News from Elsewhere (fresh daily from the Web)

• Up to 60,000 trying to flee New Orleans
  Thousands wait among dying evacuees at convention center

• New Orleans evacuation under way
  The total evacuation of New Orleans is under way as conditions in the city battered by Hurricane Katrina worsen

• Hurricane Katrina recovery information
  Emergency phone numbers for people in distress

• Lincoln Rotary organizes local Katrina relief effort
  Supply collection to begin Tuesday

• Salvation Army seeks cash donations for hurricane relief

• President Bush releases oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to bring down gas prices

• IDOT gives drivers a break, suspends work for Labor Day weekend

• Other news:

• Human toll of Hurricane Katrina affects all of us

Articles from the past week

Wednesday

• Trucker runs over woman lying on highway

• At Farm Progress Show, governor promotes continued growth of ethanol across Illinois

• Gov. Blagojevich sends emergency medical team to Louisiana to assist in Hurricane Katrina recovery and cleanup

• Gov. Blagojevich to make winter heating grants available Sept. 1
  Home heating bills expected to be higher; vulnerable households advised to take steps before winter heating season

Tuesday

• New executive director joins CIEDC's mission to fight poverty in central Illinois

• Zion Lutheran plans Family Fun Fest

• In wake of Hurricane Katrina, Gov. Blagojevich renews call to President Bush to release oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to reduce gas prices

• Gov. Blagojevich creates Commission on Discrimination and Hate Crimes
  Governor names Emmett Till Memorial Bridge on Chicago's South Side in remembrance of a hate-inspired crime that helped spark civil rights movement

• Other news:

• Attention, classic car enthusiasts: Internet's most watched classic muscle car salesman takes to the airwaves in Chicago

Monday

• ALMH honored as top health care provider
  Premier Award for Quality recognizes high-quality care and operations efficiency

• It's all over for one more year
  Another successful Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival

• Winners at festival

• Missouri scientists and doctors encouraged to do lifesaving stem cell research in Illinois

Saturday

• The best-ever Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival under way

  • Pictures from Friday's launch

• Gov. Blagojevich proposes sweeping reforms to state pension investment practices

• Illinois parks and recreation more than just fun and games
  $3 billion industry wields tremendous economic impact

Friday

• Lincoln Community High School teachers come to agreement with board
  Contract ready to ratify early next week

• Illinois passes controversial medical reform
  New measures regulate insurance rates, cap injury awards, increase consumer information

Thursday

• Watch what's happening at the Logan County Airport  (Live)
  2005 Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival in process

• There's something in the air
  2005 Lincoln Art Festival and more

• Double-digit increases show passenger rail travel alive and well in the Midwest
  State-sponsored trains set ridership records

• Boat access improvement project begins at Sangchris Lake

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