Aug. 31

• A boil order is in place for Chestnut and Beason until further notice.
  Drinking water will be available at the firehouse in both towns.

• Delavan Fall Festival kicks off

• Illinois to protect Labor Day weekend motorists with 'Stay Alive on the I's'

• Department of Transportation to suspend lane closures over Labor Day weekend to give motorists a break

• President declares major disaster for Illinois

Aug. 30

• Businessman struggles with state over in-town highway changes
  Businesses would have reduced access

• Central Illinois law enforcement agencies investigate home improvement scam

Aug. 29

• City approached to sell property

• Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival event winners

• 45 grams of cocaine seized during traffic stop

• Guns found at Illinois school; 3 arrested

• Rate deal -- Illinois to lead in renewable energy and efficiency

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
  [WGN radio]

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

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