Aug. 16

• Lovely evening launches balloon crew school
  (Pictures)

• Community planning takes community participation
  Plan gets public input this week

• Study: Demographic shifts require fresh approach to city planning

• New $25 million investment to help build five state-of-the-art ethanol and biodiesel plants across Illinois

• Madigan files suit against alleged phone bill crammers

Aug. 15

• 20,000-year-old mammoth tusk and tooth found north of Lincoln
  11-foot-long woolly mammoth tusk now on display at the Illinois State Museum

• Governors oppose Bush plan allowing federal control over National Guard units during emergencies
  Federal control jeopardizes states' security

• Prices drop sharply following crop production report

Aug. 14

• Early morning accident on I-55 sends one to hospital

• Lincoln College Museum announces Grand Soiree date and auction items

• Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Contest and Crafts Festival unveils new events

• Gov. Blagojevich announces emerald ash borer action plan

• Department of Corrections graduates 15 new parole agents to support public safety in Illinois communities

Aug. 12

• Hot-air balloon 'crew school' set

• 111 correctional officer cadets graduate

Aug. 11

• County up against wall in completing audit

• Governor pushes Plan B emergency contraception

• Gov. Blagojevich's contraceptives rights rule wins approval from committee

• Multi-pollutant reduction plan with Ameren will make Illinois a national clean-air leader

Aug. 10

• Community bids farewell to friend

• Severe weather possible

• Department of Homeland Security raises threat level in aviation

• Governor's statement on thwarted terrorist plot in U.K.

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