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Saturday, Nov. 18
Winning Hartsburg-Emden High School FFA team recognized
Illinois Department of Corrections graduates 54 cadets from the training academy
October wet, ninth-coldest on record Home heating demand up 38 percent
Top Stories from the past week
Nov. 17
Racetrack schedule crashes at City Hall
Still no audit after Crowe Chizek and Tectura commitments Health department's state and federal grant funding remains in jeopardy
Gov. Blagojevich accepts resignation of DCFS Director Bryan Samuels Names Erwin McEwen as acting director
Nov. 16
Ethanol plant's environmental hearing draws crowd
Committee sends Gov. Blagojevich's minimum wage increase proposal to full Senate for vote Hourly wage would rise to $7.50 an hour for nearly 650,000 Illinoisans, with annual increases linked to inflation
Illinois Department of Transportation and staffer receive National Rehabilitation Association awards
Nov. 15
City briefs: Mill's future bright again; skateboarder solutions
Time to prepare for winter driving conditions
Nov. 14
Tribute to James Michael 'Mike' Abbott
Include your tribute to Mike Abbott in the LDN Blog
Lincoln Jaycees have Angel Tree project under way
Air service between Chicago and downstate communities of Decatur, Quincy and Marion to return in February
Nov. 13
IEMA Winter Storm Preparedness Week
Award-winning Illinois journalist Bob Arya joins Blagojevich administration as senior adviser
Nov. 11
Gov. Blagojevich recognizes Veterans Day with the nation's first-ever Statewide Job Fair for Veterans
Illinois Pollution Control Board approves plan to aggressively reduce mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants
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