused …

Contest to lure businesses downtown

A day spa, a cosmetics and perfume shop, or maybe an ethnic bread bakery.

One of these concepts may survive a contest to reward an entrepreneur with $65,000 in goods and services toward opening a shop in downtown Harrisburg.

The contest is another way the city's downtown revitalization groups have been trying to build up retail activity. In 2001, the groups poured $450,000 into developing the retail corridor, Shops on 3rd. This year, the city and the Downtown Improvement

District Authority moved the outdoor street fair, which was called PNC First Fridays, to Saturdays to encourage people to come downtown and shop on weekends.

Attracting retailers into the city …

Wednesday's Olympic Track Results

1. Usain Bolt, Jamaica, 19.30.

2. Churandy Martina, Netherlands Antilles, 19.82.

3. Shawn Crawford, Los Angeles, 19.96.

4. Walter Dix, United States, 19.98.

5. Brian Dzingai, Zimbabwe, 20.22.

6. Christian Malcolm, Britain, 20.40.

7. Kim Collins, StKitts&Nevis, 20.59.

NR. Wallace Spearmon, United States, DQ.

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Round 1 Qualification

1. Wilfred Bungei, Kenya, 1:44.90 (Q).

2. Yuriy Borzakovskiy, Russia, 1:45.15 (Q).

3. Nadjim Manseur, Algeria, 1:45.62 (q).

4. Yeimer Lopez, Cuba, 1:45.66 (Q).

5. Boaz-Kiplagat Lalang, Kenya, …

Steelers defeat Broncos

DENVER - Rarely has playing it safe paid off so well for thePittsburgh Steelers.

Tyrone Carter started in place of safety Ryan Clark as aprecaution Monday night and made the big play that sparked theSteelers to their fifth straight win, taking the first of his twointerceptions 48 yards for a touchdown in Pittsburgh's 28-10 winover the Denver Broncos.

Clark nearly died following a game in Denver two years agobecause of a rare blood disorder that is aggravated by playing inhigh altitude, so Steelers coach Mike Tomlin decided to hold him outof the game.

He said he didn't want to risk Clark's health or burden histeammates and family members with …

Inspections to add professionalism

A new state law that will take effect this month will require home inspections by members of a national home inspection association.

The state's Home Inspection Law, Act 114, is the result of efforts by Pennsylvania real estate agents and home inspectors to add professionalism to the burgeoning industry.

A majority of residential real estate transactions include home inspections, in which a professional visually inspects the interior, exterior and roof of a house and provides a written report on the home's condition.

Of the 6.7 million homes sold last year, nearly 4.9 million were inspected as part of the transaction, according to a recent survey of the American …

Club: Van Gaal to leave Bayern at end of season

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Coach Louis van Gaal will leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season, one year before his contract was due to expire, the Bundesliga club said Monday.

Van Gaal won the German double in his first season at Bayern and reached the Champions League final, but the club has slumped to fifth in the Bundesliga and has been eliminated from the German Cup.

Bayern said the 59-year-old Dutchman was leaving by mutual agreement because of "different views on the strategic direction of the club."

The agreement to part ways came after talks Monday morning between van Gaal and the club's management.

"We were both of the opinion that it was better to part …

Oosthuizen surges to 3-shot lead at British Open

South Africa's on quite a roll.

Coming off the rousing success of being the first African nation to host soccer's World Cup, the country made another splash in the British Open when Louis Oosthuizen surged to a three-stroke lead in the second round Friday.

The 27-year-old from Mossel Bay _ whose given name is Lodewicus Theodorus Oosthuizen _ shot a 5-under 67 for a 12-under 132 at the midway point of the tournament. He pulled ahead of Rory McIlroy, the 21-year-old Northern Irishman who tied the major-championship record with a 63 on Thursday.

The youngster had an afternoon tee time on a day that epitomized the wacky weather of St. Andrews. The early …