July 29

• Update on welcome for returning Logan County soldiers Thursday

• City briefs: Appropriations passed; treasurer casts eye on finances as tax revenues decline; council approves cold beer at fair during featured country music performance; city employee bonds reset; and more

• Extension offers Cloverbud Camp for 5-7-year-olds

• Chamber solicits organizations to participate in children's 'Fun Park'

• YMCA flag football camp begins -- in pictures

• U of I trustee resigns amid admissions probe

• 2009 Logan County Fair queen candidates:

• Arielle Alley, Emily Berglin, Kelsey Mariah Bunner, Katie Gosda, Ashley Nicole Green

• Danielle Harper, Danielle Horn, Jessica Owen, Amy Schumacher

July 28

• Habitat dedicates Dahmm Corner

• 2009 Logan County Fair queen candidates:

• Arielle Alley, Emily Berglin, Kelsey Mariah Bunner, Katie Gosda, Ashley Nicole Green

• Danielle Harper, Danielle Horn, Jessica Owen, Amy Schumacher

• 10 questions to ask Ill. lawmakers about budget

• U of I president describes culture of influence

• Midwest governors form high-speed rail group

• 'Troops are coming home Thursday. Line the streets,' AFSCME and First United Methodist Church Kids Club in Close Up
  By Mike Fak

July 27

July 25

• New anti-drug campaign in Logan County set to begin in August

• Disney train to pass through Lincoln on Thursday

• Officials brief Congress on H1N1 flu virus

• H1N1 influenza update: 3,404 confirmed and probable cases, 17 deaths in Illinois

• Comptroller Hynes to run for Illinois governor

• Illinois State to seek 7.6 percent tuition increase

• A dad's love, a daughter's birthday and a baseball player named Taguchi -- in sports

July 24

• The Mill on 66 in Lincoln celebrates 80th anniversary

• Ready for some football? YMCA expanding flag football for youngsters

• IDOT announces record 91.7% seat belt usage

• Department of Healthcare and Family Services collects over $1 billion in child support

• Josh Davenport, the spirit of things, 'Pirates of Penzance,' library reading awards, Oasis bunco and travel soccer at the YMCA make the Close Up
  By Mike Fak

July 23

• County board asked for show of support for prison workers

• Senior coupons available for Lincoln Farmers' Market

• Deputy Coroner Southerland receives FBI training

• New loan to help 1st-time Illinois homebuyers

• U of I dean says he admitted student pushed by trustee

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