I apologize to my readers for my abrupt absence. My two daughters and I went through some emergency personal stuff that required our full attention. However, I am back. I posted today’s Today in Illinois History; I will have a new Illinois Municipality of the Week this next … Continue reading
Today is Labor Day — a National Holiday to celebrate and recognize workers. I bet, however, that most people don’t know that Illinois played a significant part in the creation of the National Labor Day Holiday. Of course, the Labor Day Holiday grew from the workers’ … Continue reading
— Pizza parlor in Dallas, Texas, makes a pizza called the “Bloomington Special” Read More »
— I never thought I would say this, but it has been a week for toilet paper. Read More »
–You might find yourself in a heap of trouble if you don’t check things out first Read More »
Reactionaryism: (1) The state or condition of being reactionary. (2) A really bad way to run things. The Spring session for the Illinois General Assembly ends Wednesday, and they (the State lawmakers) are working through the holiday weekend to … Continue reading
Here we go again. Following the lead of Pastor Terry Jones, another Florida resident is going to publicly shred the Koran, since he wasn’t able to obtain a permit to publicly burn the book. Continue reading