Jan. 21

• IDOT road conditions map

• City Briefs: Investment policy, sewer and hazard plans discussed to vote Tuesday night

• Mining appeal: Motions brought to a close; judge takes over

• Home Sweet Home expands leadership at Lincoln Mission Mart

• LCU renovations made possible by Woods Foundation gifts

• Railers hand Alexander his 700th win
  By Jeff Benjamin 

  • Album 1  |  Album 2
    By Debbie Olden

• School sales tax report

• New Holland-Middletown service learning to benefit Humane Society

• IEMA encourages people to resolve to be prepared in 2014

• Farmers invited to seminars on conservation cropping

Jan. 20

• Discovery ID to air documentary on Beason murders tonight at 8

• Downtown Lincoln revitalization moves forward with first streetscape plan
  Horse stables and farm lease also pass
  Wilmert appreciated

• New Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan on city agenda for Tuesday

• Family Lego Day assembles piles of smiles

  • Album 1  |  Album 2

• Second verse, same as the first — Railers drop another one 55-52
  By Jeff Benjamin 

  • Album 1  |  Album 2
    By Debbie Olden

• Civil rights lawsuit filed against Lincoln resident, officers and the city

• 2014 Relay For Life kickoff party Jan. 27

• Fundraiser for Kaylee Helton on Feb. 8 at Lincoln Knights of Columbus
  Donations needed for auctions

• Lincoln College announces tuition freeze for 2014-15

• Honor rolls:

  • Carroll Catholic  (PDF)

  • Mount Pulaski

• Madison Genseal is the December Student of the Month at Illini Central

Jan. 18

• Civil rights lawsuit filed against Lincoln resident, officers and the city

• In an intense game, Lions slip past Railers 55-52
  By Jeff Benjamin

  • Album 1  |  Album 2
    By Debbie Olden

• Hartsburg-Emden Stags champions in seventh-grade Logan County tournament

• Grass-roots community group sets action items

• 2013 annual home sales
  From the Logan County Board of Realtors

• Dylan Hull is the Illini Central November Student of the Month

• Attorney general appeals decision allowing chemical waste disposal at Clinton Landfill

• Madigan urges consumers to protect against identity theft in wake of data breaches

• State fire marshal warns the public to beware of fire danger from alternative heat sources

• IDHS announces new FOID mental health reporting requirements

• Nearly $12 million approved for Nov. 17 tornado survivors

• American Red Cross issues new app for pet first-aid

• Memorial Health System, SIU HealthCare launch quality alliance

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  Stop the music

Jan. 17

• Logan County Board member resigns

• County finance supports review of four local economic agencies

• Central Illinois Ag seeks inclusion in local enterprise zone

• Cold and snowy with slight warming through Sunday  (NWS)

• Tri-County Rocketry welcomes kids
  Saturdays, Jan. 18 & Feb. 15

• County Market Jacksonville Winter Classic schedule  (PDF)

• Cabin fever: Quilt and fiber arts
  This weekend Lincoln's New Salem demonstrates transformation of wool into quilts and blankets

• Slow Food Film Festival scheduled for Jan. 25

Jan. 16

• Local contractor asks city to help lower property taxes in Lincoln

• Lincoln Rural celebrates its members at annual awards night

• Lions vs. Railers: No. 1 against No. 2
  Friday night game promises suspense for everyone
  By Jeff Benjamin

• LAMS seeks voices for spring concerts

• HSLC general membership meeting Jan. 29

• Lincoln Junior High honor roll

• Flu facts
  From the Logan County Department of Public Health

• ACA enrollment numbers announced for first three months

• Grand opening of 'Lincoln: History to Hollywood' at presidential museum Friday

• Gov. Quinn requests nominations for Volunteer Service Awards

• Illinois Farm Bureau proposals shape American Farm Bureau Federation policy

Jan. 15

• Atlanta Public Library undergoing major restoration

  • Album

• City seeks public comments on safe routes to school

• LCHS board meeting notice

• Keep rural schools growing with America's Farmers Grow Rural Education