Jan. 5

• Chamber Gov/Ed Committee and Lincoln College Student Senate co-host mayoral forum

• Personality of the Week
  Melody Shew: A 27-year commitment to downtown Lincoln as good as gold

• Partnership allows affordable reconnections for those without utility service

• 1860s ball on Lincoln's Birthday open to public

Jan. 2-3

• Trees that beautify Lincoln all part of a plan
  Tree farm saves taxpayers money and earns 'Tree City USA' designation

• Lincoln's tree culture, a century old and still growing (pictorial)

• Democrats plan cool reception for Senate appointee Burris

• New public safety laws effective Jan. 1

• New law cracking down on drunk drivers in effect

Jan. 1

• (New Year's holiday)

Dec. 30

• Blagojevich defies Senate, names Roland Burris as Obama replacement

• One of oldest statues in county felled by weather

• Feds want lawmakers to hear 4 Blagojevich wiretaps

• 5 new Illinois health laws take effect Jan. 1

• Lincoln 68, Decatur Eisenhower 45 (in sports)

• Personality of the Week, Shrine Club blood drive and chamber awards make last Close Up for 2008
  By Mike Fak

Dec. 29

• A break from the ice brings violent storm
  Power, phone and Internet utilities affected

  • CCAonline working on restoring service

  • The aftermath of Saturday's storm (pictorial)

• A December not to remember ends a rough 2008
  A recap of our area's weather this year

• More than 100 new Illinois laws on Jan. 1
  Ethics reform tops the list

• Railers start off Holiday Classic with a 68-59 win over Riverview Gardens (Mo.) -- in Sports

Dec. 26-27

• Thunderstorms and heavy rain could cause flooding and flash floods
  National Weather Service issues flash flood watch for central and southeast Illinois

• For Mike Maske, being an auctioneer a childhood dream

• Is Abraham Lincoln in your blood?
  Blood donors receive reduced or free presidential museum admission

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