Monday, August 29

• 2016 Lincoln Balloon Festival

  • 2016 Balloon Festival another great memory because...

    • Big kites load Lincoln Balloon Festival with more fun

  • Chicago Kites fill the airport skies on Saturday afternoon - slideshow

    • Mother Nature can’t beat determined festival goers

    • Saturday night launch begins with inflation - slideshow

    • Special shape balloon makes it to inflate - slideshow

    • Balloons take flight on Saturday night - slideshow

    • Soft landings add to the Saturday evening show - slideshow

  • Guzzardo's offers tantalizing V.I.P. end to the festival - Album

  • Artworks adorn downtown Lincoln sidewalks

    • Artworks adorn downtown Lincoln sidewalks - slideshow

• Gail’s Pumpkin Patch opens for the fall season

• Herb Guild to meet Tuesday

• Illinois residents encouraged to register for ‘The Great ShakeOut’ earthquake drill
  ‘Drop, Cover and Hold On’ Drill Set for October 20

• USDA Extends Margin Protection Program for Dairy Enrollment Deadline

Saturday, August 27

• 2016 Lincoln Balloon Festival

  • Woman on the ground, Angela Reiners, asks festival goers:
    What is great about the Lincoln Balloon Fest?

    • What makes the Balloon Festival great - slideshow

  • Gap in weather lets balloonists “Glow” Friday night

    • Food and Fun at the Festival - slideshow

    • Waiting to Glow! - slideshow

    • And the Glow is a GO! - slideshow

• Memorial to Hold 12th Annual 5K Run/Walk to Benefit Kidney, Pancreas Transplant Patients

• University of Illinois Master Gardeners offer "Programs in the Garden"

• Local Athletes participate in Special Olympics Bowling tournament

• August-September Illinois FSA Newsletter

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  Useful trivia in the check-out line

Friday, August 26

• 2016 Lincoln Balloon Festival

  • Balloons once again grace the skies over Lincoln

    • Media Night - Reiners takes flight - slideshow

  • Balloonfest Community Kick-off returns to Symphony of Lincoln - slideshow

• Illinois American Water’s Lincoln District to invest approximately $500,000 for Water Main Installation
  Work to begin next week

• Senator Kirk Announces Staff Mobile Office Hours in Lincoln

• Governor Rauner signs bill to give former offenders a brighter future

• Illinois Supreme Court says "no" to redistricting referendum
  Rauner reaction