News Index
(from the last 7 days)

Tuesday, August 30, 2005

posted daily OVER THE NOON HOUR  (CDT)

• New executive director joins CIEDC's mission to fight poverty in central Illinois

• Zion Lutheran plans Family Fun Fest

• In wake of Hurricane Katrina, Gov. Blagojevich renews call to President Bush to release oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to reduce gas prices

• Gov. Blagojevich creates Commission on Discrimination and Hate Crimes
  Governor names Emmett Till Memorial Bridge on Chicago's South Side in remembrance of a hate-inspired crime that helped spark civil rights movement

• World, national news

• Sunnis Face Dilemma on Iraq Constitution

• More Changes Said Likely to Iraq Charter

• Massive devastation seen in Katrina's wake
  80 deaths feared in one Miss. county; water still rising in New Orleans

• Floodwaters, death tolls rising in Katrina's wake

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• Attention, classic car enthusiasts: Internet's most watched classic muscle car salesman takes to the airwaves in Chicago

 Law & Courts

• Senate week in review: Aug. 22-26

• Weekly outlook:
  Positive for pork

• Agriculture news elsewhere

• DJ CBOT Corn Outlook: Flat-Dn 1c; Following Overnight Prices

• What 19 and 35 have to do with growing the world's best beans

• Ethanol Demand Soars as Petroleum Prices Increase

• New EZ form aims to streamline LDP signups

• Farm Participation Increases in EPA Clean Air Program

• More...

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 Business

• NEED A JOB? FIND IT HERE!    (2)

• Classifieds    (11)

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• Business news elsewhere

• How low can PC prices go?

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 Community

• Serving in the military  sponsored by American Legion Post 263

• Calendar of events

• Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival
  Aug. 26-28

The Sports Page

• Sports news elsewhere

• AL: A's extend winning streak with Baltimore rout

• NL: Carpenter nails down 19th win as Cards hammer Marlins

• Storm's bid to defend WNBA title doesn't look easy

• More...

• Health news elsewhere

• Health Highlights

• Indonesia aims to vaccinate 24 million after 225 polio cases

• Exercise Cuts Men's Heart Death Risk

• Aspirin Before Surgery Benefits Bypass Patients

• New Antibiotics Fight Resistant Staph

• More...

• Personal tech news elsewhere

• Researchers: Distorting biometrics enhances security

• More..

Monday, Aug. 29:

• ALMH honored as top health care provider
  Premier Award for Quality recognizes high-quality care and operations efficiency

• It's all over for one more year
  Another successful Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival

• Winners at festival

• Missouri scientists and doctors encouraged to do lifesaving stem cell research in Illinois

• Shopping for school clothes

• Pet owners may suffer flea denial

• Run along the river will start earlier

Saturday, Aug. 27

Friday, Aug. 26

Thursday, Aug. 25

Wednesday, Aug. 24

Tuesday, Aug. 23