News from Elsewhere (fresh daily from the Web)

• Road construction plans unfolded for the new Sysco warehouse/distribution center

• Human remains discovered south of Springfield

• Bomke announces survey results

• World's largest blue catfish caught in Illinois waters near Alton

Articles from the past week

Tuesday

• Lincoln City Council and new fiscal year budget off to a good start

• Professional emergency responders and citizen heroes honored during Emergency Medical Services Week

• Illinois Correctional Industries Spring Product Show May 25 and 26

Monday

• State historic sites open on Memorial Day

• Federal Communications Commission to mandate Internet-based phone providers offer 911 services

Saturday

• Lincoln Heritage Days getting bigger and better

• LaHood makes case for keeping 183rd in Springfield

Friday

• Illinois first in banning rental or sale of violent and sexually explicit video games to minors

• Aid for homeless fire victims

• Accident sends two to hospital

• Truck blocks Rt. 10 traffic to Mason City

• Governor supports proposal to pump $440 million more into education without increasing tax burden

• EPA work continues on DePue's Superfund site
  'South Ditch' contaminated by New Jersey Zinc/Mobil Chemical plant

Thursday

• County ante ups to full health insurance coverage, opts not to participate in the state's county engineer salary program

• Youth and officials' town hall bowling event Saturday

• Potential severe weather observation

• Gov. Blagojevich pledges to sign attorney general's lifetime parolee supervision initiative

• Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs helps hometown heroes

Wednesday

• City: Elm Street plans firmed up, future economic developments, bye-bye insurance consultant

• Governor's 43rd annual prayer breakfast

• Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum facilitates friendly relations between Gulf State leader and governor

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