• A perfect afternoon at Christian Village -- in pictures

• Little Lambs Trike-A-Thon for St. Jude's -- in pictures, part 1

• Little Lambs Trike-A-Thon for St. Jude's -- in pictures, part 2

• Temporary closure of landfill

• Sen. Brady announces scholarship recipients
  Andrew Lindgren of Atlanta 1 of 8

• Paper: Blago had clout with U. of Ill. admissions

• University of Illinois president doesn't want trustees pressured

• Panel OKs recall for Ill. governors
  Gov. Pat Quinn calls proposed legislation important tool for voters

• YMCA notes

• Laura on Life: The stages of beading

• Home Country (column)

• AP news

• Historical society seeks donations for Civil War monument restoration

• Alberta Hunter celebrates 20 years at Christian Village

• Quinn optimistic about success of income tax hike

• Brady says no to increase in state income tax

• Highlights of ethics legislation in Illinois General Assembly

• Cloud from Illinois continues to hang over Burris

• Humane Society, Lincoln Park District, Library Summer Reading Program, the Lincoln Emblem Club and YMCA Girls Basketball Camp in Close Up
  By Mike Fak

• Police report

• Park district notes

• Graduates: Lincoln Community High School

• Logan Lanes: Summer Super Four

• AP news

• City briefs: Singleton lift station, bonding city employees, overabundance of brush, police officer testing, sweep-out planned for City Hall attic and police evidence vaults, and more

• Abraham Lincoln Healthcare Foundation awards scholarships

• Woods Foundation scholarships for 2009

• Governor bends on tax plan

• Illinois Senate approves medical marijuana bill

• Police reports

• Red, White & True Mysteries: How did a man named Bartholomew inspire a movie character?

• Logan Lanes:

Cards-Cubs-NFL League

• LC Lynx sign 6 more players

• AP news

• Lincoln mayor asks the council to consider 'swapping' funding sources on street projects
  School kids' bike path, alley development and business expansion all enter street and alley discussions

• Logan County Rental closes its doors
  Auction of equipment on Saturday

• School and athletic physicals available on HOPE Mobile

• Underage drinking tip line comes to Logan County

• Judge approves release of Burris conversation with Blagojevich's brother

• Weekly Outlook: Hog producers can't get a break

• Milestones: Dexter-Thomas engagement

• Oasis notes

• Mount Pulaski community calendar for June

• Book Look: 'The Summoning'

• HOPE June schedule change

• AP news

• ALMH sets June 2 for groundbreaking ceremony for replacement hospital

• Behavioral problems in the public schools
  A discussion with Regional Superintendent of Schools Jean Anderson
  Final of a 4-part series

• Memorial Day service held at American Legion Post 263 -- in pictures

• Mount Pulaski has 3 Memorial Day services

• Personality of the Week
  His workplace list might be short, but he's long on community and family commitment: Mike Booher

• Karaoke Superstar V at Logan Lanes yields winner

• LCHS awards assembly and graduation times announced

• It's almost up. Volunteers near completion of Mount Pulaski Community Bandstand -- in pictures

• U of I Extension youth gardening classes, Relay for Life cancer walk and LCGHS cemetery walk make the Close Up
  By Mike Fak

• Recall information

• Police reports

• West Nile virus and things to do
  By John Fulton

• Illinois dairy news

• This week's 'Viewpoint' guests

• AP news

Monday, May 25: Memorial Day observed
 

• County namesake's son John Alexander Logan and wife Mary's roots with creation of Memorial Day

• Lincoln Public Library Summer Reading Program sign-up June 1-6

• The SPIRIT truancy program
  A discussion with Regional Superintendent of Schools Jean Anderson
  Part 3 in a 4-part series

• The 2009 graduation for the Montessori Children's house of Lincoln -- in pictures

• Aggravated arson arrest

• County tentative multiplier announced

• Quinn won't sign building plan until all work done

• Marriages

• Dissolutions

• YMCA notes

• Laura on Life: A hot rod for geeks

• Home Country (column)

• IHSA state track meet, Class 2A

• AP news

• Ill. lawmakers send $28.3 billion construction plan to governor
  Initial earmarks in the bill for LDC, Logan Correctional and Mount Pulaski Courthouse

• Homelessness in Logan County and other issues
  A discussion with Regional Superintendent of Schools Jean Anderson
  Part 2 in a 4-part series

• State unemployment continues to rise
  April unemployed at 9.4 percent

• Ill. House approves raft of ethics measures

• Armington Park District gym, Edgar and Evelyn Logan, U of I Extension youth cooking classes, Illini Central baseball and Memorial Day Cattle Show and garage sale to help save at-risk animals make the Close Up
  By Mike Fak

• Police reports

• Graduates: Montessori Children's House of Lincoln

• HOPE June schedule

• Chill White softball results

• Logan Lanes: Summer Super Four

• AP news

• Mount Pulaski and Emden weigh in on community needs

• Historic Illinois Route 66's Palms Grill Café reopens May 28
  New Web site kicks off summer on the 'Mother Road'

• County OKs road and bridge improvements; enhanced 911 cell phone calls 1 step away; fuel pump temporarily shut down at airport; new on-site wastewater disposal regulations; and more

• Illinois Department of Transportation unveils $11.25 billion Multi-year Highway Improvement Program

• Regional Superintendent of Schools Jean Anderson offers insight on the duties of the office
  Part 1 of a 4-part series

• Red, White & True Mysteries: Dr. Franz Mesmer created a new word and a new method of therapy

• Logan Lanes:

Cards-Cubs-NFL

• AP news

• Quinn starts e-newsletter to explain his thinking on budget

• Ill. Senate passes ban on text messaging while driving

• State police urge motorist caution this holiday weekend

• Oasis notes

• Laura on Life: Shopping cart protocol

• AP news

• City briefs: Ward 1 alderman submits resignation; and other city business

• LCHS industrial arts class holds show -- in pictures

• Hartem FFA members receive awards at 70th annual recognition program

• Quinn presents 'doomsday' alternative on budget

• Quinn predicts layoffs without tax hike

• RJD Hobbies, Christian Child Care, Stacy Manion, Christian Village, Zion Lutheran, Jesse Mangano, Brent Hunsley, diabetes self-management classes all in Close Up
  By Mike Fak

• This week's highlights -- or lowlights
  By John Fulton

• Weekly Outlook: Is the corn market too complacent about planting delays?

• Police reports

• Graduates:

• Lincoln Christian College

• Lincoln Christian Seminary

• AP news

• Lincoln youth struck by car life-flighted to Peoria hospital

• Perfect weather favors 2nd annual Spring Family Bike Ride

• 2nd annual Spring Family Bike Ride -- in pictures

• Personality of the Week
  A calm, organized passion for the community: Marty Ahrends

• An aerial view of Kickapoo Creek leaving its banks

• Recall information

• Police reports

• AP news

• NBC's 'Great American Road Trip' will motor through Atlanta

• Logan County spared worst in Friday evening storm

• Elizabeth Twyman named Nurse of the Year at ALMH

• New features for Logan County's Route 66 Garage Sale June 12 & 13

• Elvis scopes out future retirement home at Vonderlieth

• County planning and actions pay off
  Major Elkhart-to-Mount Pulaski road project moving forward; GIS goes public; officials act together in flu response

• Marriages

• Dissolutions

• YMCA notes

• Laura on Life: Beam me up, Scotty!

• Home Country (column)

• April food inspection scores

• Chill White scores and stats

• Logan Lanes: Summer Super Four

• AP news

• Noted Lincoln citizen Robert 'Bob' Graue passes

• County planning and actions pay off
  Major Elkhart-to-Mount Pulaski road project moving forward; GIS goes public; officials act together in flu response

• Logan County GIS is now available over the Internet
  Explore your world ... locally

• State and local officials meet with Gov. Quinn on Lincoln Estates' future

• Race for veterans May 23

• Time period for Kiwanis scholarship opportunities extended to May 21

• Illinois Student Assistance Commission assists students in college preparation

• Local classrooms win Walk Day prizes

• Quinn to name new head of corrections

• IDOT, state police plan 'Click It or Ticket' mobilization May 15-31

• Relay for Life buffet, Mary Jane Letterle, Lincoln College, Forty and Eight, LPD men's softball, AMVETS Post 71, All Veterans Park make the Close Up
  By Mike Fak

• Police reports

• AP news

• Main Street Lincoln celebrates National Historic Preservation Month
  Greenback mural project planned

• LC Heritage Museum welcomes renowned scholar and author on May 21

• Mount Pulaski announces dates for landscape waste pickup

• Quinn cancels IDOT 'midnight raises'

• Police reports

• Regulating globalized agriculture

• Red, White & True Mysteries: Some inventors don't need a last name

• AP news

• City: New administration setting up shop
  Planning for the future, increased communications, policies and procedures

• City briefs

• Urban and small stream flood advisory

• Significant severe weather likely today and tonight

• Aerial view of Rail Splitter Wind Farm

• Memorial holiday directed patrols by Lincoln Police Dept. announced

• Senior Resource Fair on May 27 at the Lincoln Park District

• Jan Loeffelholz joins Lincoln Daily News staff

• Quinn: Deeper budget cuts can't be made

• Genome mapping helps producers

• Weekly Outlook: USDA reports

• Graduates: New Holland-Middletown School

• Laura on Life: 'The Look'

• AP news

• Local writer and author to have book-signing Saturday

• Public transportation committee sets future meeting dates

• Civic group criticizes Quinn spending plan

• R. Kelly lawyers hint they may take Blago's case

• Ryan Curry, Lincoln FFA, Humane Society, Lincoln Public Library and Lincoln Park District all make Close Up
  By Mike Fak

• Police reports

• Weekly Outlook: USDA reports

• Graduates:

  • Carroll Catholic School

  • Hartsburg-Emden High School

  • Hartsburg-Emden Junior High School

  • Illini Central High School

  • Lincoln College

  • Mount Pulaski Grade School

  • Mount Pulaski High School

  • Olympia High School

  • Olympia Middle School

  • West Lincoln-Broadwell School

  • Zion Lutheran School, Lincoln

• AP news