News Index
(from the last 7 days)

Thursday, September 01, 2005

posted daily OVER THE NOON HOUR  (CDT)

• Up to 60,000 trying to flee New Orleans  (CNN)
  Thousands wait among dying evacuees at convention center

• New Orleans evacuation under way  (BBC)
  The total evacuation of New Orleans is under way as conditions in the city battered by Hurricane Katrina worsen

• Hurricane Katrina recovery information
  Emergency phone numbers for people in distress

• Lincoln Rotary organizes local Katrina relief effort
  Supply collection to begin Tuesday

• Salvation Army seeks cash donations for hurricane relief

• President Bush releases oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to bring down gas prices

• IDOT gives drivers a break, suspends work for Labor Day weekend

• World, national news

• Israel and Pakistan Hold Unprecedented Meeting

• Iraqis bury victims of Baghdad stampede

• Grief, anger on anniversary of Russian school siege

• NOLA.com

• More...

• Human toll of Hurricane Katrina affects all of us

 Law & Courts

• Sen. Brady's traveling office hours coming to Mount Pulaski

 Community

• Barbershop singing

• Serving in the military  sponsored by American Legion Post 263

• Calendar of events

 Features

• Invention Mysteries
  Veterinarian overshadowed by his success as an inventor

 Business

• NEED A JOB? FIND IT HERE!    (2)

• Classifieds    (10)

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• Business news elsewhere

• August sales rise, Katrina could swamp fall sales

• Home prices soar, pending sales near high

• More...

The Sports Page

• Sports news elsewhere

• League donates $1 million to relief, Saints look for a home

• AL: Red Sox edge Devil Rays to maintain streak

• NL: Phillies dump Mets to take wild card lead

• US Open 2005 -- Grand Slam Tennis

• More...

• Health news elsewhere

• Health Highlights

• Health Emergency Engulfs Hurricane Areas

• New Flu Vaccine Approved in U.S.

• Sleep Apnea May Herald Early Heart Disease

• More...

• Personal tech news elsewhere

• High Definition TV starts slowly, makers hopeful

• IrisPen Translator Executive

• More..

Wednesday, Aug. 31:

• Trucker runs over woman lying on highway

• At Farm Progress Show, governor promotes continued growth of ethanol across Illinois

• Gov. Blagojevich sends emergency medical team to Louisiana to assist in Hurricane Katrina recovery and cleanup

• Gov. Blagojevich to make winter heating grants available Sept. 1
  Home heating bills expected to be higher; vulnerable households advised to take steps before winter heating season

• Letter: Alabama resident provides gasoline price comparisons

• Lt. Gov. Quinn pushes his College Textbook Initiative 2005

• Lincoln Christian College receives defibrillator

• Oasis update

• Book Look: 'Eldest'

Tuesday, Aug. 30

Monday, Aug. 29

Saturday, Aug. 27

Friday, Aug. 26

Thursday, Aug. 25