Aug. 28

• Logan County Health Department chosen as pilot site for accreditation program
  Local department takes leadership in demonstrating quality and performance

• Drivers urged to use extra caution around school zones and buses as more than 2 million Illinois kids head back to the classroom

• Gov. Blagojevich issues state disaster declaration for LaSalle, Grundy counties for flooding

• Governor sues Illinois House speaker
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Aug. 27

• Athens loses a teen and a father in double-fatality collision

• Pictures from a Balloonfest weekend:

  • Balloons launch Saturday evening

  • Balloons awake and rise in masses

  • U.S. Army 'Silver Wings' Parachute Team

  • And the record-breaking crowd stayed...

• U.S. Attorney General Gonzales resigns

• Gov. Blagojevich issues state disaster declaration for DeKalb County for flooding, storm damage

• Gov. Blagojevich announces state's August 'Veteran of the Month'

Aug. 25

• Balloonfest 2007 pictures

• August rainfall heaviest on record in northeastern Illinois

• More flooding possible for northern Illinois

• Gov. Blagojevich directs state to offer assistance to western Illinois counties hard-hit by severe storms Thursday

• Gov. Blagojevich signs law requiring nurse staffing plans in hospitals

Aug. 24

• Maple Ridge kickoff party gets it all going
  Lincoln Balloon Festival gets under way Friday night
  Lincoln Art Fair and other events begin Saturday

• Hampton Inn announces groundbreaking ceremony for new hotel in Lincoln

• Severe weather possible Friday afternoon and evening

• Truck rolls just south of Broadwell

• Sen. Brady: Governor cuts funds for state's poorest residents

Aug. 23

• Gov. Blagojevich signs FY08 budget; cuts nearly $500 million in 'pork' and nonessential spending

• Severe thunderstorm watch issued for counties north of Logan

• City modifies burn law

• Illinois' Ryan found power, then failure

Aug. 22

• Public hearing on consolidation

• NO mad cow disease cases in Illinois
  Cases of human brain-wasting disease often confused and misreported as BSE, more commonly referred to as mad cow disease

• Gov. Blagojevich signs law expanding state's earned income tax credit to 100,000 more Illinoisans

• Gov. Blagojevich asks for federal assistance for Winnebago and Stephenson counties after flooding

• Illinois ex-governor's conviction upheld

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