Dec. 9

• Local 4-H'ers honored at 1st Lego League regional

• Appeal is Blagojevich's last hope to cut sentence

• Illinois turns to private sector to cover old bills

• ISP releases court decision preventing disclosure of firearm owners

• RMA streamlines Illinois acreage reporting dates

• This day in history

• Humane Society tree of lights, live Nativity at Zion Lutheran, 'It's a Wonder-full Life,' Christmas cookie walk, park district's outdoor decorating contest, Joseph Ahrends, Dylan List and Erich Maxheimer make Close Up

Dec. 8

• Breaking news 1:20 p.m.
  Virginia Tech confirms police officer, 1 other person killed in shootings on campus

• Blagojevich begins bleak countdown to prison

• Ex-prosecutor says Blagojevich sentence stiff, but he has no one to blame but self, actions

• Blagojevich likely to lose $65,000 state pension

• District 27 holiday band concert -- album

• Madigan, attorneys general nationwide fight against robo-calls to cellphones

• Fed crackdown on online food stamp fraud empowers Ill.

• Illinois hunters bag 97,000 deer during firearm season

• This day in history

Dec. 6

• Council agrees on BlueStar; alternate energy provider question on March ballot

• Illinois AG, CUB push for $41.1 million electric rate cut for Ameren customers

• Chamber seeks nominations for Pride & Progress awards

• Candidates for election file petitions

• Illinois eyes less money from feds in future

• USDA FSA increases guaranteed loan limit for farmers

• November: an interesting month for weather in Illinois

• Multiple changes in teacher certifications in Illinois

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Dec. 5

• Development partnership director's first 100 days range from everyday business to extraordinary urgency

• Carroll Catholic Christmas Bazaar -- album

• Postal cuts to slow delivery of mail

• GED test dates for 2012 announced

• Any defiance could hurt Blagojevich at sentencing

• Farmers worry new labor rules will end teen jobs

• Reminder: Medicare open-enrollment period ends Wednesday

• This day in history

Dec. 3

• Creative bookkeeping prevented Illinois layoffs

• Lincoln Park District installs environmentally friendly parking lot

• Family Medical Center patients can access their health records online

• U of I reviewing policies on sex abuse reporting

• Indianapolis courts owner of Chicago exchanges

• Closing Illinois institutions: cost savings or cost shifting?

• Fall precipitation in the Midwest: from shortage in the west to surplus in the east

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