http://www.365gay.com The daily news source for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:54:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en http://www.365gay.com/blog/ruby-sachs-a-town-in-illinois-has-a-surplus-after-a-year-long-recession/ http://www.365gay.com/blog/ruby-sachs-a-town-in-illinois-has-a-surplus-after-a-year-long-recession/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:53:02 +0000 This morning on NPR in Chicago there was a story about a little town in Illinois called Crestwood. 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