Daily headlines
May 2007
Lincoln goes
Shakespeare for Lincoln
All-day
Renaissance Faire downtown Saturday
Hopedale man attempts to evade police, crashes twice, leaves trail of stolen and broken vehicles
Internet payday lender fined more than $230,000 for unlicensed lending in Illinois
Benefit lunch Saturday
Local hospitals need help restocking blood supply
National multimedia
finalists vie for scholarships
Lincoln student a finalist
Chester-East Lincoln graduates
Mount Pulaski High School graduates
Invention Mysteries: Was he a successful inventor, a mad scientist or a quack?
Reminder: Library summer reading programs
Pinto softball
Mustang softball
Mustang baseball
Wednesday's sports scoreboard
Thursday sports lineup
Weekly Outlook: New high for soybeans
Consumers and dairy products
Letters:
Postal carriers and community thanked for recent food drive
Theft at cemetery
Support group explores divorce-related topics
'Facing My Loneliness'
Oasis update
Reminder: Library summer reading programs
June activities at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Emden
Statewide
historical detective effort hits major milestone
Old Okawville
bank is 500th Mesker building identified in Illinois
West
Nile surveillance season opens
Logan County
Health Department taking reports of stagnant water or sick birds
It's
all about food
Labels, nutrition
and health seminar at the Logan County Health Department
Public health
investigation seeks people exposed to tuberculosis-infected person
Now-quarantined patient traveled from Atlanta, Ga., to Prague
Lincoln umpire works NCAA Division III College World Series
Pinto results
Mustang results
New U.S. Cellular tower goes into service in Lincoln
Recall information
Court news
Marriages
Dissolutions
Regulatory
fairness forum for small business
Federal
agencies want to hear comments on federal regulatory compliance
Oil prices retreat below $65 a barrel
Foundation
treatments and grub check
By John
Fulton
2007 U.S. corn production risk
Bill urges farmers to grow energy crops
Letter: Community shows support with scholarships for graduating seniors
Lincoln College and Lincoln Elks offer 'Hook A Kid On Golf' program
Winners of scholarships from the Abraham Lincoln Healthcare Foundation
Two Lincoln College theater students nominated for Ryan Award
Library summer reading programs
HOPE Mobile 2007-2008 school and athletic physicals
Monday, May 28: Memorial Day holiday
Monday, May 28: Memorial Day holiday
May 26
marks 90th anniversary of third-deadliest tornado on record
Twister line
trekked 293 miles across Illinois, killed 101, injured 638 and
decimated property and towns
State provides safety tips for families visiting amusement parks, street festivals and carnivals this summer
Blagojevich administration unveils new Veterans Cash lottery ticket
Motorola
to aid security for state's college campuses
Donation for
communications between campus security and local responders
Expert: Aquatic virus hits 2 Great Lakes
Lawmakers back expanded bottle bill
Bearlike creature fossil found in N.D.
Toddler ruins monks' sand design
The nation's weather
This day in history
Illinois bans horse slaughter for meat
Soybeans rise, grains mixed
Challenges to U.S. dairy industry
Milk prices rise with fuel and
feed cost
Dell to sell computers at Wal-Mart
No religious basis found for female circumcision practice
TV linked with poor diabetes control
IDNR announces summer fishing clinics
Home Country: Some individuals would make good detectives
Pinto softball
City
chiefs and department heads review busy year
Part 2: Streets and
alleys, wastewater treatment and sewers, and legal matters
National
Missing Children's Day
'Take 25' talk with children
about safety and abduction prevention
State Fire Marshal's Office offers summer safety tips for outdoor grilling, camping
Fire engulfs warehouse in Illinois
NOAA predicts
above-normal Atlantic hurricane season
13 to 17 named storms predicted
Ancestry.com puts 90M war records online
Construction begins on park at Bloomington Cultural District
Traffic up on Web pages reporting gasoline prices
Nation's cheapest gas found in N.J.
Bills add e-mail to sex offender lists
Best Buy accused of overcharging buyers
Study questions analysis in JFK slaying
Iowa tot survives 5-story fall
Mastodon jawbone stolen from bait shop
Alleged robber asks teller to call cops
Prosthetic leg prompts lockdown
This day in history
The nation's weather
Illinois stops the slaughter of horses for meat
Grains, soybeans push higher
ALMH Employee of the Month
Monkfish recall announced
FDA stops imports of Chinese toothpaste
U.S. asks China to monitor exports
Study: More households forbid smoking
Study: Cut nicotine in cigarettes
Letter: Local support gives special ed students great memories of the Peoria Chiefs
Millions to hit the roads and airports
Iowa town to toast 'The Duke' in style
Mustang League scores
PONY League game
I-55 traffic stops lead to two significant drug seizures
'Stay Alive on I-55' Memorial Day enforcement initiative
Department of Transportation to suspend lane closures over Memorial Day weekend to give motorists a break
Illinois State Police online information expanded to help parents protect kids against violent offenders
Cities struggle with wireless Internet
House OKs gas price gouging penalties
MySpace to share sex offender data
Experts worry about shopping for charity
Man reunited with wallet after 37 years
Woman gives birth in car for second time
This day in history
The nation's weather
Two additional days off for veterans' medical needs
ASPCA applauds Illinois' drive to increase protections for domestic violence victims and their pets
House approves bill to combat spyware
Tagger: Graffiti so common it must be OK
Charles Manson again denied parole
Periodical
cicadas have arrived
By John
Fulton
Hay Expo hosted by innovative dairy producers
Soybeans rise, grains mixed
Turning turkey waste into power
Study: Climate change may harm crops
West Lincoln-Broadwell graduates
Striving for excellence earns spot on dean's list
Invention Mysteries: Here's how the advertising exec invented a million-dollar rock
14-year-old wins geography bee
NYC women issue mammogram reminder
DDT debate halts Rachel Carson honor
U.N. seeks bird flu vaccine for poor
Yellowstone grizzly mauls visitor
Pony softball
Gov. Blagojevich honors Illinois heroes for
response in emergency situations
Mount Pulaski and Lincoln
firefighters awarded in Emergency Medical Services Week
recognition
City chiefs and department heads report busy year
Gov. Blagojevich announces $5.2 million to fight meth and other drugs in Illinois
Gas prices make consumers seek new plans
Plane in restricted area at Space Center
Probation for fake vet in kitten sting
Kenya police arrest 7 for beheadings
The nation's weather
This day in history
More money needed for foster care services
Grains, soybeans drop
Government probes Asian soybean rust in Iowa
Tomato-killing virus detected in California
Plan could jail illegal border crossers
Hate your cell company? Start your own
N.H. town fires employees for gossiping
TechLine: Same cell number on multiple phones?
Watercooler Stories: Summer style
Handbell choir to present concert June 3
Middletown seeking vendors and participants for 175th celebration
Oasis update
Library summer reading programs
Book Look: 'Ten-Gallon Bart'
School, religious group settle lawsuit
Diabetes 101 seminar offered free at ALMH
Birth-control pill halts women's periods
Study: Lincoln ill at Gettysburg Address
N.J. woman, 60, gives birth to twin boys
London museum to mark plastic centennial
Valuable student-athlete training camp to prevent knee injuries
Area-best track meet in Bloomington
Respect paid for
officer
City offices to close midday Thursday
Truck
driver injured in single-vehicle crash on I-55
Sticky lanes closed during
cleanup
IDNR observes National Safe Boating Week, urges boaters and anglers to be safe while on the water
Coasts brace for a busy hurricane season
Eagle egg missing at Illinois zoo
Mars rover sees new evidence of wet past
Smithsonian accused of altering exhibit
China investigating tainted toothpaste
Bee swarm disrupts Indiana fundraising walk
Man crashes after prosthetic leg jams
Woman bitten after helping sick squirrel
Man sleeps through gunshot to the head
Paula Abdul breaks nose in dog mishap
This day in history
2007 Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival taking shape
Immigration deal hits political reality
The current list
By John Fulton
Watercooler Stories: Presentation exasperation
ALMH Nurse of the Year
State public health director warns of swimming and water illness
Conference ponders Lincoln's survival
Lincoln Christian Church happenings
Chicken sausage products recalled
ZLS second in state track meet
Pinto baseball
Lincoln police officer loses life in off-duty crash
Relay for Life pictures
McLean Mayor William F. Bailey passes
Fiery three-vehicle collision near Emden sends two to hospitals
Gov. Blagojevich announces $55.7 million to help more long-term care residents return to their homes or community residence
This day in history
Letters:
Logan County Relay for Life's BIGGEST event in 10-year history
Gas prices here to the Continental Divide
44th District weekly update
Local eating establishment and school food inspection scores
FDA approves Neupro patch for treatment of early Parkinson's disease
Watercooler Stories: Promotion panic
Illini Central High School graduates
Pinto softball
Preakness: Curlin nips Street Sense on final stride
IDOT 'Click It or Ticket' Memorial Day effort
Ceremony honors fallen firefighters, recognizes 27 others for lifesaving acts of bravery
Recall information
This day in history
Court news
Marriages
Dissolutions
Senate week in review
Sen. Brady: Defined-contribution pension plan will save state money
Events this weekend
Youth ballet auditions on June 2
Researchers at U of I explore queen bee longevity
Home Country: Our local hard-luck case
Lincoln Mustang season-opening game
Logan County Relay for Life 2007 set to open Saturday morning
Get your garage sale fix on Route 66
Illinois'
proposed budget neglects public health funding crisis
Health
departments being asked to do more with less funding
Proposed bill supports farmers switching energy crops to corn for ethanol
Events this weekend
Park district notes: 'Sunsational Summer of Fun'
Lincoln Community High School prepares for senior awards and graduation
Zion Lutheran School graduates
Hartsburg-Emden High School graduates
S.D. firm gives sunflower seeds a boost
FDA clears first respirators for use in public health medical emergencies
Pinto baseball
Spectacle in the sky
Spectacle in the sky -- pictures
Elkhart Spring Festival on Saturday
Guest commentary: 'Evangeli-phobes' lose their favorite target
State public health
director warns residents to protect themselves against ticks and
disease
Increased reports of
ticks this season
FDA announces results of investigation into illegal promotion of OxyContin by Purdue Frederick Company
Windswept Manor to host open house
City council committee assignments updated
Terry Farmer Charity Portrait Series to benefit Ronald McDonald House
Reminder: Armed Forces Day to be celebrated with open house and book signing
Hartsburg-Emden eighth-grade graduates
New Holland-Middletown graduates
Parent Institute column: Parent-child conflict
Invention Mysteries: Who needs the Grammys or Emmys when you have the inventor awards?
Building collapses on man during storm
County board approves borrowing
Theory predicts aging process in DVDs, Plexiglas, other polymer glasses
Vital legislation for the renewal of downtown Springfield
State public health director
extends alert after previous warning about illness linked to
ground beef consumption
Second recall -- still no
Illinois cases of E. coli from consumption of recalled beef
CIEDC Head Start enrollment opens
Support group explores divorce-related topics
'Facing My Depression'
Oasis update
Praise Service at Camp Griesheim on Sunday
Severe thunderstorm watch issued until 6 p.m. Tuesday
Youth cut loose with a little bowling
Pictures from youth bowling
Lincoln Library makes MySpace online safety bookmarks available
Dine at Culver's -- support Relay for Life
Gov. Blagojevich announces $15 million program to help veterans and active-duty personnel afford homes
44th District weekly update
Weekly Outlook: USDA crop forecasts
Local classrooms win Walk Day prizes
Einstein
specials this week
Coffeehouse
closing
Lincoln Christian College and Seminary graduates
Carroll Catholic School graduates
Fort Massac State Park celebrates 250th
anniversary of Fort De L'Ascension
Special events planned for May 18-20
Track and field: Capital Area Classic high school results
Airport
Daze satisfies crowds
Youth get
Young Eagle wings
Logan County Airport Daze and Young Eagle flights -- pictures
More pictures from Airport Daze
Some good news for county coffers
Illinois to join
29 states in Climate Registry
Internationally recognized standards to measure greenhouse gases
House stamps clear 'no' on GRT
Borers and their
control
By John Fulton
CIEDC staff members attend state conference
Mount Pulaski High School Honors Night winners
Seniors of the month
Parish Nurse Task Force Scholarship
Olympia High School graduates
State public health director issues
warning about illness linked to ground beef consumption
No
reported cases of E. coli from consumption of ground beef in
Illinois
Sunday night at the races -- pictures
Lincoln and Logan
County correctional officers recognized by state officials
Lincoln's Vincente Nerio one of five front-line employees
awarded top honors
Bomke announces clean
energy grants
LCHS set to
improve lighting this summer
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum to present 'Mary Todd Lincoln: Fashion Plate or Fashion Victim?'
Court news
Marriages
Dissolutions
Enough about the glass ceiling -- it's time to redesign the building
Reminder: Lincoln Community High School presents 'Grease'
FDA issues health risk alert for True Man and Energy Max products
Research group gets $7 million to pursue new antibiotic agents
Home Country: Romance sense and sensibility for small-town husbands
Lincoln College and Lincoln Elks offer 'Hook A Kid On Golf' program
Illinois State Fair announces its
2007 theme
'Celebrate and Educate' selected as slogan of Illinois' premier
agriculture showcase
Gov. Blagojevich announces U of I's historic Lincoln Hall project will be 'green'
Senate passes Sen. Brady's hate crimes commission legislation
Distillers grain in swine diets
Reminder: Lincoln Community High School presents 'Grease'
CIEDC and Lincoln Kiwanis to host summer day camp
Schedule
of area school graduations
Lincoln Christian College and
Seminary and Lincoln College this Saturday
Lincoln College graduates
Study of planarians offers insight into germ cell development
Hot flashes: Studies explore the role of genes, obesity and alcohol
LC softball player Mosier recognized by region
Warm weather calls for awareness of bicyclists
Gov. Blagojevich challenges lawmakers to seize the moment and approve his Tax Fairness Plan
Statement from Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich on scheduled vote in the Illinois House on GRT resolution
First mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Illinois
Reminder: Lincoln Community High School presents 'Grease'
High school band announces spring concert
Lincoln College announces honorary degree recipients
SHG to host Summer Escape enrichment camp and athletic camps
IDOT looks to build on Illinois' traffic safety success in 2006, seeks public input into safety planning
Gov. Blagojevich applauds Senate committee for passing historic Tax Fairness Plan that will invest record new funding for education, expand health care and provide property tax relief
FlatCon game convention returns to Bloomington for its eighth year, joined by Gamers for a Cure
Gov. Blagojevich's Illinois Covered plan wins approval from Senate committee, moves to full Senate for vote
Lincoln Community High School presents 'Grease'
Support group explores divorce-related topics
'Facing My Anger'
Oasis update
Extension plans Walk Day events for May 14
Book Look:
'The Craft of Silversmithing'
May selections for Children's Reading Club: 'The Peanut-Free Cafe' and 'Strider'
Lincoln
mayor announces resignation of police chief
Erlenbush appointed
interim chief
State of the city
Good news: growth
Bad news: growth pains
Audios from Monday night's meeting at the start of a new fiscal year:
Announcement of police chief resignation, the reasons for his resignation, the search for a new chief and the interim chief [MP3 file] (almost 30 minutes)
State of the city
address by Mayor Elizabeth A. Davis [MP3 file]
(5 minutes)
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and allow time for the audios to load.)
Food containing
melamine very low risk to humans
USDA releases
some swine and poultry for processing
Gov. Blagojevich offers condolences, support to Kansas governor in response to Greensburg tornado
State fire
marshal seeks to reduce arson fires through public awareness during
Arson Awareness Week, May 6-12
National theme is 'Vehicle arson: Who
pays for this crime?'
Senate Republicans
file resolution opposing governor's $7.6 billion tax
Watch the live debate on
Wednesday
House hearing on gross receipts tax at 9 a.m. Wednesday
Weekly Outlook: Corn and soybean prices
Lincoln Community High School presents 'Grease'
Six-county agency dedicated to helping low-income residents to host open house and All Kids blitz
Lincoln College Rotaract club honors family while walking for MS
Atlanta Spring Festival set
Sponsorships now being sought for Delavan Fall Festival
P.J. Keaton to Arkansas State
Sportsmanship Award
Lincoln mayor releases portions of police department audit
Elkhart celebrates spring
Blagojevich administration announces the
return of expanded seven-day schedule for many of Illinois' historic
sites during tourist season
The return of
daily operations attracts more visitors, generates more revenue for
local economies
Eastern tent
caterpillars, freeze effects and gardening calendar
By John Fulton
Logan County Health Department and Lincoln Park District team up for National Women's Health Week 2007
Reminder:
Local museum and aviation enthusiasts offer flights for youth
May open house set for Heritage In Flight
4-H Oral Communications Contest results
Zion Lutheran April Student of the Month
Parent Institute column: Math skills
Lincoln
College softball is fourth in region
Giammarino
named to all-tournament team
Lincoln College alum boosts campaign with gift
Habitat
restoration and enhancement applications open to Illinois
landowners
Lower Sangamon River Watershed includes Logan County
Recall information and important update
Court news
Marriages
Dissolutions
Senate week in review
Close the pay gap; we've waited long enough
Reminder: Blood drive Monday
Home Country: That loveliest of places
Book Look: Wrongful retaliation for a
reign of terror
Colorado author explores both sides of notorious Sand Creek
massacre
Visit by
foreign trade commissioners opens the world to central Illinois
Reverse trade mission's first
stop: Lincoln
Gov. Blagojevich proclaims Childhood Drowning Prevention Month in Illinois
Illinois Conservation Foundation appoints new executive director
44th District weekly update
Students become micro-lenders, assisting entrepreneurs around world
Mount Pulaski High School Honors Night set
Get water wise... supervise!
River Boy gospel quartet to sing on Sunday in Lincoln
Cool, wet weather slows northern and central Illinois planting
Route 121 crash sends three Lincolnites to hospitals
Logan County Habitat for Humanity to build house in Atlanta
Illinois celebrates National Foster Care Month in May
Senate president thwarting the will of the people
Farm Foundation's 2007 Farm Bill
Forum May 15: organic food issues
June forum to discuss credit issues
Illinois military veteran with Lou Gehrig's disease leading National ALS Awareness Month
Prairie plant sale extended
Study finds textbooks lacking in how they teach conceptions of science
Invention Mysteries: Was an author named Richard the first person to discover electricity?
Illinois Scouts earning their Quail Forever patches
Brian Cook one of 10 Illinois young people to be honored by the Illinois Jaycees on Saturday
Gov. Blagojevich announces more than $2.4 million to provide housing services to individuals living with HIV/AIDS
Organically grown food featured on Triple S Farms tour set for June
Make Mother's Day
special: Give the gift of life
Next blood drive
in Lincoln on May 7
Support group explores divorce-related topics
'The Road to
Healing'
Oasis update
Treasurer Giannoulias warns of identity theft
Students learn to protect themselves
Fingers to fly on Friday
CIEDC gears up to celebrate National Community Action Month
Gov. Blagojevich announces former lottery superintendent memorialized with Carolyn Adams Ticket for the Cure Grant Fund
United States ramps up fight against malaria in Africa, encourages global participation
Weekly Outlook: Supply and use
'America, Unite in Prayer' at the Logan County Courthouse on Thursday
Lincoln College theater students host Improv Show
Lincoln Writers Club to meet
Updated community calendar from the Abraham Lincoln Tourism Bureau of Logan County
Culture Artist column: Green transportation: hybrids
Lincoln basketball stars commit