Wednesday, June 26

• Road closure near Chestnut starting Wednesday

• Park district announces a full day of fun activities on the Fourth of July in Lincoln

• Animal magic brings the unusual to life, just like a good book

• The fun begins with Amazon John arrives with his crates - Album

• The show leads off with cute, fuzzy and small - Album

• The day ends with a great big baby snake - Album

• Heartland students named to Phi Theta Kappa honor society

• Fulton County Deputy Sheriff killed in shooting Tuesday

• Pritzker Signs Most Equity-Centric Law in Nation to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis
  Creates $30 Million Loan Program, Social Equity Applicant Status for Licensing, Expunges Roughly 700,000 Records

• Statement from the Illinois Chamber of Commerce regarding recreational cannabis legislation

• Think Big Illinois Commends Governor Pritzker For Signing Marijuana Legalization Into Law

Tuesday, June 25

• Lincoln City Council
  Tuesday, June 25, 2019 Committee of the Whole meeting agenda - Pdf

• Lincoln Police Department
  Monthly report for May 2019 - Pdf

• Sheriff Mark Landers:
  Statement on car burglary at Kickapoo Park

• Christian Child Care’s 30th and the Odd Fellows 200th anniversaries celebrated together

• A peek inside CCC and the Odd Fellows Museum - slideshow

• Good food, good friends and great entertainment - slideshow

• Fun activities outside -slideshow

• Lincoln Heritage Museum to host Ron Keller book signing event Thursday evening

• Cornland celebrates zip code day today - Album

• Road closure near Chestnut starting Wednesday

• The Legacy of ‘The Great War’
  Lincoln Presidential Library examines impact of World War I, a century after its official end

Monday, June 24

• Chestnut Health Systems asking all junior high parents to answer a critical survey

• Family Fun Day, a day of strengthening community, brings out crowd

• Families gather for a day of play at Scully Park - slideshow

• Fun and Games all day - slideshow

• 5K winners and entertainment under the big top - slideshow

• Hand Up Project scholarships now available through Community Action

• Volunteers and sponsors needed to support upcoming Mount Pulaski Fall Festival

• Pack the house for veterans at Country Aire fundraiser this Wednesday

Saturday, June 22

• Two tornados impact Central Illinois Saturday, June 15th - link

• Country Financial® supports Lincoln Rural Fire Protection District with equipment funding through Operation Helping Heroes Donation

• Free Healthy Food distribution goes lickety split

• HSLC receives donation of a new parking lot - Album

• Lincoln College Radio Team Adds Another Award
  Students Nik Jackson and Adam Hoffman Compete Head On with Commercial Broadcasters

• Shelter Insurance Foundation and Corey Leonard announce recipients of local high school scholarships

• Flooding often means more mosquitoes
  Floodwater mosquitoes typically do not carry disease

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  Sometimes heaven comes in small doses

• Flower bed maintenance keeps gardens looking their best all summer long
  By Melinda Myers

• Workplace fatigue Is nothing to yawn at