Daily headlines
January 2012
Realtor's love of the work breaks Logan County record at $12 million
Pro wrestling to heat up Mount Pulaski this Friday
Monday morning accident sends 1 to the hospital
Driver cited for under minimum speed limit in I-155 crash
State's homeland security strategy focus of town hall meeting Thursday in Springfield
Quinn: Schools must help pay pensions
Civic report: Illinois faces struggle to control exploding Medicaid costs
Letters:
McDonald's launches new fundraiser to support families of children receiving medical care
Local veterans appreciate Woods Foundation support of Honor Flights
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
LC women's basketball results
Logan Lanes:
American Bowling League
Split N Gutter League
AP news
Chamber ag scholarships available for local students
Lincoln-Logan Crime Stoppers 2012 scholarships available
Kiwanis serves up chili and oyster stew -- album
Illinois trying to add more female prison guards
Quinn faces hurdles as session looms
Recalls announced
Birth: Liam Connley Brandt
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
CCS/NHM volleyball vs. Zion
Lincoln Youth Wrestling results
LCU men's basketball vs. St. Louis Christian College
Lincoln College wrestling
Lincoln College swimming
AP news
New Holland-Middletown school board preparing for new state standards
Heartland to offer community education classes in Lincoln
LCU plans 2-day retreat for girls Feb. 3-4
Turnovers costly in Railers' loss to Southeast
Gov. Quinn to propose raising school dropout age to 18
Federal workers owe billions in back taxes
Marriages
Dissolutions
Fire and rescue reports
Home Country: Get organized or else
AP news
Harris brothers' trial and attorneys hang in limbo
Draft of plans for APEX at City Center completed
City Briefs: Sewer collections, old equipment and more
Wet weather causes 2 local accidents
Development partnership endorses ICCAN for aggregation contract
Panel suggests $1 increase in license-plate fee
Proposals in Illinois Legislature would regulate online dating websites
Births:
Madison Josephine Bonaparte
Ella Rose Ciaccio
Tyler James Stewart
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
AP news
ICCAN pitches for aggregation contract
Good Energy pitches for aggregation contract
City-county special
committee reaches a consensus on an aggregation consultant
Votes to be taken in early February
Lincoln Park District pool closed for 2012 season
Local seniors missing out on food stamp assistance
Logan Railsplitting Association announces Old Time Barn Dance events
The facts on Quinn's plan to close Illinois facilities
Madigan sues Standard & Poor's for enabling financial meltdown
State police data shows increase in gun licenses from 1.3M in 2010 to 1.4M in 2011
Fire and rescue reports
Police reports
Zion Lutheran Eagles split with Greenview
AP news
CEL board considers student incentives, open positions and board policies
Zonta offering scholarships
Melinda Allard Community Action Employee of the Quarter
Chamber congratulates Pride & Progress winners
Kirk doing better than expected after stroke
Increased Illinois higher ed funding goes to pensions
Speaker Madigan discusses Illinois budget deficit
Judge refuses retrial for power broker Cellini
Presidential library & museum volunteers sought
Laura on Life: A lesson in buoyancy
Logan Lanes: Tuesday Super Trios
LCU men's basketball vs. Lindenwood
AP news
ALHF Healthcare Careers Scholarship applications now available
Main Street Lincoln partnership drive begins
Illinois looking for hat trick of pension, Medicaid, tax reform
Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk recovering after stroke
Illinois Supreme Court gives OK to cameras in trial courts
13th Amendment goes on display Feb. 1 at presidential museum
Logan County Animal Rescue fundraiser, Animal Protective League special, writing club, Paul Beaver lecture in Elkhart, Draw 4 Carroll, Carroll Catholic honors, Anna Sielaff, Allison Haley and Spring for Tea in Close Up
Letter: Lincoln Theater owner, staff and Washington-Monroe PTO praised
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Zion volleyball tournament results
Logan Lanes: Split N Gutter League
AP news
Understanding electric aggregation and what it means for local residents
Sunday morning shooting still under investigation
Chamber annual dinner -- Album 1
Chamber annual dinner -- Album 2
January firehouse news
Fire dept. FAQ
Railers reach .500 with twin wins at Meijer Winter Classic
Recalls announced
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Lincoln Youth Wrestling results
LCU men's and women's basketball
AP news
Rawlins retires after 30 years with LPD -- album
Main Street Lincoln announces new board
Main Street Lincoln plans for successful 2012
Public meeting on plan for former ALMH site
Glenwood ends Railers' streak at 3
Lawmakers seek prison crowding fix
State unemployment at 9.8 pct
Letter: Landlord should suffer the consequences of unpaid sewer bill
Fire and rescue reports
Home Country: Tough times in the creative dept.
CCS/NH-M volleyball
Lincoln College women's basketball
AP news
Joint city-county meeting Tuesday at the park district
Caution advised as wintry precipitation to spread across central Illinois today
Polar Plungers will be freezin' for a reason on St. Patty's Day
Quinn to close Tinley Park, Jacksonville facilities
Community Action honors volunteers as part of MLK Day of Service
Postville Courthouse observes Abe's birthday Feb. 11
Tax time means IRS scams plentiful
Illinois deer harvest totals 181,411 during 2011-12 seasons
AP news
Humane Society holds annual meeting
The century seven: St. Clara's hosts centenarian party -- album
Applications for Lincoln Woman's Club scholarships now being accepted
Sara Ayer ALMH January Employee of the Month
Skelton sentenced for burglary
Quick start sends Railers to 3rd straight win
State's backlog of unpaid bills nears $8.5 billion
Ill. businesses earn $67M in hiring tax credits
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
LC women's basketball
AP news
City Briefs: Many positives as council moves into new year
City of Lincoln receives $675,000 DCEO grant for downtown revitalization
Textbooks out, notebooks in for LCHS pilot program
Quinn holding quiet meetings regarding state facility closings
Are you ready for the ShakeOut? Earthquake drill Feb. 7 has over 1 million signups and counting
Births:
Lakken Lee Carter Matherly
Bellamy Eve Powell
Police reports
Flu facts
Book Look: 'Red Sled'
Laura on Life: Sleepless in the Bahamas
LCU men's basketball vs. Moody
Logan Lanes:
Jay Bird League
Tuesday Super Trios
AP news
Kinzie-MLK scholarship gets boost from Woods Foundation
King Day breakfast draws good crowd -- album
Defense leads Railers past Jacksonville
AFSCME alleges secrecy on closing state facilities
Illinois households may save $150 due to mild winter
Chamber dinner, LCHS college aid workshop, park district dance lessons and Humane Society spay-neuter transport make Close Up
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Lincoln Youth Wrestling results
CEL claims 8th-grade county championship
CCS/NH-M volleyball vs. Delavan
Logan Lanes:
American Bowling League
Split N Gutter League
AP news
Lincoln man killed in snowmobile accident
Chamber's Hake graduates from Institute for Organization Management
Buss ALMH Employee of the Month
SHG strong 3rd quarter does in Railers
Lincoln's 1862 'State of the Union' discoveries made at National Archives
Illinois board to investigate convicted power broker's alleged property leases with state
Lincoln Park District is the Chamber Business of the Week
Marriages
Fire and rescue reports
Home Country: The ride to elsewhere arrives
AP news
Lincoln man killed in snowmobile accident
Chamber's Hake graduates from Institute for Organization Management
Buss ALMH Employee of the Month
SHG strong 3rd quarter does in Railers
Lincoln's 1862 'State of the Union' discoveries made at National Archives
Illinois board to investigate convicted power broker's alleged property leases with state
Marriages
Fire and rescue reports
Home Country: The ride to elsewhere arrives
AP news
Local families donate stuffed animals to ALMH in honor of Rosemary Zimmerman
1st winter weather of 2012 -- album
On anniversary of state tax hike, Mitchell calls for repeal
Union Pacific reminds motorists to drive cautiously during extreme winter weather conditions
Sen. Brady ends participation in legislative scholarship program
Economy indicators a mixed bag in Illinois
Birth: Bristol Nova Karas
Fire and rescue reports
Logan Lanes: Jay Bird League
AP news
Energy agreement and space problems with fire and police depts. discussed during council workshop
Central Illinois under winter weather advisory: Accumulating snow and blustery winds to create hazardous conditions
Madigan: 2011 top 10 consumer complaints
Ill. tax increase not going away anytime soon
ADM to cut 1,000 jobs
Rainy and dry, chilly and warm: 2011 was a unique year
Quinn signs earned-income tax credit law
Police reports
AP news
City Briefs: Vinyards honored, water shut-offs, racing dates and more
Virginia Baker: Christian Village Employee of the Year
ALMH adds valet service for weekday mornings
Wintry weather to arrive by Thursday
CUB to appeal Ameren rate hike
Gov. Quinn: We'll deal with pension system 'once and for all'
Free field trips offered during February at Lincoln Presidential Museum
Park district notes
Birth: K'Sha Samaria Grace Carter
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Laura on Life: Cruising
Mayfield's Mutterings:
Illini crack the Bucknuts
By Jeff Mayfield
Lincoln College to host wrestling duals
Logan Lanes: Tuesday Super Trios
AP news
Simonsons buy ME Realty
Mardi Gras party will raise the roof at Carroll Catholic School
Seats still available for annual chamber dinner
Seasonal weight limits on county highways begin Jan. 20
Police reports
Freshman Lady Railers results
LCU vs. Robert Morris University
Logan Lanes:
American Bowling League
Split N Gutter League
AP news
If you owe the city money, your days are numbered
Development partnership launches new website
Olympia South reading goals bring Corny to town
Railers reach halfway point with loss to Southeast
Report: Police in Illinois stop fewer people
AEP Retail Energy to acquire BlueStar Energy
Recalls announced
Births:
Cortez Markese Gardner Jr.
James Edward McEvers
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Railers reach halfway point with loss to Southeast
Lincoln Youth Wrestling results
LCU men's basketball vs. Lindenwood
AP news
Community Action Cheeseburger in Paradise is back on March 31
LCHS winter play Jan. 12, 14, 15
ALMH welcomes 1st baby of 2012
Railers begin new year with conference win
State puts self at front of payment line
Moody's lowers Illinois credit rating, which now ranks worst in nation
Panel: Illinois school mergers could cost billions
Illinois Lottery bounces $159,000 worth of checks to 85 winners
Marriages
Home Country: Fertilizer king handles the questions
AP news
Cline sentenced to 30 years; defense plans to appeal
Merger and relocation of insurance agencies makes for 1-stop insurance shopping
Lincoln Youth Wrestling -- a learning experience
Lincoln Youth Wrestling -- a learning experience -- album
Illinois Gov. Quinn signs state pension reform law aimed at curbing abuses
Quinn inks pension reform
Illinois residents take battle against smart meters to court
Crop prices and investor demand drive increases in central Illinois farmland prices
Mount Pulaski Rotary, Land of Lincoln Honor Flight, blood drives, Humane Society, Logan County Democrats and LCHS workshop for FAFSA make Close Up
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Logan Lanes: Jay Bird League
AP news
Answering the questions on new local sales tax
New footbridge to cross Kickapoo Creek
New footbridge at Kickapoo Creek Park -- album
Feds grant Illinois $186 million for high-speed rail
3 extra days to do your taxes this year
Fire and rescue reports
LCU women's basketball loses 2
AP news
City Briefs: New clerk, water shut-offs and more
Mount Pulaski ends 175th year with New Year's Eve gathering
Girl Scouts kick off cookie drive Jan. 13
Election notice for elderly and people with disabilities
Little surprise: December comes in at 9th-mildest ever
Ameren files rate-hike plan with ICC
Quinn makes gloomy forecast for budget
Mount Pulaski Rotary, Land of Lincoln Honor Flight, blood drives, Logan County Democrats, Humane Society make Close Up
Lincoln Youth Wrestling results
Logan Lanes:
Split N Gutter League
Tuesday Super Trios
AP news
ALMH to offer interactive diabetes classes in 2012
Storyteller invites Olympia students to imagine
Storyteller invites Olympia students to imagine -- album
The art of Michelle Schneider at Lincoln College
David Upchurch joins LCU advancement team
State budget improved in 2011, little else changed
Anytime Fitness is the Chamber Business of the Week
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Flu facts
Logan Lanes: American Bowling League
AP news