Friday, October 22, 2010

posted daily OVER THE NOON HOUR  (CDT)

Downtown pedestrians now have mid-block crosswalks.  Both pedestrians and motorists should exercise caution around these walkways until drivers become familiar with their locations and know to yield to walkers. 

[Picture by Bob Frank]

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• New downtown street project nearing completion
  Council addresses marking and parking options

• Website improves path to specific information about Lincoln College campuses

• Chicagoland to hear Redbird sports

• World, national news

• U.S. Troops Fight Iraq Militiamen on Two Fronts

• Turkish Police Detain 8 Bombing Suspects

• Obama runs away, Keyes says
  New GOP Senate candidate calls for 6 debates

• Two tropical storms threaten Florida

• More..

• 2005 Historic Illinois calendars available

• Act protects Illinois recreational hunting lands

• Travel news elsewhere

• Online travel growing, but at slower rate

• More...

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• Classifieds  (10)         Sponsored by Aquamassage by Blue Diamonds

• Legal notices

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• Business news elsewhere

• Signs of surrender

• More...

• 'Building Liberty: A Statue Is Born'

• Book reviews elsewhere

• Teen seeks identity in Chinese author's first work

• 'Red Flags'

• More...

• Movie reviews elsewhere

• 'The Princess Diaries 2'

• 'Danny Deckchair'

• More...

• Serving in the military  sponsored by American Legion Post 263

• Calendar of events

• Oasis update

• Sports news elsewhere

• ESPN.com

• SI.com

• More...

• Consumer health news elsewhere

• Health Highlights

• A Troubling Return for Iraq Vets

• Biofeedback Helps Asthmatics Breathe Easier

• Chicken Pox Vaccine Curbs Severity, Contagiousness of Disease

• Strep Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Trial

• Meth Users Have Tougher Time in Hospital

• More...

• Law news elsewhere

• Guantanamo Tribunals Prove Challenging to American Legal System

• Retrial of Suspect in 9/11 Attacks Begins in Germany

• Hale Can Represent Himself

• More...

• Personal tech news elsewhere

• Microsoft announces 'XP Lite' in Asia

• Microsoft Office: Mac 2004

• iPod Mini achieves 'room-sized sound' with speaker system

• More...

Tuesday:

• Pig Hip Ernie celebrates 87 on 66
• New laws squeeze deadbeat parents
  Circuit court clerks given power to intercept state tax refunds
• Weekly outlook
  Corn, soybean prices

• Fair results

• Culinary

• Floriculture

• Junior Swine

• Open Beef Cattle

• Open Sheep

• Open Swine

• Textiles

• Free materials for teachers available from IDNR

• Mayfield's Mutterings: A tale of two cities
  Maddux wins No. 300
  Walker era begins with 2 W's

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