• Lincoln and Logan County spared brunt of Friday's storms

• City crews to pick up storm debris Monday through Wednesday
  Landfill open extra hours

• Severe weather outlook through Tuesday night

• Vendor spots open in Scully Park for garage sale and flea market during Lincoln Heritage Days in July
  Home businesses and crafters encouraged to participate

• Gov. Blagojevich announces General Assembly's fiscal 2009 budget unbalanced, unconstitutional
  Governor urges all four leaders to join negotiations on operating and capital budgets
  Initial review shows House inaction on new revenue leaves FY09 budget $2.1 billion in the red

• Illinois Senate passes operating budget $2 billion in the red

• Governor's statement on efforts to pass Illinois Works plan

• Governor's statement on passage of transit bill

• State public health department confirms additional measles cases in Illinois
  Public health director stresses the importance of vaccinations

• Lincoln document search project receives $1.4 million grant
  Will help researchers identify and catalog Lincoln papers in Washington, D.C., repositories

• World, National News

  • More...

• Recent Top Stories Index

"Viewpoint," Wednesday 8:15am

Bill Gossett & Judy Busby

OPEN MIC Friday 8:15am

Jim Ash and the LDN's Mike Fak

Click here for shows & reruns

It's that time of the year!  Time to fix up your home, lawn and garden. 

Catch some tips from the pros to make some things easier, and add value to the old mansion.

New Tips of the week: Choosing Paint &  Wallpapering

Click Here for LDN's Home Improvement Special Section

Other                                      News...

Law & Courts                                   

• State Sen. Bill Brady comments on passing of unbalanced budget
  One positive: increase for veterans

• Logan County Most Wanted

• Law News Elsewhere

  • More...

• Laura on Life: Prewash for really good days

• Recent Features

• Study: Kids' cancer rates highest in Northeast

• Births at ALMH

• Health News Elsewhere

  • Health Highlights

  • Kids Gulping Down More Sugary Beverages

  • Vaccine May Boost Survival of Brain Cancer Patients

  • More...

• Recent Health & Fitness News Index

Baseball

• Soriano, Edmonds help Cubs close 7-0 homestand

• Looper hits, pitches Cardinals past Pirates 7-4

• Gross homers in 10th to lift Rays past White Sox

• Griffey stuck at 599 as Reds roll past Braves 6-2

• Utley, Burrell rally Phillies past Marlins 7-5

• Padres righty Mark Prior to have shoulder surgery

• NL standings, schedules & scores

• AL standings, schedules & scores

Basketball

 -------- NBA --------

• Celtics' turnaround didn't start on lottery day

Football

• Taylor wants to play 1 more year, is open to trade

Golf

• A timely victory for Perry

• Americans make it 6 in a row at Curtis Cup

• LPGA Tour:
  Gustafson's collapse opens door for Lee

Tennis

• Nadal improves to 25-0 at French Open

• Dementieva reaches French Open quarterfinals

Racing

• Busch wins 4th Cup race at Dover

• Briscoe gets IndyCar win

Olympics

• Beijing organizers apologize for language in volunteer guide

Elsewhere

Lincoln College Athletics Schedule

Lincoln Christian College & Seminary Athletics

• Obituaries
     Most recent:

  • Adcock, Donald L.

  • Bushell, Dorothy L.

  • Renfrow, Taplia R. "Junior"

  • Volle, Louise C.

LDN publishes all obituaries free of charge and accepts pictures for obits free of charge. The full text of the obituaries is available online free of charge in Logan County and across the world. E-mail condolences are available from subscribing funeral homes. Ask your funeral director to make sure the obituary of your loved one is placed in Lincoln Daily News.