Daily headlines
December 2006
Monday, Dec. 25
(Christmas holiday)
Local businesses make Christmas brighter for two moms and kids
Logan County recognizes its 2006 volunteer heroes
Free English language classes offered in Lincoln
Court news
Marriages
Dissolutions
44th District weekly update
Elect Lincoln
and Hamlin
Restored 1860 presidential
campaign banner returns to Old State Capitol
Lincoln Zonta Club brings toys to Head Start classrooms
Lincoln Jaycees switch board and membership meeting nights
January activities at St. Peter Lutheran Church
Home Country:
Find out all you ever wanted to know about poinsettias at this University of Illinois Extension link: http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/poinsettia/
City of Lincoln
joins call to citizens to stop 43% of deadly Illinois crashes
December declared National Drunk and
Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month
IDOT gives
motorists a break during Christmas holiday
Drivers reminded
about travel tips and Scott's Law
Motorists
reminded to slow down and drive with caution around emergency scenes
and construction areas
Scott's Law stiffens related
violation penalties
Recall information
ICC approves utilities' rate stabilization alternatives
Christmas services at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Christmas services at St. John United Church of Christ
Reminder: Stay
fit this winter at the Lincoln Park District
Holiday special for college students
Illinois State vs. Illinois-Chicago pre-game notes
Cold-shooting second half leads to Braves' loss to Illinois
Culver's restaurant a welcome addition to Lincoln's west side
Recall information
ICC considers payment options for utility consumers
Sen. Brady pleased that study of health planning board will finally be done
Countdown to 1
millionth visitor continues
Abraham
Lincoln Presidential Museum extends contest
Reminder: Stay
fit this winter at the Lincoln Park District
Holiday special for college students
Invention Mysteries: 18-year-old Mary created a monster in England
The clock says it
all
Illinois keeps Braggin' Rights another year, barely
Redbird basketball adds USC transfer
On the backside of
the 2006 ice storm
How did it compare?
Humane societies urge Gov. Blagojevich to help protect animals in disasters
Letters:
Bring Abe to Lincoln
Reminder: Practical safety tips for holiday shopping
Announcements:
Lincoln Streets Department has begun storm damage pickup.
It's not too late to get a flu shot. Recent flu seasons have begun in February. The Logan County Health Department flu vaccine for this season is still available: $20.
DivorceCare series steers recovery and healing process
Book Look: 'Casting for Crafters'
Reminder:
Stay fit this winter at the Lincoln Park District
Holiday special for college students
'Compromise' operative word in racetrack negotiation
A record year for tornadoes in 2006
Warm November precedes wintry start to December
Weekly Outlook: USDA reports
Reminder: Stay
fit this winter at the Lincoln Park District
Holiday special for college students
Youth wrestling results
Lewis University pre-game notes for Tuesday night Redbird matchup
Sports Network honors Siskowic; Redbirds finish No. 8
Habitat-Thrivent announcement
Gov. Blagojevich
signs groundbreaking legislation to increase minimum wage in
Illinois
Nearly
650,000 Illinois workers to benefit as minimum hourly wage increases
to $7.50; wage to reach $8.25 by 2010
Gov. Blagojevich announces inauguration plans
Gov.
Blagojevich's hospital assessment plan wins formal approval from the
federal government
Plan means $1.8 billion in new
federal funding for Illinois health care system over three years
Lincoln Community High School speech team steps it up at Olympia Christmas Classic
December educator tip: Promoting student responsibility
Reminder: Stay
fit this winter at the Lincoln Park District
Holiday special for college students
Lincoln College basketball vs. Shawnee
Illinois State vs. Lewis pre-game notes
Lincoln gets a little Penache
Help friends and family be ready for the unexpected with preparedness and safety gifts
Gov. Blagojevich announces additional funds for mad cow disease surveillance
Acquisition of helicopters from federal government will strengthen public safety in Rockford, Peoria
Court news
(No marriage reports)
Dissolutions
What you should know
before the next time the power goes out
The Scoop on home generators
Stay fit this
winter at the Lincoln Park District
Holiday special for college students
Bauer knits 100 sets of hats and mittens
Argentinian missionary Judith VanOsdol to be at Emden church
Letter: Holiday wishes from diaspora in Texas
Home Country: One of those rare, spontaneous holiday moments
Johnson awarded contract extension through 2010
County audit: slow but sure
Video helps train law enforcement to handle human trafficking cases
Letter: Practical safety tips for holiday shopping
Sue Beavers named ALMH Employee of the Year
Logan County veterans books for sale from LCGHS
MDA seeks volunteers for 2007 summer camp
Reminder: CIEDC cookbooks for sale
Warrensburg-Latham girls take fourth in Class 8-3A
Reminder: Lincoln Pony baseball and softball winding up 2007 season registrations
ALMH plans new hospital
Boil order lifted
Pandemic flu preparedness guide available for Illinois schools
Artifacts added to Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Logan County Genealogical and Historical Society to meet Monday
Sen. Brady: Old cell phones help domestic violence victims
Invention Mysteries: What inventions have come from Iraq?
Traveling basketball tournament for boys 5th-8th grade
Rembert, Siskowic earn AP All-America honors
City asked to join effort to bring new Abraham Lincoln attraction to town
Blagojevich administration launches Keep Our Kids Warm and Safe effort
Backgrounder: 'Hellhole' fiction on the Illinois economy
Oasis update
Reminder: CIEDC cookbooks for sale
Community bankers encourage gift givers to save for 2007 holiday season now
Agreements with
Illinois' three major coal-fired power companies lead to approval of
state mercury pollution reduction plan
Plan to improve public health reduces
emissions by 90 percent
Gov. Blagojevich announces historic agreement with Midwest Generation to reduce power plant pollutants and deliver dramatic clean-air benefits
Gov.
Blagojevich names Sheila Nix and Louanner Peters deputy governors
for his second term
After
serving governor through first term, Deputy Gov. Bradley Tusk
returning to East Coast to work in the private sector
New study
shows sustained health benefits from Department of Human
Services programs
Illinois moms
in state-funded maternal and child health programs less likely
to have premature or low birth weight babies
Countdown to 1 millionth visitor continues
Weekly Outlook: Production forecasts
Farm safety site
St. John Church increases its gift of coats, hats and mittens for local children
Youth wrestling results
Illinois State at Western Michigan pre-game notes
Dense fog advisory
Mount Pulaski citywide boil order
Gov.
Blagojevich awards grants for anhydrous ammonia security
35 fertilizer dealers will share
funds intended to deter the illicit production of
methamphetamine
'Lunch and Learn' offers legal direction for families caring for older adults and grandparents raising children
New study
shows sustained health benefits from Department of Human
Services programs
Illinois moms
in state-funded maternal and child health programs less likely
to have premature or low birth weight babies
Cash rent decisions
Lincoln Community High School Christmas concert on Thursday
Lincoln Area Music Society winter concert
AMVETS meeting report
Reminder: CIEDC cookbooks for sale
Speech results
ZLS October Student of the Month
ZLS November Student of the Month
LCHS basketball vs. Chatham Glenwood
Warrensburg-Latham girls advance to third-place game in eighth-grade state tournament
Lincoln College weekend basketball
2006 Festival of Trees
inspires holiday spirit
It could be called the 'upside-down year'
Pictures from 2006 Festival of Trees
City briefs
Gov. Blagojevich
announces $2.78 million in Conservation 2000 grants to protect
Illinois’ environment
51 grants benefit
habitat in 88 counties throughout Illinois
Includes Lower Sangamon Valley Partnership
Recalls issued Dec. 3-7 include door locks, furniture, air rifles and mood necklaces
Court news
(No marriage reports)
Dissolutions
Rep. Bill Mitchell has Lincoln office hours Monday
Personalized bricks connect veterans with community
See the calendar of events for special things to do this weekend:
Festival of Trees at Friendship Manor
Proceeds go to the local food pantry
Christmas concert: "Christmas Spectacular" at Lincoln College
Humane Society of Logan County Christmas craft and bake sale at Graue
Harvest of Talents for World Hunger
holiday home tour
Five local area homes and the
historic Postville Courthouse open for a holiday tour
Mrs. Claus' Workshop, at one of the homes, for handcrafted items
and homemade treats
Christmas cantata: "Celebrate Emmanuel"
By combined choirs of Immanuel
Lutheran Church, Lincoln; St. John's Lutheran Church, Hartsburg;
and St. Peter Lutheran, Emden
Home Country: In the deep of December, dreams
Illinois State at Evansville pre-game notes
Downing finalist for ARA Sportsmanship Award
City of Lincoln brush pickup begins
Gov. Blagojevich
asks President Bush for federal assistance after hard-hitting
winter storm
State continues to work with local communities on recovery
efforts
'The Christmas Songbook' with Lincoln native
See local homes
decked for the holidays
Harvest of Talents
for World Hunger holiday home tour this weekend
CIEDC cookbooks for sale
See the calendar of events for special things to do this weekend:
Festival of Trees at Friendship Manor
Proceeds go to the local food pantry
Christmas concert: "Christmas Spectacular" at Lincoln College
Humane Society of Logan County Christmas craft and bake sale at Graue
Harvest of Talents for World Hunger
holiday home tour
Five local area homes and the
historic Postville Courthouse open for a holiday tour
Mrs. Claus' Workshop, at one of the homes, for handcrafted items
and homemade treats
Christmas cantata: "Celebrate Emmanuel"
By combined choirs of Immanuel
Lutheran Church, Lincoln; St. John's Lutheran Church, Hartsburg;
and St. Peter Lutheran, Emden
Illinois Arts Council announces Master-Apprentice Program grants
Warrensburg-Latham girls enter
eighth-grade state basketball tournament
Finals begin
Saturday
Lincoln Pony baseball and softball winding up 2007 season registrations
Youth wrestling results
Lincoln Holiday Inn Express staff shows off rejuvenated interiors
Pictures of Holiday Inn Express
Mount Pulaski ice storm brush pickup set
Salvation Army announces rental assistance
Gov. Blagojevich directs
inmates, state trucks and equipment to assist more communities
with debris removal
Illinois National
Guard visits more than 4,000 homes in Decatur to check on
welfare of residents still without power
Tickets still available for this weekend's Elkhart Christmas in the Chapel
Lincoln College students eat up finals week with late-night breakfast
Invention Mysteries: What kept these inventors from obtaining patents on their own?
Minier Christian Church choir to present Christmas musical Dec. 17
Officials honored at halftime ceremony
LCC basketball vs. MacMurray
Illinois State at Evansville pre-game notes
City briefs
Preparations continue
for south lift station renovation
General obligation bond issue renewed
Cold night on the way
CIEDC begins its 2007 capital campaign, 'Community Support for Community Action'
Gov. Blagojevich
declares 49 counties, including Logan, state disaster areas after
heavy snow, ice and extended power outages
State Emergency Operations Center remains activated to coordinate
assistance with local emergency management officials
Gov. Blagojevich announces new study shows Illinois leading the nation in health improvement
Lincoln and Logan County lifesavers
Humane Society Christmas bake and craft sale
Oasis update
Book Look: 'Crossing Bok Chitto'
McFadden earns national volleyball honors at Olivet Nazarene
Lincoln officials
seek solution to wastewater treatment plant permit renewal
City opts to
research questionable water flow figures
New Veterans' Affairs director accepts invitation to tour former Lincoln Developmental Center
Mitchell seeks state disaster declaration
Local family restaurant helps less-fortunate Lincoln residents enjoy Thanksgiving dinner
Countdown to 1 millionth visitor continues
Weekly Outlook: Exports
'Christmas Spectacular' this weekend at Lincoln College
Brooklyn Robbins receives all-American honors at Parkland
Logan County residents still without power after Thursday snow and ice storm
It's tails, and Dick Logan returns as county board chairman
Snow and ice set wintry scene for Lincoln's Christmas parade
City landfill increases hours for storm debris
State Emergency Operations Center to assess train derailment near Benton
Gov. Blagojevich opens 122 state buildings this winter to shelter anyone seeking refuge from the cold
State agencies and Illinois National Guard assist homebound and stranded after winter storm
Pertussis
outbreaks lead Illinois public health director to issue guidance to
school staff
Additional direction provided for parents and medical community
Bomke supports minimum wage increase
Letter: Snow removal
New graduate program announced
Men's basketball results at LCC
LCC women's basketball vs. Grace Bible College
Illinois State vs. Miami (Ohio) pre-game notes
Record 3-point shooting leads 'Birds past UT-Arlington
Redbirds score 14 points in fourth quarter but fall to Penguins 28-21
State fire marshal and governor introduce Keep
Warm Illinois campaign
Fire safety tips to help families
stay safe during the holiday season and winter months
Illinois observes National Meth Awareness Day, highlights innovative Meth Prison and Reentry Program
New environmental health website launched: Healthy Schools for Healthy Learning
Court news
Marriages
Dissolutions
Call for entries for women's national art show
Major winter storm
causes widespread power outages
Weather and emergency officials
advise staying home for remainder of the day
Illinois American Water offers cold weather tips
Senate stamps
Illinois minimum wage increase with final approval
Current $6.50/hour
goes to $7.50 on July 1, 2007, increasing to $8.25 by July 1, 2008
Area Agency on Aging awards funding
Illinois Agriculture Director Chuck Hartke receives award from biotechnology industry
State Rep. Bill Mitchell hosts Lincoln office hours
Thursday basketball results from regional at LCC
Illinois State vs. UT-Arlington pre-game notes