Dec. 27

• City Christmas tree pickup program starts Jan. 7

• Retirement open house planned for Rev. Rich Reinwald

• IDOT, Illinois police ramp up drunk driving and seat belt campaigns as 'Drive to Survive' continues

• State health dept. adds new feature to pioneering Text2Survive mobile service

• This day in history

Dec. 26

• Habitat for Humanity turns over keys to its 17th house

  • Album 1  |  Album 2  |  Album 3

• Wind for central Illinois; blizzard to the southeast

• Mount Pulaski to hold New Year's Eve memorial service on the courthouse lawn

• HSLC board election Jan. 30

• Illinois adds 16,400 jobs and rate falls to 8.7 pct
  November monthly job gain largest of the year

• Help for those losing EUC unemployment insurance

• Springfield Municipal Opera expands 2013 'Les Misèrables' run

• This day in history

Dec. 22

• City council offers final farewell to the 'Senator'

• Local artist John Sutton presents President Lincoln with a gift

• Special Feature: When God is silent ...
  By Pastor Larry A. Crawford, Open Arms Christian Fellowship

• Judge Thomas Harris assigned to 4th District Appellate Court

• Walking through a winter wonderland

  • Album 1  |  Album 2

• Mother Nature helps enhance the Christmas spirit

  • Album 1  |  Album 2

• Christmas lights light up the nights and spread a little holiday cheer

• Safe Ride available for Christmas Eve

• Railers take a nail-biting 41-39 win over Glenwood
  By Jeff Benjamin

• A soldier's World War II Christmas story

• Resources available for Illinois veterans dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder around the holidays

• Illinois ranks 1st in volunteer rate among the country's 10 largest states

• Miller Park Zoo closing early on Christmas Eve

• This day in history

Dec. 21

• Winter Storm Draco darkens halls, halts traffic

• IDOT looks to purchase Depot site on Chicago Street

• Special Feature: Joy by degrees
  By Pastor Greg Wooten, Lincoln Church of the Nazarene

• Hartem FFA agronomy team results

• Mount Pulaski High School Illinois State Scholars announced

• Railers hope to cool down Titan hotshots Allen, McAdams
  By Justin Tierney

• Experience winter at Sugar Grove Nature Center

• Employment security offices closed Dec. 25, Jan. 1
  Claimants should certify; services available on Internet

• Springfield Clinic names McKay as administrator

• This day in history

Dec. 20

Dec. 19

• Logan County Board moves to allow mining
  Landowners anticipate signed contract with Hanson Materials

• Major winter storm to bring thunderstorms, strong winds; heavy snow expected to the northwest

• Scott Brown: Tae kwon do master dedicated to martial arts

  • Scott Brown: Tae kwon do master dedicated to martial arts -- album

• Brian Bishop named ALMH December Employee of the Month

• Jessica Awe is the Mount Pulaski Senior-of-the-Month

• Governor directs state agencies to further strengthen school emergency response and prevention

• Mayfield's Mutterings: Braggin' Rights game on the horizon
  No. 10 Illinois takes on No. 12 Missouri on Saturday
  By Jeff Mayfield

• Congressman-turned-soldier is 'General of the Month' at Old State Capitol

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