Wednesday, December 22, 2004

posted daily OVER THE NOON HOUR  (CST)

• Commission suspends officer without pay following arrest

• Myers Industries workers strike

• County briefs

• Gov. Blagojevich announces $430 million infusion of funds to strengthen Illinois hospitals

• State and federal agencies to work with ChevronTexaco to restore land

• World, national news

• Military probes origin of mess hall blast

• Blair begins Mideast peace push

• Fishing fleets hail new quotas

• U.S. remembers homeless who died

• Band of snow stretches across U.S.

• More...

• Last-minute gift ideas for senior citizens

• Keeping holiday plants

• Home and garden news elsewhere

• 'Green' gifts top Christmas lists

• Christmas Help Center

• The search for a perfect dog bed means journeying through a wonderland of pet products

• More...

• Travel news elsewhere

• US consumers choose to spend more on holiday travel

• Tacky tree museum a holiday treat

• More...

• Need to know?

• Book reviews elsewhere

• A delightful variety of children's books

• Books your table will be proud of

• Dig these reads: Crop of books provide year's perfect gifts for green thumbs

• More...

• Movie reviews elsewhere

• 'Mary Poppins' makes magical return

• 'Beyond' good, thanks to Spacey

• Formulaic 'Fockers' fitfully funny

• More...

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• Classifieds    (4)

• Legal notices

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• Business news elsewhere

• GDP growth revised up

• Focus Turns to McAfee as Software Landscape Shifts

• More...

• Serving in the military  sponsored by American Legion Post 263

• Calendar of events

• Oasis update

• Illinois-Missouri memories
  By Greg Taylor

• Illinois State at Southern Illinois game notes

• Sports news elsewhere

• NBA Wrap: James Inspires Cavs to Win Over T-Wolves

• Dodgers Sink the Three-Way Trade for Johnson

• ESPN.com

• SI.com

• More...

• Health news elsewhere

• Health Highlights

• Patients Urged to Follow Painkiller Labels

• Show Sensitivity to Older Relatives at Holiday Gatherings

• Study: Modest drop in teen drug use

• Report: Drug imports safe or cheap -- not both

• Japan Has First Case of Bird Flu in Human

• Fruits, Veggies Might Ward Off Cancer

• More...

• Law news elsewhere

• Judge questions anti-spam law

• More...

• Personal tech news elsewhere

• Leader: Blackberrys and iPods - Hoover brands

• Study: Mobile phone radiation harms DNA in lab

• More...

Tuesday, Dec. 21:

• City buys new car and hot diggity camera

• Gov. Blagojevich meets with parents across the state, discusses plan to prohibit sale or distribution of violent and sexually explicit video games to minors

• IDOT prepares roads for holiday rush

• Online dairy classes

• Lincoln College helps Toys for Tots

• Landfill hours

• Zion Lutheran School geography bee

• ZLS November Student of the Month

• State historic sites holiday schedule announced

• Illinois vs. Missouri game notes

• Dilligard honored by league office

Monday, Dec. 20

Saturday, Dec. 18

Friday, Dec. 17

Thursday, Dec. 16

Wednesday, Dec. 15