Friday, July 21, 2006

posted daily OVER THE NOON HOUR  (CDT)

Greg Poe in his Edge 540 maneuvers through the thick summer haze over downtown Peoria on Thursday afternoon. The top aerobatic performer is one of many in a great lineup that will wow crowds at this weekend's Prairie Air Show. The fun begins Friday evening at the Peoria Regional Airport. [See air show information.]

[picture by Jan Youngquist] click on picture for larger image

• Western Logan County communities hit hardest by storms

• High-performance aircraft using ethanol featured in this weekend’s air show

  • Picture preview of upcoming air show

• Take precautions when hiring tree services to help with storm cleanup

• Gov. Blagojevich directs $5 million from fiscal 2007 budget to stem cell research in Illinois

• World, national news

• Israel masses troops, tanks on Lebanese border

• U.S. goal: Evacuate 5,000 from Lebanon today

• Border security should be priority, Hastert says

• More...

 Law & Courts                               

• Governor again bypasses Legislature to fund embryonic stem cell research

 Business

• NEED A JOB? FIND IT HERE!    (3)

• Classifieds    (15) 

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• Business news elsewhere

• Caterpillar profit up, outlook raised

• More...

• View the Logan County Comprehensive Plan and Greenways Plan drafts

• Calendar of events

• How to help victims of earthquakes, hurricanes and more

• Air show entertainment rounds out with comedy and aerobatics

• U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary offers five hot tips on staying safe while staying cool this summer

• Sports news elsewhere

• British Open

• Tour de France

• More...

• Health news elsewhere

• Health Highlights

• Kids Need More Exercise to Stave Off Future Heart Trouble

• High-Sugar, Low-Caffeine 'Energy' Drinks Don't Work

• Medication Errors Injure 1.5 Million Americans a Year

• Elderly Gain Little From Flu Shot: Studies

• More...

• Personal tech news elsewhere

• Microsoft warns about a PowerPoint virus

• What is noise in digital cameras?

• More...

• Home and garden news elsewhere

• Try these kid-proof, pet-proof fabrics ... indoors

• Get Some Basic Tools Together for Home Repairs

• Remodel With Resale in Mind

• Top 10 Kitchen Countertops

• Glorified Glory Bush

• More...

• Travel news elsewhere

• Taste your way through Maine

• Tips to avoid getting lost in translation

• Marble and Michelangelo: Live like royalty at these Italian hotels

• Lions and Tigers and Game Drives, Oh My: Land-Only African Safaris from $1,399

• More...

Thursday, July 20:

• Weather update

• City briefs

• River City Air Expo comes to Peoria this weekend

• Governor's statement on president's stem cell veto

• View the Logan County Comprehensive Plan and Greenways Plan drafts

• First lady Patti Blagojevich announces July selections for Children's Reading Club
  Beverly Cleary’s 'The Growing-up Feet' and 'Henry Huggins'

• Parent Institute column: On the road

• Invention Mysteries: These celebrities co-starred as real-life inventors

• Drysdale golfer

• Softball tryouts

Wednesday, July 19

Tuesday, July 18

Monday, July 17

Saturday, July 15

Friday, July 14