Washington Times (from The Associate Press, Sept. 9) -- The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded more than $8.4 million to research centers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Northwestern University. The U. of I was awarded $2.45 million to study carbon dioxide capture and storage. Also: The Pantagraph (from AP, Bloomington, Ill., Sept. 9), ASEE FirstBell (Sept. 11), Chicago Daily Herald (from AP, Sept. 10), Progress Illinois (from AP, Sept. 9), The Republic (from AP, Sept. 10), Greenfield Daily Reporter (from AP, Sept. 10).