august 12
- Horseshoe sandwiches gallop onto state fairgrounds
- 4,891 Smurfs!?!
- Tick Tock Reveal
- Jessie's Write on Wednesday Piece!
- Letters: Give teachers voice in reform
- Statehouse Insider: Quinn, agencies not on same page
- Bernard Schoenburg: Davis won’t be ‘boxed in’ on Medicare
- SHS teacher completes National Guard officer candidate school
- Sick Hillsboro boys don't have to share a wish
- A La Carte: 'Cousin Eddie' theme coming to new Fairhills Mall sports bar
- Book drive assists kids here and abroad
- Tim Landis: Development set to begin on land near west-side theater
- Anti-gay stance forces local Eagle Scout into tough choice
- Water cutbacks, both required and voluntary, having desired effect
- Pilot killed as plane crashes into residential area in Taylorville
- Springfield native teaches business principles to Malawians
- Virginia man among 10 Illinoisans honored at fair
- Creativity on display in state fair's first horseshoe contest
- Weekly Sudoku puzzles, 267-273
- For the Record: Aug. 12
- Birth announcements
- Harness racing: Big Daddy Woo Woo sets pace at State Fair
- Iris & Ivy burglarized
- U.S. wins gold, beats Spain 107-100 in men's hoops
- Romney's Ryan pick 'exhilarates' Illinois Republicans
- Cars at business damaged
- Man arrested after crash
- Good Deeds: Restaurant owner helps rescue lost dog
- Guest column: Common good front and center
- Our Opinion: City plan for drought is sensible
- Bob Heisse: Expect unique entries in chocolate contest
- Letter: Alarmed by Chatham salaries
- Letter: Romney is desperate
- Marriage licenses and divorces
- Fair's Illinoisan of the Day inspire by his community
- Illini ground game gets Young and younger
- Sunday's highlights at the Illinois State Fair
- London Olympics: Women's Basketball claims fifth-straight gold
- London Olympics: US men's basketball closes Games with gold
- London Olympics: Women's Basketball claims fifth-straight gold
- What to watch: 'The Bourne Legacy' movie trailer
- All or nothing approach divides pension-reform camps
- Morning Minutes: Aug. 12