Daily headlines
February 2006
A tribute to Bill Hull
By Jeff
Mayfield
Zion Lutheran Church pastor taking post in the South
Logan County to receive part of over $5.5 million going to 50th District fiscal 2007 road projects
Gov. Blagojevich proposes nearly $10.5 billion
multiyear highway program
Road program focuses on system maintenance
Jobs for Illinois allows for system expansion and economic development
Katrina
continues assault on Louisiana six months later
Mold experts find
evidence of biotoxin illness
Weekly outlook: Ethanol and animals
'Brighton Beach Memoirs' opens at Lincoln College on Thursday
Children's swim lessons offered
Youth wrestling results
Preachers end season with loss at regional tournament
Illinois vs. Minnesota game notes
Lincoln Rural Fire Department
would like new firehouse
Part 1
Illinois' emergency management program receives national accreditation
Senate Republican week in review
Logan
County Extension office hosts pesticide test, 'Dwarf and Unusual
Landscape Conifers' telenet program, and announces new Master
Gardeners
By John Fulton
Farmers Supporting Independent Agriculture meet Tuesday
Congressional page applications available
Green View offers plant use seminars with 'Spring Celebration'
Children's swim lessons offered
Lincoln College basketball vs. John Wood
Logan County man goes out to burn field, does not return
Gov. Blagojevich's 'Less
Red Tape' legislation to ease burden on local schools and teachers
wins Senate committee approval
Senate Bill 2829 moves on to full Senate for consideration
Gov. Blagojevich commends House
for unanimously passing tougher penalties for police impersonation,
encourages Senate to follow suit
Legislation would increase jail time
for police impersonation, create new offense for impersonation while
carrying a deadly weapon, and broaden definition of peace officer to
include local, state and federal officials
Court news
Marriages
Dissolutions
Those armed with the 'sword of the Spirit' -- en garde!
Lenten services begin at Good Shepherd
'Emerging, Irrelevant or Transformational?
Lincoln native cast in Lincoln College production of 'Brighton Beach Memoirs'
Pulaski County archaeology site, Springfield's Union Station featured in latest Historic Illinois
Children's swim lessons offered
Home Country: Sign spurs speculations
County briefs
Lincoln Burger King makes an impression
Gov. Blagojevich applauds state
Senate for passing legislation to protect cell phone records and
other private information from identity thieves
Illinois would be among the first states to combat 'pretexting'
Gov. Blagojevich and Comptroller Hynes draw attention to new
research linking stem cells to cancer
Governor and comptroller send letter
to members of the General Assembly regarding the need for more IRMI
grants
AMBER Alert cancellation
Letter: Brady against All Kids care plan
Lincoln Police Department ERT equipment fundraiser breakfast set
Guest speakers to offer valuable information at Asperger Syndrome Support & Awareness meeting
Mount Pulaski High School competes in blood drive
Children's swim lessons offered
Illinois State at Wichita State game notes
AMBER Alert issued for 4-year-old Sangamon girl
Ola Bundy, first lady of sports for Illinois girls, dies at 70
Letter: Bill Brady fulfilling campaign promises
Nationwide infant formula recall
Hannah Sheley reclaims title at Logan County Spelling Bee
Gr8t inventors deserve gr8 license pl8s
Children's swim lessons offered
Theatre 7 announces auditions for 'Man of La Mancha'
Son of Lincoln native claims Indiana high school championship title
Lincoln College basketball at Spoon River
City briefs
Sen. Bomke supports legislation that would take the burden of high prisoner medical costs off county
Republican lawmakers to Illinois Democrats: Fund raid hypocrisy must stop
Support
group explores divorce-related topics
'New
Relationships' and 'Single Sexuality'
Oasis update
County briefs
Week's weather review
Innovative initiative to drive growth and redevelopment along Illinois rivers, helping restore them as economic engines
Illinois launches state's first lottery ticket to support veterans
Weekly outlook: U.S. soybean acreage
CIEDC Head Start Centers in Logan County celebrate the Chinese New Year
Asperger Syndrome Support & Awareness of C.I.
ZLS January Student of the Month
Illinois at Michigan game notes
Illinois State vs. Missouri State game notes
ISU baseball team adds game against Austin Peay
LaSalle nuclear power plant event
ends
All safe, no nuclear release
Teleconference will help manufacturers reduce energy costs, gain competitive edge
IDFPR files new
consumer protection rules under Consumer Installment Loan Act
Acting Secretary
Martinez responds to court ruling
Candidates registered for March primary
Logan County Board candidate forum and debate scheduled
Lincoln Rural Fire Department kicks off town hall meetings tonight
Have a heart for valentines and give blood
Beason Fire Department pancake and sausage breakfast
Letter: What would City Hall say if HE could talk?
Railers defeat Peoria Woodruff by 19 points -- pictures and scores
Illini slug their way past Indiana
By Greg Taylor
Lincoln College weekend basketball
City Hall needs extensive, expensive repairs
Illinois EPA confronts Exelon with nuclear releases
Gov.
Blagojevich proposes new film and television production tax credit
to continue the industry's Illinois revival
Vital new legislation will help attract more movie and television
productions, jobs, and revenue to Illinois
Illinois Arts Council conducts workshops to assist organizational program grants applicants
Court news
Marriages
Dissolutions
Mitchell legislation to establish county work camps
44th District update
Fitness counteracts cognitive decline from hormone-replacement therapy
Movie theater days
Illinois vs. Indiana game notes
County board questions
tourism financing obligation and Sysco salary offers
Planning commission reorganization postponed
Governor creates the
Illinois Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
State prepares to celebrate Lincoln's 200th birthday in 2009
Local food stamp outreach project funding is eliminated
Turbulence yields secrets to 73-year-old experiment
Learning column: The science fair
Lady Railers advance to sectional
Angels end regular season with win
Wickersham leads
Lincoln on and off the court
Compiled by Jeff Mayfield
City looks at selling excess property
Thursday severe weather outlook
Chestnut grocers retiring
Fiscal 2007 budget:
Governor proposes preschool for all
Governor's budget includes universal preschool, funds critical stem
cell research and creates the Prairie State DNA Institute
Governor's plan streamlines taxes and regulations to save
professionals time and money and streamlines state government to
improve efficiency
Legislators respond to governor's budget proposal:
Mitchell: Budget sets bad precedent for pension systems
Brady: Blagojevich again calling for more spending, higher debt
Bomke reacts to governor's 2006 budget address
SHARE distribution Feb. 24
Jaycees raise funds with bowling tournament
How did the Winter Olympics originate?
Lady Lynx vs. Shawnee
Lincoln Christian Preachers vs. Trinity Christian
Illinois State at Miami game notes
Severe weather outlook
City entertains purchasing property
People of Illinois
invited to share their view of the arts
Illinois Arts Council preparing for strategic plan
Logan County 2005 crop yields
By John Fulton
Lincoln students place in sectional speech competition
Event scheduled for prospective students
Support
group explores divorce-related topics
'What Does the Owner's Manual Say?'
Oasis update
Book Look: 'The Book of No'
LCHS parent meeting
Lady Railers advance to regional championship
Redbirds win in overtime against Drake
Blowing snow leads to double-fatal, three-vehicle crash
Public schools equal or better in math than private or charter schools
Gov. Blagojevich introduces plan to address nursing shortage, ensure adequate level of front-line health care providers as baby boomers age
Landmark DNA initiative to provide critical forensic evidence results even more quickly and efficiently
Weekly outlook: Soybean market
ZLS eighth-graders present Gettysburg Address
ZLS spelling bee participants
Youth wrestling results
LCHS parent meeting
Kaylee West signs letter of intent
Illinois State vs. Drake game notes
Illinois vs. Northwestern game notes
City briefs
Abraham Lincoln birthday
luncheon draws crowd
Distinguished speaker, local awards and cake featured
Gov. Blagojevich unveils landmark plan to give every 3- and 4-year-old in Illinois access to preschool
LaHood named to defense appropriations subcommittee
Senate approves restoration of senior citizen property assessment freeze
CIEDC corporate headquarters easier to find
Lincoln MS Walk committee to meet
Class 8A state basketball tournament report
LCHS parent meeting
Lincoln College basketball at South Suburban
Car crashes continue as leading teen killer
Parents can help prevent accidents
'Experience It! Illinois State Fair 2006' calls visitors to the 154th fair
Gov. Blagojevich announces major changes to help more than 1 million professionals in Illinois get their licenses faster
CICBC honors LaHood
Court news
Marriages
Dissolutions
Senior property tax assessment savings at risk
Park district notes
Older generation sacrifices to connect with younger generation
LCHS parent meeting
Illinois at Ohio State game notes
Main Street Lincoln elects new officers and board members
Lincoln College joins forces with Rotary
Gov. Blagojevich to propose plan to reduce early grade class sizes
Governor opposes National Guard cuts
Lincoln's Birthday celebration and Presidents Day schedules announced for state historic sites
Upcoming scholarship opportunities
See calendar for event details for busy weekend
Women's Fund of Central Illinois grant deadline approaches
West Lincoln-Broadwell boys head for state Saturday
West Lincoln-Broadwell's 2005 7A basketball team makes second trip as 8A to 2006 state basketball tournament
LCHS parent meeting
Illinois State vs. Bradley game notes
Birthday observance of young lawyer A. Lincoln set on location at Postville Courthouse
Illinois State Police and Illinois High School Association partner to educate high school students on the importance of safe driving
Family bowling party Saturday
Lincoln Police Department ERT equipment fundraiser breakfast set
Severe weather training seminar offered
Celebrate Black History Month with these inventors
LCHS parent meeting
Lincoln College at Lewis and Clark
Redbirds invite Dr. Fish, public to campus
Chamber soaring to new heights
Beyond the birds and bees: Talking to your kids about AIDS/HIV, STDs and unintended pregnancy
Gov.
Blagojevich's BASUAH Project joins forces with hip-hop superstar
Twista to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS among African-American youth
Hundreds of students attend concert and
testing extravaganza at Roosevelt University; ‘Basuah on Campus'
simulcast program airs at colleges around the state
Governor's Brothers and Sisters United Against HIV/AIDS Project
endorsed by 18 national and local organizations
New resource guide unveiled to help educators and communities build healthy, high-performing schools
CIEDC continues to change and grow
New administrative staff announced
Support
group explores divorce-related topics
'Facing My Loneliness'
Conservation tree sale under way
LCHS parent meeting
Brian shines
New theory explains electronic and thermal behavior of nanotubes
Logan County 911 system
gets boost into future
LaHood lassos $250,000 to start project
West Virginia mine accidents spur new Illinois mine safety legislation
Expansion at LaSalle Veterans Home to give more aging Illinois veterans access to long-term care
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum celebrates Lincoln's birthday weekend
Weekly outlook: Corn crop
Absence of critical protein linked to infertility
Youth wrestling results
LCC Angels vs. MacMurray College
Illinois State at Drake game notes
Atlanta motel aiming to attract business and family tourism to area
Lincoln pilot receives national recognition award
Gov. Blagojevich names new state fire marshal
Postville Courthouse hosts Abraham Lincoln birthday celebration Saturday
First lady Patti
Blagojevich and health care partners host Women's Healthy Heart Month
event
Experts coach women on
heart-healthy eating and fitness
Exercise and cooking demonstrations in the Thompson Center in
conjunction with National Wear Red Day
Biofilters can reduce herbicides in drainage water
Logan County Genealogical and Historical Society to hear about 'Artifacts of Logan County'
Zion Lutheran School second-quarter academic awards
Unbelievable! Lions
bite Illini
Home loss ends 33-game home win streak
By Greg Taylor
Railers dominate Normal West -- scores and pictures
Class 7A and 7AA tournament results
New county plan for the future right on course
Second-warmest January on record in Illinois
Gov. Blagojevich
urges Bush to veto bill that increases cost of health care for
millions of poor, vulnerable citizens
Provisions force new medical fees, increased premiums and strict
documentation
Court news
Marriages
(No dissolutions)
44th District weekly update
Bomke, Brauer recognize contributions of blood donors
Three honored for volunteer service
Feature: Salamander sandwiches and great Grecian toads!
Illinois vs. Penn State game notes
Reorganization in Logan County Regional Planning Commission's future
Midterm grade? A-OK
Illini halfway home to another Big Ten title
By Greg
Taylor
Havana Eagle Days Festival this weekend
Mitchell urges area students to apply for scholarships
National High School Rodeo in search of volunteers for July finals in Springfield
Learning column: Son lacks confidence
Lincoln College Chorale to perform at Decatur's Black History Month celebration
Dee Brown named finalist for Cousy Award
Lincoln College vs. Triton
Class 7A Boys State Basketball Tournament pairings
Class 7AA Boys State Basketball Tournament pairings
Proposal to move Elkhart junior high students to Mount Pulaski brings strong response
Bird flu poses threat to international security, U. of I. scholar says
Gov. Blagojevich celebrates launch of the Dodge Caliber at the Chrysler Group's newly retooled Belvidere Assembly Plant
Illinois Citizen Corps Council offers guidance, training to representatives of nearly 50 councils from throughout Illinois
Park district notes
Comedy night at Lincoln College
$2,000 loss helped launch new invention for kids
Lynx at Illinois Central
President Bush delivers
State of the Union address
United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.
Statement from Gov. Blagojevich in response to President Bush's State of the Union address
Statement from Gov. Blagojevich on the passing of Coretta Scott King
Accident victim faces illegal drug and alcohol charges
State historic sites schedule Lincoln's Birthday events
Letters:
Talk to your children, help them protect themselves
Out-of-stater appreciates obits
Contact with my hometown
Academic honors at Lincoln College
Support
group explores divorce-related topics
'Facing My Depression'
Oasis update
Book Look: 'The Perfect Friend'
No. 6 Illinois rallies past Wisconsin to claim 66-51 win
Dee Brown and Rich McBride score 16
points each
ISU visits Miami of Ohio on Feb. 18