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• December plunges Illinois into deep freeze

• Old state phones to be used by Cairo schools, senior citizens and domestic violence victims

Top Stories from the past week

Dec. 22

• Traffic safety community wishing for fatality-free holidays
  Law enforcement agencies team up to get impaired drivers off the roads during holiday season

Dec. 21

• County briefs

• Gov. Blagojevich leads Team Illinois efforts to resolve serious environmental and health problem in Alexander County

Dec. 20

• Local man saves accident victim
  (See end of Mutterings)

• The best-kept secret in Logan County

• Keep Warm Illinois campaign offers tips for seniors to stay healthy and warm this winter

• Illinois signs consent orders against ABN AMRO
  Joins federal agencies and New York state in largest fine ever imposed against an Illinois-supervised bank

• Other news:

• IDOT gives motorists a break during the holiday season

Dec. 19

• Rome man dies while trying to elude police

• Early Intervention program assists Illinois families with at-risk infants and toddlers

• PlanetSpace announces Silver Dart orbital vehicle

Dec. 17

• 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

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

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