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(Articles from the past week)
Daily headlines
2010 Lincoln Art &
Balloon Festival best ever
Chamber president gives thanks to all involved -- in
Perspectives
Community Action announces utility assistance program
Delavan Fall Festival: live music, great food and full weekend of fun
FutureGen Alliance may pull out of clean coal project
New state law will allow campaign signs year-round
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum goes green
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Red Lions volleyball begins a new run at a national championship
Logan Lanes: American Bowling League
AP news
Festival footnotes
Saturday morning fly-in -- album
Saturday at Latham Park -- Album 1
Saturday at Latham Park -- Album 2
Saturday night at the airport -- Album 1
Saturday night at the airport -- Album 2
Sunday at the festival -- Album 1
Sunday at the festival -- Album 2
2010 Art Fair award-winning artists -- album
Postville's 1800s Craft Fair -- album
Faces at the festival -- Album 1
Faces at the festival -- Album 2
Faces at the festival -- Album 3
Faces at the festival -- Album 4
Grapplers receive cheers and jeers -- album
RJD Hobbies and Raceway hosts races
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Lincoln College men's soccer sets record in season opener
Lincoln College women's soccer results
Lincoln College volleyball results
Logan Lanes:
Sunday Night Mixed
Rollin 66ers
AP news
Full house at Scully Park -- album
Friday at the airport -- Album 1
Friday at the airport -- Album 2
Friday at the airport -- Album 3
1st art and balloon fest parade -- album
Dissolutions
Laura on Life: The definition of 'clean'
Home Country: The latest in fake fish
Railers lose season opener 56-7
Lincoln College volleyball
Lincoln College golf
AP news
An eye in the sky at balloon fest -- album
Perfect night for Maple Ridge kickoff party -- Album 1
Perfect night for Maple Ridge kickoff party -- Album 2
Lincoln Heritage Museum hires Melissa Weissert as new asst. director
Lincoln College-Normal and IVCC ink agreement to expand accelerated bachelor's program
Shaner says limiting turnovers is key for Railer season -- in Sports
Blagojevich retrial set for January; charges dropped against brother
Ill. State Police acting director waiting for confirmation
Justin Tierney, Elizabeth Carter, Original Farmers' Market, art and balloon fest schedules in Close Up
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
WL-B baseball vs. Mount Pulaski
AP news
Final preparations for art and balloon fest -- album
Candidates for gov, Senate talk ag on the farm
Quinn: Tie income tax hike for schools to property tax cut
GOP lawmakers discuss governor's early prisoner release program
Ill. attorney general issues warning about fake payday loan collectors
Master Gardener training, yellowjacket control
By John Fulton
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
WL-B baseball
Logan Lanes: Jay Bird League
AP news
Comcast hears issues at town hall meeting
City announces art and balloon fest winners
Pine Lodge Farm barn restoration -- album
Lawmakers: Blago ain't coming back
Illinois falls short in Race to the Top
Schools dismiss state funding maneuver as useless
Quinn backpedals from Stermer, taps DHS head for chief of staff
July food inspection scores
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Laura on Life: Relationships -- crazy and stupid
Logan Lanes: American Bowling League
AP news
Preparations for best art and balloon fest ever near completion
Mount Pulaski 175th
anniversary plans unfolding
Yearlong
celebration planned for 2011
Scully Building restoration work enters final phase -- album
Civil unions on the horizon in Illinois?
Benefit for Dick Logan set, Quilters at Heart Guild, Lincoln Woman's Club, blood drives and Main Street Lincoln in Close Up
Junior high baseball
AP news
Lincoln College-Normal names new director of admissions
Business Spotlight: Now and Then Books is open again
Genealogy the topic of Elkhart's September dinner lecture presentation
Historic Elkhart Hill tours Sept. 25
Treasurer's office open Saturday morning
Recalls announced
Fire and rescue reports
AP news
Agencies moving Logan County
forward through tourism and business development
Art & Balloon
Festival, tourism and partnership activities
What was Abe doing 150
years ago today?
New website
feature tracks Lincoln's activities
New season, new possibilities for Railers
Illinois Senate week in review
Downstate lawmakers focus on local elections as Nov. 2 approaches
Writing club to meet Sept. 14
Marriages
Dissolutions
Laura on Life: Touchless bathrooms
Home Country: Male invention time
WL-B over C-EL 8-5
AP news
July unemployment continues downward movement
Collision, fuel spill closes I-55
City to begin seal coat operations Monday
Mitchell wants tougher laws against illegal immigration
Lincoln College Involvement Fair -- album
Lincoln Jaycees searching for Haunted House location
Comcast public meeting, winners of Original Farmers' Market baskets, YMCA Bike Blast, United Way and Dick Logan fundraiser make Close Up
Letter: DK Hirner speaks to local women's group
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
WL-B defeats LJHS 7-4
AP news
County Briefs: Airport improvements, readying for balloon fest, general business, appointments, odds and ends
Paramedics train with new lifesaving equipment -- album
New building, animal cruelty investigation top Humane Society meeting
Blagojevich juror: 1 holdout kept Blagojevich clear on most charges
Top state officials downplay Blago trial effect
Mum's the word? Likely not for broke Blagojevich
This day in history
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
AP news
Ellen Olson takes supreme champion gilt at Illinois State Fair
Joshua Clark of Lincoln wins 2010 Excellence in Agriculture Scholarship
Blagojevich convicted on 1 of 24 counts; prosecution vows a retrial
Illinois politicians disappointed in Blagojevich verdict
Experts expect changes for potential Blago retrial
Brady slams Quinn at state fair
Laura on Life: The case of the missing burger
WL-B baseball results
AP news
Breaking News: Blago guilty on just 1 count as feds vow retrial
City Briefs: Cash in the bank, downtown grants and more
Council paves way for Broadway Street repair and Fifth Street project
Global Tech expands instructional programs again
Blagojevich jurors ask for transcript of former aide's testimony
Policy group supports cutting state fair, to Quinn's chagrin
Fall is headed our way
By John Fulton
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
AP news
Lincoln College-Normal offering 4-week human resources course in Oct.
Air Evac Lifeteam's
Region 1 Safety and Pilot of the Year awards announced
Springfield is Most Improved Base of the Year
GOP's Brady: Congress wrong to send Illinois money
Illinois town backs out of FutureGen project
Bidding still open on state surplus vehicles, electronics and entertainment equipment
Recalls announced
Chamber Monday morning memo
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
West Lincoln-Broadwell baseball results
AP news
City's open house brings up decades-old problems with downtown parking
Tina Gordon ALMH August Employee of the Month
Illinois' early prison release program called 'totally dysfunctional'
Gov candidates bicker over federal money
Birth announcement: Connor James Wells
District 27 menus
Laura on Life: When you're hot, you're not
Home Country: An old friend turns up at a yard sale
AP news
State Bank of Lincoln donates $100,000 to hospital campaign
Together for Lincoln application deadline Sunday
Covered wagon gets new cover -- album
Brady visits Lincoln; Democrats Hirner and Miller walk the fair
Excessive heat warning continues through Saturday
Blagojevich jury agrees on 2 of 24 counts; judge says to keep talking
Lawmakers react to news of possible Blagojevich mistrial
Quinn, Brady leave Blago to jury
St. John UCC, genealogical meeting, YMCA school days programs and the park district in Close Up
Park district notes
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
AP news
City Briefs:
Downtown parking finds a spot in council discussions
Postville Courthouse, where Abraham Lincoln practiced law, hosts 1800s Craft Fair
Changes are coming to HOPE Mobile
Heartland offers Office Basics courses
Blagojevich jury deadlocked; judge gives further instructions
Demo derby winners
4-H auction results
AP news
City Briefs:
Broadway Street repair approval might be
reconsidered
City will have town hall meeting to evaluate Comcast
Logan County 4-H Foundation presents scholarships
Dangerous heat continues through Friday
Fair
results:
(From the
Logan County Fair Association)
Cake Classic
Dairy & Culinary
Fine Arts
Floriculture
Harness Racing -- Downstate
Harness Racing -- Thursday
Harness Racing -- Tuesday
Junior Beef
Junior Dairy
Junior Goats
Junior Horse & Pony
Junior Poultry
Junior Rabbits
Junior Sheep
Junior Swine
Open Beef
Open Dairy
Open Horse
Open Sheep
Open Swine
Photography
Textiles
Tractor & Truck Pull -- Saturday
Tractor & Truck Pull
Vegetables & Grains
Illinois mounts new 'Race to the Top' attempt
Many and varied
topics
By John Fulton
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Book Look: 'Alexander the Great Rocks the World'
Laura on Life: Ladies' night out
AP news
City takes tough stance on sewer bills and traffic tickets
City announces annual Art & Balloon Festival giveaway
Civil War soldier moves from planning to creation
Bridge construction completed on Nicholson Road
Dangerous heat expected through Thursday
Tuesday heat
indexes 100 to 110
Latest forecast and conditions
Today's fair albums:
Steer show and results -- Album 1
Steer show and results -- Album 2
Steer show and results -- Album 3
Steer show and results -- Album 4
Demolition derby
Faces at the fair
Quinn says he will review furloughs if state gets federal funds
Close Up: The fair isn't over till everything is in. DVD of 2010 fair can now be ordered.
Birth: Brigham 'Brigs' Joseph Davenport
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
AP news
Today's fair albums:
4-H Beef Show -- Album 1
4-H Beef Show -- Album 2
Chili Cook-Off and Bags Tournament
Cut flowers
Annual Cake Classic
Cake Classic winners and auction
A reporter looks back at the fair week -- in Perspectives
Recalls announced
Police reports
Marriages
Fire and rescue reports
AP news
6-year-old's life saved by an angel among us
State falters; local group takes over to help 4-H contestants
Public invited to a downtown streetscape public information open house on Tuesday
Today's fair albums:
Tractor pull
Cakes, candies and snack foods
Young faces at the fair
Faces at the fair -- people and otherwise
Kids Day, Kids Way -- Album 1
Kids Day, Kids Way -- Album 2
Additional funding for probation services added by governor
Sales tax holiday for a limited time only
Home Country: Fish story weighs in
Tickets available for Railer football and volleyball
Logan Lanes:
Thursday Super Four League
Have-A-Ball League
AP news
Amtrak preparations to affect train service
Regional planning
commission looks at possible restructuring
Director's position
eliminated
Today's fair albums:
Pig Scramble
Calf Scramble
4-H Swine Show -- Album 1
4-H Swine Show -- Album 2
4-H Sheep Show
4-H Sheep Show results
Logan County 4-H show results:
Dairy
Market hogs
Breeding hogs
(Thursday shows)
Sheep
Heifers
Steers
Recession adds $2.2 billion to Illinois' debt
State fair marches on despite state budget problems
Police reports
AP news
Regional planning commission looks at possible restructuring
Director's position
eliminated
Beat the heat... Check the back seat
Today's fair albums:
Junior Horse and Pony Show
Dairy and Culinary winners
4-H, Dept. H and
Dept. B Dairy Show
Album 1
4-H, Dept. H and
Dept. B Dairy Show
Album 2
4-H, Dept. H and
Dept. B Dairy Show
Album 3
The Chicken Scramble
The Goat Scramble
Logan County 4-H show results:
Goats
Horses
Poultry
Rabbits
Cats
Potential racketeering conviction could bankrupt Blagojevich
Quinn outlines planned agency cuts; lawmakers react
This day in history
Talent show in Close Up
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
AP news
Bethany Rea 2010 fair queen; Danielle Phillips Little Miss Logan County
Today's fair albums:
The 2010 Fair Queen Pageant
4-H Cat Show
4-H Rabbit Show
4-H Poultry Show
4-H Goat Show
4-H show results:
Visual arts
Home beautification
Vegetables
Crops
Miscellaneous
Dogs
Together for Lincoln application deadline Aug. 15
Community Action names Leticia Cook Employee of the Quarter
Back-to-school sales tax holiday starts Friday
Gov, AG halt predatory debt settlers
July -- warmer and wetter than normal for Illinois
Illinois food stamp cases continue to rise to new record
Fall lawn care
By John Fulton
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Laura on Life: Perfect storm
AP news
City Briefs:
Dangerous heat levels today and Wednesday
Today's fair albums:
Department W preparations, part 1
Department W preparations, part 2
Monday's 4-H award winners
Monday's floriculture winners
Faces at the fair
Fair prepares for opening
Ameren seeks expansion through new company, but consumers will pay
Community Action announces 2010 scholarship recipients
Wanted: foster grandparents
Jared Coers, Conservation Reserve Program, girls' softball and Together for Lincoln in Close Up
Logan County FSA newsletter
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
AP news
Library announces summer reading winners
7 on the ground: LDN ready for fair
4-H Dog Show preparations -- album
4-H Dog Show -- Album 1
4-H Dog Show -- Album 2
4-H Dog Show winners -- album
Recalls announced
YMCA notes
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
AP news