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Jim Bauer @porwest (112876) • United States 7 Sep

So, of course there was the recent Powerball jackpot of $1.8 billion, and of course I played. I don't think I went too crazy. I played all of my plays in Illinois, but of course, someone won in Missouri, across the river as well...

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Wow!

me @dfollin (27267) • United States 13 May 25

Yesterday I received a picture and article from homes.com about a mansion in a town called Evanston, Illinois just outside of Chicago, Illinois. The huge Victorian style home was built in 1978, is 8,600 square feet big. The...

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On the Other Side of the River

Jim Bauer @porwest (112876) • United States 15 Dec 24

Without divulging too much, my wife and I live in Southern Illinois near St. Louis, Missouri and my wife works "on the other side of the river." These are terms we use often around here since we essentially live "on the...

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New Year, New Laws

Bensen32 @Bensen32 (28658) • United States 9 Dec 24

I was just reading some of the new laws going into effect on January 1st, 2025, in Illinois and I’m a little confused and shocked by a few. They are replacing “offender” with “Justice impacted Individuals”. An amendment to the...

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Wenneman's, They Have the Meats

Jim Bauer @porwest (112876) • United States 27 Aug 22

Or, we shall see. Ever since I left West Allis, Wisconsin, a suburb of famous Milwaukee, and have not been able to get my Rupena's, which were some of the best meats ever, and moved to southern Illinois, I have been hard pressed...

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Sunday 12 Sept 21

Bensen32 @Bensen32 (28658) • United States 12 Sep 21

Good morning to you all, Hope your weekend has been a good one so far. I have had a decent one, it was a little warm yesterday but not to bad outside. Got most of my cleaning done for the weekend so that is a good thing. So, I...

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Lake County, Illinois - History

Bensen32 @Bensen32 (28658) • United States 29 May 20

I did a little reading about the Great Depression Era Outlaws and I remember learning about some of this before. I kind of forgot about how many of them were from the Midwest area of America. Living most of my life in the...

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Restrictions

Bensen32 @Bensen32 (28658) • United States 20 Mar 20

So I just talked to my sister and dad is being held at the hospital to try and get his blood sugar down so they can do the surgery on the 31st. She also informed me that they will not let us up to his room at this time and they...

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State Capital Illinois

Go Crossbones @crossbones27 (52905) • Mojave, California 29 Aug 19

Has To Be Springfield. Yay, and I am from Missouri originally, so I mix it up, or say some dumb crap like Hannibal. Missouri has a Springfield too and not many big cities when I lived there, one would get confused Mark Twain is...

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Do as I say, not as I do Department

Gary Sibio @garysibi (702) • Chicago, Illinois 21 Aug 19

Lori Lightfoot became mayor of Chicago this past May. She has spent much of her time since then hob-knobbing with celebrities in Chicago and Washington, DC. In order to deal with Chicago's increasing crime, she ordered the...

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Short Story Review Ernest Hemingway The Killers

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 4 Feb 19

Spoiler alerts – 1927 The story features Nick Adams, a character who turns up in various Hemmingway stories. He is among the diners at a prohibition era Illinois café, run by a man called George. Two gangsters enter, unhappy...

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The Land of Lincoln

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (98004) • Daytona Beach, Florida 6 Nov 18

The Land of Lincoln is the nickname of the U.S. state of Illinois. When described the state is said to be home to bears, bulls, the blues, fantastic pizza and Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the U.S. Illinois became the...

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Should Be Bigger

Four Walls @FourWalls (86707) • United States 4 Jun 18

The last place I want to highlight on my little jaunt to St. Louis is Fort Defiance Park in Cairo, Illinois. I’m sure you’re going to think that I have no life if I tell you this was a bucket list destination. Hey, I love water,...

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Taking Me A Lot Longer To Recover

fishtiger58 @fishtiger58 (29819) • Momence, Illinois 7 Apr 17

I haven't been to active here on mylot this week. There is a reason for it. I am an election judge and we had local elections this past Tuesday. I really love doing the elections but it's a horribly long day. We have to be at the...

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Election Time In Illinois

fishtiger58 @fishtiger58 (29819) • Momence, Illinois 17 Feb 16

About a year ago Illinois passed into law, a new rule about registering and voting. The new law states that any Illinois citizen who lives in a county with more that 100,000 in population may register to vote on election day and...

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Paint The Sky Challenge

fishtiger58 @fishtiger58 (29819) • Momence, Illinois 3 Feb 16

As many of you know I am a fisherman, person, woman. I love to fish and have spent untold hours sitting in my boat with my husband. Rachel Lovejoy has challenged us to share a photo of a sunset or a sunrise. My photo is of a...

paint the sky chalenge

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Illinois not paying lottery winners

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45490) • United States 17 Oct 15

If you invest in a ticket for any Illinois lottery and you win, don't expect to get paid. They ran out of money so they are giving lottery winners IOU's...can you imagine. I wonder how long it will take for them to get their...

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Another officer killed

Jared D. @loki1982 (780) • Dallas, Texas 1 Sep 15

I just saw on the new another police officer killed in Illinois. Tragic all around. Three suspects on the loose which means there is likely 4 people's lives directly ruined from this incident, and countless others connected to...

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Traveling On Amtrak Is An Experience

KrauseHome @KrauseHome (36445) • United States 8 Jul 12

Personally if you have never travelled this way it is still something personally I would suggest and recommend to people but make sure you allow yourself some extra time and bring extra money for the unexpected. We are here in IL...

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The Greece Next Door.. A vote to become just like Greece...and Illinois

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 20 Jan 12

The state of Illinois has painted itself in a financial corner. Their fumbling, bumbling, cowtowing to union demands and raising taxes on individuals and business has earned them a reduction in their credit rating. How low? A2...