Interstate 55 travelers are smiled upon from on high as they pass by Atlanta.

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Tuesday, Aug. 28:

• Logan County Health Department chosen as pilot site for accreditation program
  Local department takes leadership in demonstrating quality and performance

• Drivers urged to use extra caution around school zones and buses as more than 2 million Illinois kids head back to the classroom

• Gov. Blagojevich issues state disaster declaration for LaSalle, Grundy counties for flooding

• Governor sues Illinois House speaker [WGN radio]

• Letter: Senate Republican Leader Frank Watson speaks out regarding state budget

• Weather delays robot's search for miners

• Army looks to Guard for recruiting help

• FAA orders inspections of all newer 737s

• N.M. officer killed in Bush motorcade crash

• Deluged Wisconsin braces for more rain

• Feds seize $400,000 of cocaine at O'Hare

• Product recalls

• Foreign firefighters join Greece battle

• Taliban to release South Korean hostages

• U.S., Iraqi forces kill 33 insurgents

• Chinese miners ate coal while trapped

• Wayward emu corralled in Wal-Mart parking lot

• Bush: Fight against extremism is crucial

• Sharp questions await Gonzales' successor

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• New law protects disabled Medicare beneficiaries from insurance discrimination

• Teen who hacked iPhone trades gadget

• Blast lowers profile for Virgin Galactic

• Acer buying long-struggling Gateway

• Stocks head toward lower opening

• Farm Futures survey shows farmers ready to switch corn ground back to soybeans -- if the price is right

• Weekly Outlook: Pork industry

• Wheat and corn prices declined Monday

• Bringing the war home
  'Central Illinois World War II Stories' will preview new Ken Burns film and feature local oral histories

• New fine arts instructors at Lincoln College

• Mississippi ranked fattest state in nation

• Study eyes diabetes in pregnant women

• Parents begin potty training at birth

• LJHS baseball vs. Tremont

• Logan Lanes bowling:

  • American Men's League

  • Split N Gutter League

• Lincoln College coach William McCullum earns master's degree at United States Sports Academy

• Illinois State vs. Drake game notes

• Complete Illinois State men's basketball schedule released

• White Sox beat Devil Rays 5-4

• NL roundup: Utley lifts Phillies to win

• AL roundup: Tigers rout Yankees, Mussina 16-0

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Hewitt, Hingis, Blake at U.S. Open today

• Vick submits guilty plea to judge

• Carmelo leads U.S. to win over Mexico

Monday, Aug. 27

Saturday, Aug. 25

Friday, Aug. 24

Thursday, Aug. 23

Wednesday, Aug. 22