Daily headlines
May 2006
Illinois Department of Agriculture announces 2006 county fair schedule
Gov. Blagojevich signs landmark
veterans' health insurance legislation
Veterans Care will provide thousands
of veterans with access to affordable, comprehensive medical
coverage
Weather highlights
Congressman Jerry Weller announces $250K in federal funding for Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts
More state historic sites begin daily operations
Gov. Blagojevich
signs bills to help protect thousands of jobs in the state's horse
racing industry
New laws will allow Illinois racetracks to remain viable and
competitive
Weekly outlook: Soybeans
Support
group explores divorce-related topics
'Facing My Loneliness'
Oasis update
5 A Day: Vegetable of the month: Potato
Tuesday Mustang score
Milligan to defend IWGA State Am title
Low-income households to receive energy assistance
House approves
agriculture funding bill
Includes funds for conservation programs, ag research center,
University of Illinois
First lady Patricia Blagojevich
celebrates the grand opening of the Kohl Children's Museum's 2-acre
interactive outdoor exhibit, Habitat Park
First lady stresses the importance
of early childhood education, discusses Preschool for All and
encourages parents to take advantage of museums as an innovative,
hands-on approach to education
Gas prices FAQ
Seven questions to break through the clutter of misinformation
SBA urges homeowners, renters and businesses to face risks and prepare for inevitable disaster
Senate Republican week in review: May 22-26
Bagworm treatment,
Halloween pumpkins and a vital nutrient
By John Fulton
CIEDC staff graduate from spring training
Extension offers Cloverbud Camp for 5- to 7-year-olds
5 A Day: Fruit of the month: Lime
Pinto results
Plan a visit to All
Veterans Park on Union Street this weekend
Veterans Honor Roll
brick sales continue
Memorial Day service set for Monday morning at Logan County Courthouse
Chestnut veterans honored with picture compilation
IDOT gives motorists a
break for Memorial Day weekend
Despite high gas prices, travel is expected to be up
Gov. Blagojevich calls on Veterans
Administration to provide immediate protection to veterans whose
personal information was stolen
Governor signs
new law allowing consumers to safeguard credit reports
Gov. Blagojevich encourages
Illinoisans to 'Light the Way Home' for missing children
Missing Children's Day observed
Gov. Blagojevich signs law to curb
abuse of cough syrup medication
New law makes it illegal to sell or purchase pure dextromethorphan
Memorial Day: A tribute to America's fallen soldiers
Court news
Marriages
Dissolutions
Education plan worth a look, but support depends on details
44th District weekly update
Join the fun at Atlanta's Happy Wiener Fest
Enjoy a leisurely evening car cruise-in downtown Lincoln, on the square
Home Country: Truth be told
National Recreational Water Illness Prevention Week
Mosquito time once again
DuPage County mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus
ABC's 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' coming to Illinois area
Farm earnings drop
Weekend fun starts tonight at Atlanta's Happy Wiener Fest
Benefit for Middletown fireman-paramedic-EMT
International Young Eagles Day to be celebrated at Logan County Airport
Blagojevich
administration enacts salon safety rules to prevent infections
Regulations to make spa treatments safer for
Illinoisans
Mustang score
Main Street Lincoln celebrates National Preservation Month
Little town plans big 'Homecoming Sunday'
Memorial Day 'Click it or Ticket' to be largest safety belt enforcement in Illinois history
New law allows local governments to use photo enforcement at railroad crossings
CIEDC announces income-eligible scholarships
Invention Mysteries: Inventor Stanley Weston created the world's first doll for boys
Severe weather possible
Fifth Street Road fate decided at special county meeting
Gov. Blagojevich's new education plan would provide $6 billion in new funding
Information breach jeopardizes veterans' security
Opportunities for teens and young adults to gain valuable work experience
Herbicide drift, West
Nile virus
By John Fulton
FSIA, Farmers Supporting Independent Agriculture, meets Tuesday
Book Look: 'Biking Illinois: 60 Great Road Trips and Trail Rides'
Mustang baseball
Oasis update
Happy Wiener Fest
Gov. Blagojevich signs Illinois budget that increases childhood education, provides more health care for youth and seniors
Education funding has gone down
Law to complete Sangamon County health merger approved
Weekly outlook: Agriculture and energy
LCHS senior awards
Mustang League score
Recreation League scores
Logan County Airport at the start of a great adventure over America
Motorcycle accident on I-55
Lincoln Police Department keeping pace with the times
Senate Republican week in review: May 15-19
Photo enforcement
Letter: May is Motorcycle Awareness Month
ZLS April Student of the Month
County calls special meeting to discuss Fifth Street
What receives the gentlest care, yet is big and even known to stop traffic when it's on a run?
Single-vehicle crash blocks Interstate 155
LCHS graduation set for next weekend
Gov. Blagojevich extends Illinois Cares Rx protection until end of year for seniors and people with disabilities who have not signed up for Medicare Part D
Court news
Marriages
Dissolutions
Home Country: Glorious sun-filled days of May
Mustang League competition
Webster Construction defeats Illini Central 19-6
Truck accident blocks traffic
Chestnut man recognized
in governor's awards for heroic deeds
Awards given in connection with Emergency
Medical Services Week
CIEDC staff and board
attend ICAA conference
Past president is recognized for commitment
LaHood announces
equipment funding for six emergency response agencies in rural communities
Lincoln Rural Fire
Department receiving extraction equipment funds
Shifting makeup of population in Illinois certain to affect policy choices
Letters:
Vandalism at park strikes
symbol of America
Parents, do you know where your children are?
Sen. Bill Brady responds to death of former Sen. Bob Madigan
Parent Institute column: Disorganized son
NOAA studies conditions during Edmund Fitzgerald wreck
County briefs
Tourism has it going on
Gov. Blagojevich signs
'Let Them Rest in Peace Act,' allowing families to peacefully grieve
fallen soldiers
New law makes protesting within 200 feet of a funeral or memorial
service a crime
White House rhetoric runs counter to policy realities, speech experts say
Federal testing for mad cow disease a failure, Law Review editor says
Park district notes
Inventor's son writes in to Invention Mysteries
Mustang League score
County decision
on Fifth Street Road project delayed
Unknown
funding cutoff deadline presses officials
Possible severe weather
'Hometown Spotlight' on Lincoln
All Veterans Park damage
Support
group explores divorce-related topics
'Facing My Depression'
Oasis update
Mustang League play begins
City treasurer reviews
finances with eye on future
Fifth Street project discussed
Illinois bans smoking in all college dormitories
Liquor commission accepts largest-ever fine, suspension of retailer license
True leadership needed on illegal immigration
Weekly outlook: Crop prices
Elkhart Library book and bake sale
YMCA Tee for Two date change
Tax cut has complicated estate planning for wealthy families
Capital Area Classic track and field results
County budgeters frustrated
New reports still not usable
Auditors refuse to proceed
Gov. Blagojevich announces new expansion of state's breast and cervical cancer screening and treatment program
Illinois State Police saddened by loss of fellow officer, Sgt. Rodney Miller
Legislation imposes criminal charges and penalties on
war hero impostors
Individuals who
falsely claim to be a recipient of the Purple Heart or other military medals
could face fines
District 44 weekly update
Gardeners, prepare: Battling
borers
By John Fulton
U of I Extension offers Dining with Diabetes series
Prison hostage situation brought to an end
Veterans Cash,
first-of-its-kind lottery ticket, surpasses $1 million mark in first
three months
Generates money to help provide wide range of services to Illinois
veterans
IDOT honored by Illinois
Rehabilitation Association
Agency and
employee are recognized for efforts to help Illinoisans with
disabilities surmount workplace barriers
Tuskegee Airman lectures Naval Sea Cadets about love of country
May is Motorcycle Awareness Month
Court news
Marriages
(No dissolutions)
New legislation includes law requiring background checks on nursing home residents
Home Country: When a town annoyance goes missing
County briefs
Registration still open for Saturday's I Spy Lincoln bike tour
Lincoln Christian Nursery School completes energy-saving project with Illinois grant funding
Cook County Circuit Court dismisses complaint against Gov. Blagojevich's stem cell research efforts
Habitat for Humanity to hold surplus building materials sale
Reminder: 'Dames at Sea' comes to the LCHS stage
Women's Health Week
Parent Institute column: Preventing school violence
IESA Class A state track meet
Wind advisory
Lincoln Relay For Life schedule formalized
Composite drawing to aid police search for armed robber
Hundreds of families
attend Community Benefits Day to receive help enrolling in state
health care programs
Medicare
Part D enrollment deadline at hand; All Kids registration now under
way
Alexander Lumber Company employees score a day off and recognition for yearlong performance
Governor signs legislation allowing city of Chicago to lease Midway Airport
Local classrooms win Walk Day prizes
WLNX evening of comedy is May 19
'It was a dark and stormy night' for the inventor
Universities unite to create CARMA
15-telescope array to provide
most powerful view into universe
City briefs
City Hall getting
fixed up, Fifth Street inches forward
ABC-TV movie: 'Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America'
Severe weather possible
Weather highlights
Governor's statement on the passing of Lou Jones
'Baby Buggy Brigade' rallies support for the governor's mercury rule
IAC Literary Awards
Support
group explores divorce-related topics
'Facing My Anger'
Oasis update
Book Look: 'Dog Sense: A Novel'
Illinois professor at book launch to address global warming
Planning commission sets county on path to growth
Gov. Blagojevich
extends health benefits to state employee domestic partners
Merit compensation employees join AFSCME members in receiving health
benefits for same-sex domestic partners
State fire
marshal urges public to learn about arson prevention during Arson
Awareness Week, May 7-13
National
focus for week is 'Wildfire Arson -- Preparedness and Prevention'
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary announces West Marine vessel safety check T-shirt promotion
Letters:
Car owner calls for action following repeat vandalism
First Baptist Church 150th anniversary kickoff 'thank you'
Weekly outlook: Corn prices
Central Illinois Economic Development Corp. to reopen Lewistown office
Zion Lutheran students receive superior ratings at Illinois History Expo
'Dames at Sea' comes to the LCHS stage
Elkhart group seeking information from school board
Gov.
Blagojevich joins parents and early childhood experts to celebrate
major preschool expansion
New state
budget means $45 million more for preschool as legislature passes
governor's Preschool for All plan
New program to help revitalize river communities
Ticks are plentiful
again
By John Fulton
Logan County Health Department will offer free women's health screenings
LCHS student named one of 20 SIUE Chancellor's Scholars
Heather Otto, NIU graduating senior, receives honors
United Cerebral Palsy Land of Lincoln offers summer speech and public speaking sessions
Wet spring
dispels drought in Illinois
Governor's Drought Task Force
continues to monitor water supply status
IEMA exercise summary
Gov. Blagojevich's school district reorganization bill wins final legislative approval
Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee approves bill with funding for Illinois projects
Court news
Marriages
Dissolutions
Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan Act amended
Illinois makes history
First state to approve plans to provide voluntary, high-quality preschool
for all
St. John United Church of Christ ice cream social set for May 12
Bird banding to benefit Illinois Audubon and Illinois Raptor Center
First lady's May book
selection
'D.W.'s Guide to Perfect Manners'
Home Country: Creative fundraiser of a strategic nature draws community together
Lincoln Christian softball vs. MacMurray
Gov.
Blagojevich applauds General Assembly on passing budget
Illinois takes major step toward
becoming the only state to give every 3- and 4- year-old access to
high-quality preschool
Illinois
submits four sites for $1 billion coal plant of the future
Another important step in continuing Illinois'
leading role in developing clean-coal technologies
State
Weapons of Mass Destruction Team takes down fictitious terrorist
group during state's three-day emergency response exercise
Drill demonstrated award-winning team's ability to respond to
terrorist threat
Sen. Brady: Illinois taxpayers face fourth year of borrow and spend
State budget to once
again increase state spending, raid teachers' pension fund
Lack of promised funding
for Lincoln Estates facility
ALPLM exhibit on first ladies
Many rare artifacts on display for the first time, beginning May
13
Extension plans Walk Day events for Monday
Parent Institute column: Daughter in preschool
City briefs
Large-scale
state exercise continues
State continues to deal with pandemic
flu scenario and undertakes response to terrorist attack scenario
Illinois honors Illinois State Police Officer, Telecommunicator and Forensic Scientist of the Year
Illinois House passes
legislation for Medicaid providers
Fund transfers will generate $900 million through federal matching
funds to immediately reduce payment
Budget process ends in continued pension raids, state overspending
An ISP prom and graduation message for parents and friends
Wife of Hall of Fame inventor dies at 97
Frozen boar semen program
Mayor
Beth Davis' State of the City address
City
committees see little change
Hazardous weather outlook
Gov.
Blagojevich's mine safety legislation wins approval in House
Senate Bill 929 passes Illinois House, heads back to Senate
for concurrence
Bomke urges consideration of bill to cut motor fuel sales tax
Citizen interactive land-use seminar offered
Communications contest results announced
Support
group explores divorce-related topics
'The Road to Healing'
Oasis update
Lincoln FFA pancake breakfast set
Parent Institute column: Helping teens with homework
City puts tough times
behind
Lincoln mayor opens
new year with appointments and State of the City address
Three-day
exercise to test state's ability to handle pandemic flu and
terrorist events begins today
Nearly 2,000 to participate at
several venues
First-time filers for
Gov. Blagojevich's Illinois Cares Rx program can now apply online
Seniors and people with disabilities encouraged to visit
www.state.il.us/aging
before the Medicare Part D May 15 deadline
Illinois kicks off mercury
thermostat collection
Recycling pilot project builds on governor's efforts to reduce
mercury in environment
Leaf fungal diseases
and broadleaf weed control
By John Fulton
Weekly outlook: USDA projections
Logan County wringing wet after heavy weekend rains
Pictures after the rains
Illinois State Fair grandstand lineup
released
Features
Big & Rich, Counting Crows and 'American Idol' star Carrie Underwood
Gov. Blagojevich signs new law to
reduce toxic mercury emissions
Governor urges Illinois Pollution
Control Board to approve aggressive new mercury emission standards
Gov. Blagojevich
tightens security at utilities and rail terminals
Signs new laws to boost homeland security and protect valuable
infrastructure
44th District weekly update
Transport losses of pigs
Special recognition