May 8

• Elkhart grain elevator requests enterprise zone
  More wind turbines on the Logan County horizon

• Illinois House speaker wants to fire 3,000 state workers
  All holdovers from Ryan, Blagojevich administrations

• Confirmed H1N1 flu cases in Illinois at 258

• Brady calls for tougher Illinois whistle-blower standards

• Amid turmoil, new Illinois governor nears 100 days

• Glass recycling, Zonta, LCHS Class of '89, Spring Family Ride and 'Pirates of Penzance' in this Close Up
  By Mike Fak

May 7

• Elkhart grain elevator requests enterprise zone
  More wind turbines on the Logan County horizon

• Graue Inc. draws huge crowd for 2010 Camaro unveiling -- in pictures

• The LCHS Music Department presents 'Hello, Dolly!' Thursday-Sunday

• IDPH, CDC no longer recommend school closures over H1N1 flu

• Aper ALMH employee of the month

• Sentencing to go ahead for ex-Ill. gov's adviser

• Ill. panel forwards bill that blocks elected officials' pay raises

May 6

• Historic Palms Grill Café has ribbon-cut
  Route 66 iconic business reopens

• The new 'U' -- LCCS Founders' Day -- in pictures

• LCCS milestones and accomplishments

• Illinois performing confirmatory testing for H1N1 flu
  State public health officials report 82 confirmed cases

• New city administration sworn into office -- in pictures

• Healthy Communities Partnership will have athletic trainers on the HOPE Mobile in May

• ALMH adds Web link with nursing career information

May 5

• County health department is prepared for H1N1 flu strain

• New Lincoln Mayor Keith Snyder sworn in
  Chief and department head appointments deferred; committees reorganize

  • City briefs
    City department staff changes
    City to hire two new firemen

• Lincoln Christian College and Seminary announces name change

• Decisions on replacing the Civil War soldier set in stone

• Kroger honors Eric Horn as 2008 Community Service Award-winner

• Flu presents test for new Ill. governor's team

• Washington-Monroe School, Relay for Life, YMCA's Cow Chip Bingo, Horsefeathers and Wild Hare Cafe, Lincoln Farmers' Market, and The Oasis hit Close Up
  By Mike Fak

May 4

• Personality of the Week
  His passion and skill provides homes and more for families in Logan County: George Dahmm

• Heritage In Flight hosts the 3rd annual Airport Daze -- in pictures

• Annual MS Walk at Kickapoo Creek Park -- in pictures

• Section 14 Ag Mechanics Contest -- in pictures

• Several historic sites to be open 7 days per week

• 6th-wettest April on record

May 2

• LCCS invites public to Founders' Day on Tuesday

• Lincoln Community High School presents 'Hello, Dolly!' May 7-10

• Harriet Tubman portrayal brings civil rights leader to life for Zion Lutheran students -- in pictures

• National Women's Health Week

• Street repairs, good drinking water and drainage top 'want' lists in northern Logan County

• Confirmed H1N1 flu (swine flu) changes guidance for testing
  State goal to identify H1N1 flu cases as quickly as possible and stop the spread

• State to open toll-free line for H1N1 flu (swine flu) questions

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