Daily headlines
May 2005
ALMH
honored as top health care provider
Premier Award for
Quality recognizes high-quality care and operations efficiency
Statement from Gov. Rod Blagojevich on General Assembly passing Senate Bill 475
Holiday safety check at Springfield location nets 89 citations and warnings
Spring turkey season records 14,968 birds harvested
Senate supports responsible road funding
General Assembly approves medical malpractice reforms
44th District update
Plans under way for arrival of soybean rust in Illinois
Date set for U of I Agronomy Day 2005
Zion Lutheran School Student of the Month
Fair Mega Passes go on sale
Mutterings: Patrick makes friends of the masses
By Jeff Mayfield
PONY baseball
Remember those who have sacrificed their lives on behalf of our country that we may live in freedom.
Informational meetings to prepare airport neighborhoods for balloon fest 2005
Workers' compensation reform reduces business costs, increases worker benefits
Court news
Marriages and dissolutions
Springfield woman crashes Porsche; faces drug, alcohol and weapon charges
Long-awaited malpractice reform good first step
State lacks willpower to solve public pension crisis
Graduating on Sunday:
Carroll Catholic
Abraham Lincoln Presidential
Library and Museum announces summer teaching workshops
Bringing historical fiction to life
Engagement: Baker-Taylor
Class of 1955 reunion
Reminder: Car cruise-in
Concerts announced
Postcard from the park: Weldon Springs
Communities gather to look at Logan County's future
Economic development and planning strategies laid out for all to
see
General Assembly reaches agreement on medical malpractice reform
Governor to veto Senate Bill 57 in order to protect law enforcement agents
Gov. Blagojevich spotlights women's health issues
10th anniversary of Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program
celebrated
More graduating on Friday:
Chester-East Lincoln
Lincoln Junior High School
Graduating on Saturday:
Hartsburg-Emden High School
Lincoln Community High School
Campers sought for 12th annual Camp CANDY
LCHS Lady Railer soccer awards banquet
Tonight, Logan County Regional Planning Commission invites all citizens to hear plans on how your community may grow or be improved
Insurance company CEO responds to city
Lincoln Public Library District receives donation for large-print books
Memorial Day weekend to bring the largest safety belt enforcement ever in Illinois
Gov. Blagojevich encourages Illinoisans to 'Light the Way Home' for missing children
World's largest blue catfish expires after capture
West Lincoln-Broadwell graduates
Zion Lutheran graduates
Invention Mysteries: Who invented the Ferris wheel -- Washington, Carver or Ferris?
Service in the park: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Road construction plans unfolded for the new Sysco warehouse/distribution center
Human remains discovered south of Springfield
Bomke announces survey results
World's largest blue catfish caught in Illinois waters near Alton
Letter: Senator says Illinois jobs in peril
Book Look: 'Cool Careers Without College for People Who Love to Fix Things'
Oasis update
Lincoln Christian College names basketball coach
Lincoln City Council and new fiscal year budget off to a good start
Professional emergency responders and citizen heroes honored during Emergency Medical Services Week
Illinois Correctional Industries Spring Product Show May 25 and 26
New Wine graduates
Weekly outlook: Hog prices
Dolan Dalpoas to head Memorial Health System's Alternative Care Services
Mutterings: Interleague interaction
By Jeff Mayfield
Home Country: Working finesse
State historic sites open on Memorial Day
Federal Communications Commission to mandate Internet-based phone providers offer 911 services
Health coverage access extended for active-duty military
44th District update
Lauzen, Brady: 'One person, one vote' for state central committeemen
Lincoln Park District notes
Journal of Illinois History features
Carnahan takes fourth in state
Lincoln Heritage Days getting bigger and better
LaHood makes case for keeping 183rd in Springfield
Marriages and dissolutions
Court news
State Senate passes day labor reform bill
Legislation assisting Illinois' unemployed citizens to be considered by governor
Middletown American Legion Poppy Day
Postcard from the park: Illinois Beach
Illinois first in banning rental or sale of violent and sexually explicit video games to minors
Aid for homeless fire victims
Accident sends two to hospital
Truck blocks Rt. 10 traffic to Mason City
Governor supports proposal to pump $440 million more into education without increasing tax burden
EPA work continues on DePue's Superfund site
'South Ditch'
contaminated by New Jersey Zinc/Mobil
Chemical plant
New tracking system to prepare agriculture industry for terrorist attack or natural disaster
Illinoisans invited to spend long weekend in state parks
Weekend tourists boost state economy
Library hosts summer activities for kids
County ante ups to full health insurance coverage, opts not to participate in the state's county engineer salary program
Youth and officials' town hall bowling event Saturday
Potential severe weather observation
Gov. Blagojevich pledges to sign attorney general's lifetime parolee supervision initiative
Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs helps hometown heroes
Legislation allows partial repayment of state pension contributions
Local residents graduate from LCCS
It's time someone paid a tribute to left-handers
Postcard from Green River State Wildlife Area
Class AA IESA state track meet this weekend
Zion students to participate in state track meet
Basketball camp dates announced
City: Elm Street plans firmed up, future economic developments, bye-bye insurance consultant
Governor's 43rd annual prayer breakfast
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum facilitates friendly relations between Gulf State leader and governor
Diabetes class offered
Illinois highlights National Women's Health Week
Old-time country music at Dickson Mounds
Oasis update
2005 Logan County plat book available
New legislation requires companies to alert Illinoisans to personal and financial information breaches
Gov. Blagojevich to host the amir of Qatar at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum
Weekly outlook: Value
Illinois Education Excellence Task Force to lobby legislators
State program offers county option in paying engineer's salary
Sunday fires draw out city and rural departments, again
Illinois EPA Director Renee Cipriano announces $75,000 grant to Keep Illinois Beautiful and its affiliates
Gov. Blagojevich proclaims Older Americans Month in Illinois
44th District update
Mutterings: Cards widen their lead
By Jeff Mayfield
Three medals and
lots of effort
Girls' Class A State Final Track & Field results
By Rick Hobler
County briefs
Peoria Air National Guard Base not on closure list
Gov. Blagojevich vows to fight for Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Gov. Blagojevich vows to continue coordinated campaign to save the Rock Island Arsenal
Thousands of firefighters attend 12th annual Illinois Fallen Firefighter Memorial and Medal Ceremony
Court news
Marriages and dissolutions
Mother's Day dining traffic results in record sales week for SYSCO
Officials
get aggressive in continuing economic momentum
Land use and GIS to lay foundation for Logan County
Questionnaire to aid in comprehensive plan strategy
Letter carriers' food drive set for Saturday
Gov. Blagojevich traveling to four cities today to talk about military installations recommended for closure or realignment
Defense Department to keep Scott Air Force Base off closure list
Early warning system established for Asian soybean rust
4-H oral communications contest results
LaHood congressional office to host informational forum on military academies
Reminder: Glass recycling at Wal-Mart Saturday
Check the calendar for numerous events this weekend
Elm Street construction plans progress
Gov. Blagojevich asks President Bush to stop unfair deportations and prevent families from being separated
Gov Blagojevich unveils sweeping campaign
finance reform proposal
Plan unveils series of new ethics reforms
Junior high schools invited to compete in the Illinois State Fair cheerleading contest
Crop
updates
Weekend freeze damages crops
By John Fulton
Graduation standards pass House committee
Student exchange program looking for host families
Invention Mysteries: Sale of Velox paved the way for 'the material of a thousand uses'
IESA Class A state track meet
Lincoln Heat
City news:
State's attorney refuses to pay tickets
Insurance consultant a 'no show'
Young Eagles program returns to Logan County Airport
First lady Patti Blagojevich unveils new Spanish educational materials available for children
'Home
Country'
Mega-stores offering more choices, but...
'Ask the
Learning Advisor'
What can parents do about peer pressure?
Oasis update
Letter: Local businesses support youth
Book Look: Italian recipes, baseball controversies and tips from female coaches
Illini Sports Network finds new home in Chicago
Lincoln chosen for Robert's Sysco warehouse expansion
Chairman leads SYSCO by 'Do the right thing'
CTA funding could come from packaged software taxes
U.S. Cellular opens new call center in Bolingbrook
LCHS spring musical
Genealogical and historical society
Writers meet tonight
Letter: What about boys' results in track?
Mutterings: Pacers demolish Celtics
By Jeff Mayfield
Junior high track sectional pictures
Lincoln College signs Lincoln's Pickering
ISU football game program repeats as nation's best
Unofficial announcement, but Lincoln has won
Lincoln/Logan County land
warehouse/distribution
center
Fire destroys apartment house, damages two other apartment buildings and business
Photos from fire scene
Senate week in review
44th District update
Logan
County road improvements
Lincoln girls
shine!
IESA Metamora Sectional track results
Illini Central Middle School track
I-55/I-57 Basketball Clinic update
Logan County's new 'Information Station' ready to serve business and tourism interests
State fire marshal urges
public to learn about arson prevention during Arson Awareness Week,
May 1-7
National focus for week is on arson problem in schools
Blagojevich administration recognizes
Correctional Officers of the Year
Five Illinois Department of Corrections front-line employees receive
top honors
Property auction to benefit state Wildlife and Fish Fund
Marriages and dissolutions
Court news
Got Mesker?
Illinois Historic Preservation Agency wants to know which
communities have these building facades
Urton named as softball and soccer coach
Youthful couples to promenade
Law enforcement officials from around the state honor 12 officers killed in the line of duty
State Central Management Services to terminate management contract for improper billing
Rep. Mitchell meets with Orr, Schilling
General Assembly approval boosts biodiesel production
Reminder: Support your local soldiers
'Ask the Learning Advisor'
Kindergarten readiness
Dee Brown declares
for NBA draft
Illini junior to test draft waters
Proposed federal funding cuts could wipe out victim services and paralyze the criminal justice system
Weather
highlights
Meteors create panic
Invention Mysteries: Inventor of new alphabet got the idea from soldiers in 1819
State Scholastic Bowl tournaments Friday
Dance Force performs at Lincoln College this weekend
Seth Deibert sets record
Lincoln Christian College names new coach
Logan County Information Station open house
Evening gathering set to send off soldiers and raise funds
Reminder: Public gathering at Logan County Courthouse on Thursday, National Day of Prayer
Oasis update
'Home
Country'
Sustaining memories of home
Letter: Appreciated letter published as-is
Youth group to conduct Mother's Day service
ISU Athletics Hall of Fame inductees announced
City acts on land issues
Where
do all the old computers go?
Local recycling protects environment
Illinois honors Illinois State Police Officer, Telecommunicator and Forensic Scientist of the Year
Highway incident turns ugly
Research reveals additional components in grapes inhibit cancer cells
Freeze warning
Gov. Blagojevich helps kick off 'Cover the Uninsured Week,' calls on Congress to reject cuts to Medicaid
Arbor Day marked by dedication of Cache River visitor center
Bomke attends briefing on Illinois Gaming Board
44th District weekly update
Reminder: Bicycle rodeo and free helmets Tuesday at health department
Logan County 2005 CROP Walk orientation
Mutterings:
Railers gear up for late-season run
By Jeff Mayfield