Oakland News

The cemetery where Abraham Lincoln's father is buried and the city of Shelbyville are listed in the first round of locations that will receive Lincoln historical exhibits from the state, which are scheduled to ...

“She destroyed his marriage. She had an affair. He - although it was never proved - thinks she embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from him”

A software programmer was convicted Monday of first-degree murder for killing his estranged wife, who he contends may be living elsewhere. via Belleville News-Democrat

Go ahead and rip Frank Thomas. Make fun of him all you want, mock his size, say he's washed up, even that Chicago is better off with the Big Hurt outside city limits. via Daily Herald

“We're on the verge of closing major financing”

The FutureGen Alliance is moving forward to push for construction of a $1.8 billion near-zero emissions power plant in Mattoon. via The Daily Eastern News

“There is a lot of work out there that suggests that the fat wrapped around your inner organs is much more metabolically active than other types of fat right under the skin”

WASHINGTON - People who have big bellies in their 40s are much more likely to get Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia in their 70s, according to new research that links the middle-age spread to ... via Chicago Tribune

A 71-year-old real estate agent was found dead inside a home she had been showing, and authorities said Thursday that the man she had met there was arrested. via WBBM-AM Chicago

“We always priced our stuff at 20 percent more than we wanted to get for it just so we'd have some haggle room.”

Before I left for work the other day, I saved $59.59 with a single phone call. I did it by haggling. via Chicago Tribune

“The Yankee Stadium name is sacred”

Vida Blue was ahead of his time, or else hopelessly behind, depending on your view of the naming-rights debate currently swirling around Wrigley Field . via Chicago Tribune

“I think this is an important question that needs to be asked and it requires some homework for it to be done”

The City Council on Tuesday appointed the members of a committee that will ultimately recommend whether the city should pursue home rule status. via Journal-Gazette

UPDATED 6:44 PM CHARLESTON -- Three middle school students each from the Charleston, Mattoon and Oakland districts are scheduled to compete tonight in the Coles County Spelling Bee. via Journal-Gazette

Laura E. Clapp, 28, was pronounced dead at 11:48 a.m. at the Urbana hospital, according to the Standard Funeral Home in Oakland. via Journal-Gazette

The Coles County Board at its meeting tonight will hear about a study on shortages of skilled workers in a 13-county region. via Journal-Gazette

“We had every officer we could get out there”

Thick fog contributed to three separate collisions within minutes Monday morning along Illinois Route 16 in front of Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. via Journal-Gazette

“We applied for the grant last year and our application was turned down”

The City Council tonight will consider seeking proposals from firms that determine how local governments can improve their energy efficiency. via Journal-Gazette

By MARK PHELAN, Manager of the Coles County Farm Bureau The Coles County Farm Bureau held their annual meeting last week to elect directors for two-year terms and approve the business for the previous year. via Journal-Gazette

“Stopping caffeine really doesn't have any downside.”

Too much caffeine during pregnancy may increase the risk of miscarriage, a new study says, and the authors suggest that pregnant women may want to reduce their intake or cut it out entirely. via Chicago Tribune

Two vehicles collided at Main Street and Oakland Avenue on Saturday afternoon, sending one careening into La Gondola Spaghetti House south of downtown Bloomington, causing slight damage, a police report said. via The Pantagraph

“Our intention is to try and be the first producer in the United States, if not the world, that is producing carbon neutral diesel fuel and jet fuel”

The announcement that FutureGen will come to Mattoon was welcome news for the developer of a comparable coal-fueled facility planned for the Oakland area. via Journal-Gazette

Kenneth and Jeri Sisson of Zion, Ill., announce the engagement of their daughter, Gretchen Joy Sisson, to Kyle Paul Phillips of Oakland, Ill. via Southeast Missourian