Feb. 9

• Happy birthday, Abe! State marks Lincoln's 200th

• Weather alert: Wind gusts and heavy rain possible about 5 p.m.

• Severe weather potential

• Personality of the Week
  Pam Mulford-Hill: She brings the gift of calm to people with memory loss and their families

• Brady: A new sense of working together in Springfield, but huge deficit looms over state

• Quinn signs appropriations bill
  Begins restoration of dept. cuts by Blagojevich

• Illinois gears up for simultaneous reading of Gettysburg Address

• LCHS speech team comes in 3rd at regional

• Railers win 53-41 over Normal West, await pairings for state -- in sports

Feb. 7

• Heartsaver heroes from Lincoln

• Mount Pulaski dedicates sign; trial re-creation Sunday

• Springfield gets back to normal -- sort of

• Ill. House begins cleaning up after Blagojevich

• AG Madigan blasts Blagojevich 'secrecy'

• Railers edge Springfield 43-40 -- in sports

Feb. 6

• County briefs
  Recognitions and appointments; non-contract community animal control fee increased; county seeks health insurance proposals; storm declaration; business incubator startup; and committee changes

• Former Kentucky Fried Chicken building is torn down (pictorial)

• Ill. comptroller: Fed cutbacks, delays on Medicaid placing burden on state

• Attorney general says misleading federal data could deter critical loan modifications

• Washington-Monroe honor roll, Zonta Club, Zion Lutheran pancake and sausage, Nancy Carter, and Lester Cox make the Close Up
  By Mike Fak

Feb. 5

• President Obama returning to Illinois on Abraham Lincoln's birthday

• 'Go Red' on Friday to raise awareness of heart disease

• H.O.P.E. Mobile offering free tests during Heart Health Month

• Police chief releases Super Bowl directed patrols stats

Feb. 4

• City of Lincoln voluntarily enters quarantine on ash trees
  Planting ash trees banned on city properties
  New ordinance includes other banned and recommended tree species

• Wal-Mart managers to 'chill out' for Special Olympics

• Plenty to do locally as we approach Abe's birthday

Feb. 3

• City briefs: Heritage Days gets OK
  Car cruise-ins scheduled, Arbor Day tree planting set, and other business

• Street dept. explains College St. damage and repair plans

• C-SPAN Civics Bus to visit Lincoln College on Feb. 10

• Putting a stamp of approval on Lincoln

• Ford's Theatre drama 'One Destiny' at presidential museum Feb. 11-13

• American Heart Association, LCHS regional speech team, WL-B honor roll, VFW all in Close Up
  By Mike Fak

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