Stay updated: Visitwww.pantagraph.com for the latest road closures.

Long term A list of long-term road projects, including work in uptown Normal, is updated weekly in Monday's Pantagraph.

New: A boil order is in effect for Downs starting at noon today for tower cleaning.

Today

U.S. Rep. Tim Johnson's mobile office hours\ Flanagan Community Building, 10:30 a.m. to noon; Dwight Public Service Complex, 1 to 2:30 p.m.; and Pontiac City Hall, 3 to 4:30 p.m.

Afternoon movie series\ 1:30 p.m., Bloomington Public Library Community Room.

State watch

Richardson tappedfor Illinois speech

SPRINGFIELD (AP) - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at a brunch in Springfield next month hosted by the Democratic County Chairmen's Association.

Richardson, the former energy secretary under President Bill Clinton who ran for president before dropping out and endorsing Sen. Barack Obama, will speak on Aug. 13 at the Crowne Plaza. The speech is among events in Springfield marking Governor's Day at the Illinois State Fair.

Peterson denieswire taps account

CHICAGO (AP) - Drew Peterson says he's confident he never said anything incriminating to friends who claim they wore a wire and taped conversations with him that link him to the disappearance of his fourth wife and slaying of his third wife.

"My thing is ... if they recorded me for seven months, it's going to clear me more than it's going to hurt me,'' the former Bolingbrook police sergeant told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Peterson would not discuss specific statements made by Paula Stark and her husband Len Wawczak in Wednesday's Chicago Sun-Times.

Daily digest

Market holds driveto aid food pantries

FAIRBURY - Dave's Supermarket is collecting nonperishable food to help local food pantries.

Pre-packed bags are available for $10 each.

Needed items include peanut butter, cereal, canned fruit and vegetables, macaroni and cheese dinners, canned pasta with meat, soup, canned tuna and beef stew.

Customers can designate which pantry should benefit from their donation. The drive runs throughAug. 5.

Quotable

"I looked at the Taylorville and Jacksonville sites and they are out of this world. ... For the $1,000 in our budget, I just feel we should have more than what we have now."

Alderman Jeff Hoinackiof Lincoln, on the need for more research before the city's Web site is updated

Friday

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for the latest road closures.

Long term A list of long-term road projects, including work in uptown Normal, is updated weekly in Monday's Pantagraph.

New: A boil order is in effect for Downs starting at noon today for tower cleaning.

Today

U.S. Rep. Tim Johnson's mobile office hours\ Flanagan Community Building, 10:30 a.m.