Wednesday, Nov. 30:

• City Briefs: Enterprise zone, insurance, waste treatment and more

• City has second thoughts on agreement with BlueStar Energy

• House, Senate vote: Logan and other facilities to stay open

• Light Up A Life ceremony at ALMH -- album

• Illinois House rejects business tax incentives

• Electronics disposal ban takes effect in new year

• Traffic stop uncovers major credit card & fraudulent ID scam before start of holiday season

• Library notes

• Police reports

• Fire and rescue reports

• Book Look: 'Christmas in Williamsburg'

• Laura on Life: Watering your peacocks

• Zion Lutheran Lady Eagles

• C-EL wins 49-16

• Logan Lanes:

• Split N Gutter League

• Tuesday Super Trios

• AP news

Tuesday, Nov. 29:

• Saved! Budget deal will keep Logan open

• Cline sentencing postponed to Jan. 5

• Fitness Balance celebrates 10 years in Lincoln

• Pink Shutter celebrates 50 years with open house and discounts

• Volunteer weather observers in Illinois mark 5th anniversary

• Douglas trumps Lincoln at Lincoln?

• Lincoln Jaycees Angel Tree under way

• Montessori offering partial tuition waivers to qualified new students for spring semester

• Scaled-back tax break plan emerges

• Letter: Thanks from Jefferson Elementary School PTO

• Birth: Kayden Marc-Edward Bone

• Police reports

• Flu facts

• HOPE Mobile schedule for December

• Logan Lanes: American Bowling League

• AP news

Monday, Nov. 28:

• Unique Christmas shopping here at home

• Small Business Saturday on the square

• Small Business Saturday on the square -- album

• Lincoln Christmas Parade:
       Album 1     Album 2     Album 3

• New Holland's newest business is Slackers

• A virtual tour of Slackers

• Pride of the Prairie holds 17th annual event -- album

• Railers drop pair to finish tournament 2-3

• Ill. lobbyist's kids received scholarships

• Recalls announced

• Police reports

• Fire and rescue reports

• Lincoln Railer Rumble youth wrestling tournament Dec. 4

• AP news

Wednesday, Nov. 23, and Thanksgiving weekend:

• NEW: Railers power past Centennial 61-51

• NEW Thanksgiving Day: Guzzardo family and community serve 400 meals
                 Album 1     Album 2     Album 3

• New: Oasis holds annual Thanksgiving dinner

• New: Railers gobble up first win over Danville

• Main Street Lincoln and downtown merchants plan another big holiday weekend

• Courthouse bell to ring at 10 a.m. Monday

• Poem: The day after Thanksgiving and no trip to the mall

• Pride of the Prairie vendor list for Saturday

• Merrymakers from LCHS music dept. return to the Renaissance

• Cub Scout food drive fills a truck

• American Legion Auxiliary scholarships available

• Lady Trojans take IESA Class 7-3A regional title

• Firehouse news for October

• November FAQ from city fire department: turkey fryer safety

• November FAQ from police department: traffic laws

• Governor encourages consumers to support Illinois' small businesses this holiday season

• Blago adviser Rezko to serve 7 more years

• This day in history

• Holiday edition, Special Olympics fundraiser, Jody Phillips art auction, Logan County Democrats, Atlanta pre-Christmas event, Zion chess and Carly Powell make the Close Up

• Letter: Appreciation for success of phase 1 to save Logan Correctional
  Your assistance still needed

• Birth: Trinity Kay Callahan

• Police reports

• Fire and rescue reports

• Laura on Life: Tae kwon do-ing: Why?

• Home Country: In the chill of the morning

• Lady Eagles win 2 with Springfield-Our Savior's

• Logan Lanes:

• American Bowling League

• Jay Bird League

• AP news

Tuesday, Nov. 22:

• City Briefs: New inspector, city finances, questions about BlueStar Energy and more

• Crossing guard issue put to rest

• ALMH's annual Light Up A Life campaign under way

• Mitchell & Brown call for separation of Cook County from rest of Illinois

• Railers fall short against Cahokia 48-40

• $1 billion more needed for FY13 budget

• At least 20 Illinois legislators not running again

• Law enforcement to step up patrols for holiday weekend

• Births:

  • Justys Ray Burger

  • Jeremia Alexander Rodriguez

  • Gavin Hayes Vaini

• Fire and rescue reports

• Lady Eagles win consolation championship

• LCU men's basketball

• LC swimming & diving results

• AP news

Monday, Nov. 21:

• Unit 263 sponsors Americanism essay contest

• First Baptist rededicates century-old painting

• Railer hoops begins another season -- in Sports

• Survey: 87 percent of Americans see double-dip recession

• Verizon Foundation funds Girl Scout STEM program

• Thanksgiving food safety

• Holiday edition, Special Olympics fundraiser, Jody Phillips art auction, Logan County Democrats, Atlanta pre-Christmas event and Carly Powell make the Close Up

• Recalls announced

• Police reports

• Fire and rescue reports

• LC women's basketball

• LC wrestling at Lindenwood Open

• AP news

Saturday, Nov. 19:

• Leadership Academy holds graduation -- album

• Kiwanis serves up dinner: Italian style -- album

• Montessori Children's House celebrates with music -- album

• Illinois unemployment rate rises to 10.1 percent

• Quinn signs Ill. deal on unemployment insurance

• Illinois board pushes new rules to evaluate teachers

• Marriages

• Home Country: An accidental dating step

• Lady Eagles win 2 with Concordia Lutheran

• AP news

Friday, Nov. 18:

• Fulscher meeting legislators about cellphone surcharge

• American Legion Post 263 sponsors oratorical contest

• Serendipity Stitches and Gehlbach Law are this week's downtown focus

• Carroll Catholic staff and students salute principal

• Carroll Catholic staff and students salute principal -- album

• Davis stepping down as pastor of Park Meadows Baptist Church after 36 years

• Cost of Illinois tax break package could hit $850M

• Rural fire and rescue reports

• Atlanta man bowls back-to-back perfect games

• Logan Lanes: Jay Bird League

• AP news

Thursday, Nov. 17:

• City Briefs: Energy provider, city manager, 911 surcharges and more

• District 27 board forms consensus on crossing guard agreement

• Timeless Treasures can be found on Sangamon Street

• Quinn 'optimistic' on budget deal to keep facilities including Logan open

• Study: Ill. ranks high in taxes on poor families

• Birth: Burke Ezra Kitterman

• Fire and rescue reports

• LC men's basketball opens home games this weekend with Guzzardo Classic

• Logan Lanes: Tuesday Super Trios

• AP news

Wednesday, Nov. 16:

• Crossing guard issue intensifies as District 27 meets city council

• Reward offered by family of Megan Kissel

• Local teens jam it up for child victims

• Local teens jam it up for child victims -- album

• Illinois' promise to pay not a guarantee

• Quinn took 4 months to remove child-welfare chief despite allegations

• Culvert repairs near Middletown and Rocky Ford to begin Thursday

• Firearms deer season Nov. 18-20 and Dec. 1-4

• Fire and rescue reports

• Laura on Life: Wishing is dangerous

• CEL splits with Springfield Calvary

• Lady Eagles take 2 from Taylorville-VisionWay

• Lincoln College women's basketball

• Logan Lanes:

• American Bowling League

• Split N Gutter

• AP news

Tuesday, Nov. 15:

• Development partnership calls for federal renewal of wind energy tax credits

• Elkhart dedicates 'Heritage Corner' -- album

• Bonanza says thank you to veterans

• Bonanza says thank you to veterans -- album

• Central students serenade at Culver's -- album

• Unemployment insurance deal to save state millions

• Winter Storm Preparedness Week

• Earthquake preparedness exercise to begin

• Genealogy program, Zion honor roll, Deb DeJarnette, Montessori fundraiser, Ethan Anderson and Morgan Conrady in Close Up

• Accident reports

• Fire and rescue reports

• Births:

• Maggie Michelle Chapman

• Mila Coleen McCray

• Flu facts

• AP news

Monday, Nov. 14:

• Man pleads guilty to attempted murder of Korn Krib bartender and to robbery

• Saturday with Santa and Sunday spaghetti wrap up Main Street open house weekend

• Saturday with Santa and Sunday spaghetti wrap up Main Street open house weekend -- Album 1, Album 2, Album 3

• WLB board special meeting confirms teacher insurance carrier

• FFA members attend agronomy competition

• Holiday Shopping Extravaganza at Emden -- album

• Tales from Christian Village: Betty Armstrong remembers her sisters

• Police: 3 shot at party near U of I, including Illini linebacker

• Lawmakers punt on pensions as $85B liability grows

• Copper sword stolen from statue at Lincoln's Tomb

• Recalls announced

• Fire and rescue reports

• LC wrestling results

• LCU men's and women's basketball

• Mayfield's Mutterings: Illini upend Loyola-Chicago for opening-night win
  By Jeff Mayfield

• AP news

Saturday, Nov. 12:

• Veterans honored in Lincoln -- album

• Main Street Lincoln holds annual lighting of the tree on the downtown square

• Downtown tree lighting -- album

• Downtown window displays offer a holiday delight

• Winning windows in downtown Lincoln -- album

• Ill. Senate sends Quinn plan to pay school chiefs

• More Illinois counties added to tree-killing beetle quarantine

• Dissolutions

• Home Country: Initiation smokes out a badger

• LCU volleyball advances to final four

• LCU men's basketball wins in the final minutes

• Logan Lanes: Jay Bird League

• AP news

Friday, Nov. 11:

• New plan forms to keep state facilities open, for now

• Suttles 'settles' in as assistant museum curator

• Christmas starts tonight in downtown Lincoln with tree lighting and Santa

• Emden Grade School salutes veterans

• Emden Grade School salutes veterans -- album

• Bill Dolan's quest for sight takes setback

• A 'Shoe Sensational' grand opening -- album

• U of I Extension offering Master Gardener volunteer training

• Weather observers needed in Logan County

• Letter: Thank you to those who have served

• CEL splits with Mount Pulaski

• LCU starts off 1-1 in national tournament

• AP news

Thursday, Nov. 10:

• Breaking news: COGFA votes to keep Logan Correctional open

• Schedule for Veterans Day service Friday

• Family Dance Night puts a spin on having fun

• Attorneys general fight to stop robo-calls to cellphones

• Feds dig into Blagojevich pension

• Plan to pay regional superintendents gets House approval

• Small business left out of tax break discussion

• Logan County FSA newsletter

• Police reports

• Fire and rescue reports

• Logan Lanes:

• American Bowling League

• Tuesday Super Trios

• AP news

Wednesday, Nov. 9:

• Commission to vote on Logan Correctional tomorrow morning

• City Briefs: Energy, sewer, treasurer's report and more

• Baker, Richert Main Street Illinois volunteers of the year

• Shoe Sensation now open

• 'Heritage Corner' ribbon-cut and dedication in Elkhart

• John Eigenbrod ALMH Employee of the Month

• Building trades home moving along -- album

• Jefferson 2nd grade learns to vote

• Medicaid payments to hospitals to take longer

• Police seek help nabbing window vandals

• Lincoln College's Dave Klemm retires from coaching after 30 years

• Dietitian to speak at Community Action senior lunch

• Park district notes

• Birth: Chase Anthony Dean Eairheart

• Police reports

• Fire and rescue reports:

• Lincoln Fire Department 

• Lincoln Rural Protection District

• Laura on Life: Dating for 9-year-olds

• AP news

Tuesday, Nov. 8:

• Crossing guards in limbo amid issues between city and District 27

• Quinn/Simon received half-million from AFSCME

• Bands will battle it out in Hartsburg on Saturday

• Lincoln Jaycees invite seniors to annual feast Nov. 19

• Coupon seminar will help save Mill

• Emergency Alert System test reminder

• Speaker Madigan: Legislature not bound by Quinn's spending decisions

• Blagojevich sentencing set for Dec. 6

• Break-even corn-after-corn yields and yield drags

• Low and slow soybean export progress

• This day in history

• H.O.T. potatoes, Bill Gossett at Woman's Club, blood drives, Christmas cookie walk, Humane Society cookie trays, Veterans Day tribute and community calendar make the Close Up

• Police reports

• Fire and rescue reports

• LC men's soccer to vie for national title

• LC volleyball players earn all-region honors

• LCU loses high-scoring game

• Chester-East Lincoln wins a pair

• Logan Lanes: Split N Gutter League

• AP news

Monday, Nov. 7:

• Bill Dolan dreams of gift of sight

• Powell State Farm Agency survives a rough week

• Powell State Farm Agency survives a rough week -- album

• Veterans honored by St. John UCC youth group

• Zonta dinner supports community and world

• Local schools do well in state speech contest

• Illinois GOP: Paul wins presidential straw poll

• Remap forcing Republican lawmakers to pick new districts

• Recalls announced

• Police reports

• Fire and rescue reports:

  • Lincoln Fire Department

  • Lincoln Rural Fire Protection District

• LC wrestling results

• LC swimming meet results

• AP news

Saturday, Nov. 5:

• City officer under attack shoots aggressive dog

• Jefferson Elementary asking community to vote for new playground

• Nationwide test of Emergency Alert System Wednesday

• Pesticide applicator training and testing Nov. 21

• Job saving is focus of brewing Illinois tax deal

• A dry October in Illinois

• Snow facts: November snow climatology for the Midwest

• Anniversary: Michael and Donna Mosier

• Marriages

• Home Country: 'Manure Man' has it good

• LC women defeat McHenry 80-54

• Lynx fall to Kirkwood 76-82

• AP news

Friday, Nov. 4:

• Eaton gives $30,000 to support Community Action seniors

• Graue throws party for Chevrolet's 100th -- album

• HealthSource Chiropractic and Progressive Rehab locates in Lincoln

• Zumba rocks in Emden

• Hartsburg-Emden students spend Saturday with mad scientist

• Mad scientist at Hartsburg-Emden -- album

• Pop tax proposal on sugary drinks bubbles up again in Illinois

• Auditor: Illinois should evaluate vehicle use

• LC volleyball season ends

• Red Lions end regular season, head for national volleyball tourney

• AP news

Thursday, Nov. 3:

• Elkhart Historical Society's candlelight chapel service tickets available

• US agriculture secretary visits Springfield

• Quinn announces ag disaster declaration approved
  Farmers in 77 Illinois counties eligible for assistance; Logan included

• Notable quotes on Cellini verdict

• Senators offer plan to keep Postal Service solvent

• This day in history

• Humane Society pictures with Santa, blood drives, Christmas in the Chapel, Cub Scout Pack 111, library display to honor veterans

• Police reports

• Fire and rescue reports

• Lynx win in OT 69-67

• Lady Eagles take 2nd in county tournament

• Logan Lanes: Tuesday Super Trios

• AP news

Wednesday, Nov. 2:

Tuesday, Nov. 1:

• William Cellini guilty of extortion, aiding bribery

• Quinn's $376 million budget veto likely to be spent elsewhere
  7 proposed facility closures including Logan hang in the balance

• Woods Foundation supports Community Action senior nutrition program

• Lincoln area thrift stores partner for Christmas event

• Carroll Catholic enjoys lunchtime concert

• Law enforcement officials promote safety for deer hunting season

• Cellini jury returns from 3-day break

• Time critical, questions linger for Illinois health insurance exchange

• Library notes

• Birth: Mikaela Kennedi Shawgo

• Police reports

• Fire and rescue reports

• LC volleyball team wins last match before regional

• Logan Lanes: American Bowling League

• AP news