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FAIRDALE, Ill. (AP) — Local officials say they are helping tornado victims rebuild in the small Illinois community of Fairdale — even if it means being more flexible on zoning restrictions. DeKalb County Board member Kevin Bunge tells a Chicago radio station that the people who lost homes in a tornado last month are getting help...

Jim Anderson -- Illinois Radio Network The industries that depend on river transportation are pushing Congress to approve funds for lock and dam improvements. Some of the locks and dams in use on the Illinois, Mississippi and Ohio rivers were built in the 1930s, and they must be rebuilt or refurbished because of age, and widened for ease of navigation, says Todd Maisch of the Illinois Chamber of C