Daily headlines

August 2007

Friday, Aug. 31:

• A boil order is in place for Chestnut and Beason until further notice.
  Drinking water will be available at the firehouse in both towns.

• Delavan Fall Festival kicks off

• Illinois to protect Labor Day weekend motorists with 'Stay Alive on the I's'

• Department of Transportation to suspend lane closures over Labor Day weekend to give motorists a break

• President declares major disaster for Illinois

• LaHood to be featured on C-SPAN program

• Bush to outline aid to mortgage holders

• FBI surveillance: It's come a long way

• Mother kills self; daughter found dead

• 10th anniversary of Diana's death marked

• China approves seizure of private homes

• Study predicts more severe U.S. storms

• Hillary jokes Bill looked into No. 2 job

• Underdog Paul inspires political passion

• New McCain push on war, his candidacy

• Official: States take insurance program too far

• Congressional chase for pork still strong

• Malaysian man pulls train with teeth

• Student suspended over stadium prank

• Bulldozer driver rams police station

• Actor playing Brutus stabs himself

• 'Virgin chicken' off the menu in Beijing

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Gov. Blagojevich signs legislation to help prevent and control infections in health care facilities

• FTC: $3 gas prices in 2006 not fixed

• Municipal Wi-Fi faces financial hurdles

• Stock market points toward higher open

• Ag. sec. wants lower farm subsidy limit

• Wheat prices advance

• Teaching the teachers
  Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum announces teacher workshops for the 2007-2008 school year

• Live audio broadcast of Railer football, 6:45 pm

• LJHS baseball vs. Argenta-Oreana

• Drake upsets No. 7 Illinois State 27-24

• Aaron returns to Milwaukee for reunion

• Frustration builds for Guillen

• NL roundup: Diamondbacks move ahead atop NL West

• AL roundup: Yankees take over AL wild-card lead

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Blake gets first 5-set win at U.S. Open

• Tiger brings some sizzle to FedEx Cup

• U.S. beats Argentina to earn No. 1 seed

Thursday, Aug. 30:

• Businessman struggles with state over in-town highway changes
  Businesses would have reduced access

• Central Illinois law enforcement agencies investigate home improvement scam

• Panel: Va. Tech could have saved lives

• Airport screening policy questioned

• Jewell, falsely tied to '96 blast, dies

• AAA expects fewer Labor Day drivers

• A beam weapon for military?

• How the energy beam weapon feels

• Teamsters to try to block Mexican trucks

• Calif. produce firm recalls spinach

• Taliban may free rest of Korean hostages

• GAO auditors say Iraq goals not being met

• Spider web engulfs Texas park trail

• No wonder that water bill was so high

• Detective learns hard way about ID theft

• Brooklyn baby sports 12 fingers, 12 toes

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Governor takes bill action

• Governor on SB 572: Major corporations that benefit from mass transit should pay for it

• Priests from Baghdad say Americans are asking wrong questions about Iraq crisis

• Low-tech business cards still hanging on

• Legal battle may be ahead for iPhone hackers

• Bernanke: Looking to help homeowners

• Microsoft to release Vista fixes in 2008

• U.S. stock futures pointed lower

• Wheat prices surge on Chicago Board of Trade

• Delavan Fall Festival events

• Zion Lutheran School families prepare for Family Fun Fest on Saturday

• For Mother Teresa, a profound darkness

• Red, White & True Mysteries: What do these inventors have in common?

• Memorial's physician network earns Employer of Choice Award

• Report urges more attention to asthma

• Mutterings: 'Meet me in St. Louie'
  By Jeff Mayfield

• NL roundup: Phillies make up more ground in NL East

• AL roundup: Indians extend lead in AL Central

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Isner to face Federer at the U.S. Open

• Most fans don't want Vick back in NFL

• LeBron scores 26 as U.S. defeats Uruguay

Wednesday, Aug. 29:

• City approached to sell property

• Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival event winners

• 45 grams of cocaine seized during traffic stop

• Guns found at Illinois school; 3 arrested

• Rate deal -- Illinois to lead in renewable energy and efficiency

• Anger, sadness mark Katrina anniversary

• NOAA blames hot year on greenhouse gases

• Taliban release 8 South Korean hostages

• U.S. troops release detained Iranians

• Helmsley's dog gets $12 million in will

• 5 top contenders for attorney general

• Obama offers hard truths to supporters

• Biden says Bush wants to delay chaos

• Limit troops abroad, 8-nation poll says

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Poverty rate declines significantly

• Cruise-related spending up in '06

• Subprime mortgage woes spreading

• U.S. stocks headed for higher open

• Agriculture futures mostly fall

• Divorce recovery support group begins Sept. 10

• Oasis update

• On earth...: Adult children

• Church news -- September calendar

• Returning Lincoln Christian College and Seminary students come back to several major building changes

• Book Look: 'Kites'

• Traveling with your pet
  Safety tips for drivers taking their pets on the road

• Mars Petcare US recalls dry dog food

• LJHS baseball at Parkside

• Ban on metal bats found constitutional

• Logan Lanes bowling: Tuesday Super Trios

• Jones rallies Cubs past rival Brewers

• Cardinals spoil Cooper's Astros debut

• Rangers hold off White Sox 4-3

• NL roundup: Phillies, Padres beat first-place teams

• AL roundup: Yanks, Angels move up in division races

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Defending champ Sharapova coasts at Open

• Panicked Briggs reported car stolen

• United States defeats Puerto Rico 117-78

Tuesday, Aug. 28:

• Logan County Health Department chosen as pilot site for accreditation program
  Local department takes leadership in demonstrating quality and performance

• Drivers urged to use extra caution around school zones and buses as more than 2 million Illinois kids head back to the classroom

• Gov. Blagojevich issues state disaster declaration for LaSalle, Grundy counties for flooding

• Governor sues Illinois House speaker [WGN radio]

• Letter: Senate Republican Leader Frank Watson speaks out regarding state budget

• Weather delays robot's search for miners

• Army looks to Guard for recruiting help

• FAA orders inspections of all newer 737s

• N.M. officer killed in Bush motorcade crash

• Deluged Wisconsin braces for more rain

• Feds seize $400,000 of cocaine at O'Hare

• Product recalls

• Foreign firefighters join Greece battle

• Taliban to release South Korean hostages

• U.S., Iraqi forces kill 33 insurgents

• Chinese miners ate coal while trapped

• Wayward emu corralled in Wal-Mart parking lot

• Bush: Fight against extremism is crucial

• Sharp questions await Gonzales' successor

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• New law protects disabled Medicare beneficiaries from insurance discrimination

• Teen who hacked iPhone trades gadget

• Blast lowers profile for Virgin Galactic

• Acer buying long-struggling Gateway

• Stocks head toward lower opening

• Farm Futures survey shows farmers ready to switch corn ground back to soybeans -- if the price is right

• Weekly Outlook: Pork industry

• Wheat and corn prices declined Monday

• Bringing the war home
  'Central Illinois World War II Stories' will preview new Ken Burns film and feature local oral histories

• New fine arts instructors at Lincoln College

• Mississippi ranked fattest state in nation

• Study eyes diabetes in pregnant women

• Parents begin potty training at birth

• LJHS baseball vs. Tremont

• Logan Lanes bowling:

  • American Men's League

  • Split N Gutter League

• Lincoln College coach William McCullum earns master's degree at United States Sports Academy

• Illinois State vs. Drake game notes

• Complete Illinois State men's basketball schedule released

• White Sox beat Devil Rays 5-4

• NL roundup: Utley lifts Phillies to win

• AL roundup: Tigers rout Yankees, Mussina 16-0

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Hewitt, Hingis, Blake at U.S. Open today

• Vick submits guilty plea to judge

• Carmelo leads U.S. to win over Mexico

Monday, Aug. 27:

• Athens loses a teen and a father in double-fatality collision

• Pictures from a Balloonfest weekend:

  • Balloons launch Saturday evening

  • Balloons awake and rise in masses

  • U.S. Army 'Silver Wings' Parachute Team

  • And the record-breaking crowd stayed...

• U.S. Attorney General Gonzales resigns

• Gov. Blagojevich issues state disaster declaration for DeKalb County for flooding, storm damage

• Gov. Blagojevich announces state's August 'Veteran of the Month'

• Recall information

• Robotic camera lowered into coal mine

• Bad credit biggest risk to economy

• Greek prosecutor orders probe into whether arson can be considered terrorism

• Woman hopes she's a record hugger

• Farmers' Almanac predicts 'two-faced' winter

• Efforts to change flood insurance stall

• Edwards offers cancer plan

• Huckabee expectations high for Thompson

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Gov. Blagojevich signs laws to expand protections for elementary and high school students
  Laws will require background checks on new employees and help fight bullying

• Currency change aimed at adding security

• Facts about U.S. currency

• Plants' cleanup may create side-effect

• Gas down nearly 3 cents in 2 weeks

• Investors feeling a bit more optimistic

• Keeping bugs out, and leaf scorch identified on oaks
  By John Fulton

• Giannoulias awards agriculture scholarships

• Mason City Sesquicentennial SOS
  Beard and dress contests set; community choir practicing

• Conservation Village at Du Quoin State Fair highlights outdoor recreation, natural resource protection

• Bird flu found at German poultry farm

• WL-B baseball vs. Delavan

• Dalton Carriker's walk-off homer gives Georgia the Little League title over Japan

• NL roundup: Diamondbacks win another nail-biter

• AL roundup: White Sox manager likes Red Sox to win AL

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Some golfers angry over mandatory carts

• Stricker ends drought with Barclays win

• Ochoa cruises to 3rd straight LPGA title

• Denis Watson wins record 7-man playoff

• Carl Edwards dominates at Bristol

• Vick to enter plea Monday

• LeBron, Kobe, Melo lead U.S. past Brazil

Saturday, Aug. 25:

• Balloonfest 2007 pictures

• August rainfall heaviest on record in northeastern Illinois

• More flooding possible for northern Illinois

• Gov. Blagojevich directs state to offer assistance to western Illinois counties hard-hit by severe storms Thursday

• Gov. Blagojevich signs law requiring nurse staffing plans in hospitals

• 911 tapes reveal bridge collapse horror

• French won't extradite Chicago slaying suspect

• 9-year-old's killer gets death sentence

• $1B cleanup of Alaska bases drags on

• Forest fires kill 37 in southern Greece

• Rumors on Castro's health swirl in Miami

• North Korea says 600 dead from floods

• Study: Fear of new foods mostly genetic

• 'Lucy' exhibit worries some scientists

• Snake rattles solo pilot in Mississippi

• Man resorts to surgery to adopt child

• Inspecting millions of cargo containers

• Huckabee: GOP has failed on problems

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Court news

• Marriages

• Dissolutions

• Senate week in review

• Governor takes bill action

• Crude prices rise; natural gas falls

• Teen 'unlocks' iPhone from AT&T network

• Stocks surge following home sales data

• Bad credit threatening U.S. economy

• Help wanted ads go unanswered in West

• Chinese banks disclose credit exposure

• GM testing new fuel technology

• Agriculture futures end mixed

• Ranchers battle meatpacking industry

• Church of God sets fellowship hall dedication

• Home Country: If you want to teach someone something new, all it takes is the right motivation

• Experts say C-sections, obesity may play role in U.S. women dying from childbirth at high rate

• NY baby undergoes 5-organ transplant

• Railers lose to Mount Zion

• Marshall leads Cubs to win at Arizona

• Braves beat Cardinals 7-2

• NL roundup: Maddux reaches 10 wins for 20th season

• AL roundup: Angels, Mariners keep winning out West

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• K.J. Choi grabs 2-shot lead at Barclays

• Vick suspended indefinitely without pay

• Durant, Collison dropped from U.S. basketball team

• Du Quoin State Fair welcomes trotting superstar

Friday, Aug. 24:

• Maple Ridge kickoff party gets it all going
  Lincoln Balloon Festival gets under way Friday night
  Lincoln Art Fair and other events begin Saturday

• Hampton Inn announces groundbreaking ceremony for new hotel in Lincoln

• Severe weather possible Friday afternoon and evening

• Truck rolls just south of Broadwell

• Sen. Brady: Governor cuts funds for state's poorest residents

• Floodwaters begin receding in Ohio, but more storms pound Illinois

• Few wanted job at ground zero tower

• U.S. wants to give break to strip miners

• Vessel found likely sunken WWII sub

• Iraq report may bolster surge policy

• Army secretary rejects longer Iraq tours

• GOP senator calls for troop withdrawals

• Children found dead in cars in Ohio, Missouri

• Kidnapped S. Koreans said to be healthy

• Astronomers find a hole in the universe

• Scientists study out-of-body experiences

• Group to meet, launch frog-saving effort

• $27M woodpecker habitat plan unveiled

• Woman, 71, arrested for 'special' plant

• Snake wanders into class, bites student

• Atlanta considers banning baggy pants

• Raccoon parts left on doorsteps in Salem

• Nicole Richie serves 82 minutes in jail for DUI

• Romney: Mass. health plan can be copied

• Obama gets direct: Why vote for me?

• Edwards talks tough at Clinton, Obama

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Super-size what? The Big Mac turns 40

• Review: Rival phones no match for iPhone

• Wal-Mart steps up toy testing

• Long Island scrapping ocean wind park

• Stock futures fall ahead of housing data

• Wheat, soybean prices climb

• Artisans demonstrate 19th-century trades at Postville

• Environmental Education Association of Illinois to be represented at national conference

• AP poll: God vital to young Americans

• Hispanic churches add English services

• CDC: Whooping cough cases misdiagnosed

• FDA proposes new rules for sunscreens

• Live audio broadcast of Railer football, 6:45 pm

• West Lincoln baseball vs. Mount Pulaski

• Storms postpone Red Sox and White Sox

• Tigers trade Craig Monroe to Cubs

• NL roundup: Padres edge Mets in series finale

• AL roundup: Indians beat Tigers in pitching battle

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Reports: Vick told to stop dogfighting

• U.S. routs U.S. Virgin Islands 123-59

• IOC plans Olympic ban for doping cheats

• I want to comment on 'Ryman an inspiration in character'

• Another comment on 'Ryman an inspiration in character'

Thursday, Aug. 23:

• Gov. Blagojevich signs FY08 budget; cuts nearly $500 million in 'pork' and nonessential spending

• Severe thunderstorm watch issued for counties north of Logan

• City modifies burn law

• Illinois' Ryan found power, then failure

• Hundreds hope to return to flooded homes

• 6th mine borehole offers last hope

• Pigeon dung examined in bridge collapse

• Taser incidents renew debate over usage

• For some, new green cards may cost $370

• Armored vehicles slow to reach Iraq

• Dean downgraded to tropical depression

• Report will be critical of Iraq leader

• Study: T. rex could run up to 18 mph

• Google Sky allows users to tour galaxies

• Are chicken coops terror threats?

• Police need a hand to find stolen limbs

• Exotic pelts taken from taxidermist

• Bullet from police gun range hits man

• Seniors may get doughnuts after all

• Obama: Presidential bid at times insane

• Thompson's image cultivated by Hollywood

• Clinton urges ouster of Iraq's Al-Maliki

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Technology helps address drunken driving

• Noise laws could muffle motorcycle sales

• Workers say police kidnapped them

• Futures point to higher open on Wall Street

• Puffer fish sold as salmon kills 15

• EU relaxes ban on British meat exports

• Wheat leads grains, bean prices higher

• Letter: Ryman an inspiration in character

• Red, White & True Mysteries: Find out who really discovered North America

• No prescription? No problem online

• Sales soar for morning-after pill

• Survey: Teens face stress at higher rate

• WHO: Infectious diseases spread faster

• Weight-loss surgery boosts survival rate

• WL-B vs. Springfield Little Flower

• Logan Lanes bowling:

  • American Men's League

  • Tuesday Super Trios

• IESA will crown 49 team champions during 2007-08 school term

• Robinson, Mays are all-time Gold Glovers

• NL roundup: Webb loses streak; Pujols keeps going

• AL roundup: Rangers set records in 30-3 rout

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Linebacker, 59, to play college ball

• Pit bulls at Vick's house face deadline

• Bettis said he faked injury to avoid cut

• Anthony, Bryant help U.S. roll in opener

• Street Sense favored to win Travers

Wednesday, Aug. 22:

• Public hearing on consolidation

• NO mad cow disease cases in Illinois
  Cases of human brain-wasting disease often confused and misreported as BSE, more commonly referred to as mad cow disease

• Gov. Blagojevich signs law expanding state's earned income tax credit to 100,000 more Illinoisans

• Gov. Blagojevich asks for federal assistance for Winnebago and Stephenson counties after flooding

• Illinois ex-governor's conviction upheld

• Midwest flooding death toll reaches 22

• Utah mine boss defends efforts

• YouTube videos to have 'overlay' ads

• NASA looks ahead to 3 more space shuttle launches at risk before permanent foam fix

• Environmentalists win White House suit

• Room spins after teacher-astronaut lands

• Dive set to begin at supposed Blackbeard shipwreck

• Dean batters oil installations in Mexico

• Dean third-most intense hurricane ever

• Iraq leader lashes out at U.S. critics

• U.S.: Iran cooperation insufficient

• Venezuela Congress OKs Chavez's reforms

• Ohio county settles morgue photos suit

• Spoon drop saves woman from house blast

• Arm-wrestling game recalled in Japan

• Bush: History to prove Iraq war worth it

• Obama's Cuba stand breaks rank

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Tribune shareholders OK $8.2B buyout

• Wal-Mart: Melamine traces in dog treats

• Patents filed by foreigners in U.S. triples

• Gas station owners allege price fixing

• Wall Street heads to higher open

• Agriculture futures rally

• Vet's dream coming true, walking Route 66

• Oasis update

• Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and variant CJD

• Scientists drug-test whole cities

• LJHS vs. Chatham-Glenwood

• Floyd rallies Cubs to 5-1 win

• Cardinals beat Marlins 5-2

• Bonds' 756th ball going to auction

• NL roundup: Mets, Phillies beat NL West foes

• AL roundup: Anderson gets 10 RBIs in Angels win

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Busch wins rain-delayed Nextel Cup race

• Vick may still face charges in state court

• ISU clinic helps women learn about football

Tuesday, Aug. 21:

• City adds caterer's license to liquor classes

• Construction complete -- now let's celebrate!
  Dedication to culminate six months of Logan County Habitat and Thrivent working together to build home

• Gov. Blagojevich signs Jesse White's initiative to protect teen drivers

• State's mine rescue teams to participate in mine rescue simulation

• Gov. Blagojevich prepared to help Texas as Hurricane Dean approaches

• Official says Utah miners likely buried

• Search ends for bridge collapse victims

• U.S. military looks to reduce role in Iraq

• Abe's face-lift will be high-tech affair

• Hurricane Dean makes landfall, weakens

• Blind golfer hears shot of her career

• Frozen remains thought to be WW2 airman

• Buying new jeans? Why not try Butt Cam?

• Clinton, McCain split on Iraq pullout

• Obama calls for easing Cuba embargo

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Governor takes bill action

• Tribune shareholders vote on buyout

• U.S. foreclosures rise sharply in July

• Wal-Mart quietly pulled dog treats

• Wall Street heads for higher open

• Fall lawn care prepares for spring
  By John Fulton

• Weekly Outlook: Storage concerns

• Corn, wheat prices rise

• Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital featured on 'Viewpoint'

• Lincoln Park District notes
  Lifesaving course, indoor fitness equipment, and classes or programming with a personal trainer

• Illinois River conference grapples with carp controversy and much more

• Study finds virus contributes to obesity

• Jenks' streak ends as White Sox win

• NL roundup: Gallardo helps Brewers to rare road win

• AL roundup: Jenks denied major league record in win

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• NASCAR to get rare Tuesday green flag

• NASCAR's Rudd to hang up driver's suit

• NCAA taking academic reform seriously

• Bears win super subs rematch 27-24

• Vick to plead guilty in dogfighting case

• Durant, Collison dropped from U.S. team

Monday, Aug. 20:

• Legislator discusses state budget issues with local officials
  No budget veto message out
  No state budget passed
  No first payments to schools

• New souped-up computer donated to library for youth use

• It's breakfast on a stick at Illinois State Fair

• Gov. Blagojevich urges President Bush to reconsider his threat to veto State Children's Health Insurance Program

• FEMA: Dean prep far exceeds Katrina

• Hope all but extinguished at Utah mine

• Shuttle astronauts prepare to come home

• Man's body found at Minnesota bridge site

• Artificial life likely in 3 to 10 years

• Recall information

• Caymans brace as Hurricane Dean nears

• Roadside bomb kills Iraqi governor

• Cop cutout reminds drivers to slow down

• World's costliest ham triggers pork envy

• Bush seeks neighborly agenda

• Analysis: Do the Dems have a Goldilocks?

• Rove keeps up heat on Clinton

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• 44th District weekly update

• Sauerberg thanks Rep. Dennis Hastert for his service to the people of Illinois

• Wall Street awaits Fed's next move

• Food prices fuel China inflation fears

• See how they did it 'back then'
  1840s Craft Fair at Postville Courthouse on Sunday

• Military brass band performance to precede Aug. 28 flag-lowering ceremony at Lincoln Tomb

• Parent Institute column: Ready for kindergarten

• Increase in mosquitoes anticipated
  Health department urges awareness and protection

• Poll: Family ties key to youth happiness

• AP: Pain medicine use has nearly doubled

• Zero trans fat doesn't always mean zero

• Medicare won't pay for hospital mistakes

• LJHS vs. Chiddix

• WL-B vs. C-EL

• Cardinals-Cubs game called off in third

• Mariners rally for victory over White Sox on Saturday

• NL roundup: Smoltz sets Braves strikeout record

• AL roundup: Santana strikes out 17 in Twins win

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Federer wins 50th career title in Ohio

• Lorena Ochoa wins Canadian Women's Open

• Snedeker wins Wyndham Championship

• McNulty wins The Tradition by 5 strokes

• Rain postpones NASCAR event until Monday

• USC is No. 1 in AP Top 25 college poll

Saturday, Aug. 18:

• Illinois EPA issues Annual Compliance Report for public water supplies
  Community water supplies continue to deliver safe drinking water to over 11 million Illinois consumers

• Illinois adopted children to receive the same survivor benefits from public plans as biological children
  Adopted children gain equal treatment when a parent dies

• Spacewalk trimmed for shuttle return

• Handling of mine disaster questioned

• Stress causes killer mine bumps

• Gov't closer to admitting Mexican trucks

• Officials: Passports more common now

• Hurricane Dean churns through Caribbean

• Tortured Calif. tortoise returns home

• Cops get launcher in gun-shoe exchange

• Diabetic woman, 73, gets locked in bank

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Court news  

• Marriages

• Dissolutions

• Gov. Blagojevich signs law closing corporate tax loopholes that only benefit special interests

• Study finds Americans rely on friends, neighbors for investment advice

• Stocks rebound on discount rate cut

• Agriculture futures close higher

• Mitchell to give legislative update

• Habitat house blessing Aug. 26

• Home Country: When common sense should dictate

• Hepatitis C helicase unwinds DNA in a spring-loaded, 3-step process

• College football changes kickoff rule

• Cubs cool off Cards

• NL roundup: Webb extends scoreless innings streak

• AL roundup: Indians begin road trip with win

• Zambrano signs 5-year deal with Cubs

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Huston shares lead at PGA's Wyndham

• Edwards leads The Tradition by 2 strokes

• Hamm shines and Durante wins a title

• NFL roundup: McNabb on-target in return from injury

• Vick accused of gambling, executing dogs

• Ref union: Donaghy incident is isolated

• Crew chiefs Knaus, Letarte back at track

Friday, Aug. 17:

• County receives funding for Fifth Street Road improvements

• Minier-Armington Police Department launches drunk driving crackdown

• Tropical Storm Erin heads for Texas

• Images, noises offer hope at Utah mine

• No immigration raids in 2010 census?

• Wisconsin fishing industry copes with virus

• Elvis fans boost economies of 2 states

• Oldest person celebrates with cake

• Chavez proposes end to term limits

• Russia, China hold joint war games

• Kenya reduces child deaths from malaria

• Bush pushes agenda without Congress

• Bush, Congress duel for least favorable

• Obama pledges to clean up Washington

• Baucus opposes hike in federal gas tax

• Man wrongly thinks robbery is a joke

• India city official: Ship stray dogs to Korea

• Seat belt 'Heimlich' saves choking man

• Mobile appeals $3K payment over gesture

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Governor takes bill action

• Heartland area at Illinois State Fair celebrates Illinois producers
  Wine garden and farm market offer alternative fair foods and beverages

• Will Wall St. troubles lead to recession?

• Fed approves reduction in discount rate

• Dow futures are down more than 100

• Dell to restate earnings after probe

• Soybeans drop on Chicago Board of Trade

• Sugar growers may share ethanol action

• Lincoln College 'Week of Welcome' starts Sunday

• Three new human cases, and Jackson and St. Clair counties reporting West Nile virus

• Manufacturers of some diabetes drugs to strengthen warning on heart failure

• Alaska begins offering e-prescriptions

• Stent safety questions trigger declines

• LJHS baseball vs. WL-B

• Softball champions

• NL roundup: Phillies closing in on NL East lead

• AL roundup: Tigers, Sheffield win in New York

• Giambi escapes punishment from Selig

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Reid, McNulty lead The Tradition

• Diaz leads Canadian Women's Open

• Johnson flies high in U.S. gymnastics

• Deals to leave Vick as last defendant

• Betting probe ref: 'I'm very sorry'

Thursday, Aug. 16:

• Top 10 reasons to attend the Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival

• 'See Something? Say Something!' campaign inspires youth and adults to act to stop the violence

• Gov. Blagojevich signs legislation to protect rights of volunteer emergency workers, active-duty military personnel

• Images, noises offer hope at Utah mine

• Study: Teen drug use at schools worsens

• Army suicides highest in 26 years

• Passport headaches costing nearly $1B

• Toy industry challenged by disposal plan

• Public airwaves for public safety

• Warren Buffett co-hosts Obama fundraiser

• Police: Man threw ill wife from balcony

• Elvis fans brave heat to mark his death

• Sinkhole nearly swallows minister's car

• Man arrested after trying to rob a nun

• Man pleads guilty in glass-eating scheme

• Woman faces charges after yelling chants

• Pepper the sheep can stay, despite aroma

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• 'Bake for the Cure' a first-time event at the 2007 Illinois State Fair
  Lincoln women take top prizes

• Existing home sales fall in 41 states

• China says most of its products are safe

• Wal-Mart: Foreign labor violations down

• U.S. stocks head for further pullback

• Wheat, soybeans fall on Chicago Board of Trade

• Reminder: Alzheimer program Thursday at 6 p.m.

• District 27 lunch menus

• Red, White & True Mysteries: Actor known for his distinctive voice overcame severe stuttering problem

• New protein synthesis not essential to memory formation

• American Legion District 17 tournament champions

• First-round draft picks beat deadline

• NL roundup: Bobby Cox ejected in Braves win

• AL roundup: Indians back in first in AL Central

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Earnhardt can't take No. 8 with him

• Hamms show flashes of old selves

• NBA betting scandal leads to guilty plea

Wednesday, Aug. 15:

• Gov. Blagojevich uses executive authority to bolster health care security for half a million people
  Governor vetoes $500 million in 'pork' and other special interest spending from budget passed by General Assembly
  Senate President Jones voices support for governor's changes

• City passes early retirement incentive package

• Logan County Circuit Judge David L. Coogan announces intention to retire

• Sen. Brady: Blagojevich is exceeding constitutional authority

• Gov. Blagojevich signs new laws to further protect Illinois seniors from abuse and neglect

• Hastert stepping down after this term

• Flossie downgraded to tropical storm

• NASA shuttle may not need space repair

• Miner reflects on moments after collapse

• YouTube seeks to depose Stewart, Colbert

• Expert: U.S. could leave Iraq in a year

• ACT scores continue upward trend

• Thomas who? New dollar coin might help

• China bridge collapse toll rises to 36

• 4 suicide bombings kill 200 in northwest Iraq

• Netanyahu wins Likud race, eyes PM role again

• Presidential race hits breakneck pace

• 'Duct Tape Bandit' charged in robbery

• Exploding lawn mower destroys home

• Tax protester adds his 2 cents

• Boy, 10, gets locked in store's gun safe

• 45 parrots abducted from pet shop

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Governor's Sale of Champions sets new record with steer sale

• Mattel defends itself on safety of toys

• Judge rules Novell owns Unix software

• Companies plan fuel-from-coal plants

• Need, lifestyle keep seniors on the job

• For moms, return to work a bit cushier

• Stock futures fall ahead of price report

• Wheat prices rise on Chicago Board of Trade

• Make Christmas happen for the veterans 

• Oasis update

• Book Look: 'The Perfect Nest'

• New anti-retroviral drugs to help children with AIDS in foreign countries

• Review set for pregnancy weight advice

• Aging adults have choices when confronting perceived mental declines

• LJHS baseball vs. Metcalf

• WL-B baseball vs. Athens

• Logan Lanes bowling: American Men's League

• Basking in the sun at the water park

• Preview of Saturday's Tony Bettenhausen 100 at Illinois State Fair

• NL roundup: Cardinals lurking in NL Central

• AL roundup:Lester, Gagne shine in Red Sox win

• Cardinals rally to beat Brewers

• Harang leads Reds past Cubs despite HRs

• Athletics vs. White Sox: Cust connects twice as A's win 4-3

• Yankees great Phil Rizzuto dies at 89

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Tiger reveals plans for his U.S. course

• Source: NBA ref expected to plead guilty

• Autopsy fails to show how wrestler died

Tuesday, Aug. 14:

• Radio show to focus on little-known museum in Lincoln

• First lady Patricia Blagojevich dedicates Blue Star Memorial on 'Veterans Day' at the state fair

• New state task force to address issues affecting the African-American community

• Category 3 Hurricane Flossie heads for Hawaii

• Rescuers searching for 6 missing miners in Utah look to farthest section of mine

• Naperville mother kills self, 2 kids in fire

• Triple-digit heat wave topples records, blamed for deaths in at least 6 states

• Tropical depression forms in E. Atlantic

• Minnesota picks designs for new bridge

• Mattel to recall more Chinese-made toys

• Lincoln may have had facial defect

• About 16,000 U.S. and Iraqi troops start new operation targeting insurgents north of Baghdad

• Sweden suspends Iraq flights

• Analysis: Rove helped make, break Bush

• China is becoming an issue in 2008 race

• 83-year-old skydiver reaches 100 jumps

• UFO 'debris' lands in Maryland park

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• At the Illinois State Fair: Seniors educated on various services available
  Red Hat Society covers lawn in purple and red

• Grand Funk Railroad cancels Illinois State Fair performance

• Free new state maps made available through corporate sponsorship with Best Western Hotels of Illinois

• Gov. Blagojevich signs bill to increase penalties for identity thieves targeting Illinois' service members

• Stocks head for flat open

• Consumer satisfaction with cars high

• Weekly Outlook: Crop production forecasts

• Agriculture futures fall in Chicago

• Historical society speaker presents historical preservation of buildings and homes

• Logan County Health Department July food inspection scores

• Internet-marketed product to treat high cholesterol found to contain unauthorized drug

• Consumers warned to avoid eating raw oysters from southern tip of Hood Canal in Washington state
  Warning follows bacterial illness outbreak

• Scientist searches for anti-alcohol drug

• Scientists seek better tests for Lyme

• NL roundup: Bonds cheered in Pittsburgh; Giants lose

• AL roundup: Sexson hits walk-off homer against Twins

• Bonds says 2008 season likely his last

• Team standings, schedules & scores

Monday, Aug. 13:

• Mount Pulaski woman loses life in motorcycle crash on Rt. 121

• Hot and dangerous work preventing future power outages

• State fire marshal kicks off 'Look Up!' campus fire safety campaign

• Illinois businesses can pay federal and state withholding taxes online

• Recall information

• 3 killed in Missouri church shooting

• 9th body found at Minnesota bridge site

• Endeavour crew prepares for spacewalk as NASA studies whether shuttle needs gouge repairs

• Race is on to detect dark matter

• Miner who lived heard nothing in cave-in

• Merv Griffin, entertainer turned multimillionaire businessman, dies at age 82

• Sunnis maintain hard line as Iraqi PM plans crisis conference with Sunni and Kurdish allies

• Head of China toy company at center of U.S. recall commits suicide

• Karl Rove to resign at the end of August

• Clinton a drag? Dems fear her negatives

• Man caught with snakes in carry-on bag

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Hog and husband calling contests a state fair favorite
  Lincolnite claims 4th in hog calling
  Monday's events

• Nickelodeon's slime show at state fair
  NBA Fair steps up its game

• Illinois State Fair Ethnic Village showcases best world has to offer

• 1800s craft fair

• Paralegal association hosts seminar

• Stock futures point to higher open

• U.S. homeowner woes felt around world

• Low-life squash bugs and allergy-inducing pollen producers
  By John Fulton

• Gov. Blagojevich reminds Illinoisans to apply online for Illinois Cares Rx

• Illinois woman's death in drug study probed

• Training helps Alzheimer's caregivers

• Helping find lost Alzheimer's patients

• U.S. slipping in life expectancy rankings

• Indy 500 vet Johnny Parsons chasing records at Illinois State Fair on Saturday

• NL roundup: Padres make up ground in NL West

• AL roundup: Yankees only 4 games behind Red Sox

• Cardinals' Kennedy to undergo surgery

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Tiger wins PGA, is now 5 shy of Nicklaus

• Tony Stewart wins at Watkins Glen

Saturday, Aug. 11:

• Gov. Blagojevich announces recommendations to improve safety at Illinois dams

• More than $440,000 in Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial grants awarded to Illinois projects
  Funds will help with statewide celebration of 16th president's 200th birthday

• Blagojevich administration partners with UAW leadership to offer consumer protection training

• Second drill reaches miners' location

• Recovery grinds on in Minn. collapse

• Astronauts prepare for first spacewalk

• Federal deficit down to $157.3 billion

• Toll records trip up philanderers

• Church cancels memorial for gay Navy vet

• Consumers urged to pick new DVD format

• Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend

• Big Ben's bongs fall silent for repairs

• Taliban: Koreans' release could come soon

• Diplomat: Musharraf can't win terror war

• Brazil says Amazon deforestation down

• Obama defends foreign policy talk

• Pants plaintiff goes back to court

• Wienermobile busted by Chicago cops

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Marriages

• (No dissolution reports)

• (No court reports available)

• Gov. Blagojevich signs law to prohibit convicted sex offenders from working at carnivals, county fairs statewide

• Governor takes bill action

• Stocks end mixed after raucous week

• TechLine: Wet cell phone tips

• Energy futures rebound on news of storm

• High-risk mortgages become toxic mess

• Soybean, wheat prices slide

• U.K. livestock do not have foot-and-mouth

• CIEDC staff members attend Head Start conference

• Home Country: A moment of summer perfection

• 4 out of 10 kids use car booster seats

• Army starts new psychiatric program

• Study: Obese kids are absent more

• NASCAR's Ken Schrader looks for second Allen Crowe 100 win at Springfield

• NL roundup: Wagner & Hoffman fail to hold leads

• AL roundup: ChiSox pitcher closes in on history

• Fields, Uribe lead White Sox

• Loney's homer leads Dodgers past Cardinals 2-1

• Fan who has Bonds' 755th ball selling

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Woods seizes control with 63 at PGA

Friday, Aug. 10:

• City revenues show signs of growth
  Aldermen dig deeper into possible early retirement incentive

• Road project completed near Emden

• CIEDC Logan County Head Start program announces new location

• Bomke: Record-setting budget battle over
  Prisons to get restaffed, schools get funds and developmentally disabled caretakers get cost of living increases

• Gov. Blagojevich opens Illinois State Fair

• Gov. Blagojevich signs legislation to help keep nursing home residents comfortable and safe
  Air conditioning, heat now a requirement in nursing homes

• No sound from 6 trapped Utah miners

• Divers find remains from bridge collapse

• Metal plates examined in bridge collapse

• DeKalb monster truck accident injures 9

• Student: Threat note a misunderstanding

• Shuttle Endeavour nearing space station

• Government stepping up immigration enforcement efforts

• Feds plan new air passenger screening

• Army looks to expand recruitment incentives

• SpiralFrog aims for end-of-year launch

• Taliban says hostages safe for how

• U.K. suspects new case of cattle disease

• Lab linked to foot-and-mouth outbreak

• Sharp questions for Dems on gay issues

• YouTube helps catch New Zealand thief

• Britney has fender bender in parking lot

• Kangaroo sightings reported on U.S. 90

• Man living in car since '00 upsets neighbors

• Woman strangles raccoon that attacked child

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Brady votes for operating budget to keep state running

• Brady: House speaker, attorney general holding up coal bill

• Gov. Blagojevich signs new laws protecting Illinois law enforcement rights, expanding arrest powers of federal agents

• Governor takes bill action

• Stocks decline on subprime lending woes

• U.S. stocks head for sharply lower open

• Consumer confidence rebounds in August

• GM says it could lead electric car race

• Agriculture futures fall

• What's going on at the fair?
  The Illinois State Fair butter cow has mooooved
  Parade winners and opening events

• First West Nile virus-related death in Illinois for 2007

• Virus outbreak contained in Uganda

• LCHS fall sports schedules updated
  Football, volleyball, golf, swimming, cross country, soccer

• Men's softball tournament champions

• Logan Lanes bowling: Thursday NASCAR 3

• NL roundup: Ankiel homers, helps Cardinals to win

• AL roundup: Indians extend lead in AL Central

• Cubs beat Rockies 10-2

• Cardinal's Spiezio entering treatment program

• Bonds' gear en route to Hall

• Clemens, Torre hit with suspensions

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Putter lets Tiger Woods down at PGA

• Fan favorite Daly in contention at PGA

• NFL improves instant replay capabilities

Thursday, Aug. 9:

• Local residents aid team identifying significant Route 66 information

• Slight relief from heat forecast for portions of central Illinois
  Heat advisory remains in effect to the south

• City of Lincoln representatives attend Lincoln Bicentennial workshop
  Training and ideas will help Lincoln celebrate 16th president's 200th birthday

• Keep Cool Illinois campaign to provide cooling centers during Illinois State Fair

• Lincoln/Logan County Hometown Day featured Sunday at the state fair

• Rescuers within 500 feet of Utah miners

• Endeavour carries teacher into space

• States urged to consider weight on bridges

  • Higher gas tax to fix bridges proposed

• 255,000 Chinese-made tires recalled

• Illinois to get fastest supercomputer

• Man sentenced in restaurant slayings

• Life ring may be from Edmund Fitzgerald

• U.S. struggles to downsize Guantanamo

• Fossils challenge old evolution theory

• Shiite pilgrims converge on Baghdad

• Germany struggles to save Berlin Wall

• Are attitudes on Iraq changing?

• Rowdy 'Redneck Games' irk neighbors

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Sen. Brady: Is delay in budget tied to legislative pay raises?

• Red Cross sued for use of cross emblem

• U.S. stocks head for sharply lower open

• Wheat, corn, soybeans rise

• DNA tests ID cows that make special milk

• Reminder: ALMH and CIEDC school supply distribution

• U of I library blog offers free access to complete works of history

• Red, White & True Mysteries: Texas political wife made history as broadcasting pioneer

• CDC study shows community measures prevent deaths during pandemic

• American Legion hosts banquet for baseball teams

• Wednesday NASCAR-Ball

• NL roundup: Bonds hits 757; Dodgers blanked again

• AL roundup:  Mariners make move in AL wild card race

• Jones: Steroid question could dog A-Rod

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• It'll be hot finale at PGA Championship

• Beijing begins 1-year countdown to games

• NASCAR driver gets unlikely benefactor

Wednesday, Aug. 8:

• Hot weather calls for caution
  Cooling centers offer relief

• New cab rates and zones take effect

• Heat advisory in effect until 7 p.m. Thursday

• Gov. Blagojevich declares Rockford, Winnebago state disaster area following flooding

• Teacher-astronaut set to make history

• U.S. general deciding course of Iraq war

• Deaths put Chicago police under pressure

• Bridge disaster could mean gas-tax hike

• Major setback in Utah mine rescue effort

• Flight delays soar to 13-year high

• Man sold goods on eBay, never delivered

• Buy.com hopes garage sale lures eBayers

• Korea leaders to hold second-ever summit

• Clinton, Obama fend off rivals in debate

• Man smuggles monkey into NYC airport

• Woman has pencil removed from head

• Woman's ashes back after accidental sale

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Gov. Blagojevich signs legislation to increase protections for workers in construction industry
  The Employee Classification Act will increase protections for workers and law-abiding contractors by ending the practice of worker misclassification

• Airlines sue FBI, CIA over Sept. 11

• Wall Street points to higher open

• Soybeans and corn rise on Chicago Board of Trade

• Vredenberg subdivision seal coat set for Thursday

• Brain injury support group meets Aug. 28

• Book Look: 'The Manager's Book of Questions'

• Backpack fittings Thursday at ALMH to help prevent student injuries

• ALMH and CIEDC school supply distribution

• Going to the state fair? Want to save a bundle on college?
  Financial and academic preparation for college is focus of ISAC booth

• Chemists to excite children's interests at state fair

• State public health director warns people to avoid contact with bats
  Dozens of bat exposures already documented as we enter busy bat season

• Some children shut out from vaccines

• Court rules out terminally ill for tests

• Hospitals are shutting down burn centers

• NL roundup: Helton, Rockies inch closer in NL West

• AL roundup:  A-Rod plunked in Yankees' win over Jays

• Indians beat White Sox 2-1

• Bonds makes history with 756th home run

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Robby Gordon avoids NASCAR suspension

Tuesday, Aug. 7:

• Heat advisory issued for Tuesday afternoon through Thursday

• Heat and health facts

• Keep Cool Illinois campaign offers tips to protect against heat-related health problems during this week's hot weather

• Legislators and advocates introduce Illinois Fast Track Initiative

• Emergency device tests conducted

• Potential botulism risk from canned french-cut green beans
  Product marketed under a variety of brand names

• McIntosh announces intent to run for Republican Party Logan County state's attorney nomination

• Effort to reach 6 Utah miners resumes

• Deadly mining method often used

• Minnesota bridge searchers turn to Navy

• Illinois flu vaccine donation destroyed

• Music publishers join YouTube lawsuit

• Foot-and-mouth disease hits 2nd U.K. herd

• Candidate roundup: Obama, Edwards criticize Clinton

• Candidates seek opposite gender's votes

• Woman sells ashes of hubby's former wife

• Woman lives after pickup falls 150 feet

• Study: Mahjong can lead to seizures

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Industry, consumers clash over chocolate

• Interest rates likely to stay unchanged

• U.S. stocks head for lower open

• Weekly Outlook: Corn yield

• Wheat rises, soybeans fall

• Farm Futures estimates record corn crop for 2007 despite problems

• A different kind of Orlando theme park

• Adult binge drinkers prefer beer

• June Financial and Professional Regulation disciplinary report released

• First-place men's softball team

• 'Tacklin' Football III' -- a ladies-only football clinic

• NL roundup: Cards beat Padres

• AL roundup:  Angels beat Schilling and Red Sox

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Cardinals tie record in 10-run fifth

• Astros beat Cubs 2-1 in 10

• Bonds stays put at 755

• A year later, Stuber says he had a ball

• Kyle Busch to drive for Joe Gibbs Racing

• Australia to go to Olympics at last minute

Monday, Aug. 6:

• Heat advisory issued for Tuesday through Thursday

• Recall information

• Minneapolis to face commuting test

• 1,400 gather at bridge collapse memorial

• Probe to see if construction played role

• Technology aids collapse investigation

• Campus safety on orientation agendas

• Taliban warn of more kidnappings

• Korean troops exchange fire along border

• Energy search goes underground

• Analysis: Hillary dances to defend Bill

• House OKs new taxes on oil companies

• House nears approval of Pentagon budget

• S.C. teen falls 6 stories, walks away

• Sorry about the bombs; here's your bill

• Man finds 19th-century periodicals

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Wall Street awaits Fed rate decision

• Fall defoliators
  By John Fulton

• Scramble winners

• 4-H and Cake Classic auction totals

• Logan County Cake Classic results and recipes

• Grand marshals announced for Illinois State Fair Twilight Parade

• Mount Pulaski water mains to be flushed Tuesday and Wednesday

• Course helps churches handle offenders

• Reminder: Mount Pulaski Grade School registration set

• Three new cases of West Nile virus in Illinois bring total number of human cases to 6

• A Redbird practice full of firsts

• NL roundup: Tom Glavine wins 300th game

• AL roundup:  Yankees close in on AL wild card

• Bonds hits 755th homer to tie Aaron

• Rodriguez hits 500th homer

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• LPGA Tour: Ochoa wins first major title at Open

• Woods wins Bridgestone Invitational

Saturday, Aug. 4:

• Scrambles drew a crowd Friday night at the Logan County Fair:

  • Scrambles results

  • Here chickie, chickie... (pictures)

  • Rope a goat... (pictures)

  • Slick as a greased pig... (pictures)

  • Time for a little calf roping... (pictures)

• Gov. Blagojevich renews call for legislature to approve $10 billion capital plan to upgrade infrastructure
  Illinois bridge system ranked fifth-safest in nation by Federal Highway Administration; governor says capital investment in bridges and roads needed to create jobs, boost economic development and improve public safety

• Cooler than normal prevails in July

• Bridge collapse death toll likely lower

  • Divers cautiously search amid debris

  • Victims bound in death by bad timing

• Product recalls

• 1,000,000+ rescues for Coast Guard

• Man mauled by dogs at Ving Rhames' home

• Rocket blasts off carrying Mars lander

• Teacher ready to fly to space station

• Hackers: Social networking sites flawed

• Soccer fete continues in Iraq

• Aztec leader's tomb found

• Blogs make their political mark

• Arkansas couple welcomes 17th child

• Armless man gets 5 years for driving

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Court news

• Marriages

• (No dissolution reports)

• 44th District weekly update

• UPS to celebrate 100-year anniversary

• Ford recalling 3.6 million vehicles

• Walt Disney World to raise prices

• Stocks fall sharply amid credit fears

• Wheat, oats, soybeans rise in Chicago

• Foot-and-mouth disease detected in UK

• Here am I, send me: Free will

• Reminder: Mount Pulaski Grade School registration set

• Home Country: Winning lure with added value

• How baby babbles become talking tsunami

• Illinois products to be highlighted at state fair
  Homemade jams and jellies, spices and seasonings, coffee and candy to be featured in showcase of Illinois-made products

• Lincoln Legion ends tournament play

• Uribe slam sends White Sox to win

• Nationals beat Cardinals 3-2

• Mets beat Cubs 6-2

• No homer for Bonds at Petco Park

• Detroit's Perez suspended for 80 games

• NL roundup: Diamondbacks extend lead in NL West

• AL roundup:  Indians overtake Tigers in AL Central

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• LPGA Tour: Wie misses cut at Women's British Open

• Sabbatini in the lead at Bridgestone

• Phelps nearly breaks backstroke record

Friday, Aug. 3:

• Residents and business owners hear construction plans for Fifth Street Road

• The Logan County Fair in pictures

• First alarm about bridge raised in 1990

  • 5th body found in bridge debris

  • NTSB chairman: Accident an 'anomaly'

  • Could tiny sensors detect bridge crises?

• Court rules against Katrina victims

• House OKs prescription drug imports

• Lake Superior changes mystify scientists

• Wife plans Iran trip to find husband

• U.S.: Force is option for hostage problem

• Homecoming for Iraqi soccer team

• Pakistan criticizes Obama on comments

• U.S., China agree on product safety plan

• Mexican billionaire donates laptops

• Ron Paul remains long shot for GOP pick

• Court orders man to complete eBay deal

• Australian, 94, earns master's degree

• 32,000 quarters leak onto Wisconsin roads

• Van Gogh painting revealed as fake

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Gov. Blagojevich signs groundbreaking dam safety legislation
  New law creates warning and enforcement standards at publicly owned dams throughout the state

• Bomke's week in review

• Sen. Brady, Rep. Mitchell planning town hall meetings

• Stock futures slip ahead of jobs report

• Chrysler could be sold to Cerberus today

• Grains, soybeans rally on Chicago Board of Trade

• 4-H Dairy Goat Show

• 4-H Breeding Hogs

• 4-H Dairy Show

• 4-H Sheep Show

• 4-H Heifer Show

• 4-H Steer Show

• Perry Hahn benefit on Saturday

• Summer blood donors needed
  Blood drives in Lincoln 

• Reminder: Mount Pulaski Grade School registration set

• Health alert: Excessive lead found in Fisher-Price toys made in China

• Simple method detects cervical cancer

• Moms too quick to reach for baby bottle

• Adult Raptor Camp registration open

• Lincoln continues in Legion tourney

• Lincoln College wrestling signs Lamagra

• Logan Lanes bowling: Thursday NASCAR-Ball

• NL roundup: Jennings lifts Astros; Bonds homerless

• AL roundup: White Sox, Yankees put up big numbers

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Trio share Bridgestone Invitational lead

• LPGA Tour: Inkster out in 31 at St. Andrews

• Crocker's mistakes help Phelps win fly

Thursday, Aug. 2:

• What there is to do at the Logan County Fair on Thursday and Friday

• Wednesday at the fair in pictures

• Filmed Raptor Camp program to air Thursday night, Sunday and Tuesday

• Gov. Blagojevich orders immediate inspections of critical bridges following tragic Minnesota bridge collapse

• Statement from Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich on federal decision not to stop BP from dumping pollutants into Lake Michigan

• 7 killed in Minneapolis bridge collapse

• Bridge collapse scene - pictures

• Survivors recount escape from bridge

• Federal officials heading to Minnesota

• Fisher-Price to recall nearly 1M toys

• List of recalled toys

• White House eyes bomb-resistant vehicles

• Rumsfeld denies cover-up in Tillman case

• House panel approves reporter shield

• Schnucks recalls green beans in 7 states

• Police: Mom bathed, dressed dead kids

• Kenya court says American priest killed

• Officials oppose bills pressuring China

• Earmarks prove popular, dangerous

• Real Harry Potter weathers Pottermania

• F-16s dispatched after solo pilot strays

• The nation's weather

• Stock poised to open mixed

• U.S. automakers' market share lowest ever

• Antitrust no threat to Dow Jones deal

• Fender-benders cost luxury car owners

• Agriculture futures are mixed

• Civil War band concert Saturday in Union Square Park

• Reminder: Mount Pulaski Grade School registration set

• Leader in women's suffrage known by her nickname

• Food inspection scores

• Brain-injured man speaks after 6 years

• Lincoln Legion at tournament in Litchfield

• Judge offers lawyers hardball questions

• Logan Lanes bowling: Wednesday NASCAR-Ball

• NL roundup: Cubs pull ahead of Brewers in NL Central

• AL roundup: M's gaining on Angels in AL West race

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Illinois Junior State Golf Championship final results

• Women pros at St. Andrews for first time

• Michael Phelps takes run at world record

Wednesday, Aug. 1:

• Miss Logan County Fair queen chosen

• Logan County Fair Queen Pageant pictures

• A day at the fair

• HGTV is looking to come to Lincoln

• EPA may be sued over popular pesticide

• War deployments raise risk of abuse

• Copper theft spoils food bank groceries

• U.N. approves Darfur peacekeeping force

• Another Afghan hostage deadline passes

• Sunni Arab bloc quits Iraqi government

• Syrians support helping end Iraq war

• Analysis: Thompson's road a bit bumpy

• Obama vows to hunt down terrorists

• Study debunks full-moon injury beliefs

• NYC considers permits for pictures

• No money, no marker: Headstone removed

• This day in history

• The nation's weather

• Bomke and Jones introduce stopgap measure to keep schools and government operating

• Sen. Brady: No state budget thanks to lack of leadership

• Mitchell pushes constitutional amendment requiring governor to reside in Springfield

• SBA funds construction of Culver's

• Dow Jones agrees to be bought by Murdoch

• Stock poised to open lower

• Farm Foundation names fellows

• Wheat falls, corn and soybeans rise

• 4-H Rabbits

• 4-H Poultry Show

• 4-H Horse & Pony Show

• Letter: Beautiful downtown Lincoln an asset

• On earth...: The night I called 911

• Group to deliver Bibles with newspapers

• 1 joint equals up to 5 cigarettes

• Transplant case could affect donations

• Illinois Junior Amateur Golf Championship

• Eight home runs but none for A-Rod

• Cards win 4th in row, beat Pirates 6-4

• Gagne, Teixeira traded at deadline

• NL roundup: Glavine fails in bid to win No. 300

• AL roundup: Yankees hit 8 homers in win over Chisox

• Team standings, schedules & scores

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