July 16

• Legislature OKs budget built on debt, governor quickly signs it

• City to make homeowner offer after sewer blocked 6 years; compromised state budget spares local jobs; unkempt property; energy savings; Main Street gussied up and ready for guests; computer donation

• Best Western hotel chain welcomes Lincoln Inn

• First Presbyterian Church annual barbecue -- in pictures

• Emden Homecoming this weekend

• Get in the spirit with a 'ghostwalk' tour through downtown Lincoln

• ISAC to Illinois students: $105 million available for college loans
  CEFCU among participating credit unions

• City to receive $1 million for Fifth Street and nearly $300,000 for other projects from state capital plan
  Council reviews finances and projects

July 15

July 14

• Health department to make cuts

• Gov. Quinn signs $31 billion 'Illinois Jobs Now'

• Experts testify about clout at U of I

• Open Arms Christian Fellowship's Family Fun Day -- in pictures

• Community Action announces increased eligibility for Foster Grandparents

• Ill. lawmakers return to tackle budget, again

• Ales for Tails, Elkhart Fire Summerfest, Max Cook, Chad Burnham Flag Football, Habitat for Humanity, quilters and dance class in Close Up
  By Mike Fak

July 13

• Personality of the Week
  Mount Pulaski couple looks to adopt Ethiopian siblings

• In budget limbo, Illinois agencies begin cutting back

• Illinois officials: Accounting error caused bad checks

• FEMA scorecard gives Illinois program exceptional marks for effectiveness

July 11

• Quinn to shelve tax increase proposal until fall

• 4-H Food, Home and Family Show results

• A rough Senate week in review

• Union receives notice of layoffs
  150 jobs at Logan Correctional in jeopardy

• Quinn signs Illinois energy assistance bill

• DNR hunter safety education available online

July 10

• Union receives notice of layoffs
  150 jobs at Logan Correctional in jeopardy

• Severe weather possible late afternoon and evening

• Heartland's Lincoln Center offers options for recent graduates, community members

• Governor to approve public works program

• AP sources: Burris won't seek full Senate term

• State fire marshal urges residents to discontinue use of recalled smoke alarms

• First Presbyterian Church annual barbecue, announcements always free in LDN, Zion Lutheran's Megan Opperman, Kayla Huskins, YMCA field trips and Heartland Community College news make the Close Up
  By Mike Fak

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