May 17

• County board to decide salaries and benefits for next 10 years

• City Briefs: New hires approved if...; state payments slow; collection agency put on hold

• Jon Astroth finishes 1st year at Lincoln College

• 4 little girls take the prize at Lincoln City Council – album

• Stamp Out Hunger food drive brings in 5,450 pounds

• Stamp Out Hunger food drive -- album

• Sales tax to go to schools could be set below 1 percent

• Brenda McAllister honored by state

• Hartem alumni banquet June 11

• Lawmakers hush-hush about a pay raise

• This day in history

• Arts & crafts guild, Katherine Boss, Nathaniel Smith, Hartsburg-Emden FFA news and Hartsburg-Emden alumni dinner make Close Up

May 16

May 14

• Union rep returns, pushes county board for more affordable insurance rates

• 2nd annual development partnership fundraiser enjoys large turnout

• 2nd annual development partnership fundraiser enjoys large turnout -- album

• Hannah Allen Senior-of-the-Year at Mount Pulaski High School

• LCHS National Honor Society names next year's officers

• Upcoming rail crossing closures

• Attorney general opposition could doom Smart Grid

• Fewer state workers possible

• This day in history

May 13

• Lincoln Theater recognized for its historic importance

• Laura Miller named ALMH April Employee of the Month

• District 27 spelling bee has a champion

• Habitat for Humanity ranks 6th among largest homebuilders in the U.S.

• Checklist for Route 66 Garage Sale

• Hospitals: Late Medicaid payments are better than cuts

• This day in history

• Lincoln Woman's Club, Cookies at the Castle, Carroll Catholic students of the month, genealogical meeting and Lexie Groves make Close Up

May 12

• Breaking news: An explosion occurred at the north end of Middletown at 11 Thursday morning. The block around Clinton and 12th streets was blocked off as area fire departments and emergency response teams went to the scene.

• Time capsule from old hospital opened during National Hospital Week

  • List of items in time capsule

• Margie Sapp to retire from ALMH

• City: New hires, high-speed rail, city signs and lights, and Comcast

• Lawmakers ignore Quinn, add millions back to budget

• Study smokes out why casinos see fewer people

• This day in history

May 11

• City: Delinquent sewer bills still a hot topic in council

• City: Council addresses funding issues in a letter to Quinn

• Mobile Food Pantry wheels in huge numbers -- album

• Life prompts student to finish seminary degree

• Chamber plans golf outing June 3

• County Briefs: Payment for services to outside departments equalized; Abraham Lincoln statue on distant horizon; appointments

• Smaller towns looking to lure in tourists

• State announces partnership to strengthen Illinois Main Street program

• House human services budget unveiled

• This day in history

• NH-M collection for Humane Society, Crime Stoppers scholarships, concerts in the park, LCHS cheerleaders' fundraiser, DaVita award, Rotary's Cards-Cubs tickets and Christian Village celebration make Close Up

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