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I-55 NORTHBOUND
AT THE 137 CLOSED
Multiple vehicle
crash at the 137 Mile Post
in the northbound lane of I-55.
Please avoid the
area.
posted
at 6:58 p.m. 12/13/2021
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An early
evening, multiple vehicle accident on
Interstate 55 in the northbound lane at
the 137-mile post left traffic backed up
for quite some time, while other
northbound vehicles were re-directed
onto Route 66 at the northernmost
Lincoln exit.
The accident occurred on Monday,
December 13th, at approximately 6:40
p.m. |
Logan County first
responders, LCPA, Lincoln Rural Fire, Lincoln
Fire, Atlanta Fire, were all called to the
scene. A helicopter was also brought in, and
ambulances were called from McLean.
LDN will provide additional information as it
becomes available.
Photo by Nila Smith (Click
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Saturday
morning there was a considerable buzz inside the new
Elite Kicks shoe store on South Chicago Street in
Lincoln. The store hosted its grand opening and
ribbon-cutting ceremony with a huge turnout. There were
shoulder to shoulder shoppers inside the store anxious
to snatch up some of the stellar sneaker offerings.
Pictured from the left are Ron Olthoff, Dave Duncan,
Mario Canon and Nick Cumings, the store owners, with
George and Cheri Leverton, the building owners.
Photo by Nila Smith (Click
on image to enlarge)
On
Saturday evening, Senator Sally Turner enjoyed some time
with two of the actors of the new movie "A Holiday
Homecoming," during a reception held just before the
premier presentation of the film at the Johnston Center
for the Performing Arts at Lincoln College.
Joining Turner for a photo was the star of the movie,
Allison Mulaney (right) and Catherine Cain (left), who
has a cameo appearance in the movie.
The pre-movie party was held at the Lincoln Arts
Institute downtown.
Photo by Nila Smith (Click
on image to enlarge)
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On
Tuesday, December 14th at 11 a.m., the community
is invited to a ribbon-cutting ceremony for
another new business in Lincoln. Sublime Skin,
owned by Jamie Harnacke, is located on the
second floor, above Guest House Coffee and
Pastries at 113 South Kickapoo Street.
Please come out Tuesday and welcome Jamie to
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Photo by Britney Frontone (Click
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Meeting Notice
The next quarterly meeting
of the Logan County L.E.P.C. will be held at the Logan
County Safety Complex- Blue Room, December 15th, 2021 at 12
noon.
Kendall Caruthers, Chairman |
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Hope amid
the rubble: Kentucky tornado death toll could fall, company
says
Braelyn
Todd, 8, holds her dog Abner, a Yorkshire Terrier, as her
parents help a family member clear debris from their
destroyed home in the aftermath of a tornado in Mayfield,
Kentucky, U.S. December 12, 2021.
REUTERS/Adrees Latif
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State
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least 6 killed in Edwardsville warehouse after EF3 tornado
The site of a roof collapse at an Amazon.com distribution
centre a day after a series of tornadoes dealt a blow to
several U.S. states, in Edwardsville,
Illinois, U.S. December 11, 2021. REUTERS/Drone Base
Nation
 One
dead, 14 injured in shooting at a vigil in Texas
One person
was killed and 14 were injured in
a shooting at
a vigil near
Houston, Texas,
on Sunday, the county sheriff said.
Government, Politics, Campaigns &
Elections
 Fed
to pivot on inflation fears in the face of another
uncertain year
Federal
Reserve Chair Jerome Powell prepares to testify before a
Senate Banking Committee hybrid hearing on oversight of
the Treasury Department and the Federal
Reserve on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November
30, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
International
 Two
crew missing after Danish and British boats collide in icy
Baltic
Danish cargo
ship
Karin Hoej is pictured capsized after colliding
with British cargo
ship Scot Carrier, between Ystad and Bornholm,
on the Baltic Sea
December 13, 2021. TT News Agency/Johan Nilsson via REUTERS
Science,
Medicine, Technology & Environment
 Israeli
firm uses air and water to store solar energy for nighttime
An aerial view of cowsheds at Augwind's commercial facility,
which provides a new technological solution for storing and producing energy in
a shift away from fossil fuels, in favour of renewable energy sources,
in Kibbutz Yahel, Israel November 30, 2021. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
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ILLINOIS MAY
FACE NEW COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS AS ‘HIGH ALERT’ SOUNDS
Illinois Policy
Institute
Eric Allie - Illinois Policy
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National
 Harley's
electric motorcycle division to go public via $1.7 billion SPAC
deal
The Harley Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle, developed in
collaboration with Panasonic Automotive, is displayed during a
Panasonic news conference at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show
(CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Steve
Marcus
International
 New
China import rules bring headaches for food and beverage makers
Lines of trucks are seen at a container terminal of Ningbo
Zhoushan port in Zhejiang province, China, August 15, 2021.
cnsphoto via REUTERS
Economy
 VP
Harris secures new investment from companies like Pepsico,
Cargill for Central America strategy
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris holds a discussion about
maternal health with Allyson Felix, five-time U.S. Olympian, at
the White House in Washington, U.S. December 7, 2021.
REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Markets
 Futures
edge higher as Apple leads; Fed meeting awaited
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
in New York City, U.S., December 3, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan
McDermid
Money
 HSBC
and Wells Fargo use blockchain to settle forex trades
A Wells Fargo bank logo is pictured on a building in North
Miami, Florida March 19, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Energy
 Oil
fall as Omicron risks weigh
Oil barrels are pictured at the site of Canadian group Vermilion
Energy in Parentis-en-Born, France, October 13, 2017.
REUTERS/Regis Duvignau
Internet
& Technology
 U.N.
chief urges action on 'killer robots' as Geneva talks open
U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks at the U.N.
Climate Change Conference (COP26), in Glasgow, Scotland,
Britain, November 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
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Area Gas Prices
Regular Gasoline per Gallon
Lincoln
$3.389-3.739
Bloomington
$3.229-3.589
Decatur
$3.069-$3 .389
Springfield
$3.36-$3.519
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Roads
Durant
fined $25,000 for directing obscene language towards fan
Aaron
Rodgers' 4 TDs lead Packers to wild win over Bears
Tomic
uses online hate to fuel career revival
Golden
Knights fend off Wild for high-scoring win
Russell
hits out at 'unacceptable' end to Abu Dhabi GP
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