State Rep. Bill Mitchell talked with local officials Monday morning regarding state budget issues. Pictured, left to right, are Dick Logan, chairman of the Logan County Board; Mitchell; Michael McIntosh, county board member; and Dan Fulscher, Logan County Emergency Management director. Also present were Bret Aukamp, county engineer; Sheriff Steve Nichols; and Sally Gosda, from the Logan County Health Department.
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Saturday, Aug. 18:

• Illinois EPA issues Annual Compliance Report for public water supplies
  Community water supplies continue to deliver safe drinking water to over 11 million Illinois consumers

• Illinois adopted children to receive the same survivor benefits from public plans as biological children
  Adopted children gain equal treatment when a parent dies

• Spacewalk trimmed for shuttle return

• Handling of mine disaster questioned

• Stress causes killer mine bumps

• Gov't closer to admitting Mexican trucks

• Officials: Passports more common now

• Hurricane Dean churns through Caribbean

• Tortured Calif. tortoise returns home

• Cops get launcher in gun-shoe exchange

• Diabetic woman, 73, gets locked in bank

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Court news  

• Marriages

• Dissolutions

• Gov. Blagojevich signs law closing corporate tax loopholes that only benefit special interests

• Study finds Americans rely on friends, neighbors for investment advice

• Stocks rebound on discount rate cut

• Agriculture futures close higher

• Mitchell to give legislative update

• Habitat house blessing Aug. 26

• Home Country: When common sense should dictate

• Hepatitis C helicase unwinds DNA in a spring-loaded, 3-step process

• College football changes kickoff rule

• Cubs cool off Cards

• NL roundup: Webb extends scoreless innings streak

• AL roundup: Indians begin road trip with win

• Zambrano signs 5-year deal with Cubs

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Huston shares lead at PGA's Wyndham

• Edwards leads The Tradition by 2 strokes

• Hamm shines and Durante wins a title

• NFL roundup: McNabb on-target in return from injury

• Vick accused of gambling, executing dogs

• Ref union: Donaghy incident is isolated

• Crew chiefs Knaus, Letarte back at track

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