May 12

• County briefs

• Registration still open for Saturday's I Spy Lincoln bike tour

• Lincoln Christian Nursery School completes energy-saving project with Illinois grant funding

• Cook County Circuit Court dismisses complaint against Gov. Blagojevich's stem cell research efforts

May 11

• Wind advisory

• Lincoln Relay For Life schedule formalized

• Composite drawing to aid police search for armed robber

• Hundreds of families attend Community Benefits Day to receive help enrolling in state health care programs
  Medicare Part D enrollment deadline at hand; All Kids registration now under way

May 10

• City briefs
  City Hall getting fixed up, Fifth Street inches forward

• ABC-TV movie: 'Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America'

• Severe weather possible

• Weather highlights

• Governor's statement on the passing of Lou Jones

• 'Baby Buggy Brigade' rallies support for the governor's mercury rule

May 9

• Planning commission sets county on path to growth

• Gov. Blagojevich extends health benefits to state employee domestic partners
  Merit compensation employees join AFSCME members in receiving health benefits for same-sex domestic partners

• State fire marshal urges public to learn about arson prevention during Arson Awareness Week, May 7-13
  National focus for week is 'Wildfire Arson -- Preparedness and Prevention'

• U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary announces West Marine vessel safety check T-shirt promotion

May 8

• Elkhart group seeking information from school board

• Gov. Blagojevich joins parents and early childhood experts to celebrate major preschool expansion
  New state budget means $45 million more for preschool as legislature passes governor's Preschool for All plan

• New program to help revitalize river communities

May 6

• Wet spring dispels drought in Illinois
  Governor's Drought Task Force continues to monitor water supply status

• IEMA exercise summary

• Gov. Blagojevich's school district reorganization bill wins final legislative approval

• Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee approves bill with funding for Illinois projects

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