Stormy skies covered Lincoln for a brief time on Tuesday evening. The cool front that pushed through produced plenty of lightning and thunder, some rain, and brought pleasant temperatures that will be around for a few days.  [picture by Jan Youngquist] click on picture for larger image

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Tuesday, July 10:

• Chamber forms energy co-op to help members save money

• 'Relay Fever -- Keeping Hope Alive' comes to Minier

• Gov. Blagojevich, victims' families, advocates urge lawmakers in Springfield to take action against assault weapons

• Official: Iraq government missed all targets

• Lawmakers scold Lockheed, Grumman

• Thousands of golf balls stolen in Kansas

• Mud pit draws crowds at Redneck Games

• Cherry pit spit champ reigns anew

• 2 billion Chinese mice overrun lake area

• Wrecking ball snaps loose, wreaks havoc

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• Gov. Blagojevich congratulates Illinois Senate for passing resolution affirming its commitment to shoring up state's decades-old pension debt

• 44th District weekly update

• Progress? Illinois budget numbers are finally being discussed

• Neva Specketer joins ME Realty

• Google buys Postini for $625 million

• Buffett delivers stock gift to charities

• Sprint Nextel defends cutting customers

• Tomato diseases
  By John Fulton

• Weekly Outlook: Hogs

• Soybeans rise, grains fall

• Logan County Habitat for Humanity farm stand opens

• School supply applicants sought
  Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital and CIEDC Community Action plan drive

• Historical society welcomes genealogical family histories

• Judge: Christ justice icon will stay up in court lobby

• Unhealthy truckers try to shape up

• Anti-smoking pill may help curb drinking

• Obese survive heart attacks better

• Tourists unearth dinosaur bones in Wyoming

• Mutterings: Summer report cards
  By Jeff Mayfield

• Lady Lynx basketball player honored

• Steroids testing in high school sports

• Major League Baseball:

  • NL looks to break All-Star losing streak

  • Haren, Peavy to start in All-Star game

  • Bonds makes All-Star splash

  • MLB to launch video archive site

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