Nov. 30

• County approves $600,000 bond issue to cover trials and approves budget for 2013

• CEL board president resigns

• City: Talks continue on what to do with Oglesby bridge

• Lincoln College community challenged to choose civility

• The 2012 Lincoln Christmas Parade -- picture magazine

• Special feature from the
  LDN Home for the Holidays magazine

  • Make your home more welcoming with holiday scents

• LCU presents Christmas in the Chapel

  • Album 1  |  Album 2

• Chamber kicks off 100th anniversary celebration with unveiling of new logo at Christmas parade

• The joy of the Nativity -- Part 4

• Lincoln College honors society to sell ornaments for Special Olympics

• Santa at New Holland Firehouse Dec. 8

• Logan County Art Association presents 'Predictions'

• Hospice care provides support for dying patients and their families

• Railers hope to end Tornadoes' hot start
  By Justin Tierney

• Mayfield's Mutterings: Illini pull away late to upend Georgia Tech 75-62
  By Jeff Mayfield

• IDOT reports 63 percent decline in motor vehicle fatalities over Thanksgiving weekend

• IDNR funding package goes to Gov. Quinn:

  • Statement from IDNR director on passage of funding bill

  • Statement from Sierra Club, Illinois Chapter director

• Miller Park Zoo reindeer on Twitter

• Memorial's foundation to end Centennial Brick Walkway program

• This day in history

Nov. 29

• Special feature from the
  LDN Home for the Holidays magazine

  • Decorating or looking for a gift? Consider the lovely, graceful poinsettia

• The joy of the Nativity -- Part 3

  • Album 1  |  Album 2  |  Album 3

• City: If you have running water, then you owe your sewer bill

• Come celebrate Christmas Mustang Style this Saturday

• Community blood drive at Lincoln Masonic Center on Monday

• Fall and winter rose care
  By John Fulton

• From the Logan EMA
  Winter Weather Preparedness

• Weekly Outlook: Focusing on soybean oil

• The soft glow of a historic holiday
  Candlelight tours Friday at Lincoln Log Cabin

• U.S. Naval Sea Cadets prepare for their last drill of 2012 in Peoria

• Season tickets on sale now for 2013 Springfield Muni

• This day in history

Nov. 28

Nov. 27

• Special feature from the
  LDN Home for the Holidays magazine

  • Holiday decorating

• St. John UCC celebrates the joy of the Nativity

• One contested seat in city of Lincoln 2013 race

• Logan County EMA issues warning on credit card scam in area

• Annual ceremony lights up ALMH tonight

• 'Lincoln' movie topic of panel discussion Wednesday

• 13th Amendment engraving on exhibit at Lincoln Heritage Museum in conjunction with 'Lincoln' film

• Harvest of Talents Christmas cookie walk Dec. 8

• Zion Lutheran live Nativity scheduled for Dec. 14 & 15

• Sylvia Klumpp is the Mount Pulaski Senior-of-the-Month

• Flu facts
  From the Logan County Department of Public Health

• County board minutes:

• Finance, Nov. 13

• Animal control, Nov. 14

• Deer harvest in 1st weekend of Illinois firearm season totals over 72,000

• IDOT, law enforcement and Illinois Tollway launch 'Ice and Snow -- Take It Slow' campaign

• An evening of food and song at Vachel Lindsay Home

• This day in history

Nov. 26

• Special feature from the
  LDN Home for the Holidays magazine

  • What Child is this?
    Putting the spirit of Christ in Christmas

• Main Street Lincoln announces Bill Hoagland as new director

• Vintage Fare to reopen Dec. 3; Maple Club now booking events

• New Holland kicks off the holiday season with a parade

  • Album 1  |  Album 2

• Shoppers enjoy the Lincoln Park District's 18th annual Pride of the Prairie Folk Art and Craft Show

  • Album 1  |  Album 2  |  Album 3  |  Album 4

• Tournament reports:

  • Saturday games: Triple OT and 1 player down, Railers still take the win
    By Jeff Benjamin

  • Friday game: Railers sting Seton Academy
    By Jeff Benjamin

  • Wednesday game: Railer basketball: Sometimes bounces go your way, sometimes they don't
    By Jeff Benjamin

  • Wednesday game: Toppers go 2-0, taking out DeLand-Weldon

• 'Paws for Reading' at New Holland-Middletown Tuesday night

• HSLC extends order deadline for cookie trays

• Elks will hold memorial service Sunday

• County board minutes:

• Planning and zoning, Nov. 7

• Executive and economic development, Nov. 19

• Free online program educates homeowners with water wells

• Logan County FSA November news bulletin

• Draft Illinois State Rail Plan available for review and public comment

• Sugar Grove Nature Center announces Family Nature Exploration Day Saturday

• 25th annual Vietnam Veterans Memorial Christmas Remembrance Saturday

• This day in history

Nov. 21

• Special feature from the
  LDN Home for the Holidays magazine

  • Six eggs will never be enough

• Hospital gives thanks for Wombacher gift

• Saturday, Nov. 24, update
  Railers sting Seton Academy
  By Jeff Benjamin

• Friday, Nov. 23, update
  Toppers go 2-0, taking out DeLand-Weldon

• Thanksgiving Day update
  Railer basketball: Sometimes bounces go your way, sometimes they don't
  By Jeff Benjamin

• Widespread dense fog expected through noon; mild Thanksgiving Day followed by precipitation and cooler temps

• From the National Weather Service
  A history of Thanksgiving Day weather

• Earthquake magnitude 3.6 in southern Illinois Tuesday

• CEL school board and superintendent review finances, potential building projects and issues with new lunch guidelines

• Immanuel Lutheran to host evening of 'Praise & Pie'

• Nativity scene display at St. John United Church of Christ this Sunday

• ZLS students win 1st place at Bible Bowl

• Troop 111 donates food and cash to food pantry

• County board minutes:

• Logan County sheriff's meeting, Nov. 1

• Airport and farm, Nov. 5

• Road and bridge, Nov. 5

• Building and grounds, Nov. 6

• Turkey fryers: a potential hazard for serious accidents and fires

• Attorney General Madigan releases annual holiday Safe Shopping Guide

• Holiday 'Home Safety Checklist' for aging parents

• IDOT, law enforcement launch new statewide campaign, boost safety efforts for Thanksgiving travel

• IEMA encourages participation in ShakeOut 2013

• Memorial to host free orthopedic seminar

• Book 'Abraham Lincoln Traveled This Way' available at Sugar Grove Nature Center

• This day in history