Daily headlines
March 2011
City budget straw vote: Final numbers for community partners come in at $57,500
Ag Education Day -- album
Temporary closing of Keokuk at railroad crossing announced
Reminder: Community Health Fair Saturday
Lincoln College students steal the show
House lawmakers plan less funding for elementary and high schools
Community college cash crunch expected to continue
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Lynx win in lopsided fashion at Illinois College
AP news
City budget: Some community partners looking at cuts
City Briefs: Electricity, land, early retirement and more
Mayor meets with Comcast and Lincoln College
LCDPH cuts the ribbon on new dental clinic
Lincoln Theater improving interior -- album
Tax hike small part of Illinois' business climate
Precautions to prevent anhydrous ammonia accidents
Spring gardening
By John Fulton
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Book Look: Philosophy, microbiotics, crime
Laura on Life: Hawaiian days
LC baseball
LC softball
Red Lions baseball
Logan Lanes: Tuesday Super Trios
AP news
2011-12 budget-building, phase 2
City looks at revenues for the coming year
LCHS teacher charged with 7 counts
Free drinking water nitrate screening at health fair
Exhibit on Illinois Civil War soldiers opens April 12 at presidential library
Illinois delays college construction projects
Mount Pulaski history books, Junior Lynx basketball tournament, Honor Flight, Olympia High School FFA, Lincoln wrestlers and local blood drives make Close Up
Letters:
Former school superintendent supports 1-cent sales tax for school buildings
County school facility tax would help schools with aging buildings, relieving property owners now and in the future -- Mount Pulaski Community Unit District
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Lynx take pair from conference foe Lewis & Clark
Logan Lanes:
American Bowling League
Split N Gutter League
AP news
B*SAFE: Bankers and Seniors against Financial Exploitation offers training to local bank tellers
Social networking webinar explains possibilities using modern technology
New Springfield Clinic Lincoln opens its doors today
County Briefs: Health insurance increase to be shared; other reports
Logan County Ag Education Day Wednesday
Van Hook and Denlinger win regional debate
Public notices not yet online-ready
Letter: 1-cent sales tax to support Chester-East Lincoln CCSD 61
Recalls announced
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Lincoln Youth Wrestling awards
LC baseball results
Logan Lanes:
Rollin 66ers
Sunday Night Mixed
AP news
Civil War statue committee prepared for April 9 dedication
Gas thieves living dangerously
Hog Wild Happenings ends -- Album 1
Hog Wild Happenings ends -- Album 2
Hog Wild Happenings ends -- Album 3
State holds Medicaid program steady in face of cuts nationwide
Tax income drops off for Illinois in 2010
Local real estate agents recognized
HOPE Mobile schedule for April
Marriages
Home Country: Stop for the professional whistle-blower
Colclasure signs with Lincoln Christian
AP news
Move complete: New ALMH facility is open
The new ALMH is open -- album
Ag Scholarship Breakfast -- Album 1
Ag Scholarship Breakfast -- Album 2
County supports high-speed rail committee recommendations
Petting zoo comes to Chester-East Lincoln -- album
Local school officials: Cuts will cost state in long run
Federal budget cuts endanger workforce training centers
Lincoln Youth Football, Knights of Columbus, Gov. Oglesby exhibit, dental clinic, Kailey Wilmarth benefit, Savanna Freehill benefit and Mount Pulaski waste pickup make Close Up
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Logan Lanes:
Bumpers
Junior-Senior
Logan Lassies
Preps
AP news
Chamber's 12th annual Ag Scholarship Breakfast gives out $9,000 in scholarships
Firehouse news with Chief Mark Miller
Burleigh Willard devoted his life to others
Hog Wild Happenings at Chester-East Lincoln continue -- album
Tuition going up 6.9% at U of I
Quinn asks to borrow, again, but in a smaller amount
Opponents attack federal health care reform law on its anniversary
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Logan Lanes:
Jay Bird League
Tuesday Super Trios
AP news
Quinn lays tracks for high-speed rail
Hog Wild Happenings at C-EL continue -- album
Illinois state universities may charge students more
Emails to Wis. gov initially favored union rights
Letter: 1 cent makes sense for Logan County
Weeds and fairy rings
By John Fulton
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Laura on Life: The apology
Red Lions drop 2 to Eureka
AP news
City Briefs: Speedway gets unanimous green flag; 2010 Officer of the Year; treasurer's report for February
Governor's proposed state budget cut threatens local school support system
Anna Simpson celebrates 100 years of blessings
Motorists: New traffic signals on Lincoln Parkway
Health department recommends home radon testing
Risk of large hail and damaging winds for central Illinois after midnight
This day in history
Crafts guild, LCU's Rich Knopp and Team Warrior Concepts in Close Up
Park district notes
Police reports
Fire and
rescue reports
LCU baseball
Logan Lanes:
American Bowling League
Split N Gutter League
AP news
Looking for Lincoln partnership event Album 1
Looking for Lincoln partnership event Album 2
Looking for Lincoln partnership event Album 3
Boy Scout Troop 1102's luncheon sells almost 1,000 tickets -- album
Habitat dedicates 15th home -- album
Hog Wild Happenings at Chester-East Lincoln School -- album
Today is the last day to RSVP for the chamber's Ag Scholarship Breakfast
LAMS prepares for spring concert April 2-3
The Lincoln Area Music Society Orchestra album
The Lincoln Area Music Society Chorale album
2011 Polar Plunge brings in $45,682
Album 1 Album 2 Album 3 Album 4
Probation officers hit by statewide budget cuts
Recalls announced
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Lynx national champs again
Lynx bring home national championship -- album
LC softball results
Logan Lanes:
Rollin 66ers
Sunday Night Mixed
AP news
2011-12 budget-building begins
Part 6: Development partnership, chamber, Main Street Lincoln
and others submit requests for funding
Healthy Aging and Nutrition Seminar at Christian Village on Tuesday
Harris brothers'
hearings continue
Forensic testing to be completed in
June
Lynx back in national championship game
Sins of past governors prompt legislation
State school board reports 2,000 teacher layoffs in 2010
Dissolutions
Home Country: Earrings with a catch
Lynx back in national championship game
AP news
2011-12
budget-building begins
Logan County could
apply for federal disaster funds
Blades hosts Chamber After Hours -- album
LCU Bookstore hosts local author for book signing Tuesday
February unemployment rate falls to 8.9 percent
GOP to Quinn: Cut $5 billion from budget
Lawmakers look to save Illinois' gambling industry
Business, labor hash out payment of Ill.'s multibillion-dollar unemployment debt
Humane Society, 4-H'er Todd Irwin, Faith Smith and genealogical society make Close Up
Letter: Congratulations, Lincoln, on new Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital and Springfield Clinic
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Lynx head to NJCAA Final Four for 3rd year in a row
Lincoln College baseball splits with Kaskaskia
Logan Lanes:
Bumpers
Jay Bird League
Junior-Senior
Logan Lassies
Preps
AP news
2011-12
budget-building begins
Part 4: Jackson and Mathon: streets, alleys, sidewalks,
forestry, lighting and road rehab
City Briefs: Lawnmower Run, enterprise zone, property decisions and more
Annual Children's Health Fair planned for April 1
Annual Community Health Fair at park district April 2
Bomke: Cigarette tax not needed for capital project
Board of Education, gov's office clash over funding
Illinois Senate sets its own budget numbers
Letter: 1% occupational sales tax increase a positive for community
Spring lawn seedings
By John Fulton
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Logan Lanes: Tuesday Super Trios
AP news
City Briefs:
2011-12
budget-building begins
Bee's Floral and Landscaping/RJD Hobbies and Raceway says 'thank you' for 25 years
LJHS hosts District 27 technology awards -- album
District 27 technology awards winners
Coldwell Banker Cornerstone affiliates with Coldwell Banker Corp.
Lincoln Jaycees hosting lawnmower clinic March 26
Challenges levied at open government
Cullerton eyes cigarette tax hike, GOP backs away
April writers club meeting
Births:
Riley Dawn Marie Featherstone
Jasmine Lee Hulvey
Lilyana Cecilia Rives-Monroe
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Laura on Life: A cave-inn
Lynx win 1st tournament game
AP news
2011-12
budget-building begins
Part
2: Chief Greenslate asks for another officer: 'We can
drive around in junk, but we need help.'
The mysterious cost of Medicaid reform
Serious jail time for recording cops
Schools or jails: Ill. law enforcement asks state to make good on classroom programs
This day in history
Blood drives, 'Permission to Speak Freely' at First Presbyterian Church, Draw 4 Carroll, San Jose United Methodist Church fish fry and Nathan J. Graham make Close Up
The mysterious cost of Medicaid reform
Serious jail time for recording cops
Schools or jails: Ill. law enforcement asks state to make good on classroom programs
Letter: Thanks to Atlanta Fire Dept.
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Logan Lanes:
American Bowling League
Split N Gutter
AP news
2011-12
budget-building begins
Part 1: Snyder: 'We need a city manager'; council agrees
Vandal(s) being sought by authorities
Logan County tentative multiplier announced
State reminds consumers to check flood insurance before heavy spring rains
IDOT partners with
state and local law enforcement to boost safety for St.
Patrick's Day
Efforts include saturation patrols, roadside safety
checks and enforcement zones
Report: Internet usage transforming news industry
AG Madigan: Sunshine laws shining light on Illinois government
Recalls announced
Marriages
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Seniors struggle to finish Illinois career well
By Greg Taylor
Logan Lanes:
Rollin 66ers
Sunday Night Mixed
AP news
Plans for community garden growing
Political cartoons at Lincoln College exhibit shed light on Lincoln's popularity during his life
Zion Lutheran students win honors
Illinois' Circuit Breaker program could be switched off
Quinn finally sets DHS cut at $57 million
How to support Japan earthquake relief efforts
Home Country: Sally says spring
AP news
From first shovel to fruition, ALMH readies to serve community
Groundbreaking for new hospital -- a look back
New ALMH is dedicated
Ribbon-cuts and link with past at ALMH
A tour of the new ALMH -- Album 1
A tour of the new ALMH -- Album 2
A tour of the new ALMH -- Album 3
Beth Fleshman named Illinois Head Start Administrator of the Year
Turbine damages rail track, then leaves
Wanted: Polar Plungers to jump into Lincoln Lakes on March 19
Spring wildflowers of Elkhart Hill -- dinner-lecture on April 15
Local unemployment
rates fall again throughout state
Unemployment
drops in every county for 2nd consecutive month
State could get billion-dollar boost
GOP budget: Up to $6 billion in cuts now will ease pain later
Sen. Bomke co-sponsors bill protecting privacy of gun owners
Concealed-carry law may need supermajority
Thousands of gun owners rally at the Capitol
Quinn OKs online tax
This day in history
Mount Pulaski American Legion Stag, Draw 4 Carroll, Lincoln Church of the Nazarene breakfast, Lincoln Woman's Club prayer breakfast and Zumba lessons make Close Up
Birth: Lea Kathleen Boyd
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Mayfield's
Mutterings: Greetings, basketball fans, from the Big Ten
tournament
By Jeff
Mayfield
AP news
Illinois abolishes death penalty, commutes sentences of all remaining death row inmates
Habitat for Humanity house blessing March 20
Brown, Mitchell comment on concealed-carry law passing House committee
Protesters flood Wis. Capitol over anti-union vote
GOP bypasses Dems, cuts collective bargaining
Illinois universities: Half is not enough
Stationary state police possible
Police reports
LC baseball results
LC softball results
LC women's basketball postseason honors
Logan Lanes: Jay Bird League
AP news
City Briefs: High-speed rail, development partnership update and more
Lesleigh Bennett sings at Chad's Blind April 14
Higher electricity rates could be coming
Ready to pack a concealed handgun? Not so fast
New lawmakers thrust into guns debate
Flu facts
Home fruit spray schedules
By John Fulton
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Laura on Life: Mucus mayhem
Logan Lanes:
American Bowling League
Tuesday Super Trios
AP news
Comcast says service to city is 'state of the art' but city council not satisfied
High-speed rail meeting answers concerns for Logan County leaders
Part 2
Fulscher to receive another honor -- in his wrestling career
National Groundwater Awareness Week March 6-12
Middle Eastern turmoil causes spike in gas prices; spike in gas tax for state?
10th-wettest February on record for Illinois
Illinois preparing to comply with national health care reform
Skippy peanut butter recall
HSLC rummage sale, Hartsburg-Emden FFA, community garden, Warren and Jean Peters, Lincoln Heritage Museum and school referendum meeting at Oasis make Close Up
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
LC swimming & diving teams finish 3rd at nationals
LC baseball in Florida
Logan Lanes: Split N Gutter League
AP news
High-speed rail meeting answers concerns for Logan County leaders
Mt. Pulaski celebrates Casimir Pulaski -- Album 1
Mt. Pulaski celebrates Casimir Pulaski -- Album 2
Ill. could remove public notices from newspapers
Ill. leads nation in single-school districts
Recalls announced
Births:
Kimber Elizabeth Crosier-Kenwood
Dominic Allen Leon
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Mayfield's
Mutterings: Illini dismantle the Hoosiers
By Jeff Mayfield
Lincoln College men's basketball wins regional championship 62-61 over Danville
Logan Lanes:
Rollin 66ers
Sunday Night Mixed
AP news
Looking for Lincoln, Main Street partnership event scheduled for March 20
Chamber hosts sales tax referendum meeting
Students initiated into Phi Theta Kappa at Lincoln College
Lawmakers looking into reforming pension system -- again
Auditor: State's pension hole grew in 2010
Tax error will cost U of I grad students
Dissolutions
Home Country: 'Seven Dog Slim' remembers
AP news
Expectant families invited to event at new hospital and medical office building
Layman Art Gallery exhibit features Drew Tucker's 'Lincoln is Bigger Than Me'
Zion Lutheran headed to state finals -- album
Authorities nab 2 in local drug bust
U of I ag economists predict corn consumption and prices for 2011
January unemployment rate falls to 9.0
Illinois budget: $33.2 billion, or not
Abolish all Illinois public school districts? Not yet
Lawmakers to DHS: Provide better services with less money
Letter: Vote 'no' for higher permanent local school taxes
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
LC swimming has another great day at nationals
Logan Lanes:
Bumpers
Junior-Senior
Logan Lassies
Preps
AP news
City Briefs: Accrued overtime, safety complex, city farm and more
Concealed-carry proposals still alive in House
Driver's ed costs once again issue at Statehouse
State economic development director announces $3.2 million available for recycling programs
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Lincoln Youth Wrestling regional results
Lincoln College swim team breaks records 1st day at NJCAA nationals
Lincoln College women's cross country team earns academic award
WLNX to air regional tournament
AP news
Mayor tells Comcast to cover meetings, provide public access channel
Dr. Mary Ahillen discusses poverty and Title I in District 27
schools
Part 2
Chamber hosts forum for school funding
Farm Credit offering $250 community improvement grants to 4-H and FFA
Schools ask for more money from state
Finding true budget number challenging
Monken finally confirmed -- as new Emergency Management Agency director
Pruning tips and nuisance pests
By John Fulton
Births:
Faith LeAnn Sue Martinie
Juliet Divine Sisk
Bentley Eugene Wilkerson
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Laura on Life: 'Amazing Miles'
It's over. Railers' season ends in first-round loss
Logan Lanes:
Jay Bird League
Tuesday Super Trios
AP news
Dr. Mary Ahillen discusses poverty and Title
I in District 27
schools
Part 1
Absentee voting begins
Legislature facing tough budget choices
New lawmakers not shy about ideas, topics
Chamber Buck raffle, First Cumberland Presbyterian, Lincoln Youth Wrestling, Erich Maxheimer, tree sale and chamber ag scholarships make the Close Up
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Logan Lanes: Split N Gutter League
AP news