Saturday, December 17, 2005

posted daily OVER THE NOON HOUR  (CDT)

• What does tourism do in the dregs of winter?

• Illinois Department of Central Management Services wins national award for efficiency efforts

• Giving in Illinois

• Illinois awards $4.3 million in Conservation 2000 grants to protect environment

• World, national news

• More...

 Law & Courts                               

• Mitchell files legislation that would prohibit illegal aliens from securing state-backed mortgages

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• Good Shepherd Lutheran Church news

• Robinson's Woodworth Hotel, Buckminster Fuller's geodesic dome featured in latest Historic Illinois

 Features

• Slim Randles'  Home Country
  Real cowboys

 Business

• NEED A JOB? FIND IT HERE!    (6)

• Classifieds    (12)

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• Webcam view of Robert's Sysco Food Services construction site

• Business news elsewhere

• Stocks slip on decline in energy shares

• Google in talks to buy 5 pct of AOL: source

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• How to help Pakistan earthquake victims and continue assistance to Hurricane Katrina victims

• Serving in the military  sponsored by American Legion Post 263

• Calendar of events

• LCC Angels defeat Maranatha

• Sports news elsewhere

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• Health news elsewhere

• Flu season arrives in U.S.

• Neighborhoods fight for cleaner air

• Baby boomers could erase longevity gains

• Eat more veggies, less red meat to keep BP in check

• Patients paying extra for luxury checkups

• More...

• Personal tech news elsewhere

• Here comes another flat-screen TV

• More...

• Home and garden news elsewhere

• Making an Entrance

• Citrus and Lemon Leaf Garland

• Wreath with a Satin Cuff

• Garden Q & A: Seeds That Need the Cold

• In the Snowy Season, the Promise of Sunshine

• More...

• Travel news elsewhere

• Fun factory tours

• Mexico resorts getting back in the swim

• Nicaragua: Peaceful times for tourists

• Among elite ski resorts, higher prices touted, not hidden

• Europe for two, under $1,200

• More...

• Movie reviews elsewhere

• Get out your hankies for 'The Family Stone'

• 'Producers' puts Broadway on film

• 'King Kong' a giant pleasure

• A monster sweet and sensational

• More...

• Book reviews elsewhere

• We know what guys like

• Great gifts for gourmets

• Q&A: Macomber's high-flying romance

• More...

Friday, Dec. 16:

• 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

• Letter: Lincoln Parkway and Fifth Street accident witnesses sought

• U of I to conduct research to improve baby formula

• ZLS Student of the Month

• 2005 firearm deer harvest among best ever

• Associated Press honors four Redbirds

• Former Redbird named top MLB setup man

Thursday, Dec. 15

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Tuesday, Dec. 13

Monday, Dec. 12

Saturday, Dec. 10