Oct. 11

• Small aircraft crashes into New York City building  [NewsEmergency.com]

• 2007 racetrack schedule still in limbo

• Collaboration of Logan County Sheriff's and Lincoln Police departments leads to arrests of seven suspected crack dealers

• Junk food banned in Illinois elementary and middle schools

Oct. 10

• Trains keep a-rollin'
  Inaugural run ribbon-cutting in Lincoln for three new Amtrak trains

• Lincoln College saves energy with grant from ICEF

• Gov. Blagojevich announces record use of biofuels by the state's motor fleet

• Up to 80 projects slated to restore and enhance habitat for at-risk species along Lower Sangamon River and Alton bluffs

Oct. 9

• Logan County Health Department leads in addressing potential flu outbreak
  Part 2

• New grant program to help fire departments buy small equipment

Oct. 7

• Gov. Blagojevich launches global warming initiative

• Gov. Blagojevich launches task force to focus on re-enrolling high school dropouts

Oct. 6

• Logan County Health Department leads in addressing potential flu outbreak
  Part 1

• Governor announces state Internet Crimes Unit

• Gov. Blagojevich calls on President Bush to reverse FDA's stance on prescription drug importation
  Governor applauds federal government actions increasing access to affordable prescription drugs from Canada

Oct. 5

• Hearing-disabled to get one-day local assistance to acquire amplified phones

• Governor establishes Illinois Parent Leadership Council
  New council will investigate ways to involve parents in their children's education

• Governor announces acquisition of Coast Guard cutter for maritime museum
  180-foot Acacia to arrive in Chicago in October and open as museum in 2007

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