Daily headlines
April 2006
MDA to hold benefit for local families
Gov. Blagojevich announces
first Illinois agriculture laboratory certified to test for avian flu
Certification means faster test results and response time in suspect cases
of avian influenza
Illinois observes first-ever statewide Human Trafficking Outreach Day
Green Building Advisory Committee named
Letters:
Supports Main Street Lincoln efforts
Comment on the letter from Heather Fuller
Lincoln College alumni reunion award winners
Make Mother's Day special
-- give the gift of life
May 1
blood drive
May edition Chestnut Post Dispatch
Court news
Marriages
Dissolutions
Combing Traverse City beaches for a prehistoric talisman
Lincoln's New Salem archaeology probes for more evidence of first building owned by Abraham Lincoln
Home Country: Playing by the rules
Mesker building facades, Winnetka's Lloyd House are featured in latest Historic Illinois
LCC sports camps
Statement from Gov. Blagojevich on passage of 'Let Them Rest in Peace Act'
State agency directors congratulate graduates of Taylorville Correctional Center's Incarcerated Veterans Transition Program
CIEDC foster grandparent program celebrates 39th year
Rare Chinese frogs communicate by means of ultrasonic sound
You've got to set your standards
Informational forums on military academies scheduled in Peoria and Springfield
Illinois Symphony to present 'Orchestra Spectacular!'
Fifth Street project contracts in tumble and polish process
Robbery suspect arrested
Gov. Blagojevich's school district reorganization bill wins approval in the House and goes back to the Senate for final approval
Letters:
Preschoolers' park experience tainted by drug encounter
Veterans' commemorative park desecrated
2006 Illinois State Fair contest details and rule books out, also available online
Lincoln Rotary Club garage sale Saturday
Genealogical workshop on Saturday
Chester 4-H
Road-building industry has interesting origin
Park district volleyball tournament
Elkhart residents seek information from Mount Pulaski school board before junior high consolidation
City passes healthier new budget
Weather highlights
Gov. Blagojevich proclaims Equal Pay Day in Illinois
Potential solution to U.S. dependence on foreign oil
Alumni reunion weekend at Lincoln College
Divorce recovery support group begins May 1
Letter: Part of the mall?
English learners: How many still left behind?
Junior high presents 'Luau for King Lear'
Program to feature locally
written mystery
Women and Girls Night out
Book Look: 'Always Remember Me'
Relay For Life Trivia Night set
Gov. Blagojevich, Comptroller Hynes announce $10 million in state stem cell research grants
Applications being accepted for Governor's Pollution Prevention Awards
Letter: Sunday dedication of Veterans Honor Roll enjoyed
Weekly outlook: Cattle market
U of I Extension offers April food pantry class
Immanuel Lutheran to host blood drive on May 1
MAmmoTH Hunters at Lincoln College
Lincoln College softball vs. Lincoln Land
City watching its pennies the next few months
Activist in neighboring state to receive highest international environmental award
Six grass-roots environmentalists
win $125,000 Goldman Environmental Prize
Vietnam vet fighting Pentagon nerve
gas incineration and champion of native forest dwellers terrorized
in Liberian civil war among six winners of world's largest prize for
grass-roots environmentalists
Senate week in review: April 17-21
General Assembly poised to approve measure protecting property owners
44th District weekly update
This
week's spring yard problems
By John Fulton
Illinois to improve surveillance for Asian soybean rust
Letter: Main Street: Lincoln's 'mall manager'
Campers with any disabilities welcome to attend UCP Recreational Camp
Gov. Blagojevich announces 2006 Student Historians of the Year
Lincoln College weekend softball
Centennial Farm recognition goes to the Gehlbach family
Every day is Earth Day for American entrepreneurs
Earth Day, April 22
Climate change solutions: What you can do right now
Main Street: Lincoln's 'mall manager'
Letter: Legislator addresses Illinois farm issues
Court news
Marriages
Dissolutions
CPR class offered in Emden
Pyramid State Park designated as Audubon Important Bird Area
Home Country: Choosing a standard to measure by, but the standard might be peculiar
Fulton County
CIEDC office destroyed in fire
Services transferred to Mason County
Statement on missing April 12 unemployment checks
Genomics and sustainable fuels
Ethanol and cattle feed: Ethanol byproduct research to bring balance to corn market
Pet adopt-a-thon 10 a.m.-noon Saturday at Logan County Animal Control
Reminder: Wildflower and bluebell walks
Reminder: Birding on Elkhart Hill
Biker weekend at JSCC
ZLS third-quarter academic awards
Parent Institute column: Teen's problems with teacher
Police search
for body on Immanuel Lutheran Church grounds
Cold-case file of Ruth Martin
reinvestigated
Wet March weather improves drought conditions
Ethanol subsidies need new approach
Elkhart Hill nature walks
Middletown blood drive set for April 29
St. John retreat
Parent Institute column: Playgroup participation
Failed wallpaper cleaner became invention loved by millions of kids
Nine firsts equal
second place
By Rick Hobler
Spring volleyball tournament
Early
morning storm causes injuries and scattered damage in Logan
County
Storm with up to three tornadoes
adds to mounting stack of weather disasters
White goods collection, but not just whites, this Saturday
LDN correction of error in Tuesday edition
As gas prices climb, butanol research reaches exciting stage
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration cites Illinois as top in Midwest for safety belt zones
Wildflowers and prairie grasses available by order
Oasis update
Mutterings: College hoops wrap-up
By Jeff Mayfield
Lincoln College softball vs. Parkland
Slack finalizes ISU recruiting class
City briefs
City and county
entering intergovernmental agreement on Fifth Street Road project; aldermen approve financing
Mount Pulaski boil order lifted
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum announces first anniversary celebration lineup
How can you measure
birds? By the yard!
Scientists call on bird-watchers in a new study of residential areas
Time to head off invasive weed, garlic mustard, and divide
perennials
By John Fulton
Weekly outlook: Soybean prices
Letter: Protestors at Kroger lot addressed; police chief's response
West Lincoln-Broadwell School breakfast May 6
ZLS Student of the Month
Railer frosh-soph track girls take second place in Capital City Classic
Lincoln College softball vs. Springfield College
New features at this year's Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Contest & Crafts Festival Sept. 15-17
As mumps cases in
Illinois rise, state public health director encourages vaccination
and education
Know the symptoms and how to protect yourself and your family
New service officers
have helped thousands of additional veterans in first quarter of
2006
Added staff helped more than 5,500 additional
Illinois veterans apply for benefits and services in first quarter
of 2006
Crosspoint Group announces agreement to purchase and develop 1,650-acre natural gas field in Louisiana
General Assembly approves legislation restoring senior assessment freeze
44th District weekly update
Court news
(There were no marriage license reports last week.)
Dissolutions
Purdue Varsity Glee Club returns to Lincoln for encore concert
The storms keep
coming
Two strong storms have stuck the area so far today and more are
anticipated before the day is out.
Pictures from last night's storm damage
County briefs
Illinois coal mine industry marks record third consecutive year without a fatality
April 14 marks the
anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's assassination
Lincoln slain 141 years ago at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.
Parent Institute column: Caught cheating
Beyond the bird feeder
Building a haven for wild birds on properties
large and small
Researchers simulate complete structure of virus -- on computer
Reminder: Wildflower and bluebell walks
Reminder: Birding on Elkhart Hill
Master Gardeners set plant sale
Lincoln College softball stats after 28 games
City briefs
City moves cautiously on residential TIF district, insurance
consultant to review all city policies, and Fifth Street Road
agreement in process
Bomke announces survey results for the 50th District
Gov.
Blagojevich announces Lincoln Academy laureates
Six individuals receive state's
highest award
Religious objects in condos
Letter: Inmate work crews helping storm-battered communities
Wildflower and bluebell walks
Birding on Elkhart Hill
Daniel Logan Scholarship information
It's time for another patented quiz about inventors
Lincoln College softball vs. Millikin JV
Lincoln College's Jacobs signs with Stephen F. Austin University
Draft guru projects Hawkins as a third-round pick
City briefs
Sewer and tap fees and new commercial property development addressed
Weather highlights from the first week of April
IDOT gives motorists a break during Easter weekend, offers motorists tips to conserve fuel
Feature: Janus particles offer new physics, new technology
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Easter week services set
Zion Lutheran Church Easter week services online
Zion Lutheran student projects going to Illinois History Expo
Book Look: 'The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating During Pregnancy'
Oasis update
Lincoln College softball vs. Springfield College
Chelsea Leesman signs with Lincoln College
ISU Athletics Hall of Fame class announced
Local officials view
Logan County GIS parcel mapping plans
Farmland assessments expected to decrease
April 2 storm contained another tornado and powerful straight-line winds
Clean water
two-day celebration on Peoria riverfront
Displays and speakers address
protecting our natural resources
Rev up for spring
'Eat 5 to 9 A Day' low-calorie spring meal packs
flavor, color and nutrition
Weekly outlook: Hog profits
Letter: POW and MIA recognition
Lincoln Community High School concert band successful at competition
Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission fingerspelling bee
Lincoln College softball vs. Parkland
Elkhart mine fire prompts swift, multiagency response
Gov. Blagojevich welcomes the world
to Chicago for the 'Olympics of Biotech'
The governor kicks off international
convention that is expected to attract more than 20,000 people from
all 50 states and 60 countries
Ex-prisoners of war and missing in action recognized
District 44 weekly update
Millipedes, lawn weeds
and announcements
By John Fulton
Lincoln College 5K race date announced
Letter: Illini triumphs forecast great season
Lincoln College softball vs. ICC
Motorists urged to use
caution as highway construction season kicks off
6,700 work-zone crashes a year
Photo enforcement vans to hit the highways soon
First lady
Patti Blagojevich celebrates grand opening of first Y-ME Illinois
Wig and Prosthesis Salon to serve breast cancer patients in
downstate Illinois
Salon to offer wigs, hats, scarves,
breast prosthetics and prosthetic bras at no cost to patients with
limited resources
Court news
Marriages
Dissolutions
Letter: Volunteers sought for storm cleanup
Mount Pulaski School District screening: birth to 2 1/2
Healing the silent cancer of child sexual abuse
New website and new corporate board officers at CIEDC
Sunday pancake and sausage breakfast to raise funds for Lincoln Heritage Days and Lincoln fireworks
Trivia Night for the Relay For Life
Chester 4-H
Annual Christian Women's Conference, 'A Vessel of Honor,' registration opens
Lincoln ERT open softball tournament fundraiser
Home Country: When it's already tomorrow today and other time anomalies
Community leaders to attend GIS informational meeting
Tornado watch: The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a tornado watch for Logan County till 8 p.m. Other counties under the watch are Christian, DeWitt, Macon, Maucoupin, Menard, Morgan, and Sangamon.
Salvation Army at
Lincoln readying to offer temporary shelter
Volunteers needed to assist operation
Gov. Blagojevich urges
Republican lawmakers to put politics aside and support jobs program
that would put 230,000 people to work
Jobs bill will build better roads, improve mass transit and ease
school overcrowding throughout Illinois
Illinois Senior Hall of Fame candidates sought
General Assembly approves legislation to promote economic development in central Illinois
Letters:
Volunteers sought for storm cleanup
Comment on letter from Sen. Larry Bomke
Learning is children's responsibility
Easter Bunny coming to downtown Lincoln
Sunday pancake and sausage breakfast to raise funds for Lincoln Heritage Days and Lincoln fireworks
Walk supports MS research and local services
Lincoln College softball vs. John Wood
LC softball stats after 20 games
County zooming in on zoning and ordinance issues
Geographic information system parcel mapping presentation set
Mount Pulaski sets 15 landscape waste pickups
Gov.
Blagojevich declares 18 counties state disaster areas after latest
round of severe storms
Declaration enables state to assist hard-hit communities with their
extraordinary storm-related costs
'Family Fun Fly' to benefit the Lincoln MS Walk
Take a ride back in time to the 1800s to see how bicycles were invented and reinvented
Lincoln College softball vs. Robert Morris
Exit here! Tourism starts signage campaign
Glass recycling resumes
Gov. Blagojevich announces IDOC staff, inmate work crews logged nearly 11,000 hours of cleanup work after tornadoes and severe storms
Henbit
control and spraying for nuisance fruit
By John Fulton
Letters
Mount Pulaski Fire District downsizing threatens medical emergency response to Chestnut residents
State Sen. Larry Bomke: Disabled to benefit from Lincoln Estates opening
Oasis update
Midwest Archives Conference in Bloomington to feature tours of David Davis Mansion
Lincoln College softball vs. Danville
Elkhart citizens organize in response to board's decision to consolidate junior high schools
Recognitions and observances lead off city meeting
Second Sunday storm leaves damage throughout San Jose
Illinois seniors urged to enroll in Illinois Cares Rx as Medicare Part D deadline approaches
District 44 weekly update
Weekly outlook: Planting intentions
Logan County Health Department open house today celebrating 35 years
5 A Day
Vegetable of the month: Asparagus
Skipping a grade
Logan County
Regional Planning Commission revamped
New members announced
Community
Action cuts expenditures and revamps services to spare senior
programs
Land of Lincoln Work Force Investment
Board appointees announced
Wind advisory
Blagojevich administration moves
to shut down unscrupulous short-term lenders
Governor pushes rules to enhance
consumer protections for short-term loans
Revocation order against four locations owned by Payday Loan Store
of Illinois
First lady Patti Blagojevich
rallies with Illinois Campaign for Better Health Care, U.S. Rep. Jan
Schakowsky and hundreds of medical students for affordable, quality
health care for all Illinoisans
Gov. Blagojevich awarded Hero of
Health Care Award from leading national health care advocacy group
for his landmark All Kids plan and commitment to the Health Care
Justice Act
Frost-free date and gardening
By John Fulton
Last-minute reminder: Remember those who have served our country; bricks to be laid in All Veterans Park
Lincoln College softball vs. Bradley club team
Lincoln Christian College to break ground for new dorm
Easter Bunny coming to downtown Lincoln
Children's Health Fair
State fire marshal
reminds people to change batteries in smoke alarms when changing the
clocks
Working smoke alarms critical to
saving lives
National
organization commends Illinois for generous benefits offered to
veterans and their families
VFW: Other
states now trying to emulate Illinois' successful programs
Court news
Marriages
Dissolutions
'Less Red Tape' to help schools passes House
Cline anniversary announcement
Shockers, not much happens without notice in a small community