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On
Thursday pink bows were added to the trees at Abraham Lincoln
Memorial Hospital. The bows signify the Memorial Health System's
appreciation for all its frontline workers who are helping to
contain the coronavirus in our communities.
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Tuesday the Atlanta Truck Stop came one step closer to reality.
Bishop Patel of Harikrishna LLC of Jacksonville, the developers for
the new truck stop came to Atlanta to pick up the building permit
for the project.
Afterward, Patel was joined by the contractor for the job and
representatives from Atlanta in a ceremonial groundbreaking.
Left to right: Atlanta Business Development Lead and Alderman Dale
Colaw, lead contractor John Boll, Sean Patel, Bishap Patel, LCEDP
Director Bill Thomas and Atlanta Mayor Adam McVey.
Photo by Angela Reiners (Click on image to enlarge)
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Local
Developing New Restrictions for Campus Safety if Permitted to
Re-Open
Logan County Board of
Realtors First Quarter Home Sales
U of I Extension
How to Prevent Crabgrass
USDA Reports Record
Enrollment in Key Farm Safety-Net Programs
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Something to do while staying at
home:
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Like it or not, Stay at Home orders are
still in place through the month of May. Looking on the bright
side - you and your children are living through a very historical
event in our lives. Today, create a journal/scrapbook for each
of you. Write down your story of COVID-19 add pictures and
art. It will be something you can share with others for years
to come.
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PRITZKER WRONGLY
CLAIMS AN ILLINOIS BUDGET SURPLUS ‘IF NOT FOR CORONAVIRUS’
Illinois
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ALL COMMUNITY
GATHERINGS SHOULD BE CANCELED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ILLINOIS "STAY
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Public Meetings and announcements:
Notice of
Special Meeting
Logan County Board Thursday, April 30,
2020 - Pdf
Topic:
Downstate Small Business Stabilization
Mount Pulaski
announces 2020 landscape waste pick-up dates
City of Lincoln
During the
coronavirus outbreak and subsequent Shelter in Place rules, city
meetings will be limited to the voting meetings held on the
first and third Monday of the month plus other special meetings
as announced. All meetings are restricted to essential
personnel only.
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'I won't be alive to work' -
Las Vegas union wants sick leave, quarantine pay
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man stands on his bicycle on the Las Vegas strip as the
spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Las
Vegas, Nevada U.S., April 10, 2020.
REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
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Local
Developing New Restrictions for Campus Safety if Permitted to
Re-Open
Logan County Board of
Realtors First Quarter Home Sales
U of I Extension
How to Prevent Crabgrass
USDA Reports Record
Enrollment in Key Farm Safety-Net Programs
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Something to do while staying at
home:
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Like it or not, Stay at Home orders are
still in place through the month of May. Looking on the bright
side - you and your children are living through a very historical
event in our lives. Today, create a journal/scrapbook for each
of you. Write down your story of COVID-19 add pictures and
art. It will be something you can share with others for years
to come.
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National
 Overnight closure of New York
subways may presage bigger changes
A conductor wears a mask while waiting for passengers to load
into the New York City Subway as the outbreak of the coronavirus
disease (COVID-19) continues in the Manhattan borough of New
York, U.S., April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
Government, Politics, Campaigns &
Elections
 Trump to leave White House on Friday
for first time in a month
President Donald Trump looks at his briefing papers as he
answers questions during an interview with Reuters about China,
the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and other subjects in
the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., April
29, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
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 Trump fires new volley in war of
words with Biden over China
President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus response
during a meeting with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy in the
Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 30,
2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
International
 Britons fear leaving homes even if
lockdown lifted, poll shows
People wave from a window near St Anthony's convent of Mercy
Tunstall during the Clap for our Carers campaign in support of
the NHS, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease
(COVID-19), in Sunderland, Britain, April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Lee
Smith
ODD &
Extraordinary
Science,
Technology & Environment
 'River monster': Huge African
dinosaur Spinosaurus thrived in the water
A skeleton model of a Spinosaurus is seen at the exhibition "Spinosaurus"
at the Natural History Museum in Berlin, Germany, February 8,
2016. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
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 3M
sues five vendors for attempting to sell nonexistent N95
respirators
Various N95 respiration masks at a laboratory of 3M, that has
been contracted by the U.S. government to produce extra marks in
response to the country's novel coronavirus outbreak, in
Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi/File
Photo
International
 As
meat plant infections rise, Canada lets packers choose when to
close
A man works to sterilize meat processing and packaging equipment
at the Maple Leaf Foods plant in Toronto August 21, 2008.
Canadian health officials searched for more clues on Thursday
into the source and extent of a listeriosis food poisoning
outbreak that has made more than a dozen people sick and caused
one death. The company and health officials found listeria
monocytogenes in two products made by the company, although
genetic testing has not yet determined whether it is the same
strain that caused the outbreak, associate chief medical officer
David Williams said. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo
Economy
 Trump
threatens new tariffs on China in retaliation for coronavirus
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus
response during a meeting with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy
in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., April
30, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Markets
 Futures
slide as Trump threatens new tariffs on China
The Wall Street sign is pictured at the New York Stock exchange
(NYSE) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York,
U.S., March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
Energy
 Oil
slips to $26 as weak demand, supply glut weigh
The sun is seen behind a crude oil pump jack in the Permian
Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S., November 22, 2019. Picture
taken November 22, 2019. REUTERS/Angus Mordant
Money
Internet & Technology
 U.S.
tech company Vonage bets on digital health care in Uganda
A patient rests on a bed in a hospital in Uganda's capital
Kampala as a doctors strike enters its second day in Uganda,
November 7, 2017. REUTERS/James Akena/File Photo
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Area Gas Prices
Regular Gasoline per Gallon
Lincoln
$1.639-1.939
Bloomington
$1.539-1.839
Decatur
$1.639-$ 1.939
Springfield
$1.499-$1.799
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Child Abuse Hotline - 1-800-25-ABUSE
Opioid addiction helpline -
1-833-2FINDHELP
SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING SERVICES
Prairie Center Against Sexual
Assault
24-hour hotline - 217-753-8081
Are you struggling with
addiction to gambling?
visit WeKnowtheFeeling.org
Illinois Warm Line: 866-359-7953
Local
National, International
 WHO
ministerial to open on May 18; UNICEF seeks flights for
vaccines
A logo is pictured on the headquarters of the World Health
Organization (WHO) ahead of a meeting of the Emergency
Committee on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Geneva,
Switzerland, January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
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Something
to do while staying at home:
It's going to be rainy this week, so
head to the kitchen with the kiddos and have some fun!
Looks like we'll be sheltering in place
for Mother's Day. While it is rainy and windy today how
about teaming up with the kiddos to make Mother's Day cards and
all occasion cards to send to local senior care facilities?
Check out these two designs to make with scissors and crayons
Garden Centers may open May 1st.
Use this website to guide you and your child through the entire
growing season with fun, easy activities, making chores into games
and much much more! Includes preparation activities you can do
with your child now, before you go to the garden center.
FROM THE ST. LOUIS AQUARIUM
Think spring with fun and easy DIY yard
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Entertainment, Entertainers, Media, People &
Art
_small.JPG) 'You
Are the Champions': Queen, under lockdown, record health worker
anthem
Artwork for the single "You are the Champions" by Queen + Adam
Lambert, obtained by Reuters on April 30, 2020. MIRACLE
PRODUCTIONS/Handout via REUTERS
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Rapinoe
offers to be Biden's running mate
Megan Rapinoe of the
U.S. celebrates scoring their first goal during the France v United
States game during the Women's World Cup Quarter Final at Parc des
Princes, Paris, France June 28, 2019.
REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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Local Sports
Basketball
 Player
agents, executives call for NBA to cancel season: report
An NBA logo
is seen on the facade of its flagship store at the Wangfujing
shopping street in Beijing, China October 8, 2019. REUTERS/Tingshu
Wang
Hockey
 Bettman:
'20-21 season could start as late as December
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman speaks to the media prior to the
ice hockey NHL Global Series match of the Florida Panthers vs
Winnipeg Jets in Helsinki, Finland November 1, 2018. Lehtikuva/Martti
Kainulainen via REUTERS
Baseball
Football
 Bengals
release QB Dalton, clearing way for Burrow era
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton makes a pass against
the Philadelphia Eagles during their NFL football
game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 13, 2012.
REUTERS/Tim Shaffer
Golf
 Spieth's
hole-in-one wrecked by cup spacer
Jordan Spieth of the U.S. reacts on the 18th hole during the
final round REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff
Tennis
 Serena,
NFL players to compete in charity virtual tennis event
Serena Williams of the U.S. in action during the match against
China's Qiang Wang REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo
Motor Racing
More Sports
 Swimming:
Peaty now making a splash in his own back garden
Adam Peaty of Britain reacts. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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