Daily headlines
December 2004
Local student to represent Illinois at Tournament of Roses Parade
Christmas tree pickup starts Monday
How you can help earthquake and tsunami victims
Illinois vocational rehabilitation focus shifts
Task force appointed to combat influence of violent, sexually explicit video games
Gov. Blagojevich encourages Illinois citizens to help victims of the South Asian tsunami
American
Institute of Philanthropy sets guidelines:
The best way to assist in providing emergency relief to the earthquake and
tsunami victims in Southeast Asia
Sumatran
quake sped up Earth's rotation
Natural disaster shaved millionths of a second off planet's day
Devastating quake redraws map
Seismic 'megathrust' leaves islands displaced
How do you teach moral values?
Sudden greenery from the kitchen
State Farm Holiday Classic
Pictures from the final game
Redbirds came away with a one-point win over Southwest Missouri State last night, 62-61, at Redbird Arena: pictures from game
Access to flu vaccine expanded to reduce risk of dangerous outbreak
Illinois receives $7 million federal incentive bonus for child support enforcement
Feathered escapees back in protective custody
Pheasant hunting levels restored
Invention Mysteries: It's time for our final invention quiz of the year
Tips for care of houseplants during winter
2004 State Farm Holiday Classic
Railers lose to Mount Zion: pictures from the game
Crash data evaluations to improve Illinois highway safety
Bald eagles soar friendly skies of
Illinois Keokuk Bald
Eagle Appreciation Days
Cast your vote for
the official state of Illinois amphibian and reptile before Friday midnight
deadline
Birds already spotted, will remain in area through February
Research studies effects of soy baby formula on intestinal development
What do your mayor and aldermen
do?
Take a look at the following assignments. It may give you a brief view of the
scope of activity and decision-making they are involved in.
Lincoln City Council
committee assignments
Citizens at work for the city of
Lincoln in official volunteer positions:
City of Lincoln commissions
Oasis update
2004 State Farm Holiday Classic
Railers defeat Tinley Park in State Farm Classic: game pictures
Four candidates vie for mayoral position
Electoral board moves on objection to mayor candidate
New Illinois commerce commissioner appointed
ISAC and Tax Assistance Program partner to help families apply for financial aid
Pruning tips for grapevines
Mutterings:
Illinois jousts the Lancers
By Jeff Mayfield
Illinois and
Lincoln HS both get sloppy wins
By Greg Taylor
Pictures from Railer game
2004 State Farm Holiday Classic
New county computer system up and running
State launches education effort to prevent
infection
New guidelines set for nail technicians
Illinois Arts Council announces Ethnic and Folk Arts Master/Apprentice awards
Illinois Arts Council seeks ethnic and folk artists for new directory and opportunities
Court news
Area students at Lincoln College named to 'Who's Who'
Olympia FFA Alumni Auction
Illinois State vs. SMS game notes
Frantz remembered
SBA disaster relief in aftermath of summer hurricanes tops $1 billion
Marriages
Good people do bad things
By Michael Geriets
Bottom-up approach changes India's extension system
What to do in the long days of winter vacation
Winter dreams of summer gardens take color
and shape
All-America Selections results for 2005
Learn how to become and live debt-free
AMVETS news
AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary news
Illini grind out victory over Missouri
Illinois wins fifth BR game in a row, 70-64
By Jeff Mayfield
Redbird comeback falls short at SIU
Illinois vs. Longwood game notes
Illinois-Missouri alums to square off in St. Louis during Final Four weekend
Health department expands priority groups for flu vaccine
Healthy Communities Partnership awarded grant
IDOT, state police urge motorists to celebrate safely
Artists sought for Arts-in-Education Residency Program
Invention Mysteries: It's time for our annual end-of-the-year invention quizzes
Illinois
survives Mizzou scare
By Greg Taylor
Plank repeats as Valley Scholar-Athlete of the Week
Commission suspends officer without pay following arrest
Myers Industries workers strike
County briefs
Gov. Blagojevich announces $430 million infusion of funds to strengthen Illinois hospitals
State and federal agencies to work with ChevronTexaco to restore land
Last-minute gift ideas for senior citizens
Keeping holiday plants
Book Look: Need to know?
Oasis update
Illinois-Missouri memories
By Greg Taylor
Illinois State at Southern Illinois game notes
City buys
new car and hot diggity camera
Gov. Blagojevich meets with parents across
the state, discusses plan to prohibit sale or distribution of violent and
sexually explicit video games to minors
IDOT prepares roads for holiday rush
Online dairy classes
Lincoln College helps Toys for Tots
Landfill hours
Zion Lutheran School geography bee
ZLS November Student of the Month
State historic sites holiday schedule announced
Illinois vs. Missouri game notes
Dilligard honored by league office
Gov. and Mrs. Blagojevich band with parents searching for video game control measures
Court news
Dairy feed additive
Olympia FFA Alumni Auction set
LCHS speech team gives Wheaton North a run
Mutterings: Lightning quick... Christmas mutterings
Plus prophecies to follow
By Jeff Mayfield
Railers defeat MacArthur 75-58: pictures from game
Illini pound Valpo, move to 10-0
By Greg Taylor
'Birds, Dilligard stuff Loyola 73-67
Carroll named to academic all-star team
State Board of Education releases 2003-2004 State School Report Card
Mount Pulaski High School makes a top-50 list
NOAA: 2004 U.S. weather warm and wet
Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts closes for renovation with spectacular send-off
Marriages and dissolutions
Cattle feeding short course offered
Reconstruction of Lincoln's New Salem and construction of U of I Memorial Stadium featured in history journal
New feature: 'Ask the Learning Advisor'
Relieve pressure
at the holidays: Make plans with children
Counting M&Ms: Must you be excruciatingly fair with your children?
Railers trounce Taylorville 51-29: pictures from game
Illinois vs. Valparaiso game notes
County briefs
New board sets about the business of the county
A look at juvenile detention costs
Enhancing the quality of life for a 'graying society'
State Bank of Lincoln offers scholarship program
New feature: 'Ask the Learning Advisor'
Choosing gifts
for children
Lincoln man takes over local Coca-Cola territory
Kilborn golf endowment established
Officer sought on drug charges
Salvation Army relocation to Keest Center set
Governor addresses sale of violent and
sexually explicit video games to minors
Website offers information
and warnings on impact of violent games
Illinois EPA releases annual data on landfill capacity
Invention Mysteries: The inventor of the metal detector tried to save James' life
Logan County CROP Walk donations total $5,075.55
Grigsby earns two more all-America honors
Coal figures big in Logan County future
Gov. Blagojevich signs trade memorandum
with nine Mexican governors
Illinois nurses endorse I-SaveRx program
Illinois firearm deer season harvest totals
hit record high
Local projects inching forward
Enterprise zone opens Elkhart door
Sen. Brady moves to protect pension benefits for state employees
Contaminated corn can create risks for unborn
State Rep. Bill Mitchell visits Emden
Book Look: 'The Man Who Made Parks'
Oasis update
Elkhart opens its arms to couples and families
New subdivision development begins
Endangered birds arrive in Florida
Uncooperative Illinois weather extends passage from three days to 15 days
Weekly outlook
Supply and demand projections
IEPA tips for 'green'
holidays
Easy alternatives reduce household garbage and energy consumption
Holiday plants flourish wild in Illinois
Great white shark attacks triple during last four years
Sports Network tabs Grigsby as all-America… again
Illinois State at Loyola-Chicago game notes
City briefs
Remediation reduces
quarter-million-dollar claim
Charitable meals planned
Wind speeds to decrease through the day Monday
Illinois scientist developing new weapons in food-safety arsenal
Governor enlists heavyweights in pursuit of $1 billion U.S. nuclear science project
Marriages and dissolutions
Court news
LCHS weekend speech results
College Illinois: Pay today's prices for tomorrow's education
Mutterings:
Alexander, ISU stampede the Herd; Illini STILL No. 1
By Jeff Mayfield
LCC men lose to Concordia 65-59: pictures from game
Mount Pulaski homecoming king and queen named
LC basketball vs. St. Louis Community College
LC basketball vs. Rend Lake
Four double-digit scorers lead ISU to win over Marshall
What's about 80 years old, runs from one end of Logan County to the other and is about to get a jump-start back to life?
Illinois Air National Guard's Peoria unit to receive modernized aircraft
One-year anniversary of State Ethics Act
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District employee raises vetoed
MADD meeting
Knapp Library notes
Railers storm Glenwood 58-30: pictures from the game
Grigsby garners first all-America honor of 2004
Logan County residents' ornaments decorate courthouse Christmas tree
Wet October-November recorded
State-sponsored asthma awareness initiative
Asthma facts: What is asthma, its cause, diagnosis, treatment, and can it be prevented?
Adding corn to 2005 rotation
Students develop natural habitats
Christmas websites
Illinois vs. Oregon game notes
West-side flow study approved
Gov. Blagojevich lights first holiday tree
at presidential library
Keep Kids Warm and Safe campaign promoted
SBA's small business loan programs receive significant boost
Kiwanis trees
Invention Mysteries: Top five inventions of 2004 revealed
Muzzleloader deer season Dec. 10-12
Herb Day 2005 scheduled for Jan. 29
Cook does it
again
By Jeff Mayfield
Illinois State vs. Marshall game notes
City begins work
on sewer system contract
Gov. Blagojevich celebrates the first night
of Hanukkah by lighting menorah at the Thompson Center
2005 corn and soybean revenue and cost estimates
Logan County Genealogical & Historical Society December meeting
Oasis update
Historic Illinois calendars ready for the holidays
Spring catalogs
feature new flower and vegetable varieties
Provided by John Fulton
Book Look: 'Boxes for Katje'
MacMurray trumps LCC men 129-98: pictures from game
Council and property owner step forward on brownfield process
Flags to be lowered honoring fallen Illinois Guardsmen
Private
pesticide certification
By John Fulton
Weekly outlook
Exports
LAMS concert
Green industry large and growing
Give the gift of talking books this Christmas
No. 1 fits well
Illini cruise past Chicago State
By Greg Taylor
Powell named Big Ten Player of the Week
Braggin' Rights tickets available; Cincinnati game time changed
Illinois archaeologists excavating 1,000-year-old city equivalent to Chicago
Gov. Blagojevich receives first-ever AARP Senior Independence Award
Drainage workshops cover innovations, law and more
LCHS speech teams stand tall at Bloomington invitational
Books Are Fun BookFair proceeds to benefit Lifeline
Mutterings:
The case for No. 1...
By Jeff Mayfield
LC women defeat Harper
LC men defeat Kaskaskia
Illinois vs. Chicago State game notes
Illinois State vs. Alcorn State game notes
Plan spring garden now
Illinois joins in Great Lakes restoration and preservation
Gov. Blagojevich encourages Democratic governors to join I-SaveRx prescription drug importation program
U.N. report: Closing fisheries saves sea turtles
Marriages
Court news
Senate week in review
44th District update
11th Judicial Circuit judges select new associate judge
Bishops backslide big-time
Sexual abuse compliance audit less than promised
Helpful houseplant hints
Railers defeat Jacksonville 68-39: pictures from game
Lincoln College women's basketball
Illinois vs. Arkansas game notes
Logan County parade unlocks
the magic of Christmas
Thousands line
streets, giving Santa a warm welcome on a brisk night
Highlights of the parade in pictures
Gov. Blagojevich travels to Washington, D.C., in continued fight to save Illinois' military bases
Gov. Blagojevich orders major reforms to Illinois' Executive Protection Unit
Illinois Industrial Commission to change name to Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
Lincoln College Theatre Department presents 'Picnic'
Zion live Nativity set
Fibromyalgia Comfort Group meeting at ALMH
Escaped pheasants foul hunting season
Seventh-grade girls begin state final basketball tournaments Saturday
Illinois State vs. St. John's game notes
County briefs
Road work planned, GIS
progression, comprehensive county plan
At Thompson Center holiday ceremony Gov. Blagojevich pledges to help Illinois families in need
Marriages and dissolutions
Court news
Invention Mysteries: Could one of these young inventors become the next Edison?
Decatur's Community Theatre 'How the Other Half Loves' auditions set
Railers whoop up on Danville 60- 48: pictures from game
We're No. 1?
By Greg Taylor
Illinois 'krushes' Wake Forest
By LDN staff
Illinois knocks off No. 1 Wake Forest: pictures from game
4th annual state cheerleading tournament
LC basketball vs. Carl Sandburg
Toys For Tots collection joins annual Christmas parade
Court rules against governor's fees
Fees cannot fund general spending
Lights to be dimmed at state Capitol and other buildings in observance of World AIDS Day
Adolescents and
young adults represent 4 percent of diagnosed HIV/AIDS cases
CDC's
five-year HIV prevention strategic plan
HIV and AIDS in Illinois
Prevention, testing and treatment of AIDS and HIV
Letter: Hunters help feed hungry
As the Christmas season envelops you
Writers meet
Oasis update
Book Look: 'Ella's Big Chance'
Cook explodes
(Posted Wednesday afternoon)
Redbirds fight Flames to finish, falling 60-56
Carroll, Davis earn Gateway academic honors
Powell among candidates for Senior CLASS Award