Aug. 19

• Elkhart-Mount Pulaski blacktop intersection work begins Monday
  Drivers should anticipate closures

• Illinois Department of Employment Security announces direct deposit for recipients of unemployment insurance benefits

• Blagojevich joins eight other governors in calling on Congress to reauthorize the Abandoned Mine Land Program

Aug. 18

• Community engages in comprehensive plan process
  Lincoln City Hall chambers packed; citizens comment

• Gov. Blagojevich announces recipients of $5 million in new state funding for stem cell research
  Funds awarded to seven state university research projects

• Illinois' new employment best in eight years, unemployment below national rate

Aug. 17

• Engineers propose regional detention pond for Lincoln's west side

• Mount Pulaski to Elkhart: Roadwork to be done at various locations

• Blagojevich administration marks National Child Support Month

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

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