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Wednesday, March 1
City hears from new racetrack owners
XPlex founder acquires Lincoln Speedway
Converting manure to oil: U of I lays groundwork for one-of-a-kind pilot plant
Weather highlights: Frozen tsunamis, drought in Britain and review of a rare astronomical occurrence called the great syzygy
Top Stories from the past week
Feb. 28
Zion Lutheran Church pastor taking post in the South
Logan County to receive part of over $5.5 million going to 50th District fiscal 2007 road projects
Gov. Blagojevich proposes nearly $10.5 billion multiyear highway program Road program focuses on system maintenance Jobs for Illinois allows for system expansion and economic development
Katrina continues assault on Louisiana six months later Mold experts find evidence of biotoxin illness
Feb. 27
Lincoln Rural Fire Department would like new firehouse Part 1
Illinois' emergency management program receives national accreditation
Feb. 25
Logan County man goes out to burn field, does not return
Gov. Blagojevich's 'Less Red Tape' legislation to ease burden on local schools and teachers wins Senate committee approval Senate Bill 2829 moves on to full Senate for consideration
Gov. Blagojevich commends House for unanimously passing tougher penalties for police impersonation, encourages Senate to follow suit Legislation would increase jail time for police impersonation, create new offense for impersonation while carrying a deadly weapon, and broaden definition of peace officer to include local, state and federal officials
Feb. 24
County briefs
Lincoln Burger King makes an impression
Gov. Blagojevich applauds state Senate for passing legislation to protect cell phone records and other private information from identity thieves Illinois would be among the first states to combat 'pretexting'
Gov. Blagojevich and Comptroller Hynes draw attention to new research linking stem cells to cancer Governor and comptroller send letter to members of the General Assembly regarding the need for more IRMI grants
AMBER Alert cancellation
Feb. 23
AMBER Alert issued for 4-year-old Sangamon girl
Ola Bundy, first lady of sports for Illinois girls, dies at 70
Feb. 22
City briefs
Sen. Bomke supports legislation that would take the burden of high prisoner medical costs off county
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