• Have at it in comments. Thanks. * From a Quinn press release… The budget also includes more than $2 billion in proposed cuts, including a deep reduction in education funding. In his budget address, Governor Quinn called on the General Assemb...
• Have at it in comments. Thanks.
This one is for my sister and her daughter. When your first eggplant arrives in the CSA box, I think the kiddies will be all over these breaded fingers designed for dipping!I'm not sure that there is anything healthy about vegetables that have been breade...
I had an emergency on the way home from work. Please send more emergency Salted Nut Rolls for the car. Thanks much. PS... It was delicious!
Posted by Springfield Moms
Recently my daughter had a party at school to celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday.  What a creative talent and legacy he has left behind for so many generations. Through unique words and eclectic characters, he certainly had a story to tell in a way that...
*** UPDATE *** I just got off the phone with Fox Chicago. They accidentally misreported the numbers this morning. The actual numbers are… Giannoulias 44 Kirk 41 Undecided 10 Other 5 The poll was taken March 8th (the same day as the Quinn/Brady po...

* Fox Chicago displayed this chart today about Rasmussen’s latest US Senate numbers…Rasmussen hasn’t posted the numbers as of 10 o’clock this morning, but I’ll check back later. So, what the heck is going on Yesterday̵...
The Hot Stove.com blog has a regular series in which it poses team-specific questions to a few bloggers who cover said teams, and on Tuesday, this was asked of a couple Cardinals bloggers: With the Cardinals’ outfield set for 2010, what will become of t...
* Oy…Chicago’s reluctance to allow video gambling in the city will deprive the state of almost $178 million annually, according to a new analysis by the Legislature’s budget-forecasting arm. That shortfall could blow a nearly $2 billion hole in ...
*** UPDATE *** I missed this one… [Illinois State Superintendent of Schools Christopher Koch] once again told lawmakers that schools across Illinois will be looking at $500 less per-student next year in general state aid. Koch reiterated that th...
Posted by Grace Uncensored
in celebration of the fact that it’s going to be in the SIXTIES today, here are some more photos of key largo. here’s yet another view of the water, taken from the edge of the property.  it reminds me of gilligan’s island for some reaso...
Actor Corey Haim has died of a drug overdose. He was 38.

Posted by honey & quinine
Sunday I helped my friend George at the Springfield Home & Builders’ Show downtown. This is my third year doing this. The show is a true harbinger of SPRING as sure as plastic-sealed pallets of fertilizer and wood chips lined up on the backside ...
Posted by honey & quinine
Sunday I helped my friend George at the Springfield Home & Builders’ Show downtown. This is my third year doing this. The show is a true harbinger of SPRING as sure as plastic-sealed pallets of fertilizer and wood chips lined up on the backside ...
* Former Illinois governor Jim Edgar had some not-so-kind words for his party’s Republican nominee on Chicago Public Radio yesterday. Edgar called Brady’s ten percent across-the-board budget cut plan “naïve“… “I don&#...
I can’t believe it!  The temps are rising, the birds are heading North, the snow is melting… My yard looks like crap! Here are some Spring cleaning suggestions.  Enjoy! ~TroySpring & Summer Seasonal Maintenance Guide — Midwest If y...
Posted by First Reading
Chatham Police Chief John Holm will be the featured speaker at this month’s Chatham Area Chamber of Commerce business luncheon. The event is scheduled for Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Fulgenzi’s Trattoria in Chatham. The luncheon cost...
Andy Thomas, the Missouri artist whose “Grand Ol’ Gang,” a painting of poker-playing Republican presidents (which included the back of Abe’s head) went viral among conservatives following President Obama’s election, is back w...

[Bumped up to Wednesday for visibility.] * Representatives from Gov. Quinn’s Office of Management and Budget presented a budget plan Tuesday night in the Illinois State Museum Auditorium. They opened with a PowerPoint before taking questions from re...
Courtney's co-worker said someone in California told them to check out a video online of a lot of geese, which was my video. We have no idea how… read more...
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