News from Elsewhere (fresh daily from the Web)

• City hears developer's plan for senior housing

• Wilma flattens Florida and Cancun

• Gov. Blagojevich's All Kids plan passes in Senate committee, heads to full Senate for vote

• Illinois State Medical Society endorses Gov Blagojevich's plan to provide comprehensive health coverage for every uninsured child in Illinois

Articles from the past week

Oct. 25

• Hurricane reports:

  • Floridians face weeks without power
    [CNN]

  • Hurricane-weary Florida mops up
    [Reuters]

• CIEDC announces employee of the year

• 'Christmas in Motion Pictures' theme for Lincoln Christmas Parade

Oct. 24

• Reports on Hurricane Wilma

  • Wilma wallops Florida   [CNN]

  • Hurricane Wilma makes landfall along Florida's southwest coast   [IHT]

  • Wicked Wilma crosses south Florida[MSNBC]

• Illinois to join the rest of nation in HIV reporting change next year
  In-state, name-based reporting to medical community expected to protect federal funding
  Department’s security systems to maintain confidentiality

• McLean County man dies after being hospitalized with West Nile

Oct. 22

• Illinois Academy of Family Physicians joins endorsers of Gov. Blagojevich's All Kids plan

• Law enforcement agencies, safety advocates urge lawmakers to uphold governor's key gun control vetoes
  Overriding vetoes would place police and the public safety at risk

Oct. 21

• Lincoln sets trick-or-treat hours

• Illinois Hospital Association endorses Gov. Blagojevich's plan to provide comprehensive health coverage for every uninsured child in Illinois
  More than 400 organizations back governor's plan to make Illinois the only state in the country to offer comprehensive health coverage to every child

Oct. 20

• City briefs
  Old Mill restaurant to come down
  City prepares for disabled parking violation increases

• Hurricane Wilma breaking records
  How to protect yourself and family in hurricanes or storms

• Gov. Blagojevich strongly urges Illinois congressional delegation to ban Asian carp

• Other news:

• Unusual offer: Florida man announces he will send one lucky person to space

Oct. 19

• County passes tentative new budget

• Expo showcases Illinois' fine food products

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