another great one

ok this goes under the same heading of duh...
remember the blog i wrote about the guy who decided it was ok to go streeking in the building.. well guess what hes done it again.... no not the streeking, ok hes probably done that too... n i just didnt see it, but he some how dumped something on his chair (what it is i realy dont wanna know) that he had in his room and somehow lit it on fire.... now instead of owning up to it, and bringing the chair out to the dumpster... he decided that it would be a lot more fun to throw the chair down from the 5th floor to the 4th floor in the stairwell.... and when we went to go and figure out were the chair came from he had moved the furniture around so that the indents in the carpet were covered.... but we found them.... you cant hide anything from me.... now mind you ... yes he shouldnt have put the chair in the stairwell to begin with, but to have the nerve to try and hide the marks in the carpet.. is just going a little to far... dont you think???? and then to top it off he ended up blocking the staiwell door and stairs which is a major fire code...
so now i offering him up as a gift for anyone whos willing to take on this "lovely" project....

what are people thinking

oh my gosh!!! when i thought people couldn't get more interesting they always seem to out do themselves.... i have a tenant who decided to get a little drunk, OK he probably had WAY to many... but he decided to run around the building in a toga looking blanket thing....with this big slit going all the way up to his hip.... now mind you he had nothing under it, and he has the serious beer belly, been 9 months pregnant since forever thing going on... so you can imagine what that looks like, right??

well i had some plumbers there n they said that there was a naked guy on the elevator, but at the time it was about 4am n i so wasn't awake yet.... well then around 9am my maintenance man came to me n told me that there was a man in the elevator who seemed drunk n wasn't wearing anything but a blanket.... so i told him to go n get him.... well when he brought the guy down stairs he refused to get out of the elevator so i had to get my big butt up out the chair to go n see who it was.... of course it was him....

n no I'm not giving names.. just in case... but anyways i told him that he wasn't allowed to run around the building with no close on... now get ready for this... he told me that he was allowed to run around like that, hes been doing it for a while and that i couldn't do anything about it.... so i said OK that's fine he needed to be out in 3 weeks and that i would have papers ready for him.. he said that's fine hell take us to court... OK so hes going to up in front of a judge and tell the judge that its OK if he runs around an apartment building half naked if not naked and that its OK even though there are children n women living there...

yea OK so i just had to tell someone else about my weird n festive day...

about a little girl

i never thought that people would be so self centered that they wont take care of their own child...

i know some one who has a beautiful 1 year old baby girl and she recently had these growths on her head... originally one was on the side of her head behind her ear and the other was on the other side of her head toward her neck... now originally they took her to silver cross hospital in Joliet, which obviously was a stupid move on their part..... the hospital told them that it was a water filled sits.... WRONG...... my mom and i told them that they needed to take her to children's memorial hospital in Chicago, just to get a second opinion.... when they took her in, the hospital immediately put her in a room and started running all these tests..... they found out that the masses were hard and not water filled sists at all.... so the hospital tested her for cancer......

now instead of leaving the baby in the hospital they brought her back home and went on with life as nothing happened...... then the masses began to move.... the one on the side of her head by her ear disappeared and the one towards her neck moved to her neck and became bigger..... so you would think that they would have taken her back to the hospital due to the fact that masses on a babies head shouldn't move let a lone be there..... but no, it would interfere with the lifestyles of the parents to much...... well the doctor called the parts because the test results were finally in, well its not cancer, but the hospital has no clue what it is.....

so between the fact that the masses moved and the fact that the doctors don't know what has happened to the baby..... now to top that off the mass on the back of her head is starting to so big that its pulling her tongue back, and the hospital has called a couple of times to try to get the baby back up there, but the parents don't think shes in pain, and keep saying that it would interfere with their schedule........
now I'm writing this because i don't know what to do..... I'm just fed up over the situation..... and i needed somewhere to vent about what has happened to a beautiful baby.....please everyone who reads this pray for her.... she deserves so much better than this......

schools n shelters vs. hotel

OK, so here's to the casinos.... Since they are so smart and rich.... They ,the casinos, decided that they don't have enough money to give to the City of Joliet for its salary to cover the schools and shelters.....

Now as we all know , OK hopefully most of us know, normally the casinos are the majority of the income coming in for schools and shelters.... So what are they supposed to do with no money coming in???? How are we supposed to supply all the materials that are needed???

So here's where the story takes a weird turn... Now the Harahs casino has been laying people off left n right, and they don't have any money for the city... But guess what they do have enough money to built a brand new "business" hotel... Now as it is they don't have a full occupancy at their current hotel.. So obviously they need a new hotel right??? Well i figured i would ask the question... Whats more important a new hotel or schools and shelters???

COME TO THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST AT THE SCUTT MANSION

Come out and join The Joliet Paranormal Society as we investigate the Scutt Mansion on December 17th and the 20th from 6pm till 11pm.

The victorian life museum will be decorated for the christmas season so what better way to get in the holliday spirit than a ghost hunt around the christmas tree.
There is a paypal button on our profile for this event it is right under the profile picture on the left.

Admission is $30.00 and we will meet at the mansion if you have any questions please call the joliet paranormal society at (815) 651-4512

How was your Thanksgiving Dinner???

Where were you for Thanksgiving??? Did you have somewhere to go???

Now I'm pretty sure you were able to stuff yourself to the point you got sick, right??? Well what about those who yea might have somewhere to live but don't have enough money to go and buy a good Thanksgiving dinner, or maybe they don't have any family to go to for the holiday... While you were sitting in a nice cozy place with friends and family, they were sitting by themselves contemplating weather they should have spaghettios or chicken noodle soup... Now for this thanksgiving my apartment building served 17 plates to those that didn't have anywhere to go... we had such a good turnout... so many people brought in extra food to help make the plates fuller, and we even had a delivery person who took the plates door to door.... now one of my other tenants who used to be a chef went to both homeless shelters here in town... and he helped had out food..... my mom makes hats for the Morning Star Mission Shelter, so that way we know that they'll be warm.... And a couple of my other tenants helped out at some churches....

So my question to you is did you actually help those less fortunate??? Or did you just make your annual donation??? Did you know it actually helps people a lot more if you go in in person and show your face and give out a smile or to once in a while???

So I'm asking of you for the next holiday coming up try to be a little more giving and more personable..... Your love will go a long way...

scutt mansion

THE JOLIET PARANORMAL Society PRESENTS

An evening at the Scutt mansion

Come out and join us for an evening of ghost hunting from 6pm till 11pm November 28th and 29th.The price is $30.00 a person please call for a reservation we are limited on spots and at this price I expect to fill up quickly.
To make a reservation or if you have any questions call me at
(815) 651-4512.
We will meet at the mansion at 206 n Broadway St Joliet, Ill 60435 at 6pm.

Thats right men, women have more germs

We all remember when we were back in school and everyone was running around screaming cooties, and the boys didn't want a girl to touch him in fear of getting cooties.... Well there might have been some logic to it....

Apparently women have a greater variety of bacteria than men do... Women have a greater variety of bacteria on their hands than men do, a study has found.. And everybody has more types of bacteria than researchers expected to find. The researchers aren't sure why women harbor a bigger variety of bacteria than men, but it might have something to do with the acidity of their skin...

Men generally have more acidic skin than women. Other possibilities include differences in sweat and oil gland production, the frequency of moisturizer or cosmetics applications, skin thickness and hormone production.....

So, the question remains, should guys worry about holding hands with girls???? It mostly depends on which girl... Keep in mind that the vast majority of the bacteria we have on our bodies are either harmless or beneficial.... the pathogens are a small minority.... The researchers took samples from 51 college students and tested the samples using a system for detecting bacteria DNA. they identified 4,742 species of bacteria, only 5 of which were on every hand...

The study was in Monday's 11-4-08 online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.... The average hand harbored 150 species of bacteria. The left and right hands of the same individual shared only about 17 percent of the same bacteria types, the researchers found.

While the researchers emphasized the importance of regular hand-washing, they also noted that washing did not eliminate bacteria.. Either the bacterial colonies rapidly re-establish after hand-washing, or washing... does not remove the majority of bacteria taxa found on the skin surface.....

Insulin syringes recalled.....

They are recalling nearly half a million syringes for diabetics have been recalled by their manufacturer because of possible mislabeling that could lead to insulin overdoses... Covidien is recalling 4,710 boxes of single-use ReliOn syringes sold at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club nationwide between Aug.1 and Oct.8.

"Use of these syringes may lead to patients receiving an overdose of as much as 2.5 times the intended dose.... " the federal Food and Drug Administration said.The recalls applies to 31 gauge, Ice ReliOn Insulin syringes from lot number 813900. The product number is 38396-0403-02.

The FDA said it has received one report of adverse reaction... Please if you know anyone who uses these syringes, let them know before its to late.....For more information, call Covidien at (866) 780-5436 or go to www.relion.com/recall .....

People you know

Have you ever read the police blotter in the newspaper??? well today was a very interesting day for me to read it..It was one of those ,wow ,look were my classmates ended up, situations....

Now i knew from looking at the sex offender web site that a previous classmate was on there, and had been to jail for raping a younger female, but i didn't realize until today that he is a habitual sex offender..... It was astonishing to me that someone i used to ride the bus with, someone i had class with, had to stoop this low by the age of 20......

now i know people make mistakes but gosh to become a habitual sex offender is a little to much..... well i know that this wasn't very informational but it did make me realize that every now and then you have to look back at those who grew up with you and see where they're at....plus its always a good thing to look at the sex offender web site just to know who's around you...

oh and i also found out that right across the street from my job is a sex offender... and on top of that hes a pastors son..... well happy hunting and here's the web address for the offender web site... http://www.isp.state.il.us/sor/sor.cfm

Teflon.... and what it can do to you...

The widespread use of polymer polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), better known to most people by its brand name, Teflon. PTFE was discovered accidentally by chemist Roy J. Plunkett (1910–1994) of DuPont, in 1938, while trying to create a new CFC refrigerant. It turned out that the waxy white substance has the lowest coefficient of friction of any known solid, and thus DuPont began exploring its commercial possibilities as a coating. DuPont patented it in 1941, registered the Teflon trademark in 1944, and began selling it in 1946. By 1950, DuPont was annually producing over one million tons of PTFE.
Much of the Teflon that has been created since its introduction, has ended up being used for nonstick pans and other cookware, which regularly come into contact at high temperatures with foods that we eat. Consequently, we must ask ourselves, just exactly how safe is Teflon? What happens to the fragments of Teflon — visible or otherwise — that inevitably chip off when cooking utensils and other items strike the surfaces of Teflon-coated pans? Many people assume that the practically friction-free material must pass harmlessly right through their bodies.
Initially, consumers were assured that Teflon is chemically inert and non-toxic, and therefore completely safe. But the tough questions should have been asked decades ago, given that Teflon is not chemically bonded to any cookware surface (in fact, it cannot chemically bond to anything). To get Teflon to stick, the target surface is roughened via sandblasting, covered with a primer, and then covered with Teflon, which gets stuck in microscopic interstices. Wouldn't repeated use at high temperatures cause portions of that Teflon to be continually released, into the food, and in turn into us?
That turns out to be the case. It was later discovered that, at temperatures above 500°F (260°C), Teflon begins to decompose. The resultant gases are known to produce hallucinations and flu-like symptoms for humans, and death for indoor birds. The number of people possibly affected by Teflon, must be enormous, given that over 70% of the cookware purchased in the United States has a nonstick coating.
PTFE is not the only potentially hazardous chemical involved in the manufacture of Teflon. For instance, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a.k.a. C-8, is used to make Teflon, although it is not a component of Teflon. However, uncured cookware can have traces of PFOA. In February 2006, a group of independent scientific advisers to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) voted unanimously that the EPA should classify PFOA as a likely carcinogen. DuPont responded by taking out full-page ads in major U.S. publications, assuring the public that Teflon is safe. Research has shown that PFOA is now found in the blood of most Americans. In fact, one study indicated that 96 percent of the children tested in 23 U.S. states, had traces of PFOA.

This is not the first time that PFOA has been in the news. In May 2005, a federal grand jury subpoenaed DuPont for documents, as requested by the U.S. Justice Department's Environmental Crimes Section. Only a month prior, DuPont had agreed to a settlement with the EPA, admitting that it neglected to report health safety information about PFOA for 20 years. In Teflon's defense, it should be noted that the major sources of PFOA are chemicals for stain- and water-resistance in clothing, carpets, and take-out food boxes. (More good reasons to prepare your own food, wearing clothing made of natural fibers.)
Yet even after any residual PFOA has disappeared from nonstick cookware, the Teflon poses a danger to humans and animals — roughly proportional to the cooking temperatures. The pet birds that have died from Teflon are reminiscent of the canaries formerly used in coal mines to warn miners of lethal gases, which would kill the canary first. Before that happens to you or your household members, consider replacing any Teflon-coated cookware with healthier alternatives, such as stainless steel, cast iron, silicon, or glass.

Aluminum cooking products...How are they for your health???

A leading Indian scientific authority warns that the use of aluminum cookware may contribute significantly to the development of Alzheimer's disease and other nervous disorders.

The National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), which is part of the Indian Council of Medical Research, has concluded that the intake of aluminum compounds from many sources is on the rise and producing detrimental effects on human health. Aluminum cookware is especially dangerous when used to prepare acid foods such as tomatoes, which causes the metal to be leached out.

Besides Alzheimer's, toxic levels of aluminum has also been associated with Parkinson's disease, various dementia's and bone diseases. NIN doctors expressed special concern for the elderly whose ability to remove these toxins is reduced. The NIN experts noted that human exposure to aluminum is also on the increase from the water supply.

Besides naturally occurring aluminum, other aluminum compounds are added as part of the water treatment process. Also, aluminum is present in many popular OTC and prescription medicines such as antacids, antiperspirants, pain-killers and anti-diarrhea medicines.

Besides cookware, aluminum is increasingly being used in food packaging, especially ready-to-cook foods. Additionally, there are many aluminum-containing food additives in use as buffers, neutralizing agents, dough strengtheners and emulsifying agents.

How safe are you while you cook????

Is pyrex good or bad???? You decide.....

Food seems to go hand in hand with the holiday season, but some cooks using recently purchased glass Pyrex baking dishes have reported nasty surprises.

The dishes mostly the 13-by-9-inch baking dish have shattered unexpectedly.I looked this up on the Internet, and it appears quite common. In fact, no heat or cold seems to be necessary for Pyrex to explode. One person merely removed the Pyrex dish from the cabinet and it exploded in her hand. Another person had one explode brand new - upon removing it from the box. There are dozens and dozens of incidents at consumeraffairs.com and complaints.com.

Pyrex was developed as a tempered glass product by Corning Glass Works in 1924. Known as a "borosilicate" glass, it contains boron as well as the glass makers usual mix of sand, soda and lime. The boron makes the glass less likely to expand during changes in temperature. When it does break, scientists say it should crack into large pieces rather than shatter.
Over the years, Pyrex cookware has become a fixture in the kitchen. Many cooks say the Pyrex pie plate is the standard pie dish. Pyrex measuring cups are also widely used.
So why the problems?

Scientists accustomed to using Pyrex test tubes and beakers in the laboratory say the glass can weaken with age and use. If small cracks develop over time, it can make the glass expand and contract in temperature extremes. But in the case of some consumers writing to ConsumerAffairs.com, the dishes were new, or at least fairly new.
Corning spun off its kitchenware's division in the 1990s, so Pyrex is now owned by World Kitchen, which also owns CorningWare. World Kitchen provides a two-year guarantee on its Pyrex products.
"World Kitchen, Inc. promises to replace any Pyrex brand glass item that breaks from oven heat within two years from date of purchase," the company says on its Website.

However, there are certain conditions. World Kitchens advises consumers to never use Pyrex products on stove tops, under a broiler, or in a toaster oven. Consumers are also told to avoid "severe" hot to cold temperature changes. Cooks, who in the past found that Pyrex was durable enough to allow some latitude from those conditions, are apparently finding that now, any deviation is risky business.

So how safe are you when you use Pyrex baking ware?????

how many pets do you have???

Now adays with the economy collapsing people are going down to the bare minimums... Theyre spending less on the extra things in life, and theyre going out less.... Lets face it jobs are rare and most of the jobs out there are cutting back....

So you might be asking why am i asking about pets, right????

Well with everyones money being short people are starting to give away the pets that they have.... The Will County Humane Society has 30 dogs and 60 cats..... They are trying to find homes for all of these wonderful animals, and because of the hard times all they are doing is receiving more.... I just adopted a dog she filled a blank space with my other dog who now has a girlfriend, and shes a great add to the family..... Now i dont really have the extra money but when i saw her i feel in love with her as well as so did my dog.......

So for those of you who are reading this, if you happen to have some extra cash and feel that you could help out the Humane Society they would really appriciate it...

Are you really safe in church???

Some families are dedicated to their church... They go to every service, all the fundraisers and the over night events.... But do you honestly know your priest and fellow church goers that well???? Have you meet their family, have you been to their home???

Priests have been torturing kids for centuries and they've been able to get away with it.. All they have to do is move to another church.. There never heard of again, they just kinda fade away..... Finally the courts are giving them consequences.... A 78-year-old former priest was convicted on federal charges of taking a minor boy on religious retreats to have sex with him....

So have you ever thought about your priest or pastor????? Do you know them as well as you think???

voting time is coming.....

Now we all know that everyone is encouraged to vote.... But did you know that even illegal immigrants can vote???? Now mind you they dont pay any taxes, but they get to decide where the money from our taxes go...... They get to pick our president, but theyre not a true citizen....

Whats the point in us voting if the count is wrong because people who are illegal are voting for us.....According to the law all they need to do is get a voter I.D. and they are all set. Now there is no requirement to prove citizenship so anyone can virtually vote. Why do we even bother to have voting registration, or laws? What good is an I.D. proof and just what does this mean to our nation? Well if your not concerned about this then what can anyone say?

We understand the automated machines don't work correctly and can be manipulated. Even the software used comes from offshore. That leaves us with the scary thought of just who really elects whom we call "our" representatives? Can an election be won by a candidate who gets a majority of non citizen illegal votes while not enough votes from actual legal citizens?

Does this situation ask the question can we really trust any election? Well the facts are that the majority of Americans don't vote at all! Most Americans have grown tired of what they perceive is no choice at all.

Can you tell me how wrong this is?????

the rules as they are....

Finally the city officials realize that not all things are bad...

They are softening the law on the driving while talking law.... Motorists who get caught talking on their cell phones while driving with-out a hands free device will no longer lose their drivers licenses...They will be able to discuss their ticket in a court room.....

Its sad that the only 2 reasons we are reconsidering these rules are because a city official got caught talking on his phone and made a big deal about the cops taking away his drivers license, and the train conductor who was texting when he crashed and killed many people...

Why is it that until a city official gets caught or someone gets hurt people don't realize that some of the laws we have are retarded? And that there are more important things that we could be working on to help make life safer...

what about the cold medicines?????

Do you remember the home remedies that your grandma or great grandma did to cure the flu or other illness you seemed to always catch???? Some were horrible tasting and they were very odd combinations but they always worked.

Well the medicine manufactures have taken over the medicine world and for the most part they've eliminated the the use of organic medicines.... And finally the government has realized that the way our ancestors treated illnesses is the best way to cure almost anything....

The new thing is that children under 4 should not be given over-the-counter cough and cold remedies, drug companies are now saying that the drugs don't do any good and that they may even harm the children.. If the drugs don't help then why is everyone being told to use them???

I guess its just another way to make money off of people who worry about their health and their family......

So for another government screw up, we should all start mixing up those old recipes that our families have passed down from generation to generation for our colds and other illnesses, so that way we know we will actually recover....

Are we in a depression???

As Americans we are starting to speak- not whisper- the word "depression." Most adults, if you ask, say we're already in a depression, but when you ask economists' they say that there's no way possible....

Today's economy woes are nothing close to the Great Depression, even if it feels that way to some. Starting in 1929, the U.S. economy shrank for four consecutive years. Unemployment in the 1930's was staggering, above 20 percent for four years. In 1932, 24.9 percent of the labor force was jobless. As of today its 6.1 percent. In 1940, the economy still was smaller than in 1929 before the stock crash. The economy today wounded, continues to expand. it grew an annual rate of 2.8 percent in the second quarter.

Most people of today believe that the economy will get worse before it gets better. They expect their taxes to go up, and many worry about affording retirement or maintaining their standard of living. Nearly half of us worry about our homes losing value, and about 75 percent of us are considering taking our money back out of the stock market. Trust is shifting from stocks and real estate to federally insured bank CD's.

And a little less than half of Americans have postponed, or are thinking about postponing a big purchase. More than half Americans are worried about having enough money for retirement. More and more people are becoming conservative with their money and how they spend it.

Now I need to know how you feel.... Do you believe we're in a depression???

This is why we're in the whole...!!!

The state finally finished the first three months of its budget year with a mountain of unpaid bills and record payment delays.... The report says the state's economy is still faltering, and the backlog of bills and payment delays will increase. As of Tuesday 9-30-08 more than $1.8 billion worth of bills couldnt be paid because the state doesnt have the money....The payment delay is 42 working days. That doesnt include the time state agencies hold on to bills before passing them on to the comptrollers office.

Now can you tell me why the economy is colapsing????? How are people suposed to pay their bills if the city owes money to them???? And why is the city and state spending money on stupid stuff like fixing up the Rialto when it already cant pay the bills it has??????

And yet we keep voting the same people back in the office, why so they can screw us over again?????

Are when going to be banned from all things????

When I was growing up there were no helmets, knee pads, or elbow pads, and there were certainly no bans on the pets we were allowed to have. So why is it that everything is harmful to us now??? Children's cribs were made with lead paint as well as some of the toys....... They didn't have to wear their seat belts, and yet most of us are still alive.....

Now a days there are so many "dangerous things" out there that can supposedly harm us, to the point most children live a sheltered life....

Now their big thing is NO hamsters, hedgehogs, baby chicks, lizards, and turtles.....

OK, I grew up with those pets, and i didn't become deathly ill, or contract some horrible disease. So why are they so dangerous???? Most parents say "I'll get you a hamster and well see if you take care of that first". What are they supposed to use now???? A hermit crab??? No wait those pinch, we can give them a hermit crab.... There's a theory, if your around something long enough you become immune to it.. I mean they use that theory on medicine, and cleaners... So why not use it on pets??? Having a small pet at a young age gives the child a reassurance that they are bigger and that they are the one in charge of the pet... And if the pet is taken care of they don't tend to bite or scratch at their family.....

OK, so I don't know if this post made any sense to you, but I believe in letting our kids play with nature and letting them explore the animals around us... And if they get bite, they do make anti-biotic cream for that....

Will the economy crash and we go into recession???

With the economy in turmoil and federal officials debating possible rescue plans, and the housing sector continues to languish... Housing sales and prices are down and foreclosures are up in Will, Grundy and Kendall counties. August home sales and median price data released Wednesday by the Realtors association shows that area housing sales and prices were continuing to decline..

• Will county: August home sales fell 28.1 percent from July and 29.6 percent when compared to August 2008. The median home price fell 4.3 percent from $232,000 in August 2007 to $222,000 last month.


• Grundy county: August home sales fell 17.3 percent from July and 4.4 percent from a year earlier. The median home price fell 22.3 percent from $206,000 in August 2007 to $160,000 last month.


• Kendall county: August home sales fell 20 percent from July and 27.9 percent from a year earlier. The median home price fell 5.2 percent from $234,000 in August 2007 to $221,929 last month.

Statewide, August total home sales were down 4.6 percent in August 2008 compared to July 2008 sales. And they were down 27.2 percent from August 2007 totals of 14,562. Illinois median price in August was $195,000, down 7.1 percent from $210,000 in August 2007...

Our economy is collapsing and the only thing that the government can think of to do is buy all the houses that people have lost.... Now you tell me, how is that supposed to make the economy turn around???

Its not helping those who were making the house payments, its only going to help the banks that funded the house....

A 25-year ban has come to a hult.....

This is a big step in bringing jobs back to the U.S. and a huge step in not relying in other countries on our daily needs....

Finally the House has voted to end a quarter-century ban on oil and natural gas drilling off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts... The bill was approved 370-58 and now goes to the Senate, where it most likely will be approved... The decision to avoid a fight with the White House over offshore drilling marks a major shift by Democrats on energy policy and a reflection that the GOP argument for more domestic energy production had found support among voters.

I think were actually starting to see the light in natural resources and the ability we have to improve the environment....

We have had a few good rains recently and as everybody knows the St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery and the Oakwood Cemetery flood really easily....

So the Herald News finally caught up... I'm so proud of them.... Now this is were It gets weird, in the same paper that they have the article of the cemeteries, and how they need money, they have an article about how the city is going to fund renovations in the Rialto Square Theater and USF.... Now to me that seems a little stupid.... Sorry for being so direct, but the Rialto has all the money it earns from the shows and tours it gives on top of the fact that its part of the historical society.... And the reason that they are finally fixing up these two floors is because (now everybody be ready for a big shocker) the University of St. Francis.....

OK, i know what your thinking, its good that they're expanding, and why is it such a big deal, right???? Well its not the fact that they're expanding, its the fact that the city is always saying "poor us" we have no money to fix anything up, but they sure did find money for this fast...... Both the Rialto and the university have money coming in, the Rialto has the money from the shows, banquets, tours, historical society and probably many more things..... The university has money from taxes, tuition's, casinos, and they also have other money coming in.....

So if the city has no money, why are they funding organizations that do???? And why would they write one article about how we have the oldest cemetery in Joliet, with some of our first founders, not to mention the famous people, that has had flood damages for at least 6 years, and there is no money to fix it, so for now it sits???? The cemetery could use that money for the upkeep of the cemetery, and it would be put to good use.......

The people who made this town what it is today, those who started our history need our help more than two companies that already have money coming in.....

I think we finally won the battle for our parks

The senate has passed two bills restoring money the governor cut from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, a move that could save the 11 state parks and 13 historic sites scheduled to close over the next two months- as long as Gov. Blagojevich signs off.....

They were able to get $221 million from dedicated accounts to restore funds to save the parks and human service programs, including substance abuse programs... The second bill handles the appropriations for the spending.. so that way we have an even amount on the substance programs as well as the parks and historic sites.....

Now for those who haven't been updated on this interesting aspect on dictatorship... Blagojevich announced in August that he would lay off 325 workers as part of the closures. The action was necessary, he said, because he had to cut $1.4 billion from the unbalanced state budget lawmakers sent him. And he also stated that he was going to close 11 state parks and 13 historic sites... If Blagojevich decides to sign the bills that the senate proposed, enough money will be set up to keep the parks and historic sites open and to staff each site evenly. Now lets all hope that he does the right thing and signs the bill, but until then the petition will continue.....

Finally we as the residents of this state have a say in what we want, and people are listening.