Monday, August 31

2015 Lincoln Balloon Festival

• Dunk tank tests volunteers’ mettle against wind and wet

• Balloon Festival kite flight moved to LCU campus on Saturday

  • Chicago Kiters at LCU - Slideshow

• Saturday at the Balloon Festival starts lousy, ends lovely

  • Scenes from the midway - slideshow

  • Crowds gather to enjoy the 2015 Lincoln Balloon Festival - Slideshow

  • Saturday evening launch - Slideshow

  • Saturday night glow - Slideshow

Saturday, August 29

2015 Lincoln Balloon Festival

• Something for everyone at the Lincoln Balloon Festival - Slideshow

• High winds don't dampen the spirits at the Lincoln Balloon Festival on Friday night

  • Friday night glow - slideshow

• Colon Cancer Awareness 5K coming to Madigan State Park
  Inaugural event will take place on September 19th

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  Glad you came over today … Billy

• State to Issue $16 million in Credits to Reverse Penalties for Monthly Electronic Wage Reporting
  Rules provide relief for nearly 13,000 employers over the next six months

• Join Lincoln’s legion of volunteers
  Orientation for new volunteers at Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum begins Sept. 15

Friday, August 28

2015 Lincoln Balloon Festival

• Lincoln bold and beautiful in sites and sounds this weekend

• Festival begins with a ribbon cut and a birthday celebration - Slideshow

• Windless night not much for hot air balloon distance, but still memorable

  • LDN's Angela Reiners takes flight in a hot air balloon - Slideshow

• Thursday night preview includes Darth Vader - Slideshow

• Sidewalk Chalk Art returns to downtown Lincoln - Slideshow

• Illinois August FSA Newsletter

• VFW’s Motion Granted: Unseal Prudential’s SGLI Records

Thursday, August 27

• Beloved ER nurse Anne Sydney retires after 38 years at ALMH

• John Welsh Memorial Ouzo Open funds go to Land of Lincoln Honor Flight

• 2015 Logan County Fair
  Floriculture Results

• Middletown Firemen’s Fall Festival scheduled for September 25 and 26

• Column
  Fall lawn care and Teasel
  By John Fulton

• Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra to present 19th annual Labor Day Pops Concert

• Rauner vetoes bill that would exempt townships from competitive bidding process

Wednesday, August 26

• Lincoln Masons honor Charles Anderson for 70 years service

  • Lincoln Masons honor Charles Anderson for 70 years service - Slideshow

• The Logan County Alliance cuts the ribbon on a new era at the Lincoln Balloon Festival

• Safe Ride Available for Lincoln Balloon Festival

• Shay Model A's come to Lincoln in search of the Blue Dog Inn - Album

• High tunnel growing videos available to farmers and educators

Tuesday, August 25

• Local Farm Bureau Young Leaders conduct crop tours, offer early prediction on corn harvest yields

• Voter Information Tool now available for Logan County voters for September 10th Special Election

• September events hosted by the Lincoln/Logan County Chamber of Commerce
  FREE Lunch & Learn with Logan County EMA, Membership Orientation, Business after Hours

• Midwest Technical Institute launches third annual Mike Rowe High School Scholarship Program

• The Illinois Raptor Center offers special program for senior citizens

• Memorial Medical Center to host free seminar on men's urologic health

Monday, August 24

• Governor and fellow motorcyclists on fundraiser for veterans make Atlanta Route 66 stopover

  • Governor Rauner and motorcycle clubs make stop in Atlanta - Slideshow

• Connolley Road Closed Monday, August 24th through Tuesday, August 25th

• Lincoln Theater 8 Update in Pictures - Album

• Habitat night at Culver's Tuesday

• Oasis and Humane Society to host first ever Oktoberfest October 3