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• County to start new fiscal year budget on time

• Special Thanksgiving Day weather alert

Top Stories from the past week

Nov. 22

• Council rejects Lincoln Wal-Mart development agreement

• Gov. Blagojevich says seniors need more time to select new prescription drug plans, writes federal Medicare director

• IDOT Thanksgiving lane closures

• Gov. Blagojevich opens more nonstop toll lanes to ease Thanksgiving holiday travel
  I-PASS added to Boughton Road Plaza on I-355

Nov. 21

• City briefs

• Toys for Tots and holiday baskets on Santa's to-do list at CIEDC in Lincoln

• State to enact Emergency Energy Conservation Plan for winter
  Lowered thermostats to reduce winter heating costs and save state millions

• Illinois celebrates adoptions during National Adoption Month
  Statewide child welfare agencies join national efforts to promote adoptions

Nov. 19

• LC student group collects Thanksgiving food items for Community Action families

• Gov. Blagojevich signs new meth production prevention law

• Keep Warm Illinois workshops to be held at Menards statewide on Saturday
  Springfield and Normal workshops offer tips to weatherize homes and help reduce energy costs

Nov. 18

• County briefs

• ALMH goes smoke-free

• Illinois to separate juvenile and adult corrections
  Juvenile Justice Department to provide offenders treatment and services

Nov. 17

• The shopping begins at the 17th annual Christmas on Vinegar Hill

• County seats new board member
  Department heads and other positions change

• Animal control seeking new warden

• American Cancer Society's 29th Great American Smokeout urges smokers to quit for the day and go smoke-free

• Gov. Blagojevich commemorates 25th anniversary of the Illinois Human Rights Act

Nov. 16

• City and Wal-Mart nearing agreement
  Councilmen hear benefits to subdivision development

• Winter Preparedness Week

• Gov. Blagojevich signs All Kids plan
  Landmark legislation provides comprehensive health coverage for every uninsured child in Illinois

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