Aug. 7

• Breaking news: Suspects in residential burglaries arrested

• Historic downtown structure purchased
  Landmark Scully Building to be restored

• Rare glimpse of President Abraham Lincoln's funeral coming to our community
  Special event to lead into Abraham Lincoln's bicentennial

  • Pictures of some of the artifacts

• Special announcement for peach lovers

Aug. 6

• Lincoln to host William Maxwell 100th birthday celebration

• Main Street Lincoln moves to new location

• State site on Web helping to collect child support payments

Aug. 5

• Logan-Mason Transit Partnership on hold
  800 more survey results required

• Early morning nor'easter pushes heat advisory out of area
  Central Illinois finally spared from major storm

• City briefs: Taxes and sewers top discussions

• Highway motorcycle crash sends two to hospitals

• New law to protect victims of domestic violence signed

• Important announcements top the Close Up
  By Mike Fak

Aug. 4

• 'Fair' weather weekend brings huge crowds to fairgrounds

• The final days of the fair in pictures

• Be careful out there today and tomorrow
  Temperatures and heat indexes to be at dangerous levels

• City briefs: Council closes the month of July with various discussions

• Reminder: Tomorrow is National Night Out

  • Lincoln police advise homeowners avoid confronting burglars

Aug. 2

• It's showtime!
  Long hours, even months of work go into fair showings

• Some of the things that make the Logan County Fair great! -- in pictures

• Bomke: 'Governor's word cannot be trusted'

• Governor axes budgets at Lincoln historic sites

• New law stops utility shut-offs in extreme heat

Aug. 1

• Lincoln prepared to assist St. Jude runners

• 'Faces of the Fair' in pictures

• New $25 billion capital works plan for Illinois proposed

• Close Up
  By Mike Fak

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