Daily headlines

April 2005

Saturday, April 30:

• New Conservation Police Academy dedicated

• Baby buffalo born at Buffalo Rock State Park

• Marriages and dissolutions

• Court news

• 4-H oral communications contest results

• When your child loses his coat (or shoes, or backpack or lunchbox…)

• Junior high presents 'Frantic Family Vacation'

• Historic Illinois
  Chicago's Garden Homes District, Clark County auto dealership, 1909 Bloomington church featured

Friday, April 29:

• Ivory-billed woodpeckers, presumed extinct, rediscovered in Arkansas
  Illinois birding blitz this weekend

• Gov. Blagojevich challenges the federal mercury rule

• Illinois physician disciplinary rate improves

• Health department to host free family asthma education program

• Congressional page applications

• 'Ask the Learning Advisor'
  Teenager doesn't communicate

• Reminders:

  • Whole Health 5K at Lincoln Christian College and Seminary

  • Join the birds and ornithologist on Elkhart Hill Saturday morning

  • MS Walk at the park Sunday

  • Walk Day events Monday

• Class reunion coming up? Send us your information, including searches for classmates.

• South Sangamon burglary investigation

Thursday, April 28:

• Rotary clubs support Pokot mission
  Local woman empowering African impoverished

• Gov. Blagojevich travels to Washington, D.C., in support of $1 billion U.S. nuclear science project

• Statement on CMS audit

• She was a real-life 'mother of invention'

• 'Ask the Learning Advisor'
  Fifth-grader hates math

• Redbirds read to students at Sugar Creek Elementary

Wednesday, April 27:

• West-side water flow study reviewed
  Stonebridge flood control measures begin at half a million dollars

• City: Liability insurance decision overturned
  Risk manager's summary in question

• Dickson Mounds Museum to host one-room school workshop for children

• Lutherans host garage and bake sale

• Oasis update

• Genealogy classes

• Book Look: 'Crayons and Computers'

• 'Opus 24'

• Basketball banquet

Tuesday, April 26:

• Safe Kids of Logan County
  Health department to host bicycle rodeo and free helmets

• Child support collections on track to set new record

• Letters:

• Concerned over short- and long-term effects of plant

• Comment on article about Lincoln racing

• Lincoln College to host alumni reunion program April 30

• Extension plans Walk Day events for May 2

• Chicken dinner in Chestnut June 18

• 'Ask the Learning Advisor'
  12-year-old changing schools

• National Infant Immunization Week, April 24-30

Monday, April 25:

• E-85 fuel price registry and fuel station locations include Lincoln's Qik-n-EZ

• Illinois Arts Council announces executive director

• The facts always change as a story is retold
  By Jim Youngquist

• Letter: Munitions expert concerned about explosive arc

• Senate week in review: April 18-22

• 44th District weekly update

• Sen. Brady supports job development program, hopes funds are not misused

• Mutterings: Cards busy sweeping again
  Take three from Houston this time
  By Jeff Mayfield

• Grigsby drafted by Kansas City

Saturday, April 23:

• Heads up, drivers: Handicapped parking violation fees going up

• Senior Health Insurance Program funding expanded

• Illinois State Fair grandstand features country lineup

• Illinois history conference registration open

• Marriages and dissolutions

• Court news

• Mitchell backs 'conscience clause' for pharmacists

• Blood drive scheduled at Lincoln College on April 28

• Springtime is rose time

• Postcard from the park: Siloam Springs

Friday, April 22:

• Residents battle proposed ethanol plant location

• Just how finite are fossil fuels?

• Official state amphibian and reptile proposed

• Illinois Senate supports state military bases

• Schools can help combat childhood obesity
  Study shows soy well-accepted in school lunches

• Christian Women's Conference

• LC baseball vs. John Wood

• LC softball vs. Springfield College

• Threat of weather moves spring tailgate indoors

Thursday, April 21:

• Lincoln movie theater sold in GKC grouping

• City and county collaborate on 'white goods' collection on Saturday

• Gov. Blagojevich celebrates National Donate Life Month
  New law increases organ availability for transplant

• Website provides weather information for farmers, gardeners

• Kites and flight at Lincoln Park District

• Invention Mysteries: These inventors receive some dubious awards for their inventions

• LC softball vs. Danville

Wednesday, April 20:

• It's Arbor Day in Lincoln
• Weather alert
• New pope
• County agrees to purchase land for warehouse distributor
• County stays with Health Alliance
  Employees to heft slight cost difference
• Gov. Blagojevich dedicates historic Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum
  Governor welcomes President Bush, other dignitaries and thousands of visitors into the state for a look into history
• First lady hosts annual mock press conference
• Letter: A response to the tribute to Sonya Twist
• 'Mother Hicks' opens this weekend at Lincoln College
• Oasis update

• LC baseball vs. Illinois Central

• LC softball vs. Lincoln Land

• Illinois' Deron Williams declares for NBA draft

Tuesday, April 19:

• Neighborhood stop signs discussed

• Proposed business buy-up not anticipated to affect local cable services

• Governor expands emergency utility assistance to qualifying applicants

• Boy Scouts Order of the Arrow's 'One Day of Service'

• Gov. Blagojevich attends re-created White House state dinner

• Chamber hosting Office Professionals Luncheon

• Carroll Catholic first-grader named the 2005 state handwriting champion

• Zonta Health Career Scholarship winners

• Letter: Lincoln racers doing well too
• Chicken dinner

• Olympia Raiders win tournament

• Cook update

Monday, April 18:

• 2005 Lincoln Speedway opens with 'vroom'
  By Tom Seggelke

  • Lincoln Speedway pictures

• C-SPAN and Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum essay contest winners congratulated at lunch with first lady Patti Blagojevich

• State to conduct hearings in 10 communities on inmate re-entry impact

• Letters:

  • National championship: 'They were there'

  • New season already a reminder of deadly tornadoes

• Mutterings: Cards sweep Brewers and into first place
  Cubs dump Bucos, Sox take two of three from Seattle
  By Jeff Mayfield

• LC weekend baseball

• Illinois profiles: Fox Ridge State Park, located eight miles south of Charleston in central Illinois

Saturday, April 16:

• Former police officer and husband indicted on added drug charges

• 'A House United' service to celebrate the dedication of the presidential museum

• Letter: Ethanol editorial spurs resident response

• Marriages and dissolutions

• Court news

• Senate approves legislation to aid unemployed Illinois citizens

• Madigan proposes bill to help domestic violence victims leave abusers

• Senate 44th District weekly update

• Illini Mutterings: A series of unfortunate events
  By Jeff Mayfield

• IESA adopts rally scoring in volleyball and other competition modifications

• Milestones in faith

• Prairieland Christian Church activities

Friday, April 15:

• County briefs
• Additional tickets become available for Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum dedication
• Planned Parenthood supports governor's emergency rule
  Pharmacists' lawsuit 'jeopardizes women's health'
• Southern Illinois run builds tourism
  Governor to run River to River
• 'My son can't be autistic'
• Honor rolls
  • Washington-Monroe
  • Zion
• The listening step in teaching empathy
• Hundreds expected to 'rock out' this weekend
  Illinois State Geological Survey hosting field trip
• LC baseball vs. Springfield College

Thursday, April 14:

• Main Street Day at the Capitol

• A TRIP INTO OUTER SPACE:
  Real-life simulation accelerates students' interest

• Governor faces lawsuit
  Position unwavering on women's right to birth control

• Senate week in review from state Sen. Larry Bomke

• Illinois Symphony Orchestra's 'Tchaikovsky meets Rachmaninov'

• Redbirds visit Towanda Elementary School

• Invention Mysteries: The doctor regretted having the invention named after him

Wednesday, April 13:

• Ethanol plant questions and answers aired tonight
  Watch and listen to live discussion via Internet or cable

• City improves commitment to warehouse distribution incentive plan

• Other news

• Illinois Arts Alliance Foundation and Illinois Arts Council co-convene statewide conference

• High school standards plan passes Senate committee
• Announcing a book signing event in Lincoln
• Book Look: Books share international experience, Robert's rules and Illinois high school basketball standouts
• Oasis update
• State tournament hardware highlights 2005 State Farm Holiday Classic

Tuesday, April 12:

• Elkhart evacuations

• Severe thunderstorm watch

• March provides early indicators of spring weather
  Warmer, drier April could follow cool, dry March

• First lady and state designers honored by Garden Clubs for Illinois roadways beautification

• Senate week in review: April 4-8

• Tribute to a gem, Sonya Twist
  A beautiful life
  By Jim Youngquist

• Educators can receive instant online notification of IDNR resource materials

• Breast-feeding improves infant health and development
  State sponsors peer groups for young mothers

• 4-H meats judging contest results

• LC baseball vs. Lindenwood

• LC swimmers rank high in academics

• Redbirds honored at postseason hoops banquet

Monday, April 11:

• Share the word, save babies through safe havens

• Upcoming Logan County Joint Solid Waste Agency events

• Area recycling information

• State tightens up on its own recycling activities

• District 44 'Week in Review'

• Mowing time
  By John Fulton

• National Forensic League qualifier

• Genealogical and historical society meets

• Mutterings: 'Spring has sprung' mutterings
  By Jeff Mayfield

• LC baseball vs. Danville

• LC women's basketball signs four

Saturday, April 9:

• Elkhart Historical Society spring tours

• Warmer, drier April could follow cool, dry March

• House passes human trafficking legislation

• Marriages and dissolutions

• Court news

• Governor signs HB 949

• IDNR warns of increased fire potential

• IDNR awards Habitat Fund grants

• IDNR awards Pheasant Fund grants

• 50th anniversary announcement

• Encouraged by Teri Graybill-Jones' letter

Friday, April 8:

• Logan County officials discuss comprehensive plan

• Luncheon celebrates workplace excellence

• Gov. Blagojevich rallies with laborers for passage of a capital bill to support critical economic initiatives

• Gov. Blagojevich welcomes baseball great Ernie Banks to Illinois Rx Buying Club team

• Gov. Blagojevich congratulates Illini on historic basketball season

• West Lincoln-Broadwell student one of 14 in state awarded for scholar attitude

• LCHS students visit Capitol for Tech Day

• State fingerspelling bee scheduled

• LC baseball vs. LCC

• LC softball vs. Lincoln Land

Thursday, April 7:

• Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum announces dedication and ticket reservations

• Lincoln College student group helps Lincoln residents and tsunami victims

• 800 new nurses to be licensed this week

• Letter: New Web resource gives information on hospital care quality

• Student scholarship
• Invention Mysteries goes to China

• Wooden Award to announce men's and women's recipients Saturday on CBS

• April madness!
  Nine 'Instant Classic' NCAA games Saturday on ESPN Classic

• ISU selects three finalists for athletic director

Wednesday, April 6:

• Tuesday yields relatively good turnout for local elections

  • Logan County consolidated election voter stats, sales tax referendum and water authority

  • Cities of Atlanta, Lincoln and Mount Pulaski

  • Villages of Broadwell, Elkhart, Emden, Hartsburg, Latham, Middletown, New Holland and San Jose

  • School boards:
    Chester-East Lincoln 61, Delavan Community Unit 703, Greenview Community Unit 200, Hartsburg-Emden Community Unit 21, Illini Central Community Unit 189, Lincoln Elementary 27, Mount Pulaski Community Unit 23, New Holland-Middletown Elementary 88, Olympia Community Unit 16, Warrensburg-Latham Community Unit 11, West Lincoln-Broadwell 92, Lincoln Community High School 404, Heartland Community College 540 and regional board school trustees (Logan, Mason and Menard counties)

  • Townships:
    Aetna, Atlanta, Broadwell, Chester, Corwin, East Lincoln, Elkhart, Eminence, Hurlbut, Laenna, Lake Fork, Mount Pulaski, Oran, Orvil, Prairie Creek, Sheridan, West Lincoln, multi-township assessors

  • Park districts:
    Armington, Emden, Lincoln, Mount Pulaski, San Jose

  • Library districts:
    Atlanta, Ayer, Barclay, Elkhart, Lincoln, Mount Pulaski

• Trooper assists hurried morning highway delivery

• Governor proclaims Friday as Illinois day of mourning for pope

• Elkhart election response

• April entertainment at Einstein's includes daylong jam on the 16th

• 'Paperboy II' continues righteous directive with success

• Oasis update

Tuesday, April 5:

• Illini close, so close, but no championship
  By Greg Taylor

• IDOT shows interest in commerce park development

• City briefs, first week of April

• Lincoln teen's cause of death determined

• Federal grants benefit local law enforcement and emergency response agencies

• Local financial planner receives Circle of Success award

• LC baseball vs. Illinois College

Monday, April 4:

• Crash claims LCHS student

• Gov. Blagojevich mourns the passing of Pope John Paul II

• Orange invasion -- St. Louis style
  Illini roll into their first-ever title game
  By Greg Taylor

• First lady Patti Blagojevich raises awareness, highlights success of child abuse prevention program
  April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

• Letter: Stand on sales tax referendum

• 44th District update

• Vehicles damaged, Crime Stoppers seeks info

• Illini Mutterings: Fairy tale season turns to final chapter
  By Jeff Mayfield

• LC softball splits weekend doubleheaders

• LC baseball vs. Parkland

Saturday, April 2:

• Public safety sales tax goes to the voters
  Facts and figures

• Family night out for cancer cure

• Gov. Blagojevich takes emergency action to protect women’s access to contraceptives

• Marriages and dissolutions

• Court news

• Vehicles damaged, Crime Stoppers seeks info

• Governor signs bills into law

• Letters:

  • Stand on sales tax referendum

  • Medical reform legislation fails, again

• Turkey and mushroom hunters headed to forests

• Spring trout season opens today, April 2

• The Illini: Final Four Friday
  By Greg Taylor

Friday, April 1:

• City: Connect the dots, insurance and briefs

• Governor's comprehensive school plan sets higher standards backed by more funds

• Fred Tabor, Lincoln alderman Ward 4 independent candidate

• State offers small and emerging businesses 'Get Ready for Prime Time' conference

• Dealing with children's lies

• Anthracnose: a plant disease

• LC baseball vs. Black Hawk

• LC softball vs. Springfield College

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