Daily headlines
October 2009
Breaking News Saturday 12:35 p.m.
Center of Success opens downtown Lincoln office
CDC offers guidelines for parents of children with flu-like symptoms
Illinois Senate OKs caps on political donations
State and local police step up patrols for Halloween weekend
Youth wrestling begins practice Monday -- in Sports
Marriages
YMCA notes
Home Country: Time to test the waters
Youth wrestling begins practice Monday
Ware of LC Lynx on preseason all-American 3rd team
AP news
CDC offers guidelines for parents of children with flu-like symptoms
Urban & small stream flood advisory for northern Logan County
Last day to call Salvation Army for holiday 'Adopt-A-Family' program interview
Annual One-Stop Holiday Shopping Day in Atlanta set for Nov. 15
'Safe Ride' available on Halloween
New Illinois lottery ticket helps veterans
Gov. Pat Quinn invites trick-or-treaters to the mansion
Zonta dinner, Vonderlieth, Christian Village,
Eminence Ladies Aid, Trick or Treat with the Mayor and indoor
quarter midget races make Close Up
By Mike Fak
Police report
November library notes
LJHS basketball vs. WL-B
Soccer games canceled at LCU
Lincoln College volleyball vs. Carl Sandburg
Red Lions fall in NCCAA soccer tournament
AP news
Bond reduced for murder suspect's girlfriend, Jennifer Earnest
Area under flash flood watch
through Friday evening
Gusty
winds could develop as cold front arrives later Friday
CDC update on H1N1: Today's CDC update on H1N1 focus was on care of children and encouraged knowing when to call a doctor. See information: H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu): Resources for Parents and Caregivers
Harris brothers arraigned on Gee
family murders
Christopher indicted on
68 counts; Jason 71 counts
Tire iron listed as weapon
City briefs: Soccer, the racetrack, electric bills, loose dogs, property problems and more
City looks to capture past-due sewer system bills
City council 'Road Show' Ward 5 -- in pictures
Community college building is 1st state-funded structure to receive prestigious 'green' certification
Police reports
Logan Lanes:
Logan Lassies
Tuesday Super Trios
AP news
Breaking News
2:37 p.m.
Wednesday
Harris brothers arraigned on Gee
family murders
Christopher indicted on
68 counts; Jason 71 counts
Tire iron listed as weapon
Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois announces National Weatherization Day
LC Rotaract to provide free leaf raking for Lincoln residents on Nov. 14
State public health director urges people to be patient -- H1N1 vaccine is coming
Illinois insurers agree to cover administration costs on H1N1 shots
Statewide crime rate index in Illinois declines for 5th consecutive year
Quinn wants state to borrow nearly $1 billion to pay bills
GED testing schedule for 2010
Laura on Life: Judging the recyclables
HOPE Mobile schedule for November
Logan Lanes: Jay Bird League
LCU to host NCCAA soccer regional
Red Lions defeat Red Devils
Red Lions go to NCCAA volleyball regional
AP news
Personalities of the Week: Countless individuals make Harvest of Talents an awe-inspiring event
1st H1N1 case confirmed in Logan County
ALMH financial departments move closer to hospital
Lincoln FFA chapter at apiary -- in pictures
Lincoln Jaycees invite seniors to annual feast
Study: Amtrak loss comes to $32 per passenger
Gov. Pat Quinn appoints John Colgan to Illinois Commerce Commission
St. John United Church youth, local blood
drives, West Lincoln-Broadwell honor roll, Michael Cusey, Hollie
Dollinger, Mount Pulaski Rotary citrus sale, Carroll Catholic Oct.
Students of the Month and Lincoln Weight
Watchers all make Close Up
By Mike Fak
Police reports
Fall leaf management
and nuisance insects
By John Fulton
This week's 'Viewpoint' guest
GED testing schedule for 2010
Logan Lanes:
AP news
Breaking
News
Woman accused of obstruction of justice
allowed to return to Florida
President Obama signs emergency declaration for H1N1 flu
Harvest of Talents -- Album 1
Harvest of Talents -- Album 2
Illinois EPA to hold chemical waste landfill 'information' sessions
Illinois' failure to protect victims being addressed by attorney general
Recall information
Police reports
Logan Lanes:
Rollin 66ers
Sunday Night Mixed
Lincoln College weekend volleyball results
Red Lions lose in soccer
AP news
Postville Courthouse chimney questions probed
Husband and wife start their dream business
National recession pushes unemployment rates higher across state
HHS provides more than $174 million to Illinois to help low-income households with energy costs
Ill. Gov. Quinn announces candidacy for full term
San Jose United Methodist, still time to vote
on statue, Cumberland Presbyterian, YMCA Halloween party, Harvest of
Talents and Jaycees Haunted House in Close Up
By Mike Fak
Railer-Waterloo preview:
Railer football senior profiles:
Dylan Eimer
Jonathon Mangano
Zach Toft
Logan Lanes: Logan Lassies
McFadden leads Red Lions to victory
AP news
Draft of Logan
County budget passes
Chamber
gets balloon fest donation
Veteran clerk Litterly to seek re-election
LCU plans for dealing with seasonal and H1N1 flu
Lincoln celebrates Red Ribbon Week
Quinn to formally announce candidacy
Police reports
Ghost story program Saturday at Dana-Thomas House
Old Settlers Day at Elijah Iles House on Saturday
Railer football senior profiles:
Dylan Eimer
Jonathon Mangano
Zach Toft
Zac Dukes
Blake Dowell
Logan Lanes: Tuesday Super Trios
LC volleyball defeats Lincoln Land in 5 sets
AP news
Soccer complex fields 'complex' questions
Council to
continue discussions
Mary Kelley announces candidacy for circuit clerk position
Illinois
4-H'ers head to National 4-H Congress
4 from Logan County to attend
Logan County receives federal grant to address nonviolent offenders with mental illness
Former Blagojevich top aide pleads guilty to corruption
Railer football senior profiles -- in Sports
This week's LCDPH flu fact
Laura on Life: Compromise
Railer football senior profiles:
Zac Dukes
Blake Dowell
Logan Lanes: Jay Bird League
Red Lions volleyball sweep
LC men's basketball to host 'Meet the Lynx Night' Friday
AP news
Information update in Gee
family murders
Attorney seeks bail reduction for Earnest; Sara Duncan in court Tuesday
afternoon
City briefs: Comcast questioned, development partnership update, treasurer's report, demolition and more
Draft of 2010 Logan County budget gets tentative approval
Personality of the Week: Dedicated to bringing to life Lincoln/Logan County's heritage with Abraham Lincoln: Darlene Begolka
Integrity Data employees award $10,000 in Community Giving Program grants
Novel H1N1 vaccine available at health dept.
Residents promote Elkhart
30 LC students inducted into Phi Theta Kappa honor society
City of Lincoln leaf pickup schedule
Lady Lynx 'think pink' to fight breast cancer
IEMA encourages people to test homes for radon
Middletown United Methodist Church,
Humane Society meeting, Dave Hennessy, Christian Child Care, Brad
Miller, Lucky Six winners and the Quilters at Heart Quilt Guild all
in Close Up
By Mike Fak
Millipedes on the move
By John
Fulton
This week's 'Viewpoint' guest
Letters:
Culver's, its employees and church youth help Gee Family Fund
Abused senior relieved with local assistance
WL-B Lady Wolverine basketball
Logan Lanes: American Bowling League
AP news
What happened in City Hall
Part 2: New financial
safeguards instituted
Germanfest at St. John United Church of Christ -- in pictures
Culver's packs the house for Gee Family Fund -- in pictures
Elkhart gets 'Fired Up' over ALS -- in pictures
Aid restored to low-income Ill. college students
Fact check: Hynes, Quinn gloss over tax facts
Recall information
WL-B Lady Wolverine basketball
Logan Lanes:
Sunday Night Mixed
Rollin 66ers
Major Super Trios
Tuesday Super Trios
Lincoln College weekend volleyball results
Lincoln Christian University volleyball
Red Lions men's soccer
AP news
What happened in City Hall
Part 1: Clerk covers embezzlement with
complicated system
The Railer Marching Band takes the field in St. Louis -- in pictures
Child ID program at library to be held again Thursday
'The Face of Emmett Till' at Lincoln College
Illinois Sept. unemployment rate at 10.5 percent
Marriages
(No dissolutions)
YMCA notes
Letter: Thank you, and a message of hope for the community of Beason
Laura on Life: Making potato salad
Home Country: X marks the spot
AP news
City briefs: Residents want repairs to Pulaski Street; Main Street Lincoln announces plans for upcoming events; fire station undergoing inspection; and more
City council meets at Friendship Manor -- in pictures
Elkhart getting 'fired up' Sunday for Michelle Conrady-Brown
ALMH volunteer luncheon to feature Howard Peters III
Trick-or-treat with the mayor through downtown Oct. 31
Governor warns of growing problems in Ill. budget
Ill. voters get to decide on recall of governors
'Harvest Lunch Tour' for Illinois farmers
Railers-Springfield preview -- in Sports
Little Lambs Day Care, Relay for Life, Mount
Pulaski Halloween hours, Lincoln FFA, Main Street Lincoln and the
Lincoln Public Library all in Close Up
By Mike Fak
Police reports
October library notes
Railers-Springfield preview
WL-B Lady Wolverine basketball
Lincoln College volleyball vs. Millikin
AP news
Is
Lincoln ready for some 'futbol'?
City hears
proposal for a new soccer complex
Vicki Dugan enters Logan County treasurer's race
State Bank of Lincoln expands facilities
A look at the State Bank of Lincoln addition
LCHS to present 'The Mousetrap' -- in pictures
Mount Pulaski advises of leaf collection dates
Tornado cleanup Saturday for Beason farming family
IDOT awareness program bringing down deer vs. vehicle accidents
Police reports
October library notes
Storytelling festival in Springfield this weekend
New mountain bike trail opens Saturday at New Salem
Chorus from U of I to perform at Vachel Lindsay Home on Saturday
Lincoln as circuit rider is focus of program Sunday at New Salem
'How Lincoln Learned to Read' author to be at presidential museum on Tuesday
Logan Lanes:
Logan Lassies
Tuesday Super Trios
AP news
Heartland Community College 1st-year curriculum running on all cylinders
City considers amnesty for delinquent sewer bills
Ill. State Police explains role in Beason investigation
Book Look: 'What Really Happened to Humpty Dumpty'
Laura on Life: Try a little kindness
This week's LCDPH flu fact
Lady Wolverine basketball
Logan Lanes:
American Bowling League
Split 'n' Gutter League
Jaybirds
Lincoln College volleyball vs. John Wood CC
AP news
Breaking News
Tuesday 3:40 p.m.
Preliminary hearing for Jason Harris set for Oct. 28
Personality of the Week: Serving up generous portions of community service: Elaine Aue and the Lincoln Culver's
YMCA hosts annual Harvest Run on Oct. 24
City council workshops go on the road
Former Gov. Edgar endorses Dillard for governor
Ill. Senate candidates divided on gays in military
ALS fundraiser in Elkhart, genealogical society, Toys for Tots,
Child ID Day and Jaycees Haunted House in Close Up
By Mike Fak
Police reports
Fall frost precautions,
peony and raspberry care
By John Fulton
Weekly Outlook: Crop concerns, strong demand support corn and soybean prices
This week's 'Viewpoint' guest
Letter: Georgian says statue should be stone
Railers fall to Jacksonville 63-22
LCU women's soccer vs. Kaskaskia
AP news
Reminders: Culver's, Gee Family Fund, old soldier monument poll
Kiwanis holds annual buffet -- in pictures
The Mill holds 3rd annual car show -- in pictures
Union University president to be featured speaker at LCU Strauss Lectureship
Illinois program provides venison to food banks and charities
Gov. Pat Quinn names new agency leader
Recall information
Letter: New Holland-Middletown Education Association working without a contract
Logan Lanes:
Major Super Trios
Rollin 66ers
Sunday Night Mixed
Red Lions volleyball in New Orleans
Red Lions women's soccer
AP news
Breaking News
Friday 2:36 p.m.
Sheriff confident those responsible for Gee family homicides are in
custody
Death of Steinhour a great loss for tourism
Logan County Toys for Tots kicks off Wednesday
Tornado cleanup a work in progress
Senate week in review
Hynes takes shots at Quinn in 1st TV ad
Source: Blago to appear on Trump reality TV show
Marriages
Dissolutions
Letters:
Sustainable water supply planning
Owner of tornado-damaged orchard thanks volunteers
Laura on Life: Name that force
Home Country: A tying expert branches out
AP news
Breaking News
Friday 2:36 p.m.
Sheriff confident those responsible for Gee family homicides are in
custody
Breaking News
Thursday 6:30 p.m.
2nd Harris brother charged with
5 counts of 1st-degree
murder
Culver's to host a day to help the Gee Family Fund
Cast in stone or bronze? Civil War monument committee allowing nonbinding public input
H1N1 nasal spray vaccine available at health dept.
Gullidge joins Lincoln's Farm Credit team
Whitney Vanderpool Illini Central Student of the Month
Old
soldier's monument poll, LCHS College and Career night, floral
design class at park district, historical society news and
rescheduled YMCA Bike Blast make Close Up
By Mike Fak
Police report
Coldwell Banker Devonshire Realty president to visit central Illinois to receive U of I award
Railers go to Jacksonville looking for win
WL-B basketball vs. CCS/NHM
AP news
Breaking News
Thursday 6:30 p.m.
2nd Harris brother charged with 5 counts of
1st-degree
murder
Breaking News
Wednesday 5:50 p.m.
3 more arrests in Beason slayings
Charges are obstruction of justice
Lincoln College appoints 4 new trustees
1st shipment of new H1N1 vaccine
expected this week -- more coming
Initial 57,000 doses of new H1N1
flu mist vaccine allotted to Illinois
4-H window display contest results
Hunters behind in child support will be denied licenses
Police reports
Illinois No. 1 in pumpkin production
Engagement: Simpson-Baker
Cultural symposium in Bishop Hill
to explore
sustainability and preservation issues
Weekend
event
to feature presenters from Sweden
Interviews with Lincoln's family Saturday at Lincoln Log Cabin
Lincoln's favorite poetry to be presented Saturday at Lincoln Tomb
Jubilee College State Historic Site to close Friday
Red Lions volleyball
LCU soccer vs. MacMurray
AP news
Breaking News:
Wednesday 5:50 p.m.
3 more arrests in Beason slayings
Charges are obstruction of justice
Lincoln & Logan County Development Partnership attracts $50,000 grant for economic development master plan
City adopts program to deter identity theft
News Update 4:15 p.m.
Tuesday
Preliminary hearing for Harris set for Oct. 28
Lincoln Jaycees Haunted House, 'Your Final Judgment,' starts Friday
Comptroller's quarterly report
State finances grim, and getting
worse
September brings uneven rainfall across state
Quinn pushes to restore college aid
Engagement: Simpson-Baker
Writing club to host Mount Pulaski author
Park district notes
Book Look: 'Eco-Craft: Recycle, Recraft, Restyle'
Laura on Life: Rules for Punch Bug
How to deal with grief
Logan Lanes:
Jaybird League
Tuesday Super Trios
American Bowling League
Split 'n' Gutter League
LCU volleyball wins 2 at Eureka
Lincoln College volleyball vs. Danville
Mayfield's
Mutterings:
Cardinals NL Central kings
again
Next up: a date with the Los
Angeles Dodgers
By Jeff Mayfield
AP news
News Update 4:15 p.m.
Tuesday
Preliminary hearing for Harris set for Oct. 28
Personality of the Week: The Lincoln IGA a business model for community involvement
City briefs
Lincoln man charged with aggravated domestic battery of an infant
Coming Saturday: 3rd annual car show to help save The Mill
Curves of Lincoln joins breast cancer awareness campaign
Quinn replaces budget director with longtime aide
Kiwanis Club, chamber contest, fish
pictures, Junior Achievement, Gail's Pumpkin Patch, 'The Curious
Savage' at LCU, Habitat for Humanity and cruise-in at The Mill all
crowd into Close Up
By Mike Fak
Police reports
Grubs, skunks and moles -- oh my!
By John Fulton
Letter: Praise for frosh-soph football teams
AP news
Conzo to run for Logan County treasurer's position
U of I president resigns; former leader named as replacement
Meeting children's needs after traumatic event
Quinn forms nursing home safety panel
Swine flu vaccine arriving, but don't line up yet -- in Health
Illinois hosts Fire Prevention Week
Recall information
Police reports
Railers fall to Lanphier 28-14
Logan Lanes:
Major Super Trios
Rollin 66ers
Sunday Night Mixed
Lincoln College weekend volleyball
AP news
Breaking News
Friday, 4:23 p.m.
Harris
charged with 5 counts of 1st-degree murder, 1 attempted
murder
Health department reports delay in shipment of flu vaccine
Disaster or death: a guide to meeting the needs of children after traumatic events
Driver's license fees to triple
Chicago is the 1st to go in 2016 voting
Railers working hard to get in win column -- in Sports
Dissolutions
Oasis notes
Home Country: Back on the road with the duchess and the trucker
AP news
Breaking News
Friday, 4:23 p.m.
Harris
charged with 5 counts of 1st-degree murder, 1
count of attempted murder
Arrest made in Gee
family homicides
Sheriff
says forensic evidence makes them confident McLean
County man is murderer
Disaster or death: a guide to meeting the needs of children after traumatic events
Lincoln mayor attends
high-speed rail summit in Normal
How would
new rail service affect Lincoln?
CUB, AG study:
Ameren among nation's most wasteful utilities
Consumer
advocates launch campaign for deep cuts in rate hike
Busy October with 4-H
Holy Family Parish, New Holland firemen, Logan County CROP Walk,
calligraphy class and Biking Blast in Close Up
By Mike Fak
Police reports
Lincoln College volleyball at Carl Sandburg
LCU soccer vs. Blackburn
AP news
Breaking News Thursday, 8:19 p.m.
Arrest made in Gee
family murders
Sheriff says forensic evidence makes them confident McLean County man is murderer
Multiple agencies participate
in massive investigation
Illinois
attorney general's office added to Gee Homicide Task Force
City briefs: New council to review proposed new sign ordinance
City to make
its 1st public infrastructure rebate to Wal-Mart; and more
Lincoln Christian University introduces new athletic mascot -- the Red Lions
AARP wants Ill. governor to halt budget cuts
Illinois getting health care recruitment help
Taiwan is Illinois farmers' best customer
Police reports
Red, White & True Mysteries: 9-year-old girl supports family with her hunting ability
2 popular events at Lincoln's New Salem this weekend:
Candlelight evenings Friday, Saturday
Early 1800s surveying Saturday, Sunday
'Lincoln's
Illinois Today: A conversation about the future of higher education in
Illinois'
Wednesday at U of I
George Washington inaugural Bible to be displayed Oct. 9 at Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
Logan Lanes: Tuesday Super Trios
Red Lions are still No. 1
Lincoln College volleyball vs. Champaign
AP news
Logan
County: Mount Pulaski welcomes co-founder's descendant
Jabez Capps' great-great-grandson comes to town
Mount Pulaski -- an aerial view
A new home in a day: Mount Pulaski family goes modular -- story and pictures
Quinn may look elsewhere for cuts
News follows legal setback to
layoffs
Some Chicago residents hoping Olympics bid a bust
Quinn vows to restore college grant program
Illinois utility begins light bulb recycling
Letter: Thank you, Together For Lincoln, from the library
Park district notes
Laura on Life: Cholesterol confusion
This week's LCDPH flu fact
Logan Lanes:
American Bowling League
Jay Bird League
Red Lions make all-tournament team
AP news
Investigation into the Gee family murders in Beason:
Truck still being sought in murder investigation
Sheriff requests information on people with specific injuries
TIP LINE: 217-732-3000
Personalities of the Week:
Together for Lincoln volunteers give help and rekindle hope
Boy Scout popcorn sale begins
Quinn not surprised by judge's block of layoffs plan
$2.5M going to reduce Illinois' DNA backlog
Lincoln/Logan County
Arts & Crafts Guild, Eric and Joe Horn, Habitat playhouse
winner, United Way, Mill cookbook and Grab Your Fork news make Close Up
By Mike Fak
Police reports
From aphids to pumpkins
By John Fulton
Logan Lanes:
Red Lions make all-tournament team
AP news
Investigation into the Gee family murders in Beason:
Truck still being
sought in murder investigation
Sheriff requests information on people with specific injuries
TIP LINE: 217-732-3000
Breaking News
Former Lincoln city clerk
pleads guilty to embezzlement
Judge puts Quinn's planned layoffs on hold
Logan County community joins the fight against ALS
1st ALS Walk -- in pictures
Mental health clinic will move to Postville Drive
Together for Lincoln Album 1
Together for Lincoln Album 2
Together for Lincoln Album 3
Together for Lincoln Album 4
Police reports
Recall information
Logan Lanes:
Rollin 66ers
Sunday Night Mixed
Lincoln College weekend volleyball
LCU weekend volleyball
Red Lions men's soccer
AP news
Public Alert
Beason murder investigation:
Sheriff requests public to look
for person(s) with specific injuries
Friday morning statement by Sheriff Steve Nichols
Questions and answers
Fatal crash in Logan County
Great-great-grandson of Mount Pulaski co-founder will visit Monday
Erich Maxheimer Senior-of-the-Month at Mount Pulaski HS
2009 LCHS Homecoming Parade Album 1
2009 LCHS Homecoming Parade Album 2
2009 LCHS Homecoming Parade Album 3
2009 Homecoming royalty
Homecoming results
Judge's ruling expected Monday on AFSCME layoffs
Elkhart-Mount Pulaski road closure information
Marriages
Dissolutions
Oasis notes
YMCA notes
Laura on Life: A cry for help
Home Country: Tuesday at 7-ish
turns romantic
1st date prickles
Railers fall in emotional homecoming game
AP news
Task force formed to investigate
Beason family homicides
5 deaths all attributed to blunt force trauma
Questions and answers that followed today's news conference on the Beason killings
Disaster or death: a guide to meeting the needs of children after traumatic events
'Family Day -- A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children'
Sept. 28
Farm Credit Service delivers meals in the fields
Meals in the fields -- in pictures
U of I's White steps down
Key events
during his tenure
Former IL GOP chair files for governor's race
Railers prepared for Chatham Glenwood -- in sports
Personality of the Week info, Together for
Lincoln clothes swap, Habitat informational meeting, Eric Horn,
Lincoln Emblem Club and KC Electric bowlers make the Close Up
By Mike Fak
Police report
Letter: Advancing the conversation about progress for Lincoln and Logan County
Railers prepared for Chatham Glenwood
Logan Lanes:
Major Super Trios
Logan Lassies
Tuesday Super Trios
AP news
Task force formed to investigate
Beason family homicides
5 deaths all attributed to blunt force trauma
Questions and answers that followed Thursday's news conference on the Beason killings
Authorities seek community's help
in Beason slayings
Vehicle of interest sought
Victims not shot
Survivor stable
Tip
line opens for Beason homicides
FBI brought in to assist investigation
LCHS homecoming activities schedule
LCHS grand marshal is Jerry Bauersachs
Final Together for Lincoln information
Area churches change Sunday service hours
'LCDPH flu facts' begin today -- in Health
Police reports
Red, White & True Mysteries: The good doctor was no doctor at all
Open house Friday for historic building facade transplant project in Arcola
Saturday event in Bloomington features Civil War encampment, Lincoln and Douglas re-enactors
1830s Fall Festival at New Salem on Saturday
'Cemetery Celebrities: Friends and Family of the Lincolns' at Lincoln Tomb on Saturday
Vachel Lindsay Home event Saturday to feature music and readings
Swedish autumn festival this weekend in Bishop Hill
Logan Lanes: Split 'n' Gutter League
AP news
Authorities seek community's help in Beason
slayings
Vehicle of interest sought
Victims not shot; survivor stable
Tip
line opens for Beason homicides
FBI brought in to assist investigation
Beason community gathers; shock, sadness prevail
Treasurer's report shows revenues in downtrend; city gives Heritage Days funds to park district; Sunday proclaimed Together for Lincoln Day; Eagle Scout recognized; and city business matters
Logan County Department of Public Health also forced to
cut jobs
Vonderlieth joins Alzheimer's fight with fundraisers
Quinn says U of I president to resign
Laura on Life: Painting Indian names
LCU notches 9th straight win
Lincoln College volleyball vs. Shawnee
AP news
1 survivor in brutal homicide
claiming 5 Beason family members
Suspect sought
Multiple fatalities in Beason late Monday afternoon
Reports of shootings and stabbings
Personalities of the Week: National Railsplitting Festival will see 40th anniversary thanks to volunteers and business support
LCU to present 'The Curious Savage' Oct. 8, 9, 10
Notice of cancellation of C-EL school board meeting
LCHS teaches welding -- in pictures
Lincoln FFA has wiener roast -- in pictures
Early release of prisoners could start soon
Ashley O'Neill goes perfect, Humane Society,
calligraphy class and YMCA's School's Out Fun days all in Close Up
By Mike Fak
Police reports
Planting spring bulbs, diagnosing tree decline
By John
Fulton
This week's 'Viewpoint' guest
Civil War, Lincoln and religion, Paul Simon, Chicago women among topics of Oct. 1-2 Conference on Illinois History
AP news
Multiple fatalities in Beason late Monday afternoon
Reports of shootings and stabbings
Lincoln holds 1st
Economic Development Summit
Part 6: What are the opportunities in Lincoln, Logan County?
Captain Bogardus Trap Shoot results
LCHS Marching Band wins Mount Zion Marching Games
Railsplitting Festival in the books: saved in pictures
Railsplitting Festival on Saturday -- album 1
Railsplitting Festival on Saturday -- album 2
The 2009 Civil War Ball
The art of railsplitting
National railsplitting main event
Lincoln College volleyball team wins 2nd championship of the season -- in Sports
Quinn launches 2010 census Web site
Police reports
Logan Lanes:
Logan Lassies
Rollin 66ers
Sunday Night Mixed
AP news
Lincoln
holds 1st Economic Development Summit
Part 5:
What are the opportunities in Lincoln, Logan County?
Together for Lincoln partners with local organizations
Board chooses new circuit clerk
CDC: 1st swine flu vaccines may be nasal spray
Illinois plans early release of 1,000 inmates
Bomke: Focus on gerrymandering and pensions this week in Ill. Senate
Railers fall on last-minute touchdown -- in Sports
Railers vs. Southeast -- in pictures
Marriages
Dissolutions
YMCA notes
Home Country: 'Exquisite
pilgrims on a quest for eternal secrets'
A writer makes notes to jump-start the plot
AP news
Board chooses new circuit clerk
Railsplitters and sportsmen host trap shoot
Railsplitter welcomes country musicians
IDOC chief outlines new vision for Illinois' new program to help divert adults from prison
Wonder how sound that bridge is
you cross every day?
IDOT Web site
has bridge inspection reports available
Illinois Department on Aging reminds seniors to get flu shots
Illinois unemployment dips slightly in August
Railers look to rebound against Southeast -- in sports
The Scouts and Culver's, broadband in
Broadwell, Humane Society, LC Genealogical & Historical Society, Krystine
Schnautz and Megan Callahan at the 'U,' and the Lincoln Jaycees
make the Close Up
By Mike Fak
Engagement: Schrader-Kim
Railers look to rebound against Southeast
Lincoln College volleyball results
Logan Lanes: Major Super Trios
AP news
City briefs: Problem properties action bringing results; Heritage Days management and funds could roll over to park district; insurance costs change; and more
Elkhart Hill historical tours on Sept. 26
Road closure in Oran Township
Quinn reverses some probation dept. cuts
Murder victims to be remembered Monday
Blagojevich blasts prosecutors over friend's death
AP sources: McKenna to join race for Ill. governor
Police reports
Red, White & True Mysteries: Did Confederate general's own men betray him?
Women's suffrage event at Dana-Thomas House this weekend features living history performances
Lincoln presentations by 2 renowned authors coming up at presidential library and museum
Red Lions ranked No. 1
AP news
Lincoln holds 1st Economic Development
Summit
Part 3: What are our strengths?
Annual pet registration fees to go up
Lincoln man pleads not guilty in toddler death
Trial set for
December
New dentist joins HOPE Mobile
Fill a truck with food for Lincoln
Wednesday's picture albums
Carroll Catholic School activities
Fall Farm Tour draws a crowd
Saints Flight visits Mount Pulaski
Fall Farm Tour draws a crowd -- in pictures
Projection calls for lower corn and soybean returns
U of Illinois faculty back leaders' ouster
Book Look: 'Reducing Garbage,' 'Respecting Our World,' 'Reusing Things'
Laura on Life: Dear Daughter
West Lincoln-Broadwell gets regional win
Red Lions defeat Monmouth in volleyball
LCU soccer teams defeated by Blackburn
Logan Lanes:
American Bowling League
Jay Bird
Tuesday Super Trios
AP news
Lincoln
holds 1st Economic Development Summit
Part 2: A
door opens for change in Lincoln and Logan County
Annual pet registration fees to go up
CROP Walk set for Oct. 4 in Logan County
State seeks venue change in layoff suit
LCU's Dr. Robert Kurka profiled in Who's Who in America
Eaton helps LCHS vocational program -- in pictures
HHS awards $236,000 to Illinois for increasing adoptions
Walk for ALS, Trina McGraw, United Way of
Logan County, Humane Society, Habitat for Humanity, YMCA Bike
Blast and Lincoln Public Library all in Close Up
By Mike Fak
Police reports
Fall notes
By John Fulton
LCU Red Lions defeat Hannibal-LaGrange
Logan Lanes: Split 'n' Gutter League
AP news
Lincoln holds 1st Economic
Development Summit
Part 1: Vision set for participants
Lincoln looking to the future
Mayor
Keith Snyder's 1st 120 days
Part 4:
Surprises and planned events 'fast track' changes
National Railsplitting Festival in Lincoln features new and returning events
Mount Pulaski Fall Festival pictures
Mount Pulaski dedicates new band shell
Mount Pulaski Fall Festival (sights, faces)
Mount Pulaski Fall Festival (contestants, demonstrations)
Mount Pulaski Fall Festival Parade -- album 1
Mount Pulaski Fall Festival Parade -- album 2
Mount Pulaski Fall Festival Parade -- album 3
Clock ticking on prison jobs
crisis
Hearing
delayed in suit over layoffs
Recall information
Police reports
Red Lions win invitational
Lady Lynx weekend volleyball
Logan Lanes:
Rollin 66ers
Sunday Night Mixed
AP news
Lincoln looking to the future
Mayor Keith
Snyder's 1st 120 days
Part 3: Administrative connections roll
over into city's future
Logan County Treasurer Bruns to retire
Heartland's Lincoln Center to offer personal computing classes
Barbary Coast Dixieland Band opens season for Lincoln Land Community Concert Association
Thousands of Illinois state workers get hefty pensions
In observance of National Grandparents Day, state recognizes grandparents raising grandchildren
Marriages
Dissolutions
Park district notes
YMCA notes
Laura on Life: Running in the rain
Home Country: The invisible girl gets attention
Journal features Civil War letters, Eureka elm, 1961 Indian gathering
2010 calendar photos feature state historic sites
Railers go down 14-0 to Taylorville
AP news
Lincoln looking to the future
Mayor Keith
Snyder's 1st 120 days
Part 2: Reorganizing for the 21st century
Logan County Treasurer Bruns to retire
LCHS hosts Rachel's Challenge
Volunteers encouraged to sign up soon for Together for Lincoln
City briefs: 2 buildings set for fast track demolition; fire department promotions; overdue state money rolls in; sewer issue resolved
Megan Kissel Fall Soccer League dedication ceremony
National Preparedness Month: Gov. Quinn
encourages Illinois citizens to prepare for disasters
IEMA hosts
statewide conference, launches Facebook page with video clips,
posts daily preparedness tips during September
Workday set to help tornado
victims
EMA to lead in field cleanup at 4 sites on Saturday
Tornado victims need
community's help
Long road
to recovery still in beginning stages
United Way,
hospice volunteers, Lincoln Park District, Don Wheal, changes at
LDN, glass recycling and Harvest of Talents all in Close Up
By Mike Fak
Police reports
WL-B baseball
Red Lions men's soccer
Logan Lanes: Logan Lassies
AP news
Workday set to
help tornado victims
EMA to lead in field cleanup at 4 sites on Saturday
Tornado victims need
community's help
Long road to
recovery still in beginning stages
Lincoln looking to the future
Mayor Keith
Snyder's 1st 120 days
Part 1: Economic Development Summit
Local residents team up to 'strike out' multiple sclerosis
Mahomet Valley Water Authority pressured
by WATCH
Special
meeting set
Fall festivals in Atlanta and Mount Pulaski this weekend
Mount Pulaski Fall Festival schedule
Electrifying news from LCU
Ill. gov. won't push for tax hike until after Feb.
Police reports
Lincoln Writers Club to meet on Tuesday
Red, White & True Mysteries: Find out who really discovered North America
Lincoln's New Salem Traditional Music and Bluegrass Festival this weekend
Vachel Lindsay Home program Saturday features 'The Chinese Nightingale'
West Lincoln-Broadwell baseball
Lincoln College volleyball results
Logan Lanes: Tuesday Super Trios
AP news
City: Development
partnership director updates council
Goody's
reopened, more businesses to open, business leadership
assistance organized, and future planning
Mount Pulaski native, Maj. Stanley Manes, receives Bronze Star
Mount Pulaski to celebrate relationship to Abraham Lincoln this weekend
Community Action offers new dining site opportunity
Judy Sloan is ALMH Employee of the Month
Illinois 1 of 7 states to teach students about 9/11
Ill. chief justice wants probation cuts restored
Regional school superintendents announce bus evacuation drills
Blagojevich: Words on FBI tape out of context
Letter: Tornado victims express thanks
Book Look: 'Eating for Autism'
Mayfield's
Mutterings: Illinois completes futile
effort
By Jeff Mayfield
West Lincoln-Broadwell baseball
Logan Lanes: Jay Bird League
LCU Red Lions volleyball vs. Knox and MacMurray
AP news
Assault at Logan Correctional results in weekend shutdown
Lincoln Heritage Museum hosts 'Journey Stories'
Mount Pulaski Fall Festival a deep tradition
Mount Pulaski to celebrate Abe's association with town this weekend
Mount Pulaski's 1916 horse show -- in pictures
Local 4-H members visit CBOT
Lincoln College offers sightseeing and shopping tours
Records: Quinn rarely uses state cell phone
Quinn set to receive seasonal flu shot
Rachel's Challenge at LCHS, the Mount Pulaski Fall
Festival, the Atlanta Fall Festival, caregiver program
at Vonderlieth, blood drive, a cruise-in and St. John's
Hartsburg make Close Up
By Mike Fak
Recall information
Police reports
Avoiding
yellow jacket stings
By John Fulton
West Lincoln-Broadwell baseball in county tournament
Logan Lanes: Sunday Night Mixed
Mayfield's Mutterings: Illinois completes futile
effort
By Jeff Mayfield
AP news
Lincoln Christian University students visit Cambodia, learn firsthand about human trafficking
County briefs: August and
September
Lobbying the state against job cuts; business matters; planning
for private wind production developments
Prison crisis: Bomke says administration did not negotiate in good faith
Governor fills open U of I trustee slots
Alleged Rezko tie, but Quinn renames board chair
Saturday's college football scoreboard by The Associated Press -- in sports
Marriages
Dissolutions
YMCA notes
Letter: Health care system broken
Laura on Life: One man's experiment
Home Country: Randy, Marcia ... and Katie, whose father knows best
West Lincoln-Broadwell over Sangamon Valley
AP news
Economic Development Summit set for Sept. 12
AFSCME rejects 11-15 percent pay cut
Illinois announces $400 million bond issue to 'Jump Start' public works projects
Health department announces flu information line
Lincoln Farmers' Market splits
Hynes, Quinn campaigns spar over comments
Humane Society, Lincoln Community High
School, Mount Pulaski Water Dept., glass recycling, Jefferson
St. Christian Church and State Bank bocce ball tournament
winners all in Close Up
By Mike Fak
Police reports
Hands-on history: 'Lincoln Legacy Learning Kits' available from Illinois public libraries and historic sites
LJHS baseball
WL-B baseball
Lincoln College volleyball vs. Robert Morris
AP news
Logan County
circuit clerk to step down Sept. 30
Bender to
clerk for 4th District Court of Appeals
Candidates sought
for Logan County circuit clerk position
Applicants
for temporary appointment requested; new election dates
established
Lincoln Farmers' Market splits
Coroner's staff members receive elder abuse training
Lincoln FFA cleans up at state fair -- in pictures
Lincoln FFA students worked state fair booth -- in pictures
Cool, wet summer in Illinois
Hynes formally enters governor's race
Illinois gets $200 million for unemployment plan
Police reports
Mount Pulaski calendar, fall festival schedule
Red, White & True Mysteries: Why is Albert Bond Lambert so famous in St. Louis?
Logan Lanes: Tuesday Super Trios
AP news
The 'new U': Lincoln Christian University officially named
When a college becomes a
university
The 4 reasons for LCCS
becoming LCU
Lincoln Christian University degree and certificate programs
LCU fast facts
Lincoln Christian University begins -- in pictures
Preliminary hearing set in
child's death
Cline charged
with 2 counts of 1st-degree murder
Community Action distributes Elevate America program vouchers
Quinn says he will appoint U of I trustees Friday
Engagement: Laylock-Komnick
Laura on Life: What moms are made of
New Ken Bradbury drama about Mary Lincoln to be performed Saturday at Old State Capitol
Junior high baseball: WL-B vs. Hartem
Lincoln College volleyball vs. ICC
LCU volleyball vs. UIS
LCU men's soccer opens season
AP news
Personality of the Week: Tornado spurs phenomenal volunteer response
Ill. sales taxes on candy, soft drinks up today
Community Action uses stimulus dollars to assist unemployed
Community Action Head Start gets outdoor play grant
Grace Wibben of Atlanta among 4-H Hall of Fame inductees
Ousted Blagojevich explains himself in new book
Albums of the 2009 Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival:
Saturday morning fly-in
Saturday draws huge crowd to art fair and the square
A glowing success. Saturday's balloon glow
Saturday's faces on the square
The art fair brought artistry, entertainment and fun to Latham Park
Record crowd at airport Saturday night
Leaving the ground without a balloon
Postville Courthouse yields fun and education
Faces at Postville Courthouse
A last look at the 2009 Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival
Friday's faces at the festival
Friday night liftoff
Airport prepared for balloon festival: Just waiting for you
We have a launch. Balloon festival kicks off under fair skies
Grab Your Fork winners, Zonta, Cindy
Wendlandt benefit, Gail's Pumpkin Patch, art fair winners and
Zion Lutheran Family Fun Fest make Close Up
By Mike Fak
Police reports
Fall days ideal for chores
By John Fulton
Library notes
Healthy choices versus avoidance can create a nutritious diet
Logan Lanes:
American Bowling League
Split 'n' Gutter League
AP news