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* We’re back from break! What’s been going on in your part of Illinois?…

posted by Isabel Miller
Monday, Apr 21, 25 @ 7:36 am

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Cold and wet Easter weekend in the 217, had 2.5 inches of rain between early Saturday morning and this morning.

Comment by Give Me A Break Monday, Apr 21, 25 @ 8:18 am
All it took was 1 meeting with JD Vance for Pope Francis to say “Lord, please get me out of here.”

Comment by Charles Edward Cheese Monday, Apr 21, 25 @ 8:18 am
The flowering trees provide hope that spring has arrived and summer is coming.

Comment by Keyrock Monday, Apr 21, 25 @ 8:27 am
The photo of the seagull flying with a hot dog at Wrigley should be the new state flag.

https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/1k41fs3/a_seagull_flying_with_a_hot_dog_at_wrigley_field/

Comment by ChicagoVinny Monday, Apr 21, 25 @ 8:38 am
Nice to have you back. I hope you and Rich had a good week off.

On Friday, I joined many others for a cherry blossom viewing by the Museum of Science and Industry. After two years with no blossoms, it was nice to have them back.

Comment by JoanP Monday, Apr 21, 25 @ 8:54 am
@ChicagoVinny -

The burning question: did the seagull put ketchup on its hot dog?

Comment by JoanP Monday, Apr 21, 25 @ 8:55 am
Mr. Cheese, your attempt at humor suffers from both poor taste and bad timing.

Comment by Tammy in Springfield Monday, Apr 21, 25 @ 9:02 am
Got to spend Easter with the grandkids, which is as much fun as I’m allowed to have these days. Life is good.

Comment by Friendly Bob Adams Monday, Apr 21, 25 @ 9:18 am
== All it took was 1 meeting with JD Vance for Pope Francis to say “Lord, please get me out of here.” ==

Not going to lie, my second reaction to learning about Francis’s death was “wow, Vance pulled a Liz Truss.”

RIP to the Pope, though. Best in my lifetime, albeit granted I’ve only been alive for three popes.

Comment by TJ Monday, Apr 21, 25 @ 9:41 am
@JoanP–we had planned to see the cherry blossoms on Easter Sunday but cancelled because of the rain. So nice that they bloomed this year.

Comment by Leslie K Monday, Apr 21, 25 @ 12:21 pm

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