Jan. 26

• Mayor hosts economic summit, round 2
  Part 2

• Personalities of the Week: Jerry and Karen Birdwell ring in a new year of Personalities of the Week

• LCU 'Love Offering to Haiti' collection site

• Postville Courthouse Abraham Lincoln birthday celebration Feb. 6

• Debate more like brawl between Quinn, Hynes

• Taper Collection items of famous Lincoln memorabilia at presidential museum Feb. 10-15

• Quinn announces free tax preparation for many Illinoisans
  Families earning under $50,000, individuals under $25,000 eligible

• Winter storm in Midwest brings fierce winds

• The Lincoln FC, youth wrestling, Kathryn Arneaud, Humane Society, Girl Scouts and Jeff St. Christian Church all make Close Up
  By Mike Fak

Jan. 25

• Mayor hosts economic summit, round 2
  Part 1 in a series

• Winter weather advisory

• Chamber holds annual dinner; Pride & Progress winners announced

• Railers win Meijer Winter Classic 65-47 over Highland -- in Sports

• Logan County Friends of the NRA to hold fundraising banquet Feb. 6

• Political Asylum: The dead talk, the race tightens

• 2 killed when plane crashes in suburban Chicago

• Wal-Mart cuts about 11,200 Sam's Club staffers

• Obama to announce aid for middle class

• McCain says campaign finance reform is dead

• Thousands of vets could get benefits upgrade

• Facebook's virtual farm game attracting millions

• Urgent need for tent cities for Haitian refugees

Jan. 23

• Humane Society of Logan County holds annual meeting
  Group looks to have site work and building plans in place this year

• Main Street Lincoln hosting Looking for Lincoln and Annual Partnership Dinner on Feb. 14

• Railers get by Glenwood 47-41 -- in Sports

• Corrections: Wrong early release prisoners listed

• December unemployment ticks up to 11.1 percent
  State rate reflects national weakness in job market

• UN: Haiti government calls off search and rescue

• MediaNews parent files for Chapter 11 protection

Jan. 22

• VFW post getting strong support, but could use more

• Reminder: Round 2 of economic summit Saturday morning

• City briefs: development partnership's annual report, some good news from city treasurer, appropriations and more

• LCHS presents 'You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown' this weekend -- in pictures

• City to begin tree-trimming

• Logan County EMA awarded IEMA Performance Grant

• Quinn's mom loaned $100K to gov. campaign

• BBB lists top 10 scams and rip-offs of 2009
  (Council of Better Business Bureaus)

• Government posting wealth of data to Internet

• Businesses, unions freed to spend big on elections

• Relay for Life, LDN benchmark, Mardi Gras night and Quilters at Heart make the Close Up
  By Mike Fak

Jan. 21

• Lincoln Center opens -- album 1

• Lincoln Center opens -- album 2

• Lincoln/Logan County Chamber hosts candidate forum Tuesday

• LCHS implementing a 'Community Discussion' Feb. 3

• City puts stop to traffic lights at Fifth and College

• Raucous comedy 'Fuddy Meers' opens this weekend at Lincoln College

• Celebration of Life event Friday

• Logan County coroner's report on Chestnut man's death in home fire

• County board recognizes student achievements, makes appointments, prepares for new Freedom of Information changes

• Lilly Endowment grants $55,000 to LCU WorldViewEyes program

• Miss Menard County crowned 2010 Miss Illinois County Fair
  Emily Berglin, Miss Logan County Fair, wins best stage presence

• Salvation Army focusing on saving lives in Haiti

• Haiti quake poses key test for American Red Cross

• Haiti's mass graves swell; doctors fear more death

Jan. 20

• County board recognizes student achievements, makes appointments, prepares for new Freedom of Information changes

• Freezing rain advisory until noon

• ISP responds to 30 crashes on I-55 Wednesday morning

• LC invites community to 'raise the roof' on new Lincoln Center arena tonight

• Dr. Clay Ham inaugurated as LCU provost -- in pictures

• Brief bio of Dr. Ham

• 3rd annual 'Woodchopper's Ball' in Elkhart on Jan. 30

• Railers too much for Tornadoes in 57-34 win -- in Sports

• Phony BBB e-mail spreads fiction about 2010 Census; get the facts
  (Council of Better Business Bureaus)

• Salvation Army on the ground in Haiti

• New 6.1-quake hits Haiti, people flee into streets

• US defense chief says more ships on way to Haiti

• AP-GfK poll: Obama's 1st year gets mixed verdict

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