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posted by Isabel Miller
Thursday, Aug 21, 25 @ 6:58 am

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Corn Fest in DeKalb and Ribs, Rhythm & Blues Fest in Sycamore this weekend. Decisions, decisions.

Comment by yinn Thursday, Aug 21, 25 @ 7:37 am
First day of school for McLean County Unit 5 students. Somehow I was more nervous as a parent than my son was as a student at dropoff for the day.

Comment by TJ Thursday, Aug 21, 25 @ 8:23 am
Sun shining, humidity gone. Time to continue the Bicentennial Blast in a wonderful central IL city.

Speaking of fact checking
News: Fact-checkers point out that 34 countries use mail-in voting, contrary to President Donald Trump’s assertion that “we are now the only country in the world that uses mail-in voting.”
View: It’s no surprise to me that Trump lies and lies and lies.

It was spit out the Cocoa Puffs morning when we read that a JP Morgan Chase banker and the guy who thought a Nigerian oil hustler was an ATM before his Trump DOJ sweetheart non prosecution deal are the faces of a remap plan. And they cloak themselves with Obama cloaks. Hope the former prez drops a defamation suit.
Have a great day. GO CARDS.

Comment by Annon'in Thursday, Aug 21, 25 @ 9:34 am
Public Act 104-0423 might be the most confusing park-related legislation I’ve seen. Why did it get so complicated? They had a pretty clear-cut system before for distressed communities.

Comment by NobodyAskedMe Thursday, Aug 21, 25 @ 11:08 am
Live near an elementary school. Kids look happy and excited to be going back, while parents look distressed. Good luck to all

Comment by Walker Thursday, Aug 21, 25 @ 11:48 am
=Kids look happy and excited to be going back, while parents look distressed.=

The national narratives from the far left and the far right have only exacerbated the typical parental nerves for back to school. Public schools are still a great place and extremely safe for kids. The kids, fortunately, do not seem to be affected very much by those aforementioned national narratives.

Comment by JS Mill Thursday, Aug 21, 25 @ 12:58 pm
Saw some kids coming out of the middle school with their new backpacks etc., and was thinking back that the first week of school is the best except for the last week of school.

Comment by Friendly Bob Adams Thursday, Aug 21, 25 @ 1:41 pm

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