51.   Illinois stocks declined after three days of gains, led by education services company DeVry Inc., telecommunications provider Westell Technologies Inc. and fertilizer manufacturer IMC Global Inc.

52.   Illinois stocks declined after two days of gains, led by bank holding company Pinnacle Banc Group, modem maker U.S. Robotics Corp. and telemarketer APAC Teleservices Inc.

53.   In financial markets, government bond prices declined after the report.

54.   In financial markets, interest rates declined after retailers began reporting weaker-than-expected sales for September.

55.   In recent days, though, oil prices declined after the United Nations allowed Iraq to resume petroleum sales to raise cash for humanitarian purposes.

56.   Insurance shares declined after surging in the last three days, helped by lower-than-average price earnings ratios.

57.   Japanese auto stocks as a group declined after the dollar fell against the yen.

58.   Kansas City and Chicago wheat futures fell, while Chicago corn futures rose and soybeans declined after the government released weekly export numbers.

59.   Japanese government bonds declined after the Nikkei average rebounded just before the close of morning trading, prompting some concern better returns might be available in equities.

60.   Larry Keimig, a Grandview administrator, is eager to see if child-abuse reports decline after family services workers have been in the schools for a year.