June 20

• Smiley lists economic partnership's recent accomplishments in news brief

• Relay for Life ignores the weather -- in pictures

• Quinn wants tax vote Wednesday

• Blagojevich wanted 'special letter' for UI applicant

• Beat the heat
  Mount Pulaski offering free swim day this Sunday

• IDPH director reports Illinois has 2,526 confirmed and probable H1N1 influenza cases, 10 deaths

• Gibbs: No Obama endorsement in Illinois race

June 19

• County briefs: Enhanced 911; Elkhart to Mount Pulaski; Melody Shew recognized; Diane Stevenson appointed to TB board; new District 6 candidate comes forth

• Stay safe this weekend
  Monitor weather reports as there is a potential for severe weather this afternoon through Sunday

• AMVETS answers questions about All Veterans Park

• W.D. Boyce Council sweepin' the area and keepin' it clean

• Illinois NWS partners with Little League to educate participants and fans about lightning dangers

• Special hours for Lincoln landfill

• National, state unemployment figures reach 25-year highs

• Relay for Life, blood drive, Lincoln Air Rifle Klub and Junior Master Gardeners make Close Up
  By Mike Fak

June 18

• At dawn's first light, parts of Lincoln go dark
  Another storm pounds city

• Dawn storm swipe at Lincoln leaves damage

• Special hours for Lincoln landfill

• County decides property, casualty and workers' compensation insurance
  Board approves Elkhart Grain Elevator property for enterprise zone

• Legislature to return on Tuesday

June 17

• County decides property, casualty and workers' compensation insurance
  Board approves Elkhart Grain Elevator property for enterprise zone

• Logan County grand jury issues 5 indictments

• Bicycle safety program planned for June 27

• Health dept. advises of steps to avoid West Nile virus

• Paper sues Univ. of Illinois for academic records

June 16

• City: 5 new or promoted firefighters take oaths; treasurer's report; and other business

• Retail store, Birdsong, opens in Elkhart
  Authentically staged vintage kitchenware and treasures

• Stay alert to changes in the weather
  Forecast includes the possibility of severe storms through Friday

• Lincoln College fine arts students to work at Six Flags

• Railsplitter Antique Auto Club and Main Street Lincoln to host St. Jude fundraiser June 27

• Quinn: Lawmakers must come back to Springfield and face reality

• The Humane Society, Zion Lutheran, Habitat for Humanity, benefit for Nick Tibbs and the YMCA in Close Up
  By Mike Fak

June 15

• Personality of the Week
  An ambassador of kindness and caring: LaVeta Zurkammer

• Fatal crash on Old Route 66 kills Lincoln man

• Saturday afternoon on the square -- in pictures

• A Saturday in Elkhart -- in pictures

• Scout Troop 102 works hard for summer camp -- in pictures

• Latest Ill. budget impasse raises new questions

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