• Blizzard conditions to continue to affect parts of central and east central Illinois through Tuesday evening

• Weather-related closings Tuesday:

  • All area public and parochial schools

  • Lincoln College and Lincoln Christian College

  • Logan County Courthouse

  • City Hall, city offices

  • Regions Bank closing at 1 p.m.
    Plans to reopen at 9 a.m. Wednesday, weather permitting
    Customers needing service call 1-800-Regions

  • No animal control meeting Tuesday night

• Emergency Management Agency advises no one to travel Tuesday unless it is an emergency.

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• LCHS speech team brings home challenging sectional title

• ZLS Spelling Bee champs

• January Senior of the Month

• Internship of a lifetime for automotive technical students

• West Lincoln-Broadwell Wolverines contenders for state title

• Lincoln Christian College basketball vs. Greenville

• ISU falls short in Wichita

• Sports news elsewhere

  • Illini Fall To Hoosiers

  • Gilliland, Rudd secure spots on front row for Daytona 500

  • Mickelson cruises to victory by five shots

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Saturday, Feb. 10:

• Obama declares he's running for president  [CNN]

  • Obama running in '08 to 'lead a new generation'  [MSNBC]
    Illinois Senator declares candidacy at site where Lincoln once held office

  • Learn more about Sen. Obama’s positions  [Obama's Senate website]

• President declares major disaster for Illinois Logan County included in ice storm disaster aid

• Federal aid programs for disaster recovery

• Illinois enters into intergovernmental agreement with USDA to conduct surveillance of game bird and poultry farms
  Gov. Blagojevich announces grant for additional monitoring of avian influenza

• State human service agency saves more than $1 million annually by reducing dependence on paper forms

• Recall information

• Court reports

• Marriages

• Dissolutions

• Governor takes bill action

• Bomke calls for special session on electric rates

• Brady: Pension reforms would save taxpayers money, give employees more control

• Letter: Why the differences in sentences in children's deaths?

• Home Country: Starting up a charitable organization

• High school boys basketball

• College men's basketball
  At Laughlin Center: Lincoln Christian College vs. Westminster; WC won 75-63

• College women's basketball
  At Laughlin Center: Lincoln Christian College vs. Westminster, WC won 72-49

Friday, Feb. 9

Thursday, Feb. 8

Wednesday, Feb. 7

Tuesday, Feb. 6

Monday, Feb. 5