Wednesday

• Scarecrow contest to lead fall Railsplitter Festival

• Celebrate summer in Hartsburg

• Gov. Blagojevich signs bill to activate health care professionals in the event of crisis
  State to create medical worker registry

• Other news:

  • State initiates surgical assistant and technologist registration

Tuesday

• City to vote on appropriations
  Figures show gradual economic improvement

• Heat warnings and advisories canceled

• Gov. Blagojevich requests federal emergency heat relief funding
  Makes cooling grants available Aug. 1

• Gov. Blagojevich seeks disaster declaration to aid Illinois farmers
  Request includes every Illinois county

• Illinois the only state in the nation to protect children from violent and sexually explicit video games

Monday

• Dangerous heat continues
  Area residents advised to exercise caution

• Avoiding the risks of deadly lightning strikes

• Gov. Blagojevich signs legislation creating important economic development tool for eastern Illinois

• State employees to be rewarded for money-saving suggestions

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