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Send a link to a friend [ December 31, 2009 ] I t has been quite a busy year in the tourism office, all thanks to the wonderful, hardworking volunteers throughout Logan County.

My friend Ted Frankel put me up in his whimsical Baltimore home during the inauguration of President Obama.

Slippery road conditions on Sunday morning caused a single-vehicle rollover accident on Interstate 55 just south of Atlanta.

Lincoln Police Department reports for Friday, Dec. 4 Bullock, Harry M., 17-year-old male, Lincoln; arrested Dec.

Located almost exactly half way between Chicago and St. Louis, Atlanta is a quaint little town that has its roots on Route 66.

At 1:28 p.m. Tuesday, numerous creeks and streams across Logan County were nearing flood stage as a result of between 3 and 4 inches of rain over the past 48 hours.

Featured speakers are Mont Mitchell, Senior Minister of Westbrook Christian Church and Dr.

Bill Kemp, an archivist with the McLean County Museum of History, wrote an interesting article in the Bloomington Pantagraph about the history of grain elevators.

P astor Clarence Mankin of Atlanta, IL will begin ministering at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 1140 N. State Street in Lincoln.

Three ownership changes, a building addition and computerized banking have made Duane Carder's time of service dynamic at Peotone Bank and Trust Co.

T here will be a Walk for ALS , benefiting ALS Worldwide and Michelle Conrady-Brown, on Saturday, Sept.

A TLANTA and MOUNT PULASKI -- From a talent show and baking contest in Atlanta to a courthouse bandstand dedication and plednty of live music in Mount Pulaski, as well as plenty of meal options in both locations, Logan County's two signature fall festivals have plenty to offer this weekend, Thursday-Saturday. Fun Unlimited Shows from Florida will ...

T he Annual Meeting of Camp Griesheim Christian Retreat Center will be held on Saturday, September 19 at 5:00 p.m. at the retreat's facility located in Atlanta, Illinois.

Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes Corporation has announced it will hold a fourth A-Plus University EcoLean workshop at the Celebration Hotel in Orlando, October 1-2, 2009.

ATLANTA – Pvt. Mark Carr was 19 when he enlisted in the Army in 1861. It is likely that his family in Illinois never knew what happened to the young Union soldier who was deployed to the South to fight in the Civil War and later declared missing in action.

ATLANTA – Pvt. Mark Carr was 19 when he enlisted in the Army in 1861. It is likely that his family in Illinois never knew what happened to the young Union soldier who was deployed to the South to fight in the Civil War and later declared missing in action.

T he Abraham Lincoln Tourism Bureau of Logan County has announced plans for the third annual Fall Farm Day.

ATLANTA, IL, July 15, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Mary E. Stevenson has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in all aspects of financial services.

Fans of Route 66 are so benevolent that when the historic Palms Grill Cafe reopened a couple of months ago in uptown Atlanta , the diner was besieged with ideas about how to decorate the place with vintage Mother Road signage and car photos.

The Confederate prison known as "Andersonville" in Georgia is often considered the worst of all the Civil War's prisons.