News Index
(from the last 7 days)

Tuesday, May 17, 2005

posted daily OVER THE NOON HOUR  (CDT)

• 2005 Logan County plat book available

• New legislation requires companies to alert Illinoisans to personal and financial information breaches

• Gov. Blagojevich to host the amir of Qatar at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum

• World, national news

• Toll from Uzbekistan violence disputed

• Newsweek retracts report

• Bipartisan group works on Senate filibuster deal

• Rumsfeld: Don’t tinker with base plan

• More...

• Weekly outlook
  Value

• Agriculture news elsewhere

• DJ US Cash Grain Review: Corn Basis Weak, Soy/SRW Still Strong

• Soybean planting advances to 46% of completion

• USDA corn estimates reinforce need for market development, says NCGA

• Cheap prices spur new ethanol markets

• NRCS seeking proposals for wetlands conservation

• More...

• Illinois Education Excellence Task Force to lobby legislators

• NEED A JOB? FIND IT HERE!    (3)

• Classifieds    (13)

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• Business news elsewhere

• Strong equipment demand drives Deere earnings up

• Home Depot profit up; to shrink Expo

• J.C. Penney net soars, outlook raised

• April producer prices, housing starts up

• More...

• Serving in the military  sponsored by American Legion Post 263

• Calendar of events

• Sports news elsewhere

• AL: Mench homers twice as Rangers edge White Sox

• NL: Benson dominates as Mets rout Reds

• Giacomo's Turn to Try to Win the Triple Crown

• NBA.com: Playoffs 2005

• ESPN.com

• SI.com

• More...

• Health news elsewhere

• Health Highlights

• Alcohol Merchandise Encourages Underage Drinking

• Alcoholism-Linked Brain Damage Hits Women Sooner

• Study: Kudzu helps curb binge drinking

• Diet, Exercise Together Effective in Controlling High Blood Pressure

• Statins May Cut Risk of Some Cancers

• Lifestyle Changes Can Curtail Cancer's Return

• Prescription Reflux Drugs Beat OTC Remedies

• More...

• Personal tech news elsewhere

• Your cell phone and the web

• Sony unveils PlayStation 3

• Experts: Spam a new propaganda tool

• More...

Monday, May 16:

• State program offers county option in paying engineer's salary

• Sunday fires draw out city and rural departments, again

• Illinois EPA Director Renee Cipriano announces $75,000 grant to Keep Illinois Beautiful and its affiliates

• Gov. Blagojevich proclaims Older Americans Month in Illinois

• 44th District update

• Mutterings: Cards widen their lead
  By Jeff Mayfield

• Three medals and lots of effort
  Girls' Class A State Final Track & Field results
  By Rick Hobler

Saturday, May 14

Friday, May 13

Thursday, May 12

Wednesday, May 11

Tuesday, May 10