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august 18
- White questions exempting Amish photos on ID cards
- Miller drives GJ Photo Victory to record harness racing win
- Abe at the fair, Part II: "I detect a hint of split rails"
- Abe at the fair, Part I: 'Abraham Lincoln went to the Illinois State Fair and so should you ... '
- MacArthur Boulevard TIF proposals submitted to aldermen
- Food prices climb in Midwest
- 2 accused of child porn violations
- Fire department receives grant to add firefighters
- Jesse White says he'll run again for secretary of state
- Heat slices number of golf rounds in Springfield
- Judge hears arguments in state foster care lawsuit
- Glenwood Elementary School welcomes first classes
- Review: The Oak Ridge Boys at the Illinois State Fair
- Obama to Illinois crowd: Another year or more for housing rebound
- Motor Boat Club won't speed vote on women members
- SHG opens for school year with construction work still under way
- Racing industry, unions confront Quinn at Governor's Day
- A&E Notebook: Civil War battle, 9/11 quilts
- An unlikely family is born in historical New Salem play
- Tamara Browning: Historical society seeks festival contest entries
- Music Notes: Nappy Roots, Jazz Canvas
- .38 Special hangs on tightly to touring life
- Lady Antebellum returns, one year after canceled show
- Movie Review: New ‘Conan’ is a barbaric bore
- New on DVD: ‘The Conspirator,’ ‘Priest,’ ‘Something Borrowed’
- By request: Grandstand acts don’t always get what they want
- Jars of Clay highlight fair’s Powerlight Fest
- Movie Review: ‘One Day’ frustrating, day after day
- Movie Review: ‘Fright Night’ — Horror as a thing of beauty
- Boyz II Men, MC Hammer helped define their era
- 90-year-old man beaten
- Gary Plummer: Consolidate rail on 10th St. corridor
- For the Record: Aug. 18
- Bivens is back at Petersburg golf course, but he never really left
- Illinois gets $16.9M from feds for highway upgrades
- Bernard Schoenburg: Fair not just entertainment for Johnson
- Here we go again: Another big down day for Dow
- Kane graduates from basic combat training
- Obama: Syrian president is slaughtering his people, must quit
- Sears, Kmart 2Q loss widens, misses expectations
- Illini football coaches say Spence is legit heir apparent
- Britt: Illinois' prize-winning deficit
- Game of ‘flinch’ ends badly
- Hearing set on proposed change in Rochester building rules
- Letter: A repeat of lake history?
- Letter: Mitt wouldn’t fool Abe
- Illinois GOP says budget, economy key issues
- Prep Spotlight: McCarthy 5th at Alton boys golf tourney
- Our Opinion: No merit in suit filed by tobacco companies
- Letter: What you do defines you
- Walgreen creating new store brand, called Nice
- Letter: ‘Tax holiday’ just a gimmick
- Rolls, bag and jar of quarters stolen
- Assailants launch multiple attacks in Israel
- Committee to retain LPGA tourney in the works
- Class times, bus schedules change in Ball-Chatham
- Chatham VFW to host fundraiser during GHS vs SHG football game
- Two vehicles collide in funeral procession
- City man accused of firing gun
- Search continues for escaped central Illinois emu
- Letters: ‘Trickle down’ doesn’t work
- Caterpillar says sales growth continued in July
- Police department will increase patrols during Labor Day weekend
- Share memories of a departed friend
- An introduction to strength training
- The Gardener Within: How to grow tomatoes big and juicy
- Weekly NIE page: Make new friends
- Illinois in play for GOP candidate in 2012, Republicans say
- Barry Greenfield: Self-sustaining government: How to create local government profit centers
- Benjamin Wachs: Working-class Americans now second-class citizens
- Editorial: No merit in suit filed by tobacco companies
- Diana Boggia: Family meetings set children up for success
- To do tonight: Watch Christine O'Donnell walk off 'Piers Morgan'
- Liccar cartoon: Obama loan shop
- Christine O’Donnell’s book hits the shelves in controversial fashion
- Religion News: Exploring Mormonism and the U.S. presidency
- Livingston Taylor is still winning over audiences
- Diamond Dirt: Statue at Rangers Ballpark will honor Shannon Stone and son
- Granlund cartoon: President Obama on vacation
- Photo gallery: 9/11 memorial in Boston
- How to prep for a DIY paint job
- Religion News: Exploring Mormonism and the U.S. presidency
- Biz Bits: What to do if you've been laid off
- Stay Tuned: Keeping up with brand Kim Kardashian
- 5 Things to Do This Weekend
- Brian Mackey: Boyz II Men, MC Hammer helped define their era
- Book Notes: Movie-making, from the inside
- Racing industry, unions confront Quinn at Governor's Day
- Illinois beats West Virginia in scrimmage in Italy
- Frank Mulligan: Communication breakdown
- Philip Maddocks: Obama’s bus tour ends after crash with GOP rivals
- Biz Bits: What to do if you've been laid off
- Today in the news: Albuquerque man saves girl being kidnapped
- President Obama's visit to Galesburg High School a surprise to administrators
- New Movies: 'One Day,' 'Conan the Barbarian' and more
- George Little: How the squirrel can help deer hunters
- Prefabricated homes go upscale
- Morning Minutes: Aug. 18
- Video: Natural history goes on display in Conservation World
- Video: Take a ride at the Illinois State Fair