Daily headlines

November 2007

Friday, Nov. 30:

• Freezing Rain Advisory for Logan County
  9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday

  • Winter Storm With Freezing Rain and Sleet to Arrive Saturday

• Man Takes Hostages in N.H. Clinton Office

• Amtrak, Freight Trains Collide in Illinois

  • Statement From Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich on Amtrak Train Collision

• Major Winter Storms Last Year Demonstrate Need to Prepare for Cold, Snow and Ice

• Winter Storm Preparedness Tips

• Former Illinois Rep. Hyde Dies

• Pastor: Ex-Cop's Missing Wife Feared Him

• Chicago Mayor Chooses New Police Chief

• Hunters Help Supply Meat for Food Banks

• White House Lowers '08 Economic Forecast

• Bad Pet Food May Have Killed Nearly 350

• Body of Secret Porn Star Found in Kansas

• Man Accused of Forcing Miscarriage

• Obese Man Granted 2nd Adoption Hearing

• Calls in Sudan for Execution of Briton

• Bin Laden: Europeans Should End U.S. Help

• Venezuelan Students Rally Against Chavez

• Jet With 56 Aboard Crashes in Turkey

• Report Due on Iran Nuclear Program

• Presidential Race Turns a Negative Page

• Huge Wooden Moose Planned in Sweden

• Cops Break Door, Nab Alleged Pizza Thief

• Missing Bracelet Found in Minn. Chicken

• Dublin Beer Bandit Raids Guinness

• Study: Shy Swedes Are Habitual Huggers

• Teen Says He Pulled Heists, Kept Curfew

• Donor Leaves Gold Coin in Arizona Kettle

• Duke Scientists Map 'Silenced Genes'

• Dinosaur Tracks Discovered in Utah

• Israeli Says Elusive Biblical Wall Found

• Witherspoon Tops Best-Paid Actresses

• This Day in History

• The Nation's Weather

• Mitchell Votes Against Chicago Transit Bailout

• Government Report Says ID Theft Down

• BP Unit Pleads Guilty in Oil Spill

• Bernanke Hints of Further Rate Cuts

• Stock Futures Point Toward Higher Open

• Agriculture Futures Mixed on CBOT

• First United Methodist Church Sponsors Blood Drive on Monday at the Lincoln Masonic Center
  Second Opportunity to Give on Dec. 7

• Representative for Alternate Truancy Ordinance Answers Objections

• Truancy Ordinance:

  • Letter from Elizabeth Carter

  • Letter from Rebekah Crider

• Invitation to Elkhart's Community Christmas

• Postville, Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed House and Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum Warm Up This Weekend's Christmas Tours

• Graveyard Shift Work Linked to Cancer

• NCCAA Tip-Off

• Redbirds Rout Ramblers

• Thursday's College Basketball

• College Basketball Roundup: Oregon Bests K-State in Top 25 Showdown

• NBA Roundup: Celtics Call Off Dogs, Beat Knicks by 45

• Jackson Agrees to Stay With Lakers

• NBA Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• Osborne Names Himself Interim Coach

• Romo, Dallas Beat Pack 37-27; Favre Hurt

• Teammates Portis, Moss Mourn Taylor

• Vick Co-Defendants Face Sentencing

• NFL Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• Barry Bonds Book Picked Up by HBO

• NHL Owners Approve Scheduling Changes

Thursday, Nov. 29:

• 2007 Festival of Trees -- pictures

• Video Visits With Troops in Iraq
  'See Your Soldier' Sign-Up Opens

• Governor's Statement on Mass Transit Funding

• 'O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree!'

• Ex-Officer's Lawyer Denies Barrel Existed

• Chicago Trucker Guilty in Deadly Wreck

• Tips for Safe Holiday Decorating

• O.J. Simpson's Hearing a Quiet Affair

• 12 States Sue EPA for Data on Toxins

• U.S. Deaths in Iraq Remain Low in November

• Roberts Says God Forced His Resignation

• Deep Throat a Fixture in Nixon Files

• Economy Has Strong Showing in Summer

• Sudan Hauls British Teacher Into Court Over Teddy Bear Naming

• Police: Thwarted Sale Involved Uranium

• Musharraf Sworn in As Pakistan President

• China: U.S. Navy Spat No Misunderstanding

• SWAT Teams Storm Philippine Hotel

• GOP Rivals Clash on Immigration, Torture

• Woman, 83, Loses Cash in Freak Accident

• Guyana's Ex-First Lady Appeals for a Car

• N.Y. Man Fights for Anti-Osama Plates

• Police: Real Gun Pulled in Fake Cop Act

• Poem Headstone Uncovered at Courthouse

• Lottery Winner Wasn't Supposed to Gamble

• Robots Dazzle at Japanese Exhibit

• Venus Has Frequent Bursts of Lightning

• This Day in History

• The Nation's Weather

• Settlement Reached in Broadway Strike

• FCC Chief Would OK Tribune Buyout

• U.S. Pipeline Fire Drives Oil Up $4

• Stock Futures Slip on Sears Earnings

• Agriculture Futures Rise on CBOT

• Salvation Army Announces Rental Assistance Program

• ZLS October Student of the Month

• Red, White & True Mysteries: Creator of Chewing Gum Had Historic Boss

• U.S. Obesity Rates Seem to Have Leveled

• Study: CT Scans Raise Cancer Risk

• ISU Hosts Loyola on Thursday Night

• Illinois State Vs. Illinois-Chicago on Saturday

• Vanderbilt Defeats Duke 68-55

• Wednesday's College Basketball

• Pistons Top Cavs After James Is Injured

• NBA Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• Illini Bowl Ticket Request Plan Announced

• Police: Taylor Shooting Appears 'Random'

• NFL Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• College Football Top 25

• La Russa Pleads Guilty to DUI

Wednesday, Nov. 28:

• City to Adopt Truancy Ordinance

• Santa Claus Coming to Mason City
  Visit Set for Sunday

• 4th Annual One-Stop Holiday Shopping Day in Atlanta on Sunday

• Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Events Featured Online

• Bush Calls Abbas, Olmert to White House

• Army Orders Commanders to Prepare Cuts

• Cyber Monday Online Sales Jump 21 Percent

• 50-State Quarter Program Very Successful

• Oral Roberts University Gets $70M Pledge

• Simpson Faces Arraignment at Nev. Court

• Musharraf Retires As Pakistan Army Chief

• Afghans: U.S. Airstrikes Kill 14 Workers

• Can Oprah's Blessing Boost Obama?

• Bill: Hillary Can Put U.S. Back on Track

• Fact Check: Romney and the Crime Issue

• McCain Doubts Progress in Peace Talks

• Boy Walks 280 Miles for Homeless Kids

• Fla. Road Crew Finds Bags of Marijuana

• Judge Removed Over Cell Phone Jailing

• Police: Woman Dumped Mom's Body

• Man Arrested for Shooting Traffic Camera

• Ga. Man Tries to Deposit Fake $1M Bill

• Helio Castroneves Voted 'Dancing' Champ

• Rats Wipe Out Seabirds on Alaska Island

• Reversal of Endangered Species Rulings

• University Researcher Seeks Better Flour

• This Day in History

• The Nation's Weather

• Opportunities Seen for Rural America

• U.S. Stock Futures Point to Higher Open

• Corn, Soybeans Fall While Wheat Rises

• Oasis Update

• Lincoln College Dance Force Performs

• Studies: Cyberbullying Is on the Rise

• States Slow to Ban Restaurant Trans Fats

• Cancer Institute Updates Risk Calculator

• On Earth...: The Greatest Redemption of All

• Logan Lanes Bowling:

  • Logan Lassies

  • Tuesday Super Trios

• Dyer's Double-Double Propels ISU Past Chicago State

• Tuesday's College Basketball

• Deng, Gordon Lead Way As Bulls End Skid

• NBA Roundup: LeBron Lifts Cavs Over Celtics in OT

• NBA Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• Leman Named Lott Trophy Finalist

• Players Plan to Donate to NFL Retirees

• NFL Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

Tuesday, Nov. 27:

• City: Fire, Water (and Water-Related) Topics

• Yahoo, It's the Minier Christmas Stroll and Parade on Saturday

• Governor's Statement Regarding Proposed Compromise on Transit Funding

• Halted Gene Therapy Study to Resume

• Model Who Killed 3 Gets 8-Year Sentence

• Court Asked to Declare Fossett Dead

• Mideast State Dinner Itself Is Statement

• Cheney's Heart Restored to Normal Rhythm

• Nissan Recalling Altima, Sentra Vehicles

• Documents: Mom Described Killing Girl, 2

• Pa. Killer Still Missing; Hid in Trash

• NYPD: Man Kills, Chops Up Mom, Brother

• Iran Says It's Produced New Missile

• 77 Police Officers Hurt in Paris Riots

• Musharraf Bids Farewell to Troops

• Republicans Threaten to Cut Aid to Iraq

• Focusing on Who Can Vote in Iowa, N.H.

• Giuliani: Promote Benefits of Democracy

• Obama Touts His Time Away From Capital

• Pair Learn Finders Not Always Keepers

• Honest Man Returns Mistaken $2M Check

• Bones of Baby Found in Detroit Home

• Doc Delivers 4 Sets of Twins in 24 Hours

• San Diego Zoo Panda Cub Named Zhen Zhen

• Woman Has Baby in Truck on Thanksgiving

• Brown Leads Heading to 'Dancing' Finale

• This Day in History

• The Nation's Weather

• Farm Credit Promotes Fink

• Citi Sells Stake to Abu Dhabi Fund

• Stock Futures Point to Higher Open

• Weekly Outlook: Reduce the Pork Herd

• Wheat, Corn and Oat Futures Fall

• Rotary Club Seeks Area Professionals for Goodwill Exchange to South Korea

• Olympia High School Madrigal Performances This Weekend

• Little Milk, Exercise Hurts Kids' Bones

• Rotary, Gates Give Funds to Fight Polio

• G.T.'s 'Ten for Tuesday'
  Cancun Edition
  By Greg Taylor

• Logan Lanes Bowling:

  • American Bowling League

  • Rise 'n' Shine League

  • Split 'n' Gutter

• Youth Wrestling: 3rd Annual Lincoln Railer Rumble

• College Women: Wyoming Cowgirls Ranked for First Time

• Monday's College Basketball

• NBA Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• Bears RB Benson's Year Ends With Surgery

• Reed's Field Goal Drops Dolphins to 0-11

• Redskins' Taylor Dies After Being Shot

• Trial Date to Be Set for Michael Vick

• NFL Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• Pitching Focus of Maple Leaf Baseball Clinic

• Cubs, Wood Agree to $4.2M for 1 Year

• Raines, Justice Head Hall Candidates

Monday, Nov. 26:

• Elkhart Group Helps Patriotic Cause

• Recall Information

• Online Holiday Shopping Season Kicks Off

• Dioxin Spot in Mich. Could Be Worst Ever

• Congress, Courts Examine 'State Secrets'

• Bush Lends Clout to Mideast Peace Talks

• Sharif Registers As Pakistani Candidate

• Iran: No Smoking Gun but Strong Evidence

• Lott to Resign by End of Year

• Clinton, Obama Argue About Health Care

• Clinton Starts Campaign Day With Prayer

• Clinton: I Have Best Chance Vs. GOP

• Huckabee: America Enslaved to Saudi Oil

• Giuliani Keeps Up Spat With Romney

• Turkeys Visit N.Y. Town for Thanksgiving

• Rescued Dog Saves Owner From Idaho Fire

• For Sale: Defunct Wisconsin Bridge, $1

• Babe Loses Head, Bunyan Not a Suspect

• Unpopulated, 1-House Texas Town 'Sold'

• China Shows First Image From Lunar Probe

• This Day in History

• The Nation's Weather

• 'Twelve Days of Christmas' Gets Costly

• Businessman Into Total Philanthropy

• Stock Futures Up on Strong Retail Sales

• Study: Kids Will Eat Healthy School Food

• Railer Basketball: Eaton Electrical Holiday Round Robin

• Indiana 70, Illinois State 57

• Redbird Comeback Falls Short; Kent State 65, ISU 59

• DePaul 80, Illinois State 75

• Freshman Helps USC Rout No. 19 Salukis

• Saturday's College Basketball

• LeBron's Triple-Double Leads Cavs to Win

• NBA Roundup: Spurs Beat Sonics, 116-101

• NBA Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• Missouri, WVU Lead BCS Standings

• Saturday's College Football

• Grossman, Bears Rally Past Broncos in OT

• Seahawks Rally, Hold on to Beat Rams

• NFL Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• Ames Defends Skins Title With Rich Putt

• Baddeley Wins Australian Masters

• Scotland Wins World Cup of Golf

Saturday, Nov. 24:

• Warm October Across Illinois Ranks Among Top 10

• Preparations for Snow and Ice Season

• Ill. Congressman Claims Racial Profiling

• Chicago Might Sell Naming Rights

• Embattled Oral Roberts President Resigns

• Analysis: Summit Holds Risks for Bush

• Book Dispels Okla. City Bomb Conspiracy

• Illegal Immigrant Rescues Boy in Desert

• Howard's Reign in Australia Is Over

• 2 Suicide Attacks Kill 35 in Pakistan

• Small Cruise Ship Sinks Off Antarctica

• Candidates Ponder Voters' View of Iraq

• Thompson: New York Is an Atypical City

• Dems Have Four-Letter Focus: I-O-W-A

• Unpopulated, 1-House Texas Town 'Sold'

• Mich. Teen Gets Stuck in Chimney

• Woman's Finger Torn Off During Robbery

• Pa. Dog's Bark-Biting Could Cost $3,100

• NYC Toddler Survives 20-Foot Fall

• U.N.: Greenhouse Gases Hit High in 2006

• This Day in History

• The Nation's Weather

• 44th District Weekly Update

• Quid Est Veritas? What Is Truth?

• Chinese Car Plant to Be Built in Mexico

• Despite Economy, Malls and Stores Jammed

• Canadians Jump Into Black Friday Frenzy

• Stocks End Up After Shortened Session

• Have We Seen Worst of Mortgage Crisis?

• Soybean, Wheat Prices Jump on CBOT

• Home Country: No Good Comes in November

• Hunters in Illinois Harvest More Than 85,000 Deer During First Weekend of Firearm Deer Season

• FDA: Flu Drugs Affecting Kids' Behavior

• S. Korea Confirms First Bird Flu Outbreak

• Docs Find Errors in Own Medical Charts

• Voskuil, Texas Tech Upset No. 14 Gonzaga

• College Basketball Roundup

• Friday's College Basketball

• NBA Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• Arkansas Tops LSU; Title Picture Muddled

• Franchione Steps Down

• NFL Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• Journeyman Pitcher Kennedy Dead at 28

• ISU Softball Releases 2008 Schedule

• Americans Keep World Cup Golf Lead

• Sampras Stuns Federer in Exhibition

Friday, Nov. 23:

• Holiday Events in Logan County Starting Saturday

• Lincoln Jaycees Present Breakfast With Santa

• Create Cherished Christmas Memories
  A Special Day Planned in the Quaint Village of Elkhart

• Blagojevich Administration Officials Launch Homeowner Outreach Days

• Atty.: Letter Says Cop's Wife Sighted

• Cop Charged With DUI in Fatal Crash

• Admiral 'Perplexed' by Snub at Hong Kong

• Airline Workers Get Sick After Co. Meal

• Stores Usher in Holiday Shopping Season

• Bush Calls Troops on Thanksgiving

• Aides Choose Royalties Over Loyalties

• Iran a Driving Force for Mideast Meeting

• Musharraf Faces Sharif, Commonwealth Woe

• Navy Begins Relief Mission in Bangladesh

• Ship Sinking in Antarctic Waters

• Giuliani Seeks Votes One Plate at a Time

• Huckabee Rides Evangelical Wave in Iowa

• N.H. Presidential Primary Set for Jan. 8

• Painting Found in Trash Sells for $1M

• Wis. Man Upset Over Beer Shoots Goats

• Debate rises on who wrote 'Don't Squeeze the Charmin?'

• Sibling Rivalry: Biggest Turkey Wins

• Man Gulps Down Feast to Support Hungry

• $40K Paid for Butterfly Naming Rights

• Shooter Says He Mistook Cow for Coyote

• Prince Takes $135M Estate Off Market

• This Day in History

• The Nation's Weather

• Brady: Governor Abusing Power to Call Special Legislative Sessions

• Conference Focuses on Keeping Community Downtowns Vibrant
  Lincoln Businesses and Volunteers Applauded

• Dollar Continues to Plumb Depths

• Oil Prices Fall Below $97

• One Laptop Per Child Extends Promotion

• U.S. Stocks Head for Higher Open

• Wheat Prices Surge by Maximum Limit

• Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bishop Celebrate 60 Years

• Red, White & True Mysteries: Texas Woman Outlives Three Husbands, Starts Global Company

• Taylorville Christmas Home Tour and Tea Feature 19th-Century Rehabs and 'My Fair Lady' Themes

• Out-of-Town Guests Love Architecture Tours

• Britain Plans Flu Shots for Everyone

• Tired on Thanksgiving? Don't Blame Turkey

• Exercise Rates Are Up, CDC Study Says

• Logan Lanes Bowling: Tuesday Super Trios

• Booty Leads USC Past Arizona State

• Thursday's College Basketball

• Clippers snap Nuggets' winning streak in 101-90 victory

• NBA Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• College Football Standings

• Favre's Packers Beat Lions 37-26

• NFL Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• Bonds' Former Friends Set to Testify

• NHL-Worst Capitals Fire Coach Hanlon

Nov. 22: Thanksgiving Day

Wednesday, Nov. 21:

• Lincoln Jaycees Angel Tree Under Way

• CIEDC Announces San Jose Christian Church As a New Senior Meal Spot

• Illinois Public Safety Agencies' Thanksgiving Holiday 'Click It or Ticket' and 'Stay Alive on the I's' Campaigns Aim to Reduce Crashes, Fatalities

• Student Slain to Death Near U of Chicago

• U.S. Subways in Dire Need of Repair

• Corn Bin Collapses, Burying Iowa Family

• Holiday Mail Deadlines and Tips

• Holiday Travelers Hit the Road, Skies

• Student Group Wants More Guns on Campus

• Polygamist Leader Sentenced to Prison

• No-Contest Plea in Halberstam Crash

• Pakistan Parties Waver on Boycott

• Musharraf May Quit Army by Saturday

• Relief Camps Overrun in Bangladesh

• Clinton Mocks Obama on Foreign Policy

• Play of the Day: Obama's Fridge Signing

• Obama Says He Drank, Tried Drugs As Teen

• Thompson Says Democrats Just Turn Left

• Romney: Cap Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

• Young Deer Hunter's Hat Shot Off Head

• Cheetah Caught After Escaping Enclosure

• Stem Cell Breakthrough Defuses Debate

• Sanctuary of Rome's 'Founder' Revealed

• Black Spots Threaten Cave Drawings

• Jennie Garth Eliminated From 'Dancing'

• This Day in History

• The Nation's Weather

• Governor Calls Special Session on Transit Funding

• Oil Prices Rise Above $99 a Barrel

• Feds Urge Vigilance on Toy Safety

• Wall Street Heads Toward Lower Open

• Agricultural Futures Rise on CBOT

• Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bishop Celebrate 60 Years

• Support Group Explores Divorce-Related Topics
  'Moving On, Growing Closer to God'

• Oasis update

• Book Look: 'Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie'

• Here Am I, Send Me: A Trilogy for Triumphant Living

• History for the Holidays
  Holiday Season Events at State Historic Sites and Lincoln Presidential Museum Cover Several Centuries

• Pedometers May Encourage Weight Loss

• Logan Lanes Bowling: Logan Lassies

• Lincoln Christian Vs. St. Louis Christian

• Jackson Named Valley Newcomer of the Week

• Tuesday's College Basketball

• Nuggets rout Bulls 112-91

• Kobe Sends Lakers to a 4th Straight Win

• NBA Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• Ron Zook Selected to Coach 2008 Hula Bowl All-Star Game

• Vick Will Spend Thanksgiving Behind Bars

• Feds Seek $1M From Vick for Pit Bulls

• NFL Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• Rollins Wins NL MV

• Federer Defeats Sampras in Exhibition

Tuesday,  Nov. 20:

• Racetrack Owners Maneuver a New Curve
  Lincoln Speedway on Straightaway to New Season

• Collision Concepts Announces Annual Car Giveaway

• Illinois Public Safety Agencies to Tighten Safety Belt Enforcement Over Thanksgiving Holiday

• 2007 Holiday Air Travel Security Guidelines Update

• Second Near Plane Miss for FAA Chicago

• Invites Set for Mideast Conference

• Rice's Highs and Lows

• U.S. Official: High Seat Backs for Buses

• EPA Considering Bans on 2 Animal Poisons

• Hate Crimes Rose 8 Percent in 2006

• U.S. Scores on International Test Tossed

• Chavez, Ahmadinejad: U.S. Power on Decline

• Pakistan Releases Opposition Supporters

• General Says N. Iraq Most Violent Region

• Poll: Obama, Giuliani Likable Candidates

• Obama: Foreign Family Experience Helps

• Clinton Says Economy Needs Experience

• Squirrels Briefly Kill Power in 2 Cities

• Ala. Woman Turns 100, Gets Her Diploma

• Vandals Glue Locks on Church Doors Shut

• Truck Loaded With Eggs Flips on Road

• Burglar Drives Into Store, Snatches TVs

• Sober Calif. Drivers to Get the Bird

• 'Shut Up' Is Hit Ringtone in Spain

• Space Station Astronauts Take Spacewalk

• This Day in History

• The Nation's Weather

• Mortgage Woes Could Spread to Cars

• Court Considers Changing Look of Money

• Wall Street Heads Toward Higher Open

• Agricultural Futures Finish Mostly Lower

• Weekly Outlook: Unsettled Crop Markets

• Heart Disease Kills More Women Under 45

• Food Makers Pressured to Cut Sodium

• G.T.'s 'Ten for Tuesday'
  By Greg Taylor

• Logan Lanes Bowling:

  • American Bowling League

  • Split 'n' Gutter

• Lincoln Holiday Tournament: Lincoln Railsplitters Vs. East St. Louis Flyers

  • LCHS Varsity Roster

• AP Poll: Lady Vols Unanimous No. 1

• College Basketball Roundup: UCLA to Face Michigan State

• Monday's College Basketball

• NBA Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• Mendenhall, Benn, Zook Earn Big Ten Honors

• Broncos Break Out in Win Over Titans

• Vick Surrenders to U.S. Marshals

• NFL Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• A-Rod Wins 3rd AL MVP

• ChiSox, Angels Swap Garland and Cabrera

• Mike Tyson Sentenced to 1 Day in Jail

Monday, Nov. 19:

• Foster Grandparents Say Program Enriches Their Lives
  Program Celebrated at Luncheon

• Gov. Blagojevich Hails Nomination of Tom Carper to National Board of Amtrak

• Recall Information

• America Ships Electronic Waste Overseas

• U.S., Russia Agree on Plutonium Disposal

• Bush Homeland Security Adviser Resigns

• Ga. Boys Ages 8 and 9 Charged With Rape

• Motor City Named Nation's Most Dangerous

• Government Study: Americans Reading Less

• Food Pantries Struggling With Shortages

• Bangladesh Cyclone Death Toll at 2,400

• 69 Killed in Ukraine Mine Explosion

• Court Clears Musharraf's Continued Rule

• Edwards Criticizes Clinton Over Iraq

• Obama Criticizes Clinton on NAFTA

• McCain: It's OK to Make People Mad

• Giuliani Addresses Energy at NASCAR Race

• Rogue Cell Phone Has 911 on Redial

• Flight Path Stains Irk Wis. Residents

• 'Spiderman' Scales Part of China Mountain

• Vegas Tour Vans Get Greasy and Green

• 'Idol' Alums Win 3 American Music Awards

• This Day in History

• The Nation's Weather

• 44th District Weekly Update

• Some Win, Some Lose As Dollar Falls

• OPEC Comment Drives Oil Close to $95

• Wall Street Heads Toward Lower Open

• Paying Farmers to Protect Environment

• Lincoln Community High School Speech Team Wins Charleston Tournament

• LCC Vs. Central Christian

• Hudson, Lewis Lead Second-Half Comeback for Redbirds Against Tennessee-Martin

• Redbirds Run Past the Bulls 82-57

• Kobe, Reserves Lead Lakers Past Bulls

• NBA Roundup: Celtics' Win Streak Ends at 8

• NBA Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• Mendenhall and Williams Break Records for Illini

• LSU and Kansas in Control of BCS Destiny

• Kansas Reaches New Heights in AP Top 25

• Grossman Starts, Hands Game to Seahawks

• Rams Hold on As Niners Drop 8th Straight

• NFL Roundup: The Weird and the Commonplace

• NFL Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• LPGA Tour: Ochoa Wins $1 Million ADT Championship

• Federer Wins 4th Masters Cup in 5 Years

• Twice Is Nice for Johnson

Saturday, Nov. 17:

• Thayer Man Loses Life in Two-Vehicle Crash

• Minier Christmas Parade and Stroll Dec. 1

• State Public Health Director Warns Consumers to Check Their Freezers and Throw Out Recalled Pot Pies

• Gov. Blagojevich Signs Midwestern Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord

• Turkey Tips for a Safe Thanksgiving Dinner

• Death of Ex-Cop's Wife Called a Homicide

• FAA Reassures Travelers After Near-Miss

• Malnourished Twins Found Near Dead Woman

• Stagehands and Producers to Resume Talks

• 2 Killed in Iowa Balloon Crash

• Following Fish, From Sea to Dinner Table

• Mother Gets 60 Years in Scalding Death

• Mom: Web Hoax Led Girl to Kill Herself

• Bangladesh Military Hunts for Survivors

• New Justice Chief Shows Political Savvy

• Giuliani Would Pick Conservative Judges

• Clinton Advances Renewable Energy Ideas

• McCain: Avoid Boosting Hostile Leaders

• Kerry Vows to Disprove Swift Boat Claims

• Pilot Lands Copter to Pick Mushrooms for Mom

• Woman Stabs Dog That Attacked Her Cat

• Police: Gas Price War Leads to Shooting

• For Sale: a Piece of the Eiffel Tower

• Man in 'Nacho Libre' Mask Robs Store

• Full Moon Will Soon Overshadow Comet

• Whale Found Deep in Brazil Rain Forest

• This Day in History

• The Nation's Weather

• Court News

• Marriages

• Dissolutions

• Sen. Bomke's Week in Review

• Wall & Main: Brokerage, Bank Accounts Deemed Safe

• Gold Deemed an Endangered Present in '07

• Blockbuster Charts Course to Digital Age

• Wheat, Soybeans Decline on CBOT

• Chili Supper Benefit

• A Slave No More
  Author of Runaway Slave Biography to Appear at Lincoln Presidential Museum

• Madrigal Announcement

• Home Country: Creating the Perfect Golf Fundraiser
  The More Impossible the Play Is, the More They Like It

• Atty.: Woman Wasn't Told Donor Was a Risk

• Volleyball: LCC Angels

• Reminder: EIU Baseball Winter Camps

• Bonds' Lawyers to Question Steroid Test

• Bonds and A's Could Be a Fit

• Bonds Memorabilia Hard to Sell

• Men's College Basketball: LCC vs. Great Lakes Christian College

• Friday's College Basketball

• NBA Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• NFL Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• LPGA Tour: Sorenstam Ousted From ADT After Playoff

• Masters Cup: Davydenko Wins; Helps Federer Gain Semis

• One Last Ride at DEI for Junior

Friday, Nov. 16:

• Merchants Ask County Board's Assistance With Downtown Parking

• Mitchell Proposes Tax Relief for Motorists
  State Should Not Be Making a Windfall on Taxpayers' Backs

• Minier-Armington, Hopedale Celebrate the Season to Share
  2007 Community Claus Organizing

• Hastert Bids House Farewell

• FAA: Error Nearly Led to Jets Colliding

• Chicago Tenants Fear Being Pushed Out

• Illinois Man Ordered Deported for Nazi Ties

• 2 Bodies Found Along Bike Path

• Stamp Price Hikes Won't Top Inflation

• CBS Asks Judge to Dismiss Rather's Suit

• GPS Helps Cities Catch Goof-Offs

• Musharraf Swears in Caretaker Government

• Koreas to Launch Regular Train Service

• Report: Bangladesh Cyclone Kills 425

• Clinton Accuses Rivals of Mud-Slinging

• Gore, Schwarzenegger Push Climate Forum

• Dog Gives Up Life to Save Man From Fire

• Police Use Oil to Free Suspect From Vent

• Man Allegedly Uses Stapler to Rob Shop

• Jury Gets Case of Birder Who Shot Cat

• Woman Keeps Hair Appointment After Crash

• S.D. Man Downs 5.5 Ounces of Hot Sauce

• Man Takes Laptop From Praying Preacher

• Cat Warns Couple of Carbon Monoxide Leak

• Dinosaur Found With Vacuum-Cleaner Mouth

• Pasta Monster Gets Academic Attention

• This Day in History

• The Nation's Weather

• Court Driving Out Doctors

• Paulson: Dollar Will Be Strong Again

• Kraft Shedding Post Cereals Business

• 'Express Lanes' to Ease Air Congestion

• Wall Street Heads to Flat Open

• Agricultural Futures Trade Mixed on CBOT

• Salvation Army Kettle Drive Volunteers Sought

• Feds Help Illinois-HIV Transplant Probe

• Weight Loss From Three Diet Drugs Modest

• CDC: New Respiratory Bug Has Killed 10

• Federal Grand Jury Indicts Barry Bonds

• Indictment Won't Keep Bonds Off Field

• A-Rod, Yanks Discuss $275 Million Deal

• Jeter, New York State in Tax Dispute

• Peavy Unanimously Wins NL Cy Young Award

• Illinois State 79, Green Bay 70

• College Basketball Scores & Schedules

• Barbosa Leads Suns to Victory Over Bulls

• NBA Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• Illinois-OSU Replay

• NFL Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• LPGA Tour: Solid Start for 2 Kims at LPGA's ADT

• Masters Cup: Davydenko Beats Gonzalez

• Title Contenders Maintain Friendship

Thursday, Nov. 15:

• Lincoln Road Closure at N. College and Riggs

• Council Hears From Racetrack Owners
  Successful 2007 Lincoln Speedway Season

• CIEDC Announces Korner Cafe as a New Senior Meal Spot

• America Recycles Day: Illinois EPA Encourages Efforts to Reuse, Reduce and Recycle
  State Environmental Agency Sponsors Numerous Recycling Programs

• Peeved Patron Plugs Postal Worker

• Cop Denies Involvement in Wife's Death

• Over 35.5 Million Found Hungry in 2006

• IRS: $110 Million in Refunds Not Cashed

• Poll: IMs Help Teens Avoid Embarrassment

• O.J. Simpson to Face New Criminal Trial

• Airport Screeners Missed Bomb Parts

• Bhutto Hopes to Form Unity Government

• Abbas Calls for Hamas Overthrow in Gaza

• U.S. General: Roadside Bombs Down Sharply

• House Passes $50B Iraq Withdrawal Bill

• House Focuses on Internet Sex Predators

• Ron Paul Collecting Fans, Big Money

• Cowboy Tours Country to Find Good News

• Minnesota Bank Held Up Twice in One Day

• NYC Pulls Plug on Direct Current

• Runaway Pigs Lead Chase on Iowa Streets

• 'Robin Hood' Claims He Shared Loot

• Hitler's Globe Sells for $100,000

• Warden Wants Satellite TV

• TV Makers Urged to Offer Safer Disposal

• This Day in History

• The Nation's Weather

• Ruling: Government Can Seek Lay's Money

• Price Surge Puts Focus on Oil Supplies

• Ford, Honda Lead Safest Cars List

• U.S. Stock Futures Point to Lower Open

• Soybean Futures Jump on CBOT

• Mount Pulaski High School Honor Roll

• Washington-Monroe School Honor Roll

• Lincoln College Production of 'Odd Couple (Female Version)' Opens

• Signs Drive Shoppers to Take the Stairs

• Diabetes Drug to Warn of Risk to Heart

• Stay-Rod? Rodriguez May Stay With Yanks

• Dice-K Questionable for Tokyo Opener

• Wedge, Melvin Win Manager Awards

• Baseball Owners Convene

• Illinois State 90, SEMO 71

• Redbirds Face Green Bay in Home Opener

• Illinois Basketball Signs Simeon Big Man Simpson

• Wednesday's College Basketball

• Kobe, Lakers Beat Rockets; T-Mac Hurt

• NBA Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• Illini Named Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Team of the Week

• Grossman Returns As Starter for Bears

• NFL Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• LPGA: Annika's Last Stand

• Nadal Stays Alive in Masters Cup

Wednesday, Nov. 14:

• College Appeals to City to Take Over Sewer Line

• Illinois Celebrates First Worldwide Diabetes Day

• Kick the Habit During the Great American Smokeout

• Officer to Missing Wife: 'Come Home'

• 4 Get AIDS Virus From Organ Donor

• Report Puts Hidden War Costs at $1.6T

• Bay Oil Spill May Prompt Restrictions

• Chief Justice to Swear in Mukasey

• ORU President Gets No-Confidence Vote

• Simpson Hearing Nears End in Las Vegas

• No Charges for 10-Year-Old Fire-Starter

• Bhutto to Remain Under Detention

• North, South Korean Leaders Begin Talks

• Reports: Moscow May Deploy Missiles

• Romney Counting on Traditional Strategy

• Obama Challenges Clinton on Trade Deals

• Right to Life Says Fred Thompson Can Win

• Judge Who Sued Over Pants Loses Job

• La. Medical Student Lands 359-Lb. Grouper

• Woman Is Hit in Head by Small Plane

• Nobody Runs for Mayor; 7 Want to Wrestle

• Woman Being 'Silly' Hit by Freight Train

• Scientists Claim to Clone Monkey Embryos

• NASA Probes Smoky Smell in Spacesuit

• Mathison Is Booted From TV's 'Dancing'

• This Day in History

• The Nation's Weather

• Retail Sales Up Only 0.2 Percent

• Investor Makes Bid for Wendy's

• Blacks More Pessimistic About Progress

• Wal-Mart Profit Up, Expects Good Holiday

• Oil Rebounds After Steep Drop Overnight

• Wall Street Moves Toward Lower Opening

• Three Ag Economic Summits Set

• Soybeans Rise on CBOT; Livestock Gains

• Support Group Explores Divorce-Related Topics
  'Reconciliation' 

• U.S. Sets Record in Sexual Disease Cases

• Plastic Surgery Complications Rare

• Logan Lanes Bowling: Logan Lassies

• Red Sox to Open Title Defense in Tokyo

• Sabathia Wins AL Cy Young Award

• Independent Wild Things Offer Bonds Deal

• Yankees Offer Rivera $45M for 3 Years

• Tuesday's College Basketball

• NBA Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• NFL Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• Masters Cup: Nadal Follows Federer Out of Masters Cup

Tuesday, Nov. 13:

• County Budget Set for Approval
  Unenthusiastic Forecast of Financial Condition

• CIEDC Announces Harvest Restaurant as a New Senior Meal Spot

• Parents, School Resolve Hugging Dispute

• Lawyer: Bay Pilot Didn't Realize Damage

• Income Gap Among Black, White Families Up

• 2 Mich. Teens Charged in Dismemberment

• Simpson Hearing Set to Resume in Vegas

• U.S. Military Reversing Iraq Troop Surge

• Bhutto Calls on Musharraf to Resign

• Turkish Gunships Attack Iraqi Villages

• Putin Looks to Keep Influence in Russia

• Lobbying Stalls Generic Drug Legislation

• Thompson to Push for Expanding Military

• Clinton Touts Her 'Passion' for Results

• Obama Gobbles Down Mouse -- Made of Candy

• Man in India Marries Dog As Atonement

• Man Hurt Using Shotgun to Loosen Lug Nut

• Wis. Officer Accidentally Tasers Himself

• Chocolate Used More Than 3,000 Years

• This Day in History

• The Nation's Weather

• Wal-Mart Results Lift Stock Futures

• Wal-Mart 3Q Profit Up 8 Percent

• Oil Prices Drop About $1 a Barrel

• Agricultural Futures Close Lower on CBOT

• Weekly Outlook: Corn Market

• ZLS 1st-Quarter Honor Roll

• ZLS Aug.-Sept. Student of the Month

• Slower Brain Maturity Seen in ADHD Kids

• Herbal Sex Pills Pose Hidden Dangers

• Senators to Study 'Light' Cigarettes

• G.T.'s 'Ten for Tuesday'
  By Greg Taylor

• Logan Lanes Bowling:

• American Bowling League

• Split 'n' Gutter

• EIU Baseball Winter Camps

• Tigers Acquire OF Jacque Jones From Cubs

• Yanks, Posada Agree to $52M for 4 Years

• Pedroia, Braun Named MLB's Top Rookies

• Monday's College Basketball

• Tennessee Tops Women's Basketball Poll

• NBA Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• Gordon's Record Game Lifts No. 8 Indiana

• Bears Don't Know Who Will Start at QB

• NFL Roundup: Rams Finally Win; Dolphins Lose Again

• NFL Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• Hockey Hall Welcomes Messier, 4 Others

• Federer Hits First Slide in Over 4 Years

• Masters Cup: Djokovic Goes 0-2 in Loss to Gasquet

Monday, Nov. 12:

• Art Through a Head Start Child's Eyes

• Veterans Memorial Tollway Dedicated
  I-355 South Extension Opens

• Woman Wins Sears Tower Race for 6th Time

• 'Robin Hood' Banker Jailed for Fraud

• Recall Information

• Criminal Probe Opens in Calif. Oil Spill

• Intel Official: Expect Less Privacy

• Supreme Court Could Take Guns Case

• Suitcase Nukes Said Unlikely to Exist

• Megachurch Took in $69 Million in 2006

• Broadway Stagehands Reaffirm Strike

• Bush Marks Veterans Day in Texas

• Mexican Relishes Hunt for U.S. Fugitives

• U.S.: Rocket, Mortar Fire in Iraq at Low

• Pakistan Opposition Blasts Election Plans

• Witnesses: Hamas Opens Fire at Rally

• Obama: Tax More Income for Social Security

• Clinton: Go Slow on Social Security

• Romney Aides Oppose Speech on Religion

• Closing Arguments on the Campaign Trail

• Man, 70, Charged in Pa. Bank Holdup

• Thrown Rock Helps Nab Escaped Convict

• Experts to Complete Final Climate Report

• URSOVAIN: Va. Tops Nation in Vanity Tags

• This Day in History

• The Nation's Weather

• 44th District Weekly Update

• Nathan Turner to Run for County Board

• Company Adds Collision Benefit for Pets

• Intel Launching New Chip Lineup

• Stock Futures Fall After Tumble Last Week

• Lincoln Community High School Speech Team Wins Normal West Tournament

• Lincoln's Marching Railers to Participate in Grand Nationals

• Carroll Catholic School 1st-Quarter Honor Roll

• Carroll Catholic School October Students of the Month

• Dr. Robert E. Smith to Present 'Doctrine That Dances'

• Staph Germ Undermines Body's Defenses

• U.S. Among Worst in World for Infant Death

• U.N. Report: Human Cloning Ban Needed

• Confusion on U.S. Growth Hormone Rules

• Mount Pulaski's Lady Toppers Win State Volleyball Championship
  IHSA Stats From State Championship Match

• Posada 'Really Close' to Re-Signing

• Second-Half Run Propels ISU to 81-68 Win Over EIU

• NBA Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• Illinois Up for Pontiac Game Changing Moment

• Illinois-Northwestern Game Time

• Illinois State Vs. SIU

• LSU Takes Over Top Spot in BCS Standings

• Saturday's College Football

• College Football Top 25 Stats

• Grossman Replaces Griese and Lifts Bears

• Rams Surprise Saints to Earn 1st Victory

• Ex-49ers, Saints Coach Nolan Dies at 75

• NFL Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• Blackhawks End Wings' Win Streak at 9

• Lefty Blows Lead, Wins HSBC in Playoff

• LPGA Tour: Creamer Wins Tournament of Champions

• Johnson Opens 86-Point Lead Over Gordon

• Gordon, Johnson Ready for Title Fight

• Bourdais Wins Final Race in Champ Car

• Rafael Nadal Advances at Masters Cup

• Henin Wins Sony Ericsson Championships

Saturday, Nov. 10:

• New Website for Veterans by Veterans Fosters Continued Communications

• Lincoln Public Library Partners With Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation

• Illinois Jaycees Accept Nominations for Top 10 Illinois Young People Program

• Illinois Ahead of the National Curve for Emergency Preparedness

• Officer a Suspect in Missing Wife Case

• Mukasey Sworn in As Attorney General

• Man Describes Simpson Hotel Room Scene

• Bush-Merkel Talks Span the Globe

• Synagogue's Hospitality Rankles Church

• Pakistan Emergency to End in 1 Month

• Congress Aims to Put Out Cigarettes

• Leonardo Painting Has Coded 'Soundtrack'

• Man Charged With Trade Theft of Nike

• Mmmmmmmm: Fizzy, Bottled Ham

• 'Mr. Toilet' Builds Commode-Shaped House

• Miss. Man Buys Elvis Is Alive Collection

• Cleveland Offers $100 Gas Cards for Guns

• Ariz. Biologist Likely Died of Plague

• Pulitzer-Winning Author Mailer Dies

• This Day in History

• The Nation's Weather

• Our Veterans and Their Sacred Duty

• Court News  

• Marriages

• Dissolutions

• Wall & Main: Foreign Cash Could Boost Housing Market

• Vioxx Users Welcome Huge Settlement

• UPS Increasing Rates by About 4.9 Pct.

• Stocks End Volatile Week With Huge Drop

• Corn Down, Soybeans Up on Board of Trade

• Letters: Sen. Brady Thinks Voters Should Have Recall Option

• West Brothers and Friends to Appear at Camp Griesheim

• Home Country: A Place Like Home, or Better

• Volleyball: LCC Angels

• Women's Basketball: LCC Vs. UW-Marinette

• Men's Basketball: LCC Vs. Kuyper College

• Jill Hutchison to Be Inducted Into MVC Athletics Hall of Fame

• Torre Says A-Rod Might Join Dodgers

• Wright Among Silver Slugger Winners

• Vizquel Agrees to $5.3M Deal With Giants

• NBA Roundup: Celtics, Sonics Polar Opposites Early On

• NBA Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• NFL Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• Mickelson Takes 2-Stroke Lead in China

• LPGA Tour: Creamer Takes 5-Stroke Lead

• 3 Indy 500 Champs Qualify for NASCAR

• Di Mauro Banned for Betting on Matches

Friday, Nov. 9:

• Mitchell-Newhouse Becomes Hundman Lumber
  Spud Newhouse to Continue as Manager

• Information Station Unveils New Souvenirs
  Abraham Lincoln, Route 66, and Art & Balloon Festival Items Available

• Fall Into Head Start With Logan 2

• National Labor Leaders Back Gov. Blagojevich's Illinois Covered Health Care Plan

• State Officials Cut Ribbon on Groundbreaking Program to Help Disabled, Homeless Veterans

• Statement from Gov. Blagojevich on Congress Overriding President's Veto of Water Resources Development Act

• CPSC Orders Aqua Dots Off Store Shelves

• FEMA Fake News Conference Probe Finds Fault

• Minn. Considers Paying Bridge Victims

• Couple Rescues Driver From Train Tracks

• FEMA to Workers: Stay Out of Trailers

• Govt. Plans to Divert Oil Into Reserve

• Drama Unfolds at O.J. Simpson Hearing

• Wallace Assailant Getting Out of Prison

• Bhutto Under House Arrest in Pakistan

• Indonesian Volcano Roaring to Life

• Mukasey Says He'll Be Independent

• Romney Hopes to Overwhelm N.H. Voters

• Giuliani Tags Dems, Touts His Experience

• Combat Missions? Clinton, Edwards Spar

• Girl Born With 8 Limbs Conscious, Smiles

• Florida Dog Owners Fear Flying Menace

• Texas Border Agents Find Man in Suitcase

• Teen Charged in Football Game Flyover

• Titanic Survivor Dies at 96

• China Signals Rejection of Emission Caps

• Institute to Get Ancient Bible Parchment

• Ground Said Rising at Yellowstone Park

• This Day in History

• Merck Agrees to Pay $4.85B on Vioxx

• Consumer Confidence Hits 2-Year Low

• Bernanke Says U.S. Economy Likely to Slow

• Wall Street Poised for Another Down Day

• Wheat Dips; Corn, Oats and Soybeans Rise

• Youth to Seniors, There's Plenty to Do at the Rec Center This Fall

• Letter: Harvest of Talents Note of Appreciation

• Illinois Program Designed to Help Uninsured Women Live Healthier Lifestyle Recognized as National Model

• Pill Slimly Raises Cervical Cancer Risk

• A-Rod Ready to Meet With Owners

• Union Sees Possible Collusion Over A-Rod

• Union: Names in Mitchell Report Unknown

• Billy Martin Among New Hall Candidates

• Baseball Coaches to Wear Head Protection

• ISU women: USF Shootout Time Changed

• Thursday's College Basketball

• Thomas Leads Bulls Over Pistons 97-93

• NBA Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• Shula Stands by Comments on Patriots

• NFL Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• Kevin Stadler Leads Mickelson in China

• LPGA Tour: Creamer, Mallon Lead in Mobile

• Hornish Switches Gears, Bolts for NASCAR

Thursday, Nov. 8:

• Candidates File for Logan County Board and Offices

• Man Dies in Route 29 Backhoe-Van Crash

• WLNX to Broadcast Men's and Women's Basketball Games Live

• Governor's Office Rocked by Scandal

• Death of Ill. Cop's 3rd Wife Questioned

• 23 Charged in O'Hare Immigration Bust

• Returning to Work a Problem for Reservists

• Study: 1 Out of 4 Homeless Are Veterans

• O.J. Due in Vegas Court on 12 Charges

• Container Ship Bumps Bay Bridge Tower

• Report: Reagan Library Can't Find Items

• National Debt at Record $9 Trillion

• Pakistan to Hold Election by Mid-February

• Finns Mourn Victims of School Massacre

• N. Korea Thanks U.S. Over Piracy Standoff

• Bush Not Angry at Reluctant NATO Allies

• House Passes Job Bias Ban Against Gays

• How They Voted: Gay Rights

• Play of the Day: Vote for 'Uncle Mitt'?

• Obama Irritated by Internet Photo

• Paul Flush With Cash, Has Hopes for N.H.

• Thompson's Diet: Skip the Grits, Goodies

• NYC Eatery Offers $25,000 Dessert

• Bear With Sweet Tooth 'Brakes' Into Van

• Oldest Inmate in N.Y., 89, Granted Parole

• Thousands of Bananas Wash Up on Shore

• Tallest U.S. Man Is 7-foot-8 Va. Deputy

• Space Shuttle Astronauts Return to Earth

• Chesney, Underwood Win Top CMA Awards

• This Day in History

• The Nation's Weather

• Eaton Opens Regional Office in Mexico City for Latin America and Caribbean Operations

• Ford Reports Narrower Loss for 3Q

• Toy Containing Date-rape Drug Pulled

• China Adds Limits on Foreign Investment

• Visa to Pay AmEx Up to $2.25B to Settle

• Stocks Head for Flat Open After Sell-off

• Soybeans, Wheat Fall on CBOT

• Youth to Seniors, There's Plenty to Do at the Rec Center This Fall

• McLean County Lincoln Bicentennial Observance Begins Tonight
  Discussion on Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation

• Red, White & True Mysteries: Test Your Knowledge of American History

• Seminary Student Interns at Local Church

• Study: Anti-smoking Shot Holds Promise

• Good Hygiene Can Stop Staph Infections

• AIDS Vaccine Doesn't Guard Against Virus

• Logan Lanes Bowling: Rise 'n' Shine

• LCC Volleyball All-Americans

• Angels Admit Desire to Sign A-Rod

• Roger Clemens May Be Ready to Retire

• Mets Stars Aiding Tropical Storm Victims

• Redbirds Beat Quincy 82-61 in Jankovich Debut

• 'Today Show' Feature on Jordan Father and Son to Air Friday

• NBA Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• Wednesday's College Basketball

• ISU: Wiggins Suspended for Final Game

• NFL Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

• Serena Williams Hurts Knee in Madrid

Wednesday, Nov. 7:

• Sen. Bomke Announces Increases in Funding for Logan County Schools

• Arrests Made Following Last Week's Lincoln Community High School Bomb Threat

• Ohio Man Dies in Single-vehicle Crash on I-55

  • Pictures From the Crash Scene

• Note: A warning siren at Third and Jefferson streets was tested about 10:30 Wednesday morning.

• State Hosts Annual Job Fair for Veterans

• IDOT to Hold Public Meetings on 2007 State Transportation Plan

• Former Gov. Ryan Headed to Prison

• Voters Knew George Ryan Was No Angel

• Police: Students Used Cookies to Torture

• Ill. Student Gets Detention for Hugging

• Chicago Police Tasered 82-Year-Old Woman

• Writers' Strike Halts Some TV Production

• More Marion VA Surgeons Put on Leave

• Chronic Homelessness Dips Nearly 12 Pct.

• Fisher-Price Toys Recalled

• Demonstrators Clash With Pakistan Police

• Turkish Troops Poised on Iraq Border

• Hope Grows for Mideast Peace

• House Gives Tax Relief to Veterans

• Ky. Governor Loses Bid for 2nd Term

• Ron Paul's Money Draws Fresh Attention

• 8-Limbed Girl Has Successful Surgery

• Man With Knife Holds Off Aggressive Deer

• Man Arrested After Reporting Pot Theft

• Pig Sitter Charged; Portly Pet on Diet

• Cow Falls Off Cliff and Hits Van

• Discovery Prepares for Midday Landing

• Scientists Discover Planet Orbiting Star

• China Plans to Launch Space Station

• This Day in History

• The Nation's Weather

• Google to Offer Drivers Help at Gas Pump

• GM Posts Whopping $39B Loss for 3Q

• German Growth Forecast Slow in 2008

• Oil Rises to Record Above $98 a Barrel

• Productivity Surges by 4.9 Percent Rate

• Wall Street Heads Toward Lower Open

• Agricultural Futures Surge on CBOT

• Support Group Explores Divorce-related Topics
  'Forgiveness'

• Oasis Update

• Hartem Honor Roll

• Book Look: 'The 50 Best Sights in Astronomy'

• Blackburn College Choir to Sing Here

• IEMA Encourages People to Test Homes for Radon During Lung Cancer Awareness Month

• Battle Over 'Natural' Food Designation

• Report: Abstinence Not Curbing Teen Sex

• Mutterings: It's Time for Illinois Basketball
  By Jeff Mayfield

• Logan Lanes Bowling:

  • Logan Lassies

  • Split 'n' Gutter

  • Tuesday Super Trios

• Women's  Basketball: ISU Defeats Upper Iowa in Exhibition Finale

• Football: Illinois State at Southern Illinois Pre-game Notes

• Baseball GMs Recommend Instant Replay

• Red Sox Give Schilling $8 Million

• Report: Jose Guillen Bought Steroids

• Indians Pick Up Club Option on Paul Byrd

• Maddux Wins Record 17th Gold Glove

• Parker a Unanimous AP All-American

• All-America List

• Tuesday's College Basketball

• Clippers Beat Bulls 97-91

• NBA Standings, Scores & Schedules

• LSU Moves Into 2nd Place in BCS Rankings

• Goodell Not Shortening Pacman Suspension

• NFL Team Standings, Scores & Schedules

Tuesday, Nov. 6:

• Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement Yields 48 Arrests From the Weekend

• Update on Crash That Killed State Trooper

• Alcohol Cited in Fatal Crash near Morrisonville

• Strike Sends Late-Night Shows to Reruns

• Sept. 11 Firefighter Memorial Unveiled

• Air Force Suspends Some F-15 Flights

• Elderly Health Costs Growing Slowly

• U.S. Tied to Pakistan With Billions in Aid

• Deposed Pakistan Judge Urges Protests

• Bush Urges Musharraf to Hold Elections

• U.S.: N. Korea Cooperating to Disable Nukes

• Mexicans Missing After Flood, Landslide

• 2007 Is Deadliest Year for U.S. in Iraq

• Paul Raises More Than $3.5M in One Day

• Senate Panel to Take Up AG Nomination

• Wis. Boy, 3, Finds Woolly Mammoth Tooth

• Texan Sets Record With 87 Snakes in Tub

• Girl Born With 8 Limbs Undergoes Surgery

• Man Nearly Tosses 4.38-Carat Diamond

• Shuttle Astronauts Prepare for Ride Home

• Scientists to Study Antarctica's Geology

• This Day in History

• The Nation's Weather

• Airline On-Time Record: Worst in 13 Years

• Panel Urges Recall Authority for FDA

• Greenspan: U.S. Needs Home Inventories Cut

• Stocks Appear Headed to Higher Open

• Weekly Outlook: Soybean Prices

• Gov. Blagojevich Announces $536,000 in AgriFIRST Funds Available

• Wheat, Soybean Prices Advance

• Lincoln Jaycees Accepting Reservations for Senior Feast

• Lincoln College Presents 'The Odd Couple (Female Version)' Nov. 15-18

• MDs Balance Pros, Cons of 'Super X-Ray'

• Agency Touts Old Medicine Disposal Idea

• G.T.'s 'Ten for Tuesday'
  By Greg Taylor

• Redbirds Host Upper Iowa in Final Preseason Tuneup

• Schilling Making Progress With Red Sox

• Pettitte Declines Option With Yankees

• Maddux, Padres Agree on $10M for 1 Year

• GM Meeting: Pitchers in News at Annual GM Meeting

• College Basketball: LSU Moves Into 2nd Place in BCS Rankings

• Colts Deny Alleged 'Artificial Noise'

• NFL Roundup: Patriots Beat Colts to Improve to 9-0

• NFL Fines Landry, Ramsey for Helmet Hits

• NFL Team Standings

• College Football Top 25

• Ames Works Hard for Disney Victory

• Cabrera Holds on to Win Singapore Open

• LPGA Tour: Momoko Ueda Narrowly Wins Mizuno Classic

• Nalbandian Beats Nadal at Paris Masters

Monday, Nov. 5:

• CIEDC Announces a New Dining Option for Mason County Seniors

• CTA and Pace Accept Gov. Blagojevich's $27 Million Grant to Maintain Operations Through Year's End

• Complaints in Four-Part Harmony

• Recall Information

• Hollywood Writers Begin Strike

• Runaway Teacher Faces Court Hearing

• Survey Eyes Hovering College Parents

• Shuttle Undocks From Station

• Power Returns in New England After Noel

• Murder Trial to Start Without Body Found

• Rice: U.S. Will Review Aid to Pakistan

• Pakistan Police Clash With Lawyers

• Iraq: Nearly 2.3 Million Displaced

• Abbas: All Sides Want Peace

• Giuliani Campaigning in Iowa, N.H

• Clinton Rejects Secrecy Charge

• Couple From Hell Win Halloween Lottery

• Nearly 3,500 Chinese Named 'Olympics'

• Drought Helping Ga. Pecan Crop

• Egypt Puts King Tut on Public Display

• China: Satellite Enters Moon's Orbit

• This Day in History

• The Nation's Weather

• Schumacher to Run for County Board

• Study: Gas Prices Up 16 Cents in 2 Weeks

• PCs Losing Their Relevance in Japan

• PetroChina 1st Firm Worth $1 Trillion

• Oil Prices Drop in European Trading

• Stock Futures Fall Amid Credit Concerns

• LCHS Speech Team Sees First Tournament

• Carroll Catholic Results from IESA State Speech Contest

• Mount Pulaski High School Senior Honored

• New Holland-Middletown Honor Roll

• Autism Epidemic May Be All in the Label

• Lack of Sleep May Lead to Fatter Kids

• Study: Educational TV for Toddlers OK

• New Heart Drug May Rival Plavix

• LCC Volleyball Players Receive Conference Honors

• LCC in NCCAA Division II National Championship

• Dodgers to Introduce Torre as Manager

• GM Meeting: A-Rod, Replay to Dominate Meetings

• NBA Roundup: Suns Beat Cavs 103-92 Without Stoudemire

• LSU Moves to Second in College Standings

• Saturday's College Football

• College Football Top 25

• Packers Beat KC 33-22

• NFL Roundup: Patriots Beat Colts to Improve to 9-0

• NFL Team Standings

• A Tough Win for Ames

• LPGA Tour: Ueda Wins Mizuno Classic

• Autopsy Inconclusive on Olympic Runner

• Jimmie Johnson Wins Dickies 500

Saturday, Nov. 3:

• Set Clocks Back Saturday Night

• Youth Fellowship Celebrates Veterans at Annual Party

• Lincoln College Students to Help Elderly With Leaf Raking

• Gov. Blagojevich Launches 2007 Winter Heating Assistance Program, Urges Eligible Households to Apply for Grants

• Veterans Make Qualified and Dedicated Employees
  State Announces Job Fairs for Veterans Throughout the State and Reminds Employers About $600 Tax Credit for Each Veteran Hired

• Police Search for Missing Illinois Woman

• Chicago Leads in Public Military Schools

• Teacher Arrested in Mexico, Boy Released

• Pipe Bomb Locks Down Ariz. Nuclear Plant

• FBI Knew of O.J. Simpson Plan in Advance

• Astronaut Conducts Risky Spacewalk

• Iraq Pledges to Fight Kurdish Rebels

• Al-Qaida's No. 2 Threatens Libya

• Indonesia Volcano Erupts, Villagers Flee

• Pakistan's Musharraf Declares Emergency

• Clinton Says Criticism Goes With Lead

• Schwarzenegger Learned Dealmaking in Tub

• Changes Ahead for Medicare Drug Program

• Bush Lauds Attorney General Nominee

• Senate Won't Take Up New Education Law

• FCC Appeals Indecency Case to High Court

• Patient Says Dancing Dentist Misstepped

• 'Dead' Man in UK Turns Up Alive

• Fake Lawyer Defends Accused Drunk Driver

• Boy's Invention Keeps the Lid On

• Judge Removed for Flipping Coin to Decide

• Twins Invent Wedgie-Proof Underwear

• Study Ties Time Shift, Pedestrian Deaths

• Comet Draws Scientific, Amateur Interest

• The Nation's Weather

• Court News

• Marriages

• Dissolutions

• Oil or Gas? Prices May Lead to Switch

• Oil Rises on Economy, Iran Sanctions

• Ford, UAW Reach Tentative Contract Deal

• Wall Street Ends Volatile Session Higher

• Agriculture Futures Make Gains on CBOT

• Home Country: What might be the best ingredients of a successful fundraiser

• LCHS Basketball Season Tickets Going on Sale

• Women's Basketball: LCC Vs. Alaska Anchorage

• Agent Told Yanks to Pay $350M for A-Rod

• NBA Roundup: Big Debut for Big Three; James Has 45

• College Preseason Top 25: Carolina No. 1 in Preseason Top 25

• Colts Have Decisions Ahead of Pats Game

• NFL Team Standings

• Win or Bust for PGA Player Tag Ridings

• Cabrera Doubles Singapore Lead

• LPGA Tour: Ueda, Davies Tied at Mizuno Classic

• Alonso Leaving McLaren

• SMI Purchasing New Hampshire Speedway

Friday, Nov. 2:

• LCHS Threat Still Under Investigation

• LCG&HS Dinner Program 'Abraham Lincoln, The Boy -- The Man'
  Includes Lloyd Ostendorf Slide Show

• Breaking Health: Massive Frozen Pizza E. Coli Recall [NewsEmergency.com]

• Veteran Pleads Guilty to Stealing Gear

• Newly Discovered 'Hitler Album' Unveiled

• Men With Knives Arrested at Ga. Airport

• Feds List Chemicals That Can Be Misused

• Report: Pilots Slept on Overnight Flight

• Medicare Cutting Pay for Doctors in 2008

• Crack Cocaine Sentencing Goes Into Effect

• Hollywood Writers Say They'll Strike

• Pilot of Plane That Dropped A-Bomb Dies

• Noel Not Expected to Strengthen

• Congress Questions Passport Fees

• Floods in Mexico Strand Thousands

• Congress, Bush Clash Over Spending Bills

• Did Romney Up Taxes or Close Loopholes?

• Obama Takes Questions From 5-Year-Old

• Utah Dentist Buys Kids' Halloween Candy

• Dog, Cat Honored for Saving Masters

• Alaska Elephant Headed to California

• Mythical Beast in Texas Is Just a Coyote

• Bystanders Watch $1,500 Fly Through Air

• NASA Preparing Plan for Risky Spacewalk

• This Day in History

• The Nation's Weather

• Tougher Legislation for Methamphetamine Manufacturers

• 5 Million Frozen Pizzas Recalled

• GM Sales Up 3 Percent in October

• Shock Jock Don Imus Returns to Airwaves

• Stock Futures Slip Ahead of Jobs Report

• Agricultural Futures Finish Down on CBOT

• 8 Additional Human Cases of West Nile Virus Bring the Total in Illinois to 93

• Doctors Urged on Signs of Lead Poisoning

• Six Ways to End a Season
  Lady Railers Spectacular at Volleyball Sectionals
  By Rick L. Hobler

  • LCHS Sectional Volleyball Stats

• ISU-EIU Series Continues Through 2012

• ISU Tabbed Second in MVC Women's Preseason Poll

• Torre Has 13 Million Reasons to Love L.A.

• Bonds: Hall a No-Go if Ball Has Asterisk

• Giants' Sabean: Signing A-Rod 'a Reach'

• Mud Hens Make a Playful Offer to A-Rod

• World Series or Bust for Yanks, Girardi

• Paxson: Kobe's Not Going to Chicago

• NFL Team Standings

• Hayes' 65 Gives Him PGA Lead at Disney

• Trio Upstages Big Names in Singapore

• Hingis Retires After Positive Coke Test

• Nalbandian Beats Federer Again

Thursday, Nov. 1:

• Lincoln Community High School has canceled school today due to an unconfirmed bomb threat

• Logan and Mason Counties Receive Shared Senior Transportation Funds Beginning Nov. 1

• Lawmakers: Look Closely at Foreign Drugs

• Jury Awards Father $11M in Funeral Case

• Shell Station Customers 'Pay by Touch'

• Calif. Sex Offenders Go Homeless

• Tot Dies in Hot Car Outside Ariz. Eatery

• Parents More Active in Raising Kids

• Tropical Storm Noel Heads Toward Bahamas

• China Cracks Down on Toy Factories

• House Panel Trims Bill to Fix U.S. Bridges

• McCain Clarifies Health Care Plan

• Analysis: Sidestepping Risky for Clinton

• Cheney: Being Darth Vader Not So Bad

• Australian Laments Eating His Ear Wax

• Texas Town Up for Sale on eBay

• Chimpanzee Who Knew Sign Language Dies

• Mich. Arborist Looks to Clone Redwoods

• Today in History

• The Nation's Weather

• Fed Cuts Rate to Help Ease Housing Slump

• Foreclosure Filings Soar in 3rd Quarter

• Stock Futures Fall As Oil Hits New Peak

• Oil Above $96 on Drop in U.S. Supplies

• Wheat Falls, Corn and Beans Rise

• College Illinois: Pay Today's Prices for Tomorrow's Education

• Red, White & True Mysteries: Sarah Bush Outlived Two Husbands and Raised a Famous Stepson

• Local Hospitals Need Help Restocking Blood Supply
  Upcoming Blood Drive in Lincoln

• Brain Scan Abnormalities Not Uncommon

• Breast Cancer Rates Surge in China

• LCC Volleyball Vs. Knox College

• Boras Says Yankees Can Talk to A-Rod

• Dodgers GM: Torre Is Leading Candidate

• Red Sox:

  • Reds Pick Up 2008 Option on OF Adam Dunn

  • Schilling Lists Possible Destinations

  • Another Series Ball Goes Missing for Sox

• Cameron Suspended for Banned Stimulant

• Cardinals Promote John Mozeliak to GM

• Only Female Ump in Pro Baseball Released

• College Top 25

• NFL Team Standings

• Williams' Late Goal Lifts Blackhawks

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