Lexington News

UIC student robbed On Wednesday, July 9 a female UIC student was the victim of a purse snatch robbery.

Heavy rain fell, and there was plenty of lightning and thunder, but no major problems Monday in McLean County.

Spencer Johansen, 50, a small-town police chief in Lexington, Ill., wanted to open a barbershop once he became eligible for his pension at age 55.

A German motorcyclist traveling to Los Angeles via historic Route 66 died of multiple severe injuries after he collided with a flatbed semi-trailer loaded with hay Monday at an intersection in Chenoa.

A large crew of firefighters was able to get a barn fire under control Wednesday morning, saving a nearby machine shed that had been threatened on the property south of Colfax. via Fire Engineering

“The first step in managing winter annuals is to properly identify the species infesting the field”

If you're moving into a no-till planting system, plan to clobber winter annual weeds now, before they become a major yield-robbing presence in your fields. via Dairy Today

A massive $250 million construction project would add a 40-story tower to downtown Lexington and reshape one of the best-recognized corners in town. via Hotels

“In a worst case scenario we're going to be putting other ways to pay for it in place, utility taxes, surcharges, maybe raising property taxes”

The city of Lexington is in the midst of a very messy situation, literally. The problem is it's sewer system is not exactly modern. via WHOI

“He sees the world through a different set of eyes”

Issue date: 2/18/08 Section: Features Media Credit: Brian M. Seay Herb Eaton gets some work done at his studio in Bloomington Wednesday afternoon. via The Daily Vidette

Community leaders in McLean County are using One Voice to get money for important projects. via WHOI

“We have that tool here and we can do great things using TIF.”

Dream big when you picture how you want downtown Lexington to look in the future, landscape architect and urban planner Clete Benken told Urban County Council members Tuesday. via Planning

It's a combination rarely seen, thunder, lightning and snow. And, it happened in Central Illinois on Sunday. via WEEK-TV

Fundraiser to aid ailing student SOUTH STREATOR - Two fundraisers are planned to aid the parents of a Woodland High School junior diagnosed with leukemia. via Pantagraph

“Our job here isn't - I gotcha.' We want people to comply voluntarily”

Enforcement of the new statewide smoking ban in Illinois' largest county should be low key, said the public health official charged with helping enforce the ban, which takes effect Tuesday. via Pantagraph

“I wake up in the morning and if I can remember what I did yesterday and I can remember what I have to do today...that's a good day for me.”

This summer, we told you about Lexington Police Chef Spencer Johansson, who had announced he had Alzheimer's disease. via WEEK-TV

“We cannot positively tell if it was propane”

' Lexington firefighters were hoping to get some rest over the weekend after spending 24 hours straight last week at a large natural-gas leak, which then required five hours of equipment cleanup. via The Pantagraph