Dec. 19

• 'Compromise' operative word in racetrack negotiation

• A record year for tornadoes in 2006

• Warm November precedes wintry start to December

Dec. 18

• Habitat-Thrivent announcement

• Gov. Blagojevich signs groundbreaking legislation to increase minimum wage in Illinois
  Nearly 650,000 Illinois workers to benefit as minimum hourly wage increases to $7.50; wage to reach $8.25 by 2010

• Gov. Blagojevich announces inauguration plans

• Gov. Blagojevich's hospital assessment plan wins formal approval from the federal government
  Plan means $1.8 billion in new federal funding for Illinois health care system over three years

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

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