March 23

• Habitat breaks ground on Mount Pulaski home

• Personality of the Week: John Sutton: Skilled craftsman focuses on community

• Cold water, warm hearts: Polar Plunge brings in $25,000 (pictorial 1)

• Cold water, warm hearts: Polar Plunge brings in $25,000 (pictorial 2)

March 21

• Local community banks performing well amidst big bank failures

• 10-year-old Lincoln youngster eyes state wrestling championship -- in sports

• Master's in bioenergy now available at U of I

• President inspects Eaton hybrid electric truck

March 20

• Want to add a personal touch to a gift? It's in the bag

• Lincoln College opening new Center for Adult Learning in Normal on April 7

• Washington-Monroe School celebrates Winter Fantasy-Brazil (pictorial)

• Ill. gov. faces 'greatest crisis of modern times'

• Durbin meets with panel, prosecutor about Burris

• Verle Auxier, Kiwanis, West Lincoln-Broadwell PTO, The Cell, LCHS speech team dinner, Lucky Six winners and Rotary baseball tickets make the Close Up
  By Mike Fak

March 19

• Chamber's 10th annual Ag Day Breakfast scholarship winners

• County to switch health insurance provider
  (Originally posted Wednesday afternoon)

• Community Action Partnership announces that funds are still available for LIHEAP assistance

• Quinn's new budget: Illinois faces 'greatest crisis of modern times'

• Bomke: Disappointed taxes before reforms in governor's budget address

• Health department offers free information on diabetes

• 4 county water companies get high marks for fluoridation

March 18

• County to switch health insurance provider

• LCHS presents contest play and group interpretation Thursday

• Quinn considering higher taxes, fees to balance Ill. budget but also stresses tax breaks

• Caterpillar lays off 2,454 workers in 3 states, including Illinois

• IDOA salutes Illinois women farmers
  National Agriculture Day to be observed Friday

March 17

• Important announcements: Possible power outages today; siren and EAS tests canceled

• Council approves new street to new hospital; city will not pay for resident's sewer shut-off valve; truck will be purchased through state program; committee approves support letter for tired prison workers; and other matters

• Area smokers get a jolt
  Cigarettes go up as much as $1 per pack and more increases coming

• Memorial Health System honored as an Employer of Choice

• Safe ride for St. Patrick's Day offered

• Lincoln Junior Woman’s Club, WLNX, LCHS Baseball Boosters, Chester-East Lincoln, Habitat for Humanity, Logan Lanes and the LCHS Music Dept. all make Close Up
  By Mike Fak

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