Glad to see new components coming to Rivian. Curious why the second shift workers aren’t even getting 40 hours a week and when they do go in they are only moving 6-12 vehicles a shift.
I just saw that two Illinois sites got grants from the National Trust for Historic Preservation: the Muddy Waters Mojo Museum in Chicago, and Historic Brooklyn, IL (one of the earliest freedom settlements).
- Give us Barabbas - Tuesday, Jul 22, 25 @ 11:38 am:
I’m worried that I missed my window to buy Calhoun peaches from roadside stands in Springfield. Can’t find a stand in the usual spots. If you have ever eaten one, you know they are worth seeking out.
Joan,
That is fantastic news especially about Brooklyn. I try to tell people about it’s history in some long term hope of that town becoming more than vice.
- Jr. Neef - Tuesday, Jul 22, 25 @ 9:41 am:
Glad to see new components coming to Rivian. Curious why the second shift workers aren’t even getting 40 hours a week and when they do go in they are only moving 6-12 vehicles a shift.
- JoanP - Tuesday, Jul 22, 25 @ 10:36 am:
I just saw that two Illinois sites got grants from the National Trust for Historic Preservation: the Muddy Waters Mojo Museum in Chicago, and Historic Brooklyn, IL (one of the earliest freedom settlements).
https://savingplaces.org/stories/actionfund2025
- Give us Barabbas - Tuesday, Jul 22, 25 @ 11:38 am:
I’m worried that I missed my window to buy Calhoun peaches from roadside stands in Springfield. Can’t find a stand in the usual spots. If you have ever eaten one, you know they are worth seeking out.
- Yooper in Diaspora - Tuesday, Jul 22, 25 @ 11:43 am:
A WIU student has won a Simon Democracy Prize for a proposal they plan to bring to the city to have a referendum on ranked choice voting. https://www.tspr.org/tspr-local-news/2025-07-21/wiu-student-wins-simon-democracy-prize-proposes-ranked-choice-voting-referendum
And I agree with Give us Barabbas. I have one Calhoun peach left among those I brought north in my travels.
- Quad Cities - Tuesday, Jul 22, 25 @ 11:56 am:
Big Lane Evans highway dedication
- ArchPundit - Tuesday, Jul 22, 25 @ 11:58 am:
Joan,
That is fantastic news especially about Brooklyn. I try to tell people about it’s history in some long term hope of that town becoming more than vice.
- Mike M - Tuesday, Jul 22, 25 @ 12:22 pm:
To Give Us Barabbas and Yoopers, there is a Calhoun peach vendor today on W White Oaks Dr next to Seaney’s farm stand.