• City Briefs: Finances, alley gets direction change and more

• New fire chief has wealth of experience

• Mark Miller sworn in as new fire chief -- album

• New snowfall Wednesday evening to Thursday evening, followed by winds, expected to create hazardous travel

• Elkhart's Route 66 -- a trip down memory lane

• Ill. Dept. of Veterans' Affairs has Logan County contacts

• 'Quiet start' for public schools statewide

• Death penalty abolition is a signature away

• State of Illinois and Northstar Lottery Group sign private management agreement

• This day in history

• Legion luncheon Saturday in Mount Pulaski, Crime Stoppers scholarship, Lincoln Youth Wrestling, Humane Society, United Way of Logan County and Lincoln Junior Woman's Club trivia night in Close Up

Jan. 18

• New dental clinic for Logan County coming together fast

• 3rd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship breakfast fills Maple Club

• Dropping temperatures may create scattered slick spots today; more snow on the way

• Railers find their offense in 82-47 drubbing of Jacksonville -- in Sports

• Wisconsin battles to win jobs from Illinois, neighboring states

• This day in history

• Crime Stoppers scholarship, Lincoln Youth Wrestling, Humane Society, United Way of Logan County and Lincoln Junior Woman's Club trivia night in Close Up

• Martin Luther King III: My father’s work must continue

• Young King inspired by time in Conn., work on farm

• Business Spotlight: Joe Ryan: growing a business on the square

• National Weather Service issues winter weather advisory for central Illinois today

• Railers edge Kankakee 48-44 -- in Sports

• IDOT upgrades popular travel website

• This day in history

• Development partnership hosts Bomke at meeting of manufacturers

• Ag scholarship opportunity for Logan County seniors

• Railers lose to SHG 42-41 -- in Sports

• State plans to Issue $3.7 billion in bonds to fund employee pensions

• Quinn to head Midwestern governors

• This day in history

• Development partnership hosts Bomke at meeting of manufacturers

• Local United Way doles out additional funds to 14 agencies

• Lincoln birthday celebrations around Logan County

• Tax hike brings no money, more problems to Illinois cities

• Some new lawmakers newer than others

• This day in history

• Lincoln Writers Club, genealogical society, Lincoln Christian Church and Farm Credit Services make Close Up

• LCU announces FY12 budget cuts

• Bomke stresses need for spending cuts following tax increase

• Quinn ambiguous about death penalty abolition

• New lawmakers enter legislature with new spirit

• This day in history