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"Military Family Law: Tips and Traps," an ISBA Law Ed seminar, will cover a wide range of legal issues facing service personnel and their dependents during periods of active duty. via Illinois Bar Journal

“Smoked carp tastes just as good as smoked salmon when you ain't got no smoked salmon.”

Our favorite new bakery these days is Twisted Sister Bakery , which opened three weeks ago in Old Town. via Chicago Magazine

“In order to make Student Government matter to students, it needs to take up what the students want it to”

Issue date: 4/14/08 Section: News Campus Action Party: The facts: CAP only has one candidate running, Dominic Capparelli. via The Daily Eastern News

“The man stood in the driveway of his residence, in front of neighbors, and shot himself. But it was 45 days later before the inquest could be held in this very obvious cause of death case, awaiting the autopsy and toxicological results.”

The coroner's inquest, a very public look at one of the most private of subjects, is becoming a thing of the past, an analysis of the first year of a new Illinois law shows. via Alton Telegraph

Gov. Rod Blagojevich is seeking federal help for victims of last month's flooding in 15 southern Illinois counties. via State Journal-Register

“We're meeting with FEMA and SBA personnel today in Springfield to develop the plan of action for viewing the damage, and the teams should hit the ground in southern Illinois on Wednesday morning”

' Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today announced that teams from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency , Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Small Business Administration will be in southern ... via Illinois Government News Network

“He's watching all of them. Rapists are very calculating. They identify their victims, they stalk, they return to areas and environments where women are more vulnerable”

A 42-year-old transient accused of breaking into a Springfield woman's apartment and raping her over the weekend has been arrested for similar crimes on at least three other occasions. via State Journal-Register

Used car oil, antifreeze, batteries and tires Many automotive stores and oil-change shops will take used oil from cars or lawn mowers and accept filters for a small fee. via Chicago Tribune

“Waiting months for insurance settlements can be very frustrating and we want to help as much as we can in the meantime.”

State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias has made low-interest loan funds available to residents that have experienced flooding through the Illinois Disaster Recovery Loan program. via Magic 95.1

Paducah has issued a flood warning until 6:00 tonight for the following counties in Southern Illinois : Williamson, Jackson , Perry, Franklin , Hamilton , Jefferson, Wayne , White, Alexander, Gallatin Union ... via Magic 95.1

“The combination of the national presence of Coldwell Banker and the breadth of services from Devonshire will be a good thing for our agents and a good thing for Lincoln”

Champaign-based Coldwell Banker Devonshire Realty has merged with Alexander & Company Real Estate in Lincoln. via LincolnCourier.com

“They now acknowledge there's no . . . violation for a bartender”

The case against a Spring Valley bartender accused of allowing a patron to illegally smoke in a tavern was dismissed Tuesday after prosecutors said the state had no right to charge her with such an offense. via Journal Star

Naperville resident Corey Thomas McKeon graduated with a bachelor's degree from the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Nebraska Lincoln on Dec. via Naperville Sun

“Just like the people that don't smoke.”

The Family Tavern is finding out that where there's smoke, citations follow. After customer Duane Alexander says he finished a cigarette outside the bar last month, he got a visit from the police chief. via WQAD-TV Moline

In the aftermath of the horrific events of the 14th of February, there have been many people who have stepped up to the plate and proven themselves to be true heroes. via Northern Star

Martini Park is reintroducing the classic concept of the cocktail party, offering guests the ultimate elegant experience with delicious food, specialty cocktails and a live music lineup of classic crooners and ... via Dairy Field

“We are working to train people from the community where hard-to-staff schools are located, to become fully certified and highly qualified teachers in those communities.”

Last year, the Springfield School District faced no small task in needing to hire 150 new teachers because of retirements and resignations. via State Journal-Register

“This is an opportunity to showcase this part of the state. This is an opportunity to showcase the SIUC facility”

Southern Illinois University Carbondale and this region will have an opportunity to showcase themselves this spring. via Southern Illinoisan

“But, we could never verify the group. We've tried to obtain legal and financial documents from them on many occasions, but we have not received anything as yet.”

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Mayor Alvin Parks Jr. on Wednesday identified Pro Team Management as the group interested in buying Kenneth Hall Regional Hospital from Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation.

The group was identified as at a special city council meeting Wednesday evening.

No details were provided Wednesday about specific details, including the amount of the offer, plans for immediate operation given that equipment already has been removed from the building and the identity of the doctors, nurses and other staff. Read more

“Summer's actually our slowest period”

Second-graders were outside learning how to tap syrup from a maple tree. And, Debbie Greene was inside figuring out how to squeeze money out of the Pilcher Park Nature Center's budget. via Herald News