Tuesday, August 26

• Lincoln City Council
  Tuesday, August 26, 2025 Committee of the Whole meeting agenda - PDF

• Rotary Club of Lincoln fundraiser at the Country-Aire in Atlanta August 27

• Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois announces the start of the Energy Assistance Program

• Calling all LCHS Class of 2000 alumni, register now for the 25th class reunion

• Downtown Lincoln hosts art fair during Balloons Over 66 weekend

  • Balloons Over 66 Art Fair Part 1 - Slideshow

  • Balloons Over 66 Art Fair Part 2 - Slideshow

• Harmony GRITS rocks downtown Friday during Balloons Over 66

  • Harmony GRITS rocks downtown - Slideshow

• Oasis Fundraiser and Craft and Vendor Fair held during Balloons Over 66

  • Oasis craft and vendor fair part 1 - Slideshow

  • Oasis craft and vendor fair part 2 - Slideshow

• Annual Shady Car Show held Sunday during Balloons Over 66

  • Shady Car Show part 1 - Slideshow

  • Shady Car Show part 2 - Slideshow

  • Shady Car Show part 3 - Slideshow

  • Shady Car Show part 4 - Slideshow

  • Shady Car Show part 5 - Slideshow

  • Shady Car Show part 6 - Slideshow

• Jeremy Wells walks people through his military Humvee at the Shady Car Show on Sunday, August 24th.

• 2025 Fair Magazine

Monday, August 25

• Broadway St. and Chicago St. to be close Monday, Aug. 25

• Logan County Board
  Meeting Schedule for September, 2025 - PDF

• Saturday morning fly-in from a different point of view

  • Saturday morning fly in - from the ground up part 1 - Slideshow

  • Saturday morning fly in - from the ground up part 2 - Slideshow

  • Saturday morning fly in - from the ground up part 3 - Slideshow

  • Saturday morning fly in - Wagz takes off - Video

• One giant leap for man's best friends at the DockDogs Competition

  • DockDogs Competition - Slideshow

• Masonic Lodge #210 host annual breakfast during Balloons Over 66

• Lincoln Public Library holds annual book sale

• Open Arms provides family fun with inflatables and activities during Balloons Over 66

  • Family Fun at Open Arms - Slideshow

• 33 teams take part in the Up in Smoke on the Square Backyard Barbecue competition

  • Up in Smoke on the Square Backyard Barbecue competition Slideshow - Part 1

  • Up in Smoke on the Square Backyard Barbecue competition Slideshow - Part 2

  • Up in Smoke on the Square Backyard Barbecue competition thank you to sponsors - Video

  • Up in Smoke on the Square Backyard Barbecue competition winner announcement - Video

• Balloons Over 66 5K sees participants from as far away as Davenport Iowa and O’Fallon in Illinois

  • Balloons Over 66 5k part 1 - Slideshow

  • Balloons Over 66 5k part 2 - Slideshow

  • Balloons Over 66 5k part 3 - Slideshow

  • Balloons Over 66 5k part 4 - Slideshow

  • Lincoln Balloons Over 66 5K run/walk race begins at the Lincoln Park District with 84 runners participating - Video

  • Balloons Over 66 5K - Matthew Useky of Lincoln and Jesse Morrow of Decatur - Video

  • Runners participate in the Balloons Over 66 5K - Video

  • Balloons Over 66 5K - Elizabeth Parrott and Dusten Nance of Lincoln - Video

• Balloons don't fly but still light up the night sky Saturday

  • Balloons Over 66 Saturday night part 1 - Slideshow

  • Balloons Over 66 Saturday night part 2 - Slideshow

• Swimming Route 66 at the Lincoln Park District Aquatic Center

• 2025 Fair Magazine

Saturday, August 23

• Broadway St. and Chicago St. to be close Monday, Aug. 25

• Balloon portion of Balloons Over 66 Weekend begins with a ribbon cut

  • Balloons Over 66 Ribbon Cut Ceremony - Video

• The sky is filled with color Friday night with the first Balloons Over 66 flight

  • Balloons Over 66 Friday Flight Part 1 - Slideshow

  • Balloons Over 66 Friday Flight Part 2 - Slideshow

  • Balloons Over 66 Friday Flight Part 3 - Slideshow

  • Crewing with Wagz Part 1 - Slideshow

  • Crewing with Wagz Part 2 - Slideshow

  • Crewing with Wagz Part 3 - Slideshow

  • Crewing with Wagz Part 4 - Slideshow

• Lincoln Police Dept.
  Traffic patterns for Balloons Over 66

• Saturday Business Spotlight: Birdsong Books & Vintage

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  Bout like today

• Gardening with Melinda Myers
  Grow a Bee-Friendly Lawn

• Public participation sought for LCHS Homecoming Parade

• 2025 Fair Magazine