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It's a launch! Logan County Board Chairman Terry Carlton cuts the ribbon, officially beginning the 2010 Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival. More pictures are below. Photo by Mike Fak (Click on pictures for larger images.)
An eye in the sky at balloon fest -- album Perfect night for Maple Ridge kickoff party -- Album 1 Perfect night for Maple Ridge kickoff party -- Album 2 Lincoln Heritage Museum hires Melissa Weissert as new asst. director Lincoln College-Normal and IVCC ink agreement to expand accelerated bachelor's program Shaner says limiting turnovers is key for Railer season -- in Sports Blagojevich retrial set for January; charges dropped against brother Ill. State Police acting director waiting for confirmation This day in history Yesterday's Top Stories Final preparations for art and balloon fest -- album Candidates for gov, Senate talk ag on the farm Quinn: Tie income tax hike for schools to property tax cut GOP lawmakers discuss governor's early prisoner release program Ill. attorney general issues warning about fake payday loan collectors This day in history This Week's Top Stories CLOSE UP:  Aug. 27 Justin Tierney, Elizabeth Carter, Original Farmers' Market, art and balloon fest schedules in Close Up   Zooming in on the people, places and things that make this community interesting! sponsored by CHRIS COYNE, Agent -- State Farm Insurance	Grab Your Fork Logan County Fair cake recipes Sponsored by
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR                                    Submit letter to editor online Recent Letters to the Editor Submit a letter to the editor online CLICK HERE FOR ACCESS TO 10 YEARS OF STORIES IN THE LDN ARCHIVES Recent Perspectives Articles     Lincoln/Logan County Chamber of Commerce Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival  2010 Information Station The best place to be on August 27, 28 & 29! - Welcome - Official Festival   Program - Festival Schedule - 2010 Balloons, Pilots & Sponsors - Art Fair Map & Artists - Entertainment - Directions - Festival Map - Craft Fair Map & Crafters - Volunteer Opportunities - Volunteer Form   ON SALE NOW: - Festival     Merchandise - Wristbands - Tailgating For more information: http://www.lincolnillinois.com/ABF.aspx Wally Piloted by Steve Woller  sponsored by the City of Lincoln 2010 August Art & Balloon Festival   Sun Kissed, Piloted by Randy Conklen  sponsored by the Lincoln/Logan County Chamber of Commerce Best Western Bode Welding Castle Manor CEFCU Graue Inc. Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home Lincoln Public Library Lincoln Heating & Cooling Logan County Bank Logan County Title Main Street Lincoln MKS Jewelers Rick Hamm State Farm State Bank of Lincoln St Clara's Manor

News...    sponsored by      In this Aug. 17 file photo, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, with his wife, Patti, listening at right, talks to the media at the Federal Building in Chicago after a jury found him guilty on one count of lying to federal agents and was deadlocked on 23 other charges. During a hearing Thursday, U.S. District Judge James Zagel said Blagojevich's retrial will start the week of Jan. 4, but the judge did not set a specific date. The former governor will stand alone as a defendant this time. Yesterday prosecutors dismissed all corruption charges against his brother, Robert. AP file photo by Kiichiro Sato
Local An eye in the sky at balloon fest -- album Perfect night for Maple Ridge kickoff party -- Album 1 Perfect night for Maple Ridge kickoff party -- Album 2 Lincoln Heritage Museum hires Melissa Weissert as new asst. director Lincoln College-Normal and IVCC ink agreement to expand accelerated bachelor's program Shaner says limiting turnovers is key for Railer season -- in Sports CLOSE UP:  Aug. 27 Justin Tierney, Elizabeth Carter, Original Farmers' Market, art and balloon fest schedules in Close Up   Zooming in on the people, places and things that make this community interesting! sponsored by CHRIS COYNE, Agent -- State Farm Insurance State Holdout juror at Blagojevich trial explains vote Rod Blagojevich headed for retrial without brother National Salmonella find links 2 Iowa farms to egg recall NYC cabbie-slash suspect is taken to psych ward Tires of plane catch fire during landing in Calif. AP ENTERPRISE: Oil cleanup both bonanza and bust An elegy for a place left out of Katrina comeback Empire State Bldg. not lit for Mother Teresa b'day Bikini-clad strippers protest church in rural Ohio Politics & Government Obama Iraq speech to signal shift to Afghan focus SPIN METER: What Biden didn't mention on stimulus On Martha's Vineyard, Obamas savor local produce Former FEMA head: Gov't didn't tell all on Katrina Political ads surpass 2006 levels as attacks mount Harsh ads fly in tight Nevada US Senate race Palin criticizes Obama, Fla. gov on abortion Rep. Rangel debates in NY, affirms support for Obama NY gov could face charge over World Series tickets Weather Hurricane Danielle becomes Category 4 storm The nation's weather International NKorea releases American imprisoned since January Homemade bombs kill 3 US troops in Afghanistan Mexico starts identifying 72 massacred migrants New video gives tour of trapped miners' refuge UN: 1 million more displaced by Pakistan floods Facebook, YouTube used as weapons in Kashmir fight UN: Attacks on Hutus in 1990s could be genocide Kenya gets new American-style constitution Chinese man with no arms plays piano with toes ODD & Extraordinary Ohio police chopper camera falls off, smashes cars Snake in electrical box causes NY hospital outage Report of man with snake slows Boston train line 2 accused of shoplifting at shop with cop event Baby tiger found stuffed in bag at Thai airport Police: Sneezing fit caused NY woman to crash car Yacht stolen from Mexico washes up on Fla. coast Lambs on the lam: Sheep get loose in I-80 in NJ Flying fish knocks paddler from Mo. river race Ky. champion ham fetches $1.6 million for charity Swiss firm recalls 'Liechtenschwein' piggy banks Mass. police: Shark sighting a practical joke Science, Technology and the Environment Scientists: We've cracked wheat's genetic code	Upcoming Civic Events
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Dow     $10150.65   +164.84            S&P500       $1064.59   +17.37            NASDAQ     $2153.63   +34.94           Now and Then Books is open again on the square. See story below. Picture by Nila Smith Local Business Spotlight: Now and Then Books is open again National 3Par accepts new bid from Dell worth $1.8 billion Tiffany 2Q net income rises 19 pct on rising sales Boeing once again delays 1st deliveries of 787 USA Today shaking up staff in 'radical' overhaul Snapshot of economy about to get a lot bleaker International Japan's jobless rate falls, but deflation persists Energy Oil falls to near $73 as stock markets waver Markets Stocks head for slightly higher opening before GDP World stocks lower ahead of Bernanke's speech Other Recent Business News Index Lincoln IGA MKS Jewelers NAPA   Area Gas Prices Regular Gasoline per Gallon Lincoln $2.549 Bloomington $2.539 - $2.639 Springfield $2.519 - $2.599                        Canadian cattle enjoy red wine with their feed Master Gardener training, yellowjacket control By John Fulton  Logan County FSA newsletter Grains prices rise, livestock futures trade mixed Agriculture News Elsewhere Weather Market Commentary Record-early corn harvest now seems likely U of I Scientist Finds New Gene to Make Ethanol Production More Efficient More... Recent Rural Review News Index              CLASSIFIED ADS Place an ad online     Classified Rates & Info     HAPPY ADS! Announcements Auctions Autos/Vehicles Employment Free Legal Notices Lost & Found Misc. for Sale Pets/Animals Real Estate Rentals Services Wanted

Some places have a red-letter day. Yesterday, Castle Manor on the city's west side had a red-hat day. The Red Hat Mommas were guests of the new supportive living center and enjoyed their lunch in the private dining hall. Picture by Mike Fak (Click on picture for larger image)
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Pianist Liu Wei takes off one of his socks before a practice session in Shanghai on Thursday. The 23-year-old, whose arms were amputated after a childhood accident, plays the piano with his toes. Liu was thrust into the limelight earlier this month when he performed on "China's Got Talent," the Chinese version of the TV show that helped make Britain's Susan Boyle a singing star. AP photo by Eugene Hoshiko
Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts Chinese man with no arms plays piano with toes Spanish singer Julio Iglesias marries in secret Franklin named director of Cleveland Museum of Art No Auto-Tuning here, say 'American Idol' producers Suge Knight, Kanye can't mediate shooting lawsuit Mexican TV network: Car explodes next to office TV host dubbed Spanish Oprah pulls plug on show Will Forte leaving 'Saturday Night Live' Woman to stand trial on charge of slicing DiCaprio Today This day in history LDN Entertainment Movies & Videos Grab Your Fork -- Recipes Adopt a Pet	Revised August 24     Grab Your Fork Area Restaurant Menus Guzzardo's Italian Villa Chad's Blind
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St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols watches his 400th home run, which came in the fourth inning of a baseball game with the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. But the Cards lost in extra innings despite Pujols' historic homer. AP photo by Alex Brandon
Today's Top Sports Stories Shaner says limiting turnovers is key for Railer season NY gov could face charge over World Series tickets USC stripped of 2004 Grantland Rice Trophy UNC probing possible academic violations Wie has hole-in-one on way to 3-stroke lead MLB.com baseball standings Local Sports WL-B baseball vs. Mount Pulaski Pro Football Browns create ring of honor for past greats Rex Ryan's made-for-TV Jets a big, bleepin' hit WR Camarillo caught off guard by trade to Vikings Baseball Pujols hits 400th, but Nats top Cards 11-10 in 13 Jackson leads White Sox past Orioles Recent Sports News Index	2010 Lincoln Railer Football

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