Thursday, December 7

• Nancy Cunningham named as new Executive Director at the Oasis

• Logan County Board:
  Time change for December 14th Workshop meeting

• WLB 8th grade girls basketball punch ticket to IESA State Basketball Tournament

• Lincoln celebrates grand reopening of the Depot

  • Historic Lincoln Railway Depot renovation impresses crowd

  • Community gathers for dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony - slideshow

  • Outside the 'new' Depot and inside the new waiting station - slideshow

  • Depot renovation project 'Then and now' - Album

  • IDOT Press release:
    Historic, Renovated Station Opens in Downtown Lincoln

• A look at the process

  • 03/27/2014 - Historic Lincoln Depot to be restored to its original 1911 footprint

  • 03/27/2014 - Historic Lincoln Depot to be restored to its original 1911 footprint - album

  • 06/25/2014 - Lincoln welcomes electric vehicle relay and announces plans for a charging station downtown

  • 06/28/2014 - Mayor Keith Snyder offers a walk-through tour of the Lincoln Depot

    • Album 1 | Album 2 | Album 3

  • 10/24/2014 - City: Who is looking for four rail cars; two cabooses, a lounge diner and coach lounge car?

• 10-07-2015 Railcar Project at the Lincoln Depot

  • Tuesday view from across the street - Slideshow

  • Tuesday view from the rear of the car - Slideshow

• 10-09-2015 - Railcar project at the Lincoln Depot

  • Pullman car leaves town via downtown - Slideshow

  • Railcar leaves town on the wrong side of the road - Slideshow

• 09/16/2017 - Two Lincoln artifacts return to the soil at the Lincoln Depot

• Logan County Genealogical and Historical Society hosts Holiday Open House - Album

• Fall Choir Concert, Jazz Band Review at Lincoln College
  Busy Weekend of Musical Performances Begins Thursday

• 2017 Holiday Magazine Feature
  Holiday Greetings from community leaders

• Illinois EPA Announces Annual Environmental Education Competition for Fifth & Sixth Grade Students
  2018 Program Encourages Youth Creativity to Protect Environment and Honoring the State’s Bicentennial

• Rauner launches 24/7 helpline to combat opioid epidemic, help Illinoisans in crisis
  Governor’s opioid task force delivers programs to attack overdose surge

Wednesday, December 6

• Lincoln Christmas Parade “Let it Snow!” Thursday evening:
  Dennis Reves named Grand Marshal
  Route and change of Santa visit location

• Guests hold loved ones gone close to their hearts at Light up a Life

• Quality Inn celebrates grand opening with open house and ribbon cut

• Quality Inn offers a comfortable home away from home - slideshow

• Logan County participates in Monday's State-wide Bicentennial flag raising ceremony - Album

• 2017 Holiday Magazine Feature
  What do I want my Christmas to be?

• Governor notes farmers’ contributions at Illinois Farm Bureau annual meeting
  Harvest emergency provisions speed crop transport after weather delays hinder planting, harvest

• Lincoln residents: Help for heroin or other opiate addictions pdf

Tuesday, December 5

• Historic Mount Pulaski Courthouse comes alive with Christmas festivities
  Highlights of the evening include Tree lighting ceremony, Christmas Carolers, Holly Jolly Christmas Tree Auction

• Mount Pulaski community welcomes the Christmas Season - slideshow

• 2017 Holiday Magazine Feature
  Reconnecting with holiday traditions

• Illinois Student Assistance Commission Announces 2018-19 Illinois State Scholars
  31 Logan County Students included

• November in Illinois: Cool and Dry with a Dash of Snow

• One state, 200 years, four presidents
  For state bicentennial, Lincoln Presidential Library will present major new exhibit on Illinois presidents