News from Elsewhere (fresh daily from the Web)

• County briefs

• Courthouse employee salary increase debated

• Practical, environmentally friendly holiday waste reduction tips

• Local roadway deaths on the rise
  Motorists urged to buckle up, not drive impaired

• LaHood introduces House bill establishing tax credit to help property owners combat lead poisoning

Top Stories from the past week

Dec. 15

• 'Breakfast Chat' rallies community leaders to keep things rolling
  Lincoln & Logan County Development Partnership kicks off $100,000 campaign prioritizing CEDS development

• Unique holiday gift ideas to keep loved ones safe during emergencies

• Gov. Blagojevich announces that Indiana is joining Illinois' bid to land $1 billion FutureGen clean coal project

• Illinois EPA reports progressive improvements in air quality

• Wall of water comes crashing down from reservoir, sweeping away homes, family

Dec. 14

• City opens discussion on next year's fall leaf disposal

• Durbin and Emanuel introduce legislation to help states provide access to health insurance for all children

Dec. 13

• City briefs

• Illinois commemorates International Human Rights Day
  Department of Human Rights combats discrimination, racism and hate crimes

• Rahal drives 2005 Indy 500 Chevrolet Corvette pace car through new nonstop toll collection lanes on I-294

Dec. 12

• Ethanol plant targeting Hartsburg as home

• Steak n Shake gift cards benefit hungry

• Pharmacists exhibit regional differences of opinion: Should pharmacists have the right to refuse to fill prescriptions?

Dec. 10

• Weather-related crashes and incidents

• All Kids insurance program preregistration begins

• Patti Blagojevich receives Pro-Choice Leadership Award from Personal PAC
  First lady honored for outstanding commitment to reproductive rights and contraceptive equity

• Pharmacists believe they should have authority to refuse

Dec. 9

• (Repeat edition due to a death in the editor's family; no new articles posted under Top Stories)

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