Daily headlines
November 2004
City of Lincoln passes along important snow removal information
Illinois early childhood education program ranks high in national study
Kansas joins I-SaveRx prescription drug importation program
Weekly outlook
Hog prices
Logan County 4-H'ers attend EDGE Conference
Caring for poinsettias
Cook update
By Jeff Mayfield
Illinois State vs. Illinois-Chicago game notes
Grigsby accepts East-West Shrine Game invite
Engineer advises study on subdivision flood issue
Holiday homes tour set for Sunday
Gov. Blagojevich working with Cleveland Mayor Campbell to secure 4,500 doses of flu vaccine
More than $89 million to help build and preserve senior, family and homeless housing
Farm
Rent Evaluator
By John Fulton
Prairieland Christian Church, Hartsburg
Mutterings: Alexander, 'Birds feast on another win;
thankful Illini kick the stuffin' out of the Zags
By Jeff Mayfield
LC men's basketball vs. Kirkwood and Southeastern Iowa
Guidry, Gordon combine for 50 as 'Birds ground Skyhawks
'Birds lose close one to Stephen F. Austin
Historic Cracovia soccer team plays Chicago Thursday
Lincoln's last full-service station to stop selling gas
Gov. Blagojevich calls on U.S. Department of Education to stop proposed changes in Pell Grant funding
Aging listening session
I-355 South Extension to provide relief for travelers to southern suburbs
Wild turkey restored in Illinois
New associate judge announced
Asperger syndrome support and awareness
December events at Immanuel
City landfill open daily to accommodate leaves and brush
Railers win with 3-pointer in last 3.5 seconds: pictures from game
Redbirds fall to No. 16 Kansas State
Dollar General Store developers ask for city's assistance
Illinois first family's Thanksgiving Day spent assisting less fortunate
Illinois Tollway's 10-year, $5.3 billion capital plan, 'Open Roads for a Faster Future'
Zion Student of the Month
Christmas tree
selection and care
By John Fulton
Protecting trees and shrubs
Invention Mysteries: National Gallery recognizes seven award-winning inventors
Several inches of wet snow expected over parts of central Illinois today
State fire marshal issues fire safety tips for upcoming holiday season
Multi-agency effort targets alcohol abuse; new task force to concentrate state efforts
Logan County treasurer's website temporarily unavailable as new tax system software is installed
IDOT to open roads for holiday rush
Illinois' first lady advocates adoption
Law restricts zoning of adult entertainment facilities
Letters:
Downtown decked for Christmas
Lincolnite wants to hear from friends
Thanksgiving devotion
What is really important in
this life?
Two Lincoln natives cast in upcoming show at Lincoln College
Entertainment at Einstein's
Local authors' book signings at Einstein's
Books for stocking stuffers
Corrections employees stock shelves to aid food pantry in time for Thanksgiving
Elks raise funds for crippled children
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans volunteer chapter elects new leadership
Oasis update
Picking the perfect Christmas tree
Principia over LCC men 75-63: pictures from game
LC women's basketball vs. McKendree JV
Angels receive NCCAA postseason honors
Illinois vs. Oakland game notes
County budget to start fiscal year on time
$300,000 federal grant helps keep Illinois seniors independent
Weekly outlook
Soybean rust
Small business economic conditions continue improvement in third quarter
Illinois 4-H'ers to attend National 4-H Congress
Middletown Ladies Auxiliary events
Awards raining
down on Lincoln sports stars
By Jeff
Mayfield
Railers defeat Manual 54-45
Pictures from game
Alexander leads
'Birds to victory
ISU handles Truman State 82-47
By Jeff
Mayfield
Second-half run gives 'Birds 82-47 win
LC swimmers at Illinois Wesleyan event
Lynx take men's title
Gordon tabbed as Valley Newcomer of the Week
Brown named Big Ten Player of the Week
Pictures from Illinois-Delaware game
Illinois Medicare system found 'financially unsustainable'
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
receives award
InfoNet project honored for innovation
in government
Senate week in review: Nov. 15-19
Marriages and dissolutions
Court news
Lincoln steals the show at Charleston Speech Invitational
Mutterings:
Illinois out of the gate at 2-0
By Jeff Mayfield
LC men's basketball vs. Illinois Valley
LC women's basketball vs. Shawnee
LC's Wombles places 15th in national half marathon
LC volleyball players honored in conference, region
Illinois State vs. Truman State game notes
Christmas in the village (Elkhart)
State running motorist protection 'Click It or Ticket' campaign
IDOT restructures Division of Highways
Logan County in Region Four
First phase of new website launched for Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Homebuilder's Ball
Heidgerd-Steinfort wedding
Decatur prepares for Heritage & Holly Historic Home Tour
Lincoln College men's basketball
Lincoln College women's basketball
Contested county budget barely passes
Lincoln Estates back on track and rolling
Lincoln Christian College and Seminary campus evacuated
Contamination found in Petersburg water
New State Board of Education applauded for
accountability plan
$2.6 million in savings to be redirected to
fund school district consolidation grants
Home day-care providers to be reimbursed for healthy meals
Students offered education in Latin America
City briefs
Welfare reform: Kiosks make WIC access easy
Drained state funds lead to landfill closure problems in Pekin
Invention Mysteries: Why were Xerox, Monopoly and Pepsi initially considered failures?
Local government education program becomes nation's model
Cook update
Dickie V dials in on Guidry
Miscommunication
delays Lincoln Estates development
Local meeting first step to getting it back on track
Lincoln and Logan County Development Partnership unified on Lincoln Estates
Illinois truck speed limit remains 55 mph
Gov. Rod Blagojevich responds to House
action
Business summit focuses on after-school activities
Outstanding students named at Lincoln College-Normal
Welcome spring with blooming trees
Book Look: 'An Orange for Frankie'
Oasis update
Redbirds turn the tide on Ole Miss
Illinois men's basketball satellite uplink
City hears petition for new sewer line
Dollar General begins legwork to build on Limit Street
55-65, live-die decision in hands of Illinois legislators
Weekly outlook
Crop forecasts
November 'Tourist Find It' contest under way
Soy consumption is a matter of taste
Zion Lutheran academic awards
Logan County 4-H celebrates achievements
Lincoln Gator swim results from Champaign meet
Marquette shuts down 'Birds
Williams on Rupp watch list
Illinois basketball signs Charles Jackson
Bruce Weber has appendectomy
Workshop, 'Serving With Distinction,' offers close-up view of school board work
First 'One-Stop Holiday Shopping Day' in Atlanta
Stream-bank erosion can be fought without breaking the bank
Animal food production alters
human quality of life
Monkey food fights polio
LC faculty members listed in 'Who's Who Among America's Teachers'
LCHS speech results from Normal West tournament
Court news
Mutterings: A
cornucopia of volleyball action
By Jeff Mayfield
Angels in semifinals and championship
LC men defeat Rend Lake
LC women defeat Elgin
LC swimmers defeat Principia
Two LC wrestlers place fourth in Michigan tourney
UNI's quick start drops 'Birds; Grigsby claims ISU tackle mark
Newcomers key Redbird victory
ISU cross country wraps up season at regional
7th-wettest October follows 4th-driest September
Winter Storm Preparedness Week in Illinois
18 Illinois officers receive prestigious Law Enforcement Medal of Honor
Applications from performance artists and companies sought for state arts program
Senate week in review: Nov. 8-12
Marriages and dissolutions
A cookbook is more than just a cookbook
Discrepancy in Abe Lincoln's Musick Ferry Road survey explained
Angels vs. North Central, Mid-America Christian
Lincoln College women's basketball
Lincoln College wrestling
Illinois basketball signs Chester Frazier
Proposed county budget depletes health department reserves
Chronic wasting disease surveillance
increased
Logan County included in sampling check stations
'Serving Those Who Have Served'
Easier benefits access for Illinois veterans and military members
Museum sending Chester-East Lincoln students to Challenger Learning Center
New soy foods cookbook
Results from 2004 variety testing
Angel volleyball vs. Southeastern and Ozark Christian
Veterans share military experiences with West Lincoln-Broadwell students
Illinois residents urged to prepare before winter assaults
Soldier's mother receives Gold Star 40 years after his death in Vietnam
Gov. Blagojevich partners with Mayor Bloomberg to secure 200,000 doses of flu vaccine from Europe for New York City
Illinois veterans: Service in the past to preserve the future
Invention Mysteries: Did the Amish invent the horse saddle?
LC wrestlers open season
ISU inks Dunson, Fortes, Holtz and Williams
Illinois basketball signs Jamar Smith
Westminster subdivision residents pursue city in quest to resolve flooding
City hears more on brownfield remediation opportunity
State program insures kids' health
KidCare tops enrollment target
Letter: Shelves that feed hungry no longer bare
ALMH Auxiliary Appreciation Day at MKS
Oasis update
Book Look: 'The Umbrella'
LC men defeat Carl Sandburg
Preseason candidates for Naismith
Trophy chosen
Illinois' Deron Williams and Dee Brown among top 50
Cingular Wireless adds fan voting to college basketball's top honor
Illinois State vs. Penn State game notes
Official city of Lincoln Christmas ornament unveiled
Tips to avoid
deer-car crashes
Dos and don'ts if that didn't work
Major new Target distribution center bringing new jobs to DeKalb
Weekly outlook
Corn and soybean prices
Washington-Monroe honor roll
Preserving evergreens during the winter
Letter: 'Home for the Holidays' weekend successful
Green View Companies receives national environmental improvement award
Middletown Halloween costume contest winners
LC participates in national cross country meet
LC women's basketball vs. Sauk Valley
Illinois State at Northern Iowa game notes
Health department to administer vaccine phase two
City briefs
State investigating insurance business
practices
Consumer toll-free line
established
Seed
selection information, pesticide certification, helpful Web pages
By John Fulton
Carbon monoxide poisoning health tips
Historic Illinois
One-room schoolhouse and historic paintings discovered
Angel volleyball vs. UIS
Hush remains elusive as factory tries to be
a good neighbor
Noise pollution addressed
New Illinois homeownership program helps first-time buyers
Marriages and dissolutions
Court news
FDA warns consumers of sexual enhancement 'dietary supplement' dangers
The life and career of
'The Prairie Troubadour'
Poet Vachel Lindsay
works presented
Local MADD chapter meets on Tuesday
Emotions described in new toddler board book
November events at Immanuel Lutheran Church
Snakehead fish caught in Burnham Harbor
Lincoln Christian College to host NCCAA volleyball championship
Lincoln College opens swimming season
'Home for the Holidays' this Saturday
and Sunday
Downtown Lincoln merchants offer special holiday shopping experience
Leaf pickup scheduled
It's not over when it's over
Railers lose heartbreaker in sectional final
By Rick Hobler
Illinois opens exhibition play vs. SIUE
BCA Classic tickets are available
Letters:
'Rules of the Road' not being followed
Thank you, Community Action
Organic conference -- January 2005
New spaces for handicapped and visitors enhance ALMH's 7th Street parking lot
'Healthy
Moves for Healthy Children'
Child care providers program offered
Outstanding college students to be honored
New Mexico joins Illinois to secure flu vaccine from Europe for highest risk residents
Elected Officials Working Group for Homeland Security formed
ORBIS International honors first lady Patti Blagojevich for aggressive pediatric vision initiative
New farm health volunteer named for Logan County
Invention Mysteries: Fire at U.S. patent office destroys nearly all patent records
IDNR resources available for Illinois teachers
LC volleyball ends 'a great season'
'Birds win exhibition game 84-55
Polls draw record numbers nationwide
Logan County election summary
National election results
New assistance to fund DNA technology in Illinois
Corrections provides furniture for presidential library and museum
Book Look: 'Blood Secret'
Travel can have profound effect on students
State increases nature preserves and adds land and water reserve
Oasis update
Railers leave
Centennial speechless
Rematch with Normal Community is next
By Rick Hobler
LCHS vs. Centennial volleyball stats
NCCAA Midwest Regional volleyball awards
Cook update
Illinois named men's basketball preseason favorite by media
Vote Tuesday
Logan County polling places
State takes
over final Lincoln Estates development
LDC task force retired
Municipal officials ask governor for better rail service
Weekly outlook
Corn and soybean exports
Swine farrowing conference
Halloween Fun Fest business contributors
Logan County 4-H Achievement Night Thursday
Logan County Genealogical & Historical Society 'History of Burtonview'
Prepare now to
brighten the darkest days of winter
Forcing spring bulbs for indoor color
'Habitattitude' prevents non-native species invasion
LC advances in Region 24 volleyball tournament
LC men open hoops season with win over Kaskaskia
Lincoln College women's basketball preview
Men's basketball: Illinois State vs. Missouri-St. Louis game notes
Football: Illinois State vs. No. 1 Southern Illinois game notes
Flood watch through Monday evening
ALMH employees say 'hats on' in support of cancer survivors, patients
Annual kids' event draws usual crowd of beauties and creepies
Governor pledges $10 million toward coal industry revival to aid southern Illinois economy
Governor launches outreach campaign for Health Benefits for Workers with Disabilities program
Cost of soybean rust
Letter: Vote 'no' to retain area judges
Chamber Corner: Monday membership memo
Mutterings:
It's time for Illini basketball...
By Jeff Mayfield
A spooky treat
Lady Railers win regional championship
By Rick Hobler
Angels win regional final
LC volleyball vs. Millikin JV and Danville
'Birds still winless on road after 24-21 loss