Request to our readers: We need inaugural input

Today, The News-Gazette continues its daily coverage leading up to the inauguration of Barack Obama as president.

Between now and Jan. 20, we will look back at historic inaugurations and talk with people from East Central Illinois who are going to Obama's swearing-in. Each day, we'll have something new for you.

Also on this date

• Champaign City Building project to further clog streets
• Making crowd 'guesstimates?' Guess again, and lower
• Retired UI prof launches site for county sustainability issues
• 140 Danville Walgreen's workers offered retirement and severance packages
• Only 1 candidate in race for 3 Champaign school board seats
• Monticello's Washington Elementary hires interim principal
• Rantoul board set to vote on community design standards
• Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program sets sign-ups
• FBI puts out call for thousands of workers to fill ranks
• Obituaries

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