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posted by Isabel Miller
Thursday, Oct 19, 23 @ 7:43 am

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Cloudy day, but beautiful leaves.

Comment by Elmo Thursday, Oct 19, 23 @ 8:22 am
Wet and cool fall weather in Central Illinois today. A good morning for a hot beverage and relaxing.

Comment by Former ILSIP Thursday, Oct 19, 23 @ 8:24 am
charity poker night at Gibson’s later tonight!

Comment by Jose Abreu's Next Homer Thursday, Oct 19, 23 @ 9:14 am
Fall is falling upon us. My spouse loves it. I hate it. Oh well.

Comment by Lurker Thursday, Oct 19, 23 @ 9:35 am
The more I learn about the private school voucher scheme, the less I like it.

And fall isn’t that bad…yet!

Comment by Travel Guy Thursday, Oct 19, 23 @ 9:56 am
As the three GOPers in the House from Illinois supported Jim
Jordan, it looks like burning it all down for its own sake isn’t at all great, even for a cult.

So will the three apologists to the cult leader support this “Interim Speaker” (how is this a thing in American Democracy?) thingy and allow, I dunno, military personnel getting paid, aid to Israel, Ukraine… and wholly avert a shutdown?

A republic if we can keep it

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Oct 19, 23 @ 10:17 am
Former Chicagoan and perpetual election loser Ken Griffin has bought up most of a Florida peninsula to create the largest mansion property on record. Think he’s compensating for something?

Comment by Give Us Barabbas Thursday, Oct 19, 23 @ 12:14 pm
Big opening and ribbon cutting of the new Corn Belt Port in the Quads — major regional effort from the federal, state, county and local gov’t units and non profits to maximize the Mississippi River commerc.

Comment by Downstate Thursday, Oct 19, 23 @ 2:45 pm

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