Elgin numbers add up to deficit (The Marion Star)
Elgin Local Schools officials are hoping the numbers tell the story as they seek a 0.75 percent income tax levy on the May 5 ballot.

Actor charged with selling social security numbers (Guardian Unlimited)
An undercover agent bought 16 social security numbers and three fake cards from Antwon Tanner for more than $1,000 Antwon Tanner, a successful actor and regular on the popular American teen drama One Tree Hill, was charged yesterday with trafficking in social security cards and numbers in federal court in New York. Tanner, 35, plays a character named Antwon "Skills" Taylor on the show, set in a ...

Billions in Social Security Not Being Claimed (US News & World Report)
Couples could collect nearly $10 billion more a year through better use of spousal benefits.