12:50 p.m. -- A reliable source reported a lockdown at Illini Central School. The circumstances are unknown at this time. Police and emergency officials are on the scene, as well as a reporter from Lincoln Daily News. 

Update 3:43 p.m. -- According to Illinois State Police trooper N.L. Baker, school officials reported that there was a weapon on campus. Precautionary measures were taken and the school was put on lockdown. There was no one hurt; all are safe. Students were being accounted for and then would be released. Students are now going home. The Mason County Sheriff's Department is the primary agency. Illinois State Police, SWAT and investigative teams were also called to assist.
 

Rate these statements about downtown Lincoln on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree." That is what one workshop session was asked to do this week as the downtown revitalization group worked with downtown businesses and city officials to determine what is needed to make the city a better place to work and shop. When the results were revealed at a public meeting Tuesday night, no one was surprised that ease of parking rated so low, but some were surprised that it rated that high. LDN will have more coverage of the Tuesday evening public meeting on this subject in tomorrow's edition.

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