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:

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

Local health departments lose 8,000 more jobs in 1st half of 2009
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

HOPE Mobile schedule for October

Logan Lanes: American Bowling League

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:

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

Lincoln holds 1st Economic Development Summit
Part 4: What makes Lincoln and Logan County unique?

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

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:

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:

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

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

Mount Pulaski calendar, fall festival schedule

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:

AP news