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Cruise for Charity and Secretary of State Antique Vehicle Show, all day, downtown Springfield; free. Streets closed to traffic from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. Traditional Music Festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site, off Illinois 97 near Petersburg; free.

Weezer sure do love their fans. They love 'em so darn much, they're putting them to work once again . Yesterday, Weezer put out a call to their devoted followers seeking out brief video clips which they'll employ as visual accompaniment on their upcoming tour with Tokyo Police Club and Angels and Airwaves . Weezer are looking for videos between five and 30 seconds in length ...

CNYLink from Eagle Newspapers, NY - Sep 5, 2008He started his Disc Jockey career at age 21 with WMBO in Auburn, moving to WGVA in Geneva, WKFM in Fulton, followed by nine years at WNTQ. ...

Seattle Post Intelligencer - Sep 5, 2008Without tribal status, they have no treaty fishing rights or the right to open a casino to support tribal programs. The tribe was finally recognized in the ...

The Duwamish Tribe of Seattle -- declared extinct seven years ago by the Bush administration -- filed suit in May seeking federal recognition. Now the Muckleshoot Tribe is seeking to intervene saying the administration was right.

Sacramento Bee,  USA - Sep 4, 200815, the suspect entered the Phoenix Casino, 5948 Auburn Blvd., armed with large caliber black handgun and wearing a black ski mask and took a large quantity ...

Man charged for old murder ELKHORN - A Burlington, Wis., man has been arrested for first-degree intentional homicide for the death of his wife more than 10 years ago.

NFL REGULAR SEASON WEEK 1 Today's game Washington at N.Y. Giants, 6 p.m. Sunday's games Detroit at Atlanta, noon Cincinnati at

Bleacher Report, CA - Sep 2, 2008I started the season off with big losses, with Auburn falling to USF and the very next week to Miss St., not to mention Tech losing to OK St. the week ...

Labor Day. Schools, government offices closed. Capitol Canine Training Club agility trials, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Illinois State Fairgrounds covered arena (next to Coliseum); free. No dogs allowed unless entered in the competition.

can speak your mind on anything you wish. Because of the large number of calls received, not all comments can be published. LSU should have cancelled -- Very bad choice by the mayor not to cancel the LSU game when people are trying to evacuate for this hurricane.

Leonard Eldridge of Avilla won $50,000 at an Auburn gas station Friday morning with a Hoosier Lottery $500,000 Riches Scratch-off ticket. Eldridge purchased the winning ticket from Speedway at 1004 W. Photo caption: Eldridge Photo by Courtesy

SunJournal.com, ME - Aug 27, 2008AUBURN - Retailers expect to get word next week about which Steve & Barry's stores will close, following a bankruptcy buyout of the troubled apparel store ...