Daily headlines
January 2006
City struggling to get a leg up on problem properties
Gov. Blagojevich sends BASUAH representative on South African HIV/AIDS sister state mission
Global renewable energy participation up in U.S.
New radio service connects the U.S. to United Nations news
44th District update
Weekly outlook: Cattle prospects
Mount Pulaski Grade School to participate in Tech 2006 at state Capitol
Elkhart town meeting to discuss Elkhart Grade School, 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Village Hall
Youth wrestling results
Lincoln Regional schedule -- girls
Lady Lynx at Kankakee Community
Illinois at Wisconsin game notes
Illinois State at Bradley game notes
New website makes it easier to
file household employers' taxes
Employers will be able to file yearly
instead of quarterly
First official Eagle Day in Illinois
celebrated
Illinoisans
privileged with more visiting eagles than any other state in the
continental United States
LCHS hosts 'survivor' tournament
Machete, cutlass or machlass!
UI student aims to improve cutting tools for
sugar cane
McBride solid
in Illini win
By Jason Rennert
LCC defeats St. Louis Christian
Lincoln College basketball vs. Danville
Lincoln College wrestling
'Birds bested by Southern's second-half effort
Nicole Buse letter of intent
IEMA urges citizens to test their homes for radon
Gov. Blagojevich recognized by Families USA for outstanding
commitment to health care
Governor speaks to national health
conference about landmark All Kids insurance program
Court news
Marriages
(No dissolutions)
Grappling with child sexual abuse: How preventable is it?
Letters:
44th District weekly update: Senator's views biased
LDN keeping people away in touch
Good articles and coverage
Thanks
Snowbirds say 'Happy 6th birthday'
Learning column: New best friend
Feature: No more rats
Happy birthday, Lincoln Daily News!
Atlanta tourism and business expansion plans to be unfolded at motel grand opening
National Lawyers Association rates Judge Alito 'well-qualified' to become a justice of the Supreme Court
Tribute to Joe Ginter: On the
passing of a friend
By Jim Youngquist
Farmers Supporting Independent Agriculture meeting Jan. 31
Abraham Lincoln's birthday to be celebrated with lunch and guest speakers
'Meet the Speech Team' performances open to the public
Illinois General Assembly legislative scholarship applications available
IESA board approves state tournament structure changes
Lincoln Christian vs. Northland Baptist
Illinois vs. Purdue game notes
Illinois State vs. Southern Illinois game notes
City briefs
Lincoln IETC and Robert's Sysco Food Services introduce more than 100 openings at job fairs
New agrichemical facility containment initiative protects natural resources
Regional tillage
seminars scheduled
Topics to include carbon trading for Illinois farmers
Duke health brief: Tiny implant provides relief to patients with severe uveitis
Illinois blows out
Minnesota -- eventually
By Greg Taylor
Lincoln College basketball at John Wood
Canned invention's name has interesting origin
Illinois Symphony Orchestra: 'Romance at the Movies'
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum to unveil new temporary exhibit, 'Mr. Lincoln's Attic'
Committee proposes new liquor license fees
Statement from Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich on ICC approval of electricity auction
$1.3 million
announced for southern Illinois construction projects
Crenshaw House, Marion Regional Office Building and Choate Mental
Health Center all receive funding
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum executive director to leave post
44th District weekly update
Hear what's going on in
the community
Listen to CITV5 "Wednesday Night Live," 7-8 p.m.
Lincoln IETC/Robert's Sysco Food Services Job Fair continues Thursday and Saturday
Support
group explores divorce-related topics
'Facing
My Anger'
Oasis update
Scholarships available to 44th District residents
Youth wrestling results
Lincoln Christian Angels vs. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
Illinois vs. Minnesota game notes
Alexander claims victory
500, reaches ridiculous milestone
By Jeff Mayfield
Coroner weighs out options on what to do with man's remains
Wind advisory
Gov. Blagojevich
announces new series of statewide Keep Warm Illinois energy saving
workshops
Community
workshops offer Illinoisans ways to reduce home energy costs
Gov. Blagojevich rallies with
leaders throughout southwest Illinois for the passage of a $3.2
billion capital bill that will grow the economy and create 230,000
jobs
Jobs bill will build better
roads, improve mass transit and ease school overcrowding throughout
the region
Reflections on life and
the decisions to terminate it
By Jeff Mayfield
Weekly outlook: Soybean prices
CIEDC announces energy savings and food stamp workshops
LCHS basketball
Pictures from 2006 Meijer Classic
Lincoln College basketball vs. Lewis & Clark
Lincoln Christian College to host Hall of Fame weekend
Illinois State vs. Indiana State game notes
Future Stars Central Illinois Basketball Club founded
Gov. Blagojevich proposes $1,000 per student college tuition tax credit
Senate week in review
Lincoln speech team tackles Downers Grove Tournament
Program on prescription coverage scheduled
Lincoln Railers vs. Jacksonville
Pictures from the game
Lincoln College wrestling vs. Muskegon and Meramac
Hawkins, Hoffman claim Hula Bowl MVP honors
Hockey champions from Lincoln
Illinois taxpayers can use checkoffs to support diabetes and autism research
Other news:
Uganda: Promoting humanitarian principles among the Acholi
'The Power of People' second Global Symposium
Marriages
Dissolutions
Court news
Use of proven heart medicines improves, but not enough
Eradicating polio in the Commonwealth
Brazil, UNCTAD sign agreement on free and open-source software
Features: Traditions
Illinois State at Southern Illinois game notes
REALITY comes
to Lincoln City Council
Anti-smoking trail dwindles to
the south
Lung cancer patients provide incentive for relatives to quit smoking
Consumers fight identity theft
ZLS geography bee
Redbird athletics measures up academically
City briefs
Gov.
Blagojevich lays out ambitious agenda in 2006 State of the State
address
Governor
proposes key initiatives to create 230,000 jobs, help parents pay
for college tuition for their children, help uninsured veterans
obtain health insurance, and help meth addicts break the cycle of
crime and addiction; renews call for state assault weapons ban
Bomke reacts to governor's State of the State address
Chamber ag scholarships available
Local student graduates from Southern Illinois University
Feature: Inventor of popular machine won infringement suit but not the brand name
Lincoln College basketball vs. Spoon River
Lambert resigns; joins Tennessee State staff
City approves new fire
chief
New alderman selected for Ward 1
Ethanol plant coming to Hartsburg
Mitchell seeks ruling on keno
Gov. Blagojevich, Mayor Daley renew call
for state ban on assault weapons
Annual State of the State address to
take strong stand against gun violence
Weekly outlook: Corn and soybeans
Support
group explores divorce-related topics
'The Road to
Healing'
Oasis update
Book Look: 'How to Help Your Child With Homework'
How do we protect the physically or emotionally vulnerable population in an emergency?
Gov. Blagojevich, Mayor Daley renew call for state ban on assault weapons
Other news:
UNAMSIL: A success story in peacekeeping
Conservation plans unveiled for six wildlife species
Global assault on AIDS pandemic
European Union: UNAIDS, WHO and UNFPA endorse European Union statement on the need to scale up HIV prevention
South and Southeast Asia: High-tech industry called to fight AIDS
Caribbean: Counterpart and Coca-Cola team to educate teens on HIV/AIDS prevention
ZLS December Student of the Month
Learning: Slow reader
Exotic orchids to be in bloom at show
Illinois State holds on, defeats Evansville 65-57
Redline Express Dance Camp returns
City briefs
Gov. Blagojevich announces 500 new cars for state police fleet
Stretchable silicon could be next wave in electronics
2005 was warm, dry year
Lincoln Community High School speech team wins at Heyworth
Local students named to dean's list at Blackburn College
Lincoln topples Decatur Eisenhower
Pictures from the game
Illinois wins
11th straight over Michigan
'Seniors lead the way in 79-74 win'
By Greg Taylor
Lincoln College basketball vs. Lincoln Land
Illinois State vs. Evansville game notes
Illinois at Indiana game notes
Lincoln Baseball Association Heat tryouts in February
Business owner brings property and parking issues to council
Illinois Teen REACH and AmeriCorps programs to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. holiday with a day of service
Marriages
Dissolutions
Court news
Bomke praises legislation promoting Illinois' renewable fuels industry
Sunday Mass schedule change
Feature: Drawing deep on January
Shelbyville is home to state's eighth Quail Forever chapter in five months
Illini Bio-Energy representatives ask county for rezoning and enterprise zone for ethanol plant
Illinois now second-largest producer of both corn and soybeans nationwide
Bipartisan effort boosts renewable fuels
Emergency measure by state
of Illinois ensures no low-income Medicare Part D beneficiary is
turned away at pharmacy
Seniors provided critical protection
while kinks in federal program are addressed
Lincoln students share area eighth-grade spelling bee title
Illinois vs. Michigan game notes
Illinois State vs. Northern Iowa game notes
City mulls liquor licenses
New director of consumer affairs to advise governor and state agencies on matters of consumers' rights, identity theft, consumer privacy and utilities
Sgt. Liebe to speak on meth lab awareness
Craner presents 'Christ in Kenya' -- Sunday
Inventor celebrates 300th birthday on Jan. 17
LC men's basketball at ICC
City ordinance pushes local couple's hot button
CIEDC and CEFCU assist citizens who budget from paycheck to paycheck
Gov. Blagojevich's $3 billion plan to build better roads, better schools, improve mass transportation and create 230,000 jobs
Democratic governor candidate Edwin Eisendrath takes stand against political fundraising
Divorce recovery support group begins Monday
Oasis update
High school group to raise funds for animals
Illinois launches nation's first lottery ticket to support the fight against breast cancer
Flash Index of Illinois economy up slightly in December, latest data show
Weekly outlook: Pork industry
Creativity, flexibility important when setting fitness goals
LCC Angels defeat Fontbonne
Lady Lynx vs. Illinois College JV
Youth wrestling results
Lincoln
property to see slight increase in taxes
City treasurer estimates impact on
bills
IDOT creates one-stop website for traveler
LaHood cancels overseas trip
44th District update
Letter: Gas prices also jump in Texas
Speech team brings home individual titles
Helping with math
LCHS vs. Jerseyville
Pictures from the game
Lady Lynx vs. Black Hawk East
Lynx vs. Illinois Valley
Illinois State at Missouri State game notes
Wichita State spurts past Redbirds 56-47
Chamber launches leadership academy
Increase to $6.50 an hour has benefited nearly half a million hardworking Illinoisans
Tollway opens fourth lane on key
section of I-88
Wider road will reduce congestion and
provide faster commute for motorists on Reagan Memorial Tollway
Rebuild and widen project from Illinois Route 59 to Washington
Street is almost complete
$14.2 million
and $2.35 million loans to help Sri Lanka recover from tsunami
Caritas steps up efforts to meet urgent
needs of quake victims in Pakistan
World Vision to distribute food to over
46,000 quake survivors in remote Pakistan villages
Marriages
Dissolutions Court news
Proposed heating cost relief to be presented in
Lincoln on Monday
Green View wins three national awards
Feature: A good New Year's resolution?
Illinois at Iowa game notes
Illinois State vs. Wichita State game notes
Residents put seal of approval on ethanol plant
Illinois Sportsmen Against Hunger helps needy
Gov. Blagojevich proposes
aggressive mercury emission controls for Illinois power plants
New rules
boost public health by cutting toxins that cause nervous system
disorders in infants and children
Rules require 90 percent mercury reduction by 2009, compared with 47
percent requirement under new federal rules
Countries finalize agreement on
Trans-Asian Railway Save the Children receives $60 million
grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to save newborn lives
globally
Letter: Please explain the yo-yo gas
prices
Chester 4-H
AMVETS news
Learning column: Punishment vs. consequences
By Greg Taylor
Illinois at Iowa game notes
LC wrestles at fifth-ranked Colby
Ethanol plant moving forward
Illinois Youth Center-Murphysboro celebrates 100th cadet graduation
Gov. Blagojevich announces new labor
laws that ensure fair wages and better conditions for thousands of
workers
Strengthened laws
effective Jan 1 will protect over 300,000 day laborers and provide
stiffer penalties for violations of the Prevailing Wage Act
Retraction and apology
Illinois State Museum names new director
Longtime
employee selected as 12th museum leader
Looking for some different fun? Learn to contra dance
Feature: Ehrich Weiss invention was overshadowed by his other job
Junior high basketball tournament
Lincoln College basketball at Danville Community College
Racetrack owners upset
Child Lures program kits arriving
Weather highlights
across the nation
Data shows Katrina was a
Category 3 hurricane
Tourism focus of next Logan County Genealogical and Historical Society meeting
Six-band metal show in Mason City
Book Look: 'The Bake Shop Ghost'
Illinois State at Creighton game notes
Illinois vs. Michigan State game notes
Denley named academic all-star by I-AA athletic directors
Gov. Blagojevich announces start of tougher laws against human
trafficking and a campaign to help victims
Letter calls on U.S. Defense Department to implement strong policy
against human trafficking
New human trafficking law took effect Jan. 1, establishing Illinois
as a nationwide leader in combating human trafficking
Grant to help Keep Warm Illinois
campaign
Tips on
weatherproofing homes and businesses
Illinois Association of Drainage Districts to host annual conference
Don't get left out in
the cold this summer. Make camping reservations this winter.
Camping
reservations for 4th of July weekend and other dates begin Jan. 3
Hartsburg-Emden wins State Farm Holiday Classic
Illinois 84,
Tennessee-Martin 46
By Greg Taylor
Ford hits buzzer-beater to lift the 'Birds over the Jays
Slow start sinks 'Birds