On Friday evening members of the Lincoln City Council met in Normal for the kick-off session of a Strategic Plan workshop being held this weekend. Leading the workshop was Katie Davison of the Center for Governmental Studies at Northern Illinois University. The group spent the evening looking at demographic data for Lincoln and comparing that data to surrounding areas. Aldermen also reviewed the information gathered through a public survey conducted online at the end of January. The sessions continue today, when the group will dig into setting a vision and mission for the city and setting goals for the future.

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For the 13th consecutive year, the city of Lincoln has been accredited as a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation. The city earned this recognition by meeting four program requirements that include having a forestry department, a tree-care ordinance, and an annual forestry budget of at least $2.00 per capita.

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Actor Harrison Ford was piloting a World War Two vintage plane that had been restored to a high standard when he crash landed at a Los Angeles golf course after reporting an engine failure, a federal investigator said on Friday.

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Anna Fenninger of Austria speeds down during the women's downhill first run of the Alpine Skiing World Cup in Garmisch-Partenkirchen March 7, 2015.

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