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One of my favorite books about Illinois, Oddball Illinois, features a photo of a former landmark in the Chicago suburb of Berwyn.

The Geirtz family knows the pain of cancer all too well. "You're kind of going through a whirlwind," father Mike Giertz said.

State Rep. Roger Eddy, R-Hutsonville, and state Rep. Brandon Phelps, D-Harrisburg, have introduced the Lonesome No More Act, which would guarantee the right to marry to Illinoisans who are unemployed, obese or have terrible personal hygiene.

Ward Room Blogger Edward McClelland often uses satire in this space. This is one of those times.

Christopher R. Skarinka suffered from eating disorders, due to severe depression, after he graduated from Harvard in 2007.