Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Today's Top Stories
Top Stories from the past week
Aug. 29
Up in Smoke gives out awards, receives praise
Up in Smoke on the Square winners -- album
Cub Scout Pack 111 offers fun and facts at jamboree
Antique autos circle the downtown square
Y hosts annual bike ride
Library shares its wealth of books
Friday at the airport
Friday art and balloon fest parade Album 1 Album 2 Album 3
Saturday morning fly-in Album 1 Album 2 Album 3
Saturday downtown -- album
Saturday at the airport -- album
Saturday night at the airport -- album
2011 art fair winners -- album
Sunday on the square -- album
Sunday at Postville Courthouse -- album
Faces at the festival Album 1 Album 2 Album 3 Album 4 Album 5
The show must go on: and so it did A perspective on the balloon fest by Mike Fak
This day in history
Aug. 27
Judge sides with Quinn in regional superintendents' pay dispute
Doctors, hospitals snub Ill. Medicaid managed care
Barbecue judging downtown Saturday afternoon
Sidewalk chalk art -- album
Faces at the festival -- album
Great food on the square this weekend -- album
Railers drop season opener to Rochester 48-6
Quinn announces electric car coming to Illinois this fall
Aug. 26
Prison guard numbers worry lawmakers
Constitutional questions at heart of superintendents' pay case
A balloon's-eye view of Lincoln -- album
Chalk art hits the downtown pavement
Chalk art hits the downtown pavement -- album
Maple Ridge Care Centre hosts kickoff dinner -- album
State announces start of home heating assistance enrollment
Railers start season against defending state champ Rochester -- in Sports
Tales from Christian Village: Reflections on turning 90 By Helen Tanner
'Spirits of the Civil War' Sept. 10 at Lincoln Tomb
Aug. 25
New art institute and think tank opens on the square
Serious competition at this year's Up in Smoke on the Square
Festival volunteers have party at American Legion -- album
Railer coach McDonald looks to create winning tradition -- in Sports
$5 million is just the beginning of Illinois' health care exchange costs
Aug. 24
City announces winners of art and balloon fest drawings
Mount Pulaski hail damage extensive
NWS completes hail report: Mount Pulaski wins for biggest
New Holland-Middletown board tests the waters
Heat, gusty winds, scattered showers and storms expected todayGraphical depiction
Lincoln, Mount Pulaski total 5,450 pounds in Stamp Out Hunger campaign
The ordeal of Lindsey Zollars: Civil War veteran's remarkable story
United Way begins yearly drive at balloon fest
Quinn faces lawsuits over cuts to workers' pay
Court delays superintendents' pay case
Aug. 23
Chamber celebrates 38th annual Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival with ribbon-cuts
Possibility of severe storms Tuesday evening; heat and humidity returning Wednesday
Lincoln now has its own Walmart baby
Meet the 2011 balloonists -- Part 5
Are you ready for some Railer football?
Unpaid superintendents to get day in court
Jobs picture worsening in Illinois
Illinois gets more than $5 million to establish health insurance exchange Federal grant will help create more competitive health insurance marketplace for families and businesses
Dr. Freesmeier's class, running shoe clinic, blood drives, sidewalk chalk classes and Saturday bike rides make Close Up
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