Daily headlines

June 2007

Saturday, June 30:

• Community gathers to honor fallen soldier, U.S. Army Cpl. Francis Marion Trussel Jr.

• Crash fatalities double in Illinois State Police District 9
  Logan County second in district for fatalities
  'Fatal five' violations identified: speeding, not wearing safety belts, improper lane usage, following too closely and driving under the influence

• U.K. police hunt suspect who fled bomb car

• Illinois: 31 men accused in gang-related killings

• Avoiding 'Made in China' labels not easy

• New CDC report underscores urgency for affordable health insurance in Illinois and across the country

• Oil boom, politics shape Africa's future

• IRS software said to have problems

• Couple in two vehicles hit same deer

• Inflatable space station design tested

• This day in history

• The nation's weather

• Court news

• Marriages

• Dissolutions

• Illinoisans to be affected by new laws on July 1

• One-month budget shows continued lack of leadership

• Loans available for nonfarm-related small businesses and agricultural cooperatives affected by April freeze

• Soybeans increase, grains mostly fall

• Corn planting rises 19 percent

• Here I Am, Send Me: Deceived?

• Home Country: Choosing between diplomacy or ketchup

• Military offering free laser eye surgery

• Egypt officials ban female circumcision

• Springfield Art Walk features art by adults and children with disabilities and other artists

• Perry, Furyk, Quigley share Buick lead

• Major League Baseball:

  • Cardinals-Reds: Percival has solid return as Cards rally

  • Cubs-Brewers: Cubs rally past Brewers for 7th straight

  • White Sox-Royals: Royals earn 1st 5-game streak in 2 years

  • NL roundup: Bonds moves within 5 of Aaron's mark

  • AL roundup: Huff hits for cycle in Orioles loss

  • Friday's scores

  • Team standings

  • Saturday sports lineup

Friday, June 29:

• Rain was timely

• Amber Alert: I-39 abduction
  Suspect vehicle: burgundy Dodge Caravan

• Lincoln Heritage Days back with a bang July 4-7

• Lincoln Park District hosts all-day Fourth of July activities

• Gov. Blagojevich announces launch of Methamphetamine Manufacturing Registry

• Explosives-packed car defused in London

• Horse slaughter plant to close, again

• Authorities probe Benoit Wikipedia entry

• Sen. Byrd defends his age, energy

• Domestic cats may have ancient roots

• Mechanic finds kitten under van hood

• Inmate leaves paper-stuffed dummy in bed

• Frequent N.H. speeder wants limit raised

• This day in history

• The nation's weather

• Oil prices back above $70 a barrel

• Money funds rise in latest week

• Embezzler offers ex-bosses some advice

• TechLine: Taser, iRobot team up to arm robots

• Grains, soybeans mostly rise

• Help restock the blood supply for the 4th of July

• Religion today

• Phantom Fireworks offers tips to calm your dog's fear of fireworks

• Letter: Brain-injury survivors participate in Wilderness Endeavor camp

• Children's snack food recalled
  FDA warns consumers not to eat Veggie Booty snack food
  Risk of salmonella contamination

• DHS launches Mental Health Anti-Stigma Campaign at Taste of Chicago
  Only one in four Americans believes people are sympathetic toward those with mental illness

• WHO: Air travelers should exercise legs

• Scientists swap genes in bacteria

• Bowling: Super Four League

• Edwards signs with Atlanta Falcons

• Major League Baseball:

  • NL roundup

  • AL roundup

  • Thursday's scores

  • Friday's lineup

  • Team standings

Thursday, June 28:

• Thunderstorms could dump heavy rain

• Recent rainfalls measure incredible differences

• Gov. Blagojevich's Keep Cool Illinois campaign encourages people to stay safe from lightning dangers while enjoying outdoor activities

• Department of Transportation to suspend lane closures over July 4th weekend to give motorists a break

• U.S. bald eagle numbers making recovery

• Scientists: Stem cells created from eggs

• N.H. governor signs law banning Real ID

• Puppy awaits prosthesis in Colorado

• Drivers arrested for speeding at 141 mph

• Trumpet causes scare in Salt Lake City

• This day in history

• The nation's weather

• States sidestep work-to-welfare rules

• House appears ready to accept raise

• Fed not likely to change interest rates

• America's big cities are getting smaller

• Water-repellent coatings hold promise

• Fashion designer Liz Claiborne dies

• TechLine:

• Should you buy an iPhone?

• A memento mori for Apple

• Grains, soybeans down

• 50th wedding anniversary: Les & Jan Van Bibber

• 4-H Bicycle Show results

• Invention Mysteries: Which four inventors signed the Declaration of Independence?

• St. Mary's Hospital and Children's Museum emergency department exhibit opens 

• Gov. Blagojevich signs law making HIV testing a routine part of medical care in Illinois

• Meningitis shot advised for ages 11-18

• Letter: Message from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources director

• Burgrabe Pinto team update

• Lincoln Legion at Pekin

• Anetsberger, Biela sign pro baseball contracts

• Major League Baseball:

  • NL roundup

  • AL roundup

  • Wednesday's scores

  • Thursday lineup

  • Team standings

Wednesday, June 27:

• Police seek vandals in vehicles

• CIEDC announces Illinois Fan Club for elderly and disabled

• Deadlines for entering Illinois State Fair contests approaching

• Bush seeks overhaul of immigration law

• Obama swipes at Clinton's experience

• China shuts 180 food factories

• Tony Blair makes resignation official

• CIA plot to kill Castro detailed

• Researchers: Antarctica ice sheet stable

• Earth's inner heat keeps cities afloat

• Half of world may live in cities by '08

• Egypt unveils mummy discovery

• Expedition to look for Bigfoot evidence

• Ex-Marine teaches pickpocket a lesson

• Man with headache finds bullet in head

• Toddler goes on wild ride in truck

• This day in history

• The nation's weather

• Kroger 1Q profit surges 10 percent

• TechLine: T-Mobile phones ride your Wi-Fi router

• Soybeans rise, grains mixed

• Support group explores divorce-related topics
  'KidCare'

• Oasis update

• Library-museum intern sets hand to Middletown historical data

• Pheasants Forever and FFA team to enhance learning

• Lincoln IGA vs. Mason City 5

• St. John UCC vs. Mason City

• 13-14s baseball

• Lincoln Legion vs. Taylorville

• MKS Jewelers win three

• Major League Baseball:

  • NL roundup

  • AL roundup

  • Wednesday's lineup

  • Tuesday's scores

  • Team standings

  • Bonds to give Hall of Fame an artifact

  • Percival returns to majors, with Cards

• NASCAR stars Gordon, Johnson penalized

Tuesday, June 26:

• U.S. Army Cpl. Francis Marion Trussel Jr. memorial service set for Friday

• Emergency Alert System interrupts radio and TV broadcasts

• Federal test of Emergency Alert System mistakenly sends message out over TV, radio airwaves

• Iowa couple killed in plane crash

• Founder of Johnsonville Sausage dies

• Iwo Jima flag raiser Lindberg dies at 86

• Boy, 2, found with decomposing mother

• Buried 'aliens' are really tree trunks

• Giant penguins may have roamed Peru

• This day in history

• The nation's weather

• Legislation supports grounding governor's taxpayer-funded plane during overtime session

• Executed man's guilt is questioned

• Dry cleaner wins missing pants case

• Chicago-style hot dogs served with familiar Lincoln smiles

• Apple iPhone hype machine in overdrive

• Importer told to recall Chinese tires

• Weekly Outlook: Anticipating June grain stocks estimates

• Grains fall, soybeans rise

• Two opportunities to donate blood

• Free poetry contest open to Lincoln residents

• National HIV Testing Day June 27
  One-quarter of the Americans infected do not know it

• Kidney, heart disease spur each other

• Mom makes daughter wear her offenses

• Golfer survives gator attack in Florida

• Peru celebrates tasty guinea pigs

• Peasley vs. Mason City B

• Lincoln IGA vs. Friendship Manor

• St. John UCC vs. Mason City

• Bears cut Johnson on latest legal mishap

• How to stop cheating in NASCAR

• Major League Baseball:

  • Cubs' Soriano the hero after collapse

  • Rookie Gonzalez lifts White Sox to win

  • Green's walk-off homer in 11th lifts Mets

  • Monday scores

  • Tuesday's lineup

  • Standings

Monday, June 25:

• Lincoln philanthropist Larry J. Van Bibber donates $15,000 to help 'Save the Mill' on Route 66

• Arrest made in alcohol-related crash that led to death of Taylorville teen

• Lightning fact sheet
  Lightning Safety Awareness Week is June 24-30

• Governor's Campus Security Task Force launches comprehensive effort to enhance campus safety

• Recall information

• Americans set record for charity in 2006

• Nation: Gas prices drop 11 cents to $3 a gallon

• 2nd arrest in Ohio pregnant-woman case

• Sprinklers douse hundreds at L.A. airport

• Mushrooms become source for eco-building

• Shark bite leads to reproduction mystery

• This day in history

• The nation's weather

• County office employee celebrates 30 years

• Many in U.S. don't have bank accounts

• TechLine: Release of iPhone has industry abuzz

• Cucurbit insects strike
  By John Fulton

• U.S. apple growers brace for China rivals

• Head Start opens preschool program registration

• Small town fun at the Minier library
  Wednesday 'Brown Bag It' summer series

• Obama says some have 'hijacked' faith

• FREE weight loss support group

• Staph superbug may be infecting patients

• New treatment promising for Parkinson's

• Rays of hope for Africa's AIDS children

• 13-14-year-olds in Heat Days tourney

• Bowling: Summer No-Tap

• Summer Nationals at Lincoln Speedway:

  • Results

  • Pictures

• LCC women's basketball signs Danielle Snider

• Major League Baseball:

  • Standings and schedule

  • Sunday's sports scoreboard

  • Griffey passes McGwire on home run list

Saturday, June 23:

• New partnership with IHSA highlights Lightning Safety Week

• DUI enforcement effort announced for July 4 holiday period

• 2 held in Illinois deputy shooting, standoff

• 3 killed in Champaign house fire

• U.S. may reduce forces in Iraq by spring

• Cars will use less fuel, Senate assures

• Search continues for pregnant Ohio woman

• Black Lab drives owner's car into river

• N.J. dog crowned world's ugliest

• Lawman's car hit by lightning

• This day in history

• The nation's weather

• Court news

• Marriages

• Dissolutions

• 44th District weekly update

• State rep. would like to ground governor

• Public health is a global matter
  Chicago public health attorney works to establish international health agencies' network

• Pizza makers face higher cheese costs

• Grains, soybeans decrease

• St. Patrick's Catholic Church to celebrate sesquicentennial on July 7
  100th chicken dinner anniversary on July 22

• July events at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Emden

• Some Masada remains questioned by study

• Black church targets families

• Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum to host 'Fashion Knight at the Museum'

• Havana Catfish Cook-off

• Grandstand concert lineup for DuQuoin State Fair

• Surgeon removes gallbladder through mouth

• Home Country: There's just plain 'gone fishing,' then there's the lure and mystique of going for the big one

• Mustang softball

• Bowling:

  • Thursday NASCAR-Ball

  • Super Four League

• Final results from the Illinois Women's Amateur

• Phils send Reyes to 11th straight loss

• Zambrano dominates White Sox with 12 Ks

• Friday sports scores

• Saturday sports lineup

• Major League Baseball standings

• Tigers trade lefty Mike Maroth to Cards

• Tank Johnson pulled over for speeding

Friday, June 22:

• A day and evening of fun in downtown Lincoln Saturday
  Main Street Lincoln and Railsplitter Antique Car Club to host fundraiser for St. Jude

• New Beginnings Thrift Shop moves across the street

• Illinois bank standoff ends peacefully

• Oil, gas futures off on inventory report

• Documents offer unflattering view of CIA

• Achievers' support not enough for Obama

• Haiti studies creation of security force

• 17 killed in Kenyan violence

• Bob Evans founder dead at 89

• Alabama man's finger gets stuck in gas tank

• This day in history

• The nation's weather

• Senate Republican week in review

• Sen. Brady supports legislation helping veterans, military personnel

• Soybeans down, grains mixed

• Letter: Youth and Tarter Brothers' assistance at agency helps needy

• Reminder: Garden walk Saturday

• Hartsburg's annual Firemen's Day celebration Saturday

• Area dancers performing at the Magic Kingdom

• Part-time pastors fill churches' needs

• Planting to attract birds

• Families' eldest boys do best on tests

• U.S. scores hospitals on heart care

• Video game addiction: a new diagnosis?

• FDA clears computerized pill box

• Pfizer drug for fibromyalgia wins FDA approval

• New treatment promising for Parkinson's

• Ex-Marine kills bear with log

• Pinto softball

• Legion baseball

• Results and pairings from the Illinois State Women's Amateur

• Friday sports lineup

• American League standings

• National League standings

• Thursday scores

• Man aims to break world treadmill record

Wednesday, June 20:

• Garden walk to benefit world hunger

• Illinois primary election moves up
  Earlier primary date gives Illinois louder voice in presidential election process

• Chicago morgue finds missing body

• Rough shot sparks Nevada golf course fire

• Mint releases more 'godless' dollars

• 'Mrs. Grace' sees her future in jail

• Man shocked by Taser catches on fire

• Rosie O'Donnell wants 'Price' job

• Researchers find 'first gun victim'

• Moscow ranks as world's priciest city

• This day in history

• The nation's weather

• China to cut export rebates

• Grains, soybeans sink

• Registration open for Central Illinois Farm Beginnings

• CNMP funds ready for you

• Free pond management seminar

• St. Clara's Manor hosting Tuesday blood drive
  Local hospitals need help restocking blood supply

• Support group explores divorce-related topics
  'Financial Survival'

• Oasis update

• Engagement: Whittaker-Snyder

• Bill Thomas of Atlanta named president of Illinois Route 66 Heritage Project

• New book highlights Danville man who was Lincoln's personal bodyguard

• Webcam to eye test-takers

• Report: Parents wary of media violence

• ALMH offers total joint replacement seminar

• Gyms target spread of middle-age spread

• Breast cancer genes can come from father

• 1924 Everest mystery still unanswered

• Shetland baseball

• Mustang softball

• 13-14s baseball

• Wednesday's sports lineup

• Tuesday sports scores

• Sosa can't get 600 and Cubs top Texas

Tuesday, June 19:

• City briefs
  City officials approve energy-saving purchase and to issue building bonds

• Road closure in Broadwell Township

• State fire marshal urges fireworks safety as part of governor's campaign to keep families cool and safe this summer

• Gov. Blagojevich announces new funding to expand services for children with developmental disabilities

• Indiana scientist awarded World Food Prize

• Study: Iraq world's No. 2 failed state

• Obama calls Clinton memo 'dumb mistake'

• Unions still hold appeal for Democrats

• Chicago woman's body missing from morgue

• Falling totem pole kills boy at Pennsylvania camp

• Petite woman downs 26 franks in 12 minutes

• Cops have run-in with 'masked intruder'

• World's oldest man gets certified

• This day in history

• The nation's weather

• Grains fall, soybeans rise

• Weekly Outlook: USDA reports

• Baker attends Iowa Show Lamb Camp

• N.D. farmers sue DEA to grow hemp crop

• Sparks family reunion

• State health director warns of salmonella contamination when handling birds

• CDC: Antiques can pose mercury hazard

• Alcohol more potent after fat surgery

• Can motion sensors predict dementia?

• Lincoln Christian College sports camps

• Shetland baseball

• Peasley vs. Mason City A

• Bowling: Super Four League

• Tuesday sports lineup

• Monday's sports scoreboard

• Thome rules interleague as ChiSox win

• Perez gets rare win as Royals top Cards

• Cubs' Lee, Padres' Young suspended

Monday, June 18:

• Vibrant new Springfield Route 66 business helps save the old Mill on Route 66 in Lincoln

• Illinois acquires personal and professional Abraham Lincoln documents and objects in extraordinary Taper Collection

• Recall information

• The unknown: Is Obama ready?

• Chicago's biggest mob trial in years set

• Accident kills 6 in charity car show

• Police nab 700 in global pedophile ring

• This day in history

• The nation's weather

• 44th District weekly update

• Tuesday business seminar series continues with 'Crime in the Workplace'

• Oil industry scales back refinery plans

• Few gas stations offer ethanol fuel mix

• Some facts on refineries and ethanol

• Supermarkets offering personal scanners

• Blockbuster to favor Blu-ray HD disc

• Frisbee still flying high after 50 years

• TechLine:

• Alereon to release new wireless USB chip

• Swedes revolt against online snooping

• Pirated 'Sicko' turns up on the Internet

• Japanese beetles and pumpkin planting
  By John Fulton

• St. Clara's to host blood drive

• Illinois EPA interns begin summer jobs in pollution prevention at companies across the state

• Lincoln museum gets collection of items

• Southern Baptists split over politics

• Membership in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) declined again last year

• XXXChurch.com organizes 'Porn & Pancakes' breakfasts to fight pornography addiction

• Church directory and activities

• St. Clara's to host blood drive

• DEG in toothpaste from China
  Counterfeit Colgate products found in some East Coast discount stores may contain harmful substance

• Gov. Blagojevich encourages men to take advantage of state efforts to improve their health and well-being

• Skipping insulin for weight risky

• Saturday race results at Lincoln Speedway

• Olympia vs. Lincoln IGA

• MKS vs. Mount Pulaski

• Legion baseball reports:

  • Lincoln Senior Legion goes 3-1 over weekend
    Lincoln splits at Pontiac Saturday, sweeps Macomb Sunday

  • Lincoln splits with Pontiac

  • Lincoln Senior Legion sweeps two from Macomb

• Bowling: Summer No-Tap

• Kennett leaves ISU men's tennis post

• Monday sports lineup

• Sunday scores

• Lee, Young ejected in Padres-Cubs fight

Saturday, June 16:

• County bickers over audit... again

• The traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall opens with the Middletown terquasquicentennial (175th) celebration

  • Middletown 175th celebration begins - pictures

  • Vietnam Memorial Wall - pictures

• Hospice service of remembrance June 24

• Officials study orange streak on freeway

• House delays rules requiring passports

• Obama calls on fathers to be responsible

• Police: Dad is not a suspect in 4 deaths

• Manhattan Project scientist dies

• Man says he found snake head in beans

• This day in history

• The nation's weather

• Court news

• Marriages

• Dissolutions

• 'Miracle' girl sees attacker sentenced

• Senate week in review

• Fathers and kids bond over video games

• Missing 2 days, 5-year-old found alive

• 2007: Immigration and our future

• Credit cards cut off gas purchases

• IPhones only at AT&T, Apple stores

• EBay eager for more buyers

• Grains, soybeans mostly increase

• Reminder: Middletown celebrating 175 years

• First human West Nile virus case in Illinois

• Mom pins down fox that bit daughter

• Home Country: One man's cares, another man's folly

• Construction of new skeet fields completed at Sparta
  Visitors to complex can enjoy expanded recreation options and new restaurant

• Museum seeks help for mammoth excavation

• MKS won 12-5 against Mount Pulaski

• Shew's Homes defeats Mason City

• Haren helps A's defeat Cardinals 14-3

• Fontenot and Soriano homer to lift Cubs

• Pirates hand White Sox 9th loss in 10 games

• Junior settles in after Hendrick signing

• Friday scores

• Saturday lineup

Friday, June 15:

• City officials hear how to save energy at wastewater treatment plant

• Clinton, Obama fight for Illinois cash

• Billy Graham's wife, Ruth, dies at 87

• Populations of 20 common birds declining

• Flier ID's innocent man as sex offender

• Foul-smelling package causes evacuation

• This day in history

• Worst of drought spreading across South

• The nation's weather

• Grains, soybeans mostly increase

• Scientists examine cause of bee die-off

• Zonta Club turns 50

• New dental schedule on HOPE

• Colgate: Low risk from counterfeits

• Family sues over tainted peanut butter

• Pancreatic cancer surgery overlooked

• Burgrabe vs. Clinton A, Mason City B

• Peasley Funeral Home vs. O'Donohue's, Clinton 2

• MKS Jewelers vs. Mason City

• Heat are 2-0 in East Peoria tourney

• Lincoln Senior Legion begins season

• Lincoln opens season with win over Clinton

• Friday lineup

• Thursday scores

Thursday, June 14:

• County finance officials see some relief

• Horse slaughterhouse fights to stay open

• F-16s respond to 'hostile takeover' talk

• Man survives by 'inch' after car crushed

• Cajun town bans saggy pants

• Remains of giant dinosaur found in China

• This day in history

• The nation's weather

• A look at congressional earmarks

• Bill passed in response to VaTech melee

• House moves to stop caller ID fraud

• Former Illinois Gov. Dan Walker donates memorabilia to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

• ICBA names top-performing community banks

• Theft rising at U.S. Wal-Mart stores

• Japan: No problems at U.S. meat facilities

• TechLine:

• Filter pledges crisp photos in low light

• FBI pulls plug on several botnet hackers

• Soybeans fall, grains rise

• Gov. Blagojevich awards $535,000 in Anhydrous Ammonia Security Grant funds to fight meth production
  Grants will help agrichemical dealers protect their facilities from theft

• Former Lincolnite Norman Schroeder closes teaching career

• Invention Mysteries: A craving for ice cream led to the invention of the outboard motor

• Kellogg to raise nutrition of kids' food

• Imported toothpaste recalled

• Early warning signs for ovarian cancer

• Robbins selected as Parkland's Female Athlete of the Year

• Cross Brothers Implement-Mount Pulaski vs. State Bank of Lincoln

• Thursday's lineup

• Wednesday's sports scoreboard

• Hendrick, Earnhardt embrace partnership

Wednesday, June 13:

• City asked to help business serving the disabled get building bonds

• Gov. Blagojevich announces landmark air permit for clean-coal gasification power plant in Taylorville

• Silicon Valley to make greener computers

• 19th-century weapon found in whale

• Rare blue lobster avoids the cooker

• This day in history

• The nation's weather

• Firms seek female financial advisers

• Blockbuster offers cheaper online rental

• TechLine: YouTube to test video fingerprint tool

• Soybeans down, grains mixed

• Letter: Law helps identify alcohol and drug users and get them treatment help

• Benefit garage sale at St. John's on Saturday

• Support group explores divorce-related topics
  'New Relationships' and "Single Sexuality' 

• Oasis update

• ALMH offers new vein imaging technology to patients

• Feds to ponder risks of weight-loss drug

• FDA cracks down on body parts companies

• Earnhardt to join Hendrick Motorsports

• St. John UCC vs. Atlanta, Mason City

• Edward Jones vs. Atlanta

• Wal-Mart 13-14s vs. Mount Pulaski, Klemm Tax Service

• Heat off to good start in Peoria tournament

• Wednesday's lineup

• Tuesday's sports scoreboard

• Bloomquist's hit in 13th lifts Mariners

• Cardinals-Royals: German helps Royals take I-70 tilt

• Golfers play 110 holes in one day

Tuesday, June 12:

• 175th birthday celebration for Middletown kicks off Friday

• FBI probes bogus reports to NWS

• Very dry May, 8th warmest on record

• Spooked deer takes 'revenge' on runner

• Jumping sturgeon injures woman

• This day in history

• The nation's weather

• 18 charged in alleged marriage scam

• Small businesses pay taxes with credit

• Mississippi attorney general sues State Farm

• Rexam buying unit from Owens-Illinois

• TechLine:

• Google complains about Microsoft's Vista

• Bluetooth links up with rival technology

• Soybeans, grains rise

• Weekly Outlook: Supply and consumption

• New Holland-Middletown honor rolls

• Teen: Toilet water cleaner than fountain

• Gov. Blagojevich launches Men's Health Week in Illinois by encouraging men to take an active role in their health
  State grants $1.2 million for prostate cancer awareness and education grants

• Sunscreens may improve, but shade kids

• Scrutiny for sunscreen-repellent combos

• Children with autism get day in court

• Alzheimer's: Milkshake drug a promising experiment

• Peasley's Funeral Home vs. Mason City B

• Lincoln IGA vs. Lincoln Firefighters Local 3092

• Heat win doubleheader

• Tuesday lineup

• Monday scores

• Zambrano's arm and bat lift Cubs 2-1

• Phillies use long ball to top White Sox

Monday, June 11:

• Logan County bustled with energy this weekend
  Organizers already preparing for next year's Route 66 Garage Sale

• Recall information

• Gas prices post 1st decline since January

• Studies say death penalty deters crime

• Illinois boy discovers blue-eyed cicada

• This day in history

• The nation's weather

• Week in review: No state budget; legislation approved

• TechLine: Relief in store for cable TV subscribers

• Trees may need assistance
  Anthracnose continues
  By John Fulton

• Birthday greetings for Ralph Gosda

• Hartsburg-Emden honor rolls

• 10,000 Illinois seniors are living safer at home thanks to the Emergency Home Response Service
  Service provides 24-hour monitoring for those in need of assistance at home

• Alzheimer's cases may quadruple by 2050

• Registration opens for Raptor Camp

• MKS Jewelers at Clinton

• Wal-Mart vs. Petersburg

• Heat keep bats going

• Monday lineup

• Sunday's sports scoreboard

• Baseball roundup: AL puts a hurting on their NL foes

• White Sox catcher Pierzynski suspended 1 game

Saturday, June 9:

• Local Hallmark sales Thursday will help Humane Society of Logan County

• Illinois State Police conducting Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement in June

• Police are easing age and fitness rules

• Oil prices fall by $2 a barrel

• Obama to give up money linked to donor

• Scientists tests CT scanners on trees

• MIT team powers light bulb without wires

• This day in history

• The nation's weather

• Court news

• Marriages

• Dissolutions

• Soybeans fall, grains mixed

• Study shows University of Illinois high farmland lease rates harm farmers and communities

• Reminder: Logan County Route 66 Garage Sale
  Saturday and Sunday, June 9-10

• Home Country: Practicality may lead to seemingly odd small-town businesses

• Muscle cream caused NYC teen's death

• Patient gets second set of lungs

• Pinto League results

• Soriano hits 3 homers as Cubs top Braves

  • Cubs' Floyd returns to Chicago to be with Dad

• Angels erupt in the 7th to top Cardinals

  • Percival to try comeback with Cardinals

• Berkman ejected again as Astros win over Sox

• Friday's sports scoreboard

• Saturday lineup

Friday, June 8:

• Atlanta Spring Festival kicks off tonight

• Route 66 Garage Sale locations

• Broadwell and Ernie Edwards share their birthdays
  Broadwell's sesquicentennial and Ernie's 90th celebrations this weekend

• Windswept Manor open house this weekend

• Gov. Blagojevich's request for agricultural disaster declaration approved
  Declaration will assist farmers in 81 Illinois counties

• Gas prices gnaw at consumer confidence

• Cooktops, party hats recalled

• China blasts U.S. products' safety

• Original Lincoln document found

• Some see dead mayor's likeness in tree

• Scientists create robot toddler

• This day in history

• The nation's weather

• Sen. Brady to appear on special edition of 'Lawmakers' program

• American citizens defeat globalist amnesty bill in the Senate

• Soybeans, grains rise

• Reminder: Logan County Route 66 Garage Sale
  Saturday and Sunday, June 9-10

• Speechless Arkansas girl to have surgery

• Peasley Funeral Home vs. Mason City A

• St. John UCC vs. IGA

• Shew's Homes vs. Mount Pulaski 1

• Heat win big

• Thursday night CICL action

• Thursday sports scores

• Friday lineup

• Cubs hand Piniella a win on his return

• Tough day for closers in National League

Thursday, June 7:

• Blaum fell asleep
  Crash that killed officer ruled accidental

• Severe weather update

• Strong south winds expected over central, east central and southeast Illinois Thursday

• Illinois Department of Labor issues guidelines to employers and teenage summer job seekers

• Lawmaker backs off rules for wind energy

• Obama, Graham trade barbs in Senate

• China calls for more testing of exports

• Michigan man in wheelchair takes wild ride

• Teen finds 2.93-carat diamond in Arkansas

• Scientists say 'Iceman' died from arrow

• This day in history

• The nation's weather

• Rewards cards can also provide problems

• Soybeans, grains fall

• Reminder: Logan County Route 66 Garage Sale
  Saturday and Sunday, June 9-10

• Middletown 175th anniversary celebration raffle tickets and T-shirts on sale at the Abraham Lincoln Tourism Bureau of Logan County

• Invention Mysteries: The inventor's mouse and duck are more than 70 years old!

• Report: Accidental deaths on the rise

• 3 exposed to plutonium at Nevada site

• Wednesday softball reports:

  • Burgrabe vs. Atlanta

  • Peasley Funeral Home vs. Atlanta

  • Edward Jones vs. Clinton

• Heat split doubleheader

• Missouri renews probe on Hancock crash

Wednesday, June 6:

• Middletown 175th anniversary celebration raffle tickets and T-shirts on sale at the Abraham Lincoln Tourism Bureau of Logan County

• Gov. Blagojevich names June 7 as 'Be a Hero for Babies Day' in Illinois
  Farmers Insurance collects for March of Dimes

• Murder, robbery on rise in big cities

• Dredging may not eliminate contaminants

• Castro looks healthier in TV interview

• Man tries to jump into popemobile

• California woman found with 120 pet rats

• This day in history

• The nation's weather

• Lincoln Fastenal store to host 'Ultimate Drive Challenge'

• Jackson Hewitt says federal probe widens

• Soybeans, grains rise

• Crude oil and corn prices

• Support group explores divorce-related topics
  'What Does the Owner's Manual Say?'

• Oasis update

• Sponsorships now being sought for Delavan Fall Festival

• Reminder: Logan County Route 66 Garage Sale
  Saturday and Sunday, June 9-10

• Book Look: 'Clark Smart Real Estate'

• Wet a line for summer fishing fun during Illinois Free Fishing Days
  Special events planned for June 8-11

• Vaccine claims to get their day in court

• Patient has low chance of spreading TB

• Pinto baseball

• Heat Bronco team wins 2 of 4 in Statesman tourney

• Taguchi clutch again as Cardinals win

Tuesday, June 5:

• City hears building and code office annual report
  Citizen lavishes city with high praises for street work

• City council and officials

• Fledgling earns fireman status; changes in the council

• County prepared for Route 66 Garage Sale this weekend
  Maps and a few sanctioned spaces available at tourism office

• 11 fewer Memorial Day crash deaths in Illinois than in 2006

• Blagojevich administration outlines steps to help keep budget process moving forward

• Woman to get $184M in divorce

• This day in history

• The nation's weather

• Weekly Outlook: Corn storage

• Living Earth Farm tour features organically grown foods

• Three-day Rookie Cooks workshop for kids offered next week

• Learn GPS
  Workshop offered at Logan County Extension office

• Saturday and Sunday: Logan County Route 66 Garage Sale

• ZLS graduation

• Mount Pulaski High School honor rolls

• Team USA goes for gold in Prague Quadrennial

• State expands program that helps women stay healthy

• Pinto softball

• Mustang softball:

  • McEntire vs. Edward Jones

  • MKS Jewelers vs. McEntire Appliance

• ZLS Golf Outing champs

• Soriano's 5 hits lead Cubs over Brewers

Monday, June 4:

• Where can you celebrate spring, find the Bunyan statue and the smiley face water tower? Historic Route 66, Atlanta

• Teens narrowly survive crash involving alcohol, high speed, no seat belts

• Motorcyclists in serious condition following single-vehicle accident

• Recall information

• Push for tougher rules on wind industry

• Camp Obama focuses on election win

• 3 charged in Illinois high school food fight

• Wild turkeys show up in Detroit suburb

• 1878 Buffalo Bill billboard restored

• Man beats world hot dog eating record

• This day in history

• The nation's weather

• 44th District weekly update
  Dems' squabbles send session into overtime

• Wall Street looks to service, trade data

• Quick fixes promised for bad credit

• Bagworms and iron chlorosis
  By John Fulton

• Mount Pulaski High School graduation program

• ZLS fourth-quarter honor roll

• Doctors say roller shoes injuring kids

• Study: Radiation limits lung cancer

• Study: Flaxseed might fight cancer

• Edward Jones in Mustang tournament

• MKS in Mustang tournament

• Cross Brothers Implement in Bronco tournament

• Cubs end tumultuous week with a win

• Cubs' Zambrano takes blame for fight

Saturday, June 2:

• Illinois honors state police officers, Telecommunicator and Forensic Scientist of the Year

• Illinois targets 21 percent of drivers not buckling up
  Special patrols aim to improve driver safety

• Joe Walsh to perform at Illinois State Fair
  Tickets go on sale Saturday, the same day the Grandstand ticket office opens

• Pig was a monster, but he wasn't wild

• U of I alumnus pledges $100M

• This day in history

• The nation's weather

• Court news

• Marriages

• Dissolutions

• Few accomplishments as Dems' squabbles send session into overtime

• TechLine: Google candid camera hits the streets, raises concerns

• Soybeans rise, grains mixed

• Renaissance Faire entertainment 11 a.m.-8 p.m. on the square

• Lincoln Junior High School graduates

• Reminder: Library summer reading programs

• Home Country: Keeping kids safe no small task for an old geezer

• Docs warn sun worshippers to protect skin

• Cards slay slumping Astros

• Dugout fight spills into Cubs' clubhouse

• Friday's sports scoreboard

Friday, June 1:

• Lincoln College seminar explores slavery fact and fiction
  'A State of Freedom? Abraham Lincoln and Illinois in a Nation of Slavery'

• Gov. Blagojevich announces implementation of the Adam Walsh Child Protection Safety Act, providing children a safer learning environment

• Former Illinois finance official Indicted

• NASA chief not worried about climate

• Man says he captured Loch Ness monster on film

• This day in history

• The nation's weather

• Lawmakers approve Tremont resident's idea to cut energy costs

• Employee retention and product promotion focus of two reports

• TechLine:

• Scammers mimic IRS in e-mail scheme

• FCC moves to improve cell 911 technology

• Spam flows despite high-profile arrest

• Wachovia to buy A.G. Edwards for $6.8B

• Grains rise, soybeans fall

• Renaissance Faire entertainment 11 a.m.-8 p.m. on the square

• Urgent need for O negative blood

• Olympia Middle School graduates

• Reminder: Library summer reading programs

• Faith playing larger role in 2008 race

• Small, rural churches face challenge

• 628 sickened by recalled peanut butter

• Friday sports lineup

• Thursday's sports scoreboard

• Softball pitcher, 96, faces 86-year-old

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