Dec. 16

• Lincoln gets a little Penache

• Help friends and family be ready for the unexpected with preparedness and safety gifts

• Gov. Blagojevich announces additional funds for mad cow disease surveillance

• Acquisition of helicopters from federal government will strengthen public safety in Rockford, Peoria

Dec. 15

• County audit: slow but sure

• Video helps train law enforcement to handle human trafficking cases

Dec. 14

• ALMH plans new hospital

• Boil order lifted

• Pandemic flu preparedness guide available for Illinois schools

Dec. 13

• City asked to join effort to bring new Abraham Lincoln attraction to town

• Blagojevich administration launches Keep Our Kids Warm and Safe effort

• Backgrounder: 'Hellhole' fiction on the Illinois economy

Dec. 12

• Agreements with Illinois' three major coal-fired power companies lead to approval of state mercury pollution reduction plan
  Plan to improve public health reduces emissions by 90 percent

• Gov. Blagojevich announces historic agreement with Midwest Generation to reduce power plant pollutants and deliver dramatic clean-air benefits

• Gov. Blagojevich names Sheila Nix and Louanner Peters deputy governors for his second term
  After serving governor through first term, Deputy Gov. Bradley Tusk returning to East Coast to work in the private sector

• New study shows sustained health benefits from Department of Human Services programs
  Illinois moms in state-funded maternal and child health programs less likely to have premature or low birth weight babies

Dec. 11

• Mount Pulaski citywide boil order

• Gov. Blagojevich awards grants for anhydrous ammonia security
  35 fertilizer dealers will share funds intended to deter the illicit production of methamphetamine

• 'Lunch and Learn' offers legal direction for families caring for older adults and grandparents raising children

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