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Wednesday, MARCH 25, 2015
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Vol. 5 No. 48
GateHouse Media special report:
Jobs Outlook 2015
Regional numbers
Joblessness down,
IDES divides counties
but so are jobs. Analyst expects Illinois to into 10 economic develsee steady growth in opment regions, to better analyze and compare
2015
By Marty Hobe
GateHouse Media Illinois
GALESBURG — Signs
the recession is in the
rearview mirror are starting to pop up across the
nation, looking at unemployment numbers, but
the economic climate
in west-central Illinois
has remained somewhat
stagnant.
Nationally the unemployment rate is 5.5 percent, according to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, but it’s nearly one
and a half points higher
in Illinois at 6.9 percent,
according to the Illinois
Department of Employment Security. Locally
numbers are a bit more
spread out, and offer
more insight to the labor
market in west-central
Illinois.
unemployment data. McDonough, Warren, Knox
and Henderson counties
are in a region together.
The combined unemployment rate was 6.2
percent, tied for the lowest rate in the state.
The region including
Livingston, Peoria, Tazewell, Fulton, Woodford
and Mason Counties,had
a rate of 6.8 percent.
But compare that to the
regions worse off, such as
the Northern Stateline
region of Ogle, Boone,
Stephenson and Winnebago counties, where the
rate was 7.8 percent, and
includes the state’s third
biggest city, Rockford,
where the unemployment is 8.8 percent in
city limits.
Henry County is in
the second worst region,
which has a total unem-
ployment rate of 7.5 percent.
Also factored into the
IDES’ numbers are the
types of jobs gained or
lost. For instance, the
Galesburg area had an
overall unemployment of
7.0 percent in January,
adding about 75 manufacturing jobs, 50 hospitality jobs and losing 125
government jobs and 125
jobs in other services.
Comparatively, in the
Pontiac area the unemployment rate dropped
to 6.2 percent, the lowest
it’s been since 2008, adding 100 manufacturing
jobs but losing 75 jobs in
hospitality and another
75 in government.
Despite falling unemployment numbers,
the actual number of
jobs created went down
in Knox County from
19,845 in January 2014,
to 19,689 in January
2015.
Christopher Merrett,
director of the Insti-
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Western Illinois University, said the shrinking
numbers could be a sign
of workers leaving or
giving up.
“There is some evidence that there may be
some small addition to
the labor force, but it
also suggests that the
overall size of the labor
force may be shrinking,”
he said in an email. “That
is, there is a shrinking
labor force participation rate. Hence, if the
labor force is shrinking,
a lower unemployment
may not mean more
workers are being added. It means discouraged
workers are no longer
being counted. I mention this because overall,
Illinois lost jobs in areas
that are more likely to
be found in downstate
such as construction and
manufacturing.”
Another factor could
be residents traveling to
other areas for work.
The most up-to-date
IDES commuter data
show that in March of
2013, 21,401 workers
lived in Knox County,
but 3,913 of those workers commuted out of the
county for their careers.
Editor’s Note: GateHouse
newspapers in Galesburg, Canton, Macomb, Kewanee, Monmouth, Pekin, Pontiac, Morton, East Peoria, Chillicothe
and Washington combined
to look at whether jobs are
expected to grow in 2015
as the economy improves.
We asked top employers in
each town their plans for the
year, as well as asking economic
development officials what to
expect.
Of those commuters, 222
went to Iowa for work.
In Tazewell County it
was just the opposite.
Just 35,170 people live
in Tazewell, but 55,590
worked there.
Local possibilities
Though unemployment is dropping, several
small towns still feel the
lack of jobs in their communities.
One way Galesburg
could fight that feeling
could come on the back
of BNSF Railway. State
Rep. Don Moffitt said to
help boost the economy,
the city is positioning itself for expansion of the
railway with the three
grade separations to al-
low train and vehicle
traffic to bypass each
other and run simultaneously.
“That positions the railyard for more business,
with several tracks running in several different
directions,” Moffitt said.
With an expansion of
BNSF, supplementary
companies could arise,
like agribusiness and
other industries which
rely on the railroad.
Kim Pierce, executive
director of the Macomb
Area Economic Development Corporation, said
the local manufacturers
have positioned
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Northern Illinois University Steel Band will
bring its sound to Metamora High School Maurer
Performing Arts Center
at 7 p.m. April 11. Created
in 1972, the NIU band was
the first active steel band
formed in an American
university. Liam Teague,
hailed as the “Paganini of
the Steelpan,” leads the
NIU band along with steel
pan patriarch, Cliff Alexis.
“Red Steel,” Metamora’s
own steel band will also
perform and join NIU for
the concert finale. Established in 2000, it is the only
Illinois high school steel
band that is incorporated
into the regular curriculum.
Tickets for the concert are
$10 at the door or $8 in advance by calling: 367-4151,
Ext. 574.
The Metamora Courthouse Civil War Dancers
invite the public to a commemoration of the 150th
anniversary of the end of
the U.S. Civil War and a
recognition of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
at 6:30pm, Friday evening,
April 10 in the SV Center
at Snyder Village, 1200
East Partridge, Metamora.
Tickets will $5 and will be
sold at the door. Tickets
will be sold at the door, and
advanced sales of tickets
will be advertised at a later
time.
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Rev. Randall Saxton,
retired Pastor of United
Presbyterian Church in
Peoria, will speak about
the last week of Lincoln’s
life from Palm Sunday to
Bloody Saturday at 10 a.m.
March 31 at Snyder Village
Assisted Living. Saxton is a
frequent Bradley University
Osher Lifelong Learning
Institute history instructor.
All are welcome.
Metamora, Pumpkins,
Parades & Pies: Eureka’s
Pumpkin Festival Past
will be presented at 10 a.m.
April 8 at Snyder Village
Assisted Living. Take a
step back in time and view
a visual history of the Eureka Pumpkin Festival. The
festival, which was held
between 1939 and 1961,
regularly averaged at least
50,000 attendees from
all over Illinois and the
Midwest. In 1947 film star
and Eureka College alumnus Ronald Reagan and
Illinois Governor Dwight
Green attended, drawing
national attention. This
free program will be held at
the Snyder Village Assisted
Living Facility in Metamora.
For more information, call
the library at 467-2922.
EUREKA
“August: Osage County”
will be staged by Eureka College at 7:30 p.m. April 14-18
in Pritchard Theatre, 300 E.
College Ave. This is the regional premiere of the 2008
Pulitzer Prize-winning drama
The Eureka College Chorale and Chamber Singers
will present their annual
spring concert at 4 p.m. April
12 in Becker Auditorium in
the Cerf Center. A reception
will follow. The concert is
free and open to the public.
Washington
Bunny Breakfast hosted
by the Washington Park
District is April 4 at Washington Middle School,
1100 N. Main St. Advanced
tickets can be purchased
at the park district office
105 S. Spruce St., or online at www.washingtonparkdistrict.com.
pointments can be made
now and must be made in
advance. AARP Tax Aide
volunteers will be at the
main library on from 1 to
4 p.m. Tuesdays. Call or
stop by the main library to
make an appointment.
Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by the Washington
Park District starts at 11
a.m. April 4 at the Rotary
Shelter in Washington
Park. This event will be
held rain or shine.
Area Events
American Cancer Society Relay For Life for
Tazewell County 4-10 p.m.
April 18 at Illinois Central
College. For more info,
visit relayforlife.org/northtazewellil. Volunteers and
teams are needed. Call
Mallory at 688-3480 or
[email protected].
Take Pride in Washington Day, annual litter
pick up is My 2, meet at
Wenger Shelter.
The Washington District
Library’s spring book sale
will begin with a preview
sale 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. March
27. Entrance to the preview ($5 or free to FOWL
members) guarantees
first choice of all items.
The sale continues during
library hours March 28.
Items will be half price on
March 30. And items will
be sold for $3 a bag on
March 31. Beginning at 3
p.m. March 31, leftover
items will be free or by
donation. The last items
will be available free or by
donation until noon April 1.
Information about Friends
of Washington Library can
be obtained at the circulation desk or by calling
444-7621. All proceeds are
used for the main library
and branch to add to
collections, sponsor programs, and underwrite the
teen and children’s summer reading program.
Veterans Yard Cleanup
April 4, 11 and May 2. The
Illinois Valley Fuller Center
for Housing is offering free
spring yard cleanups for
veterans and widows of
veterans in the tri-county
area. Volunteers will provide two hours of service.
To schedule a cleanup, call
363-3737.
Totes for Ta-Tas is currently selling straw
brooms from Quinn
Broom Company to raise
funds for their event in November. They are offering
the three brooms — the
Fautless (standard kitchen
broom) for $15, the Toy
for $6 and the Whisk for
$6. Brooms can be purchased by calling Sharyl
at 657-0992, by E-mail at
sharylnuske@gmail,com
or by stopping in the Morton Tourism Office. Cash,
check, credit and debit are
accepted. Visit the website
at www.TotesForTa-Tas.
com for pictures.
AARP Tax Aide
is available Tuesday afternoons by appointment
until April 14 at the Washington District Library,
380 N. Wilmor Road. Ap-
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Washington
Christy’s Place, 1221 Peoria St., Washington; Every
Saturday night in March
will be DJ McFly; 444-4777.
Kep’s Sports Bar & Grill,
313 Muller Road, Washington; March 28 free juke
box; all times 9 p.m. -1 a.m.
unless noted; 444-1974.
Kirk’s Korner Tap, 2359
Washington Rd, Sunnyland, Karaoke 8 p.m.-1 a.m.
every Friday, 745-5321.
Five Points Washington, 360 N. Wilmor Road,
444-8222; 7:30 p.m. April
18, Wicked Divas performed by the Heartland
Festival Orchestra, tickets
are $35 for adults and $8
for children and students;
2 p.m. and 7 p.m. April 23,
The Church Basement Ladies in The Last (Potluck)
Supper, tickets $25-$45.
For more information visit
fivepointswashington.org
peoria
Jukebox Comedy Club,
3527 W. Farmington Road,
Peoria. 673-5853. Joe DeRosa 8 p.m. March 19-21
and 10:30 p.m. March
20-21. Prices are $15 for
the 8 p.m. March 19-21
shows and $12 for the
10:30 p.m. March 20 and
21 shows. All acts are to be
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Peoria Symphony Orchestra Matinee at the Movies
3 p.m. April 19 Peoria Civic
Center Theater; Gustav
Mahler Symphony No. 7, 8
p.m. May 9 at Peoria Civic
Center Theater; For more
info, call 671-1096 or visit
peoriasymphony.org.
Limelight Eventplex 8102
N. University St., Peoria.
693-1234. Get tickets at ticketfly.com.
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The Sound Bar at Limelight
Eventplex Presents Psychostick Revenge of the Vengeance Tour Pt. 2 Shadows
Inc., Red Poet, Kaleido. A
breath of fresh air has come
for those who need a break
from the standard angry
rock or metal band. Doors at
6 p.m. Show at 8 p.m. April
10. Tickets are $10-$13.
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Limelight Eventplex welcomes Trippin Billies.
Born in the pubs on the
north side of Chicago,
reminiscent of Luther’s College, Trippin Billies took to
the “stages” of these small
rooms in the early ’90s as
an acoustic duo. Doors at 6
p.m. Show at 8 p.m. April 11.
Tickets: $10-$13.
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Limelight Eventplex and 97.3
Nash FM welcomes
Jason Michael Carroll. Originally from Houston. Carroll
has been on a major label
since 2006, after winning a
talent show in 2004. He has
had five top 40 hits since his
career started. Doors at 6
p.m. Show at 7 p.m. April 23.
Tickets: $17.50-$22.
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Kickstand Productions presents Marilyn Manson May 11.
Doors: 7 p.m. Show: 8 p.m.
$48-$115.
and Comedy Central. He’s
been a guest on “The Bob
and Tom Show.”
He’s toured with Jon Stewart and chatted it up with
Dennis Miller and Keith
Olberman. His CD “I’m No
Epidemiologist” can be
heard regularly on Sirius/
XM Radio. Showtimes: 8
p.m. March 26., 8 p.m. and
10:30 p.m. March 27-28.
Ticket prices for Jeff’s
shows: March 26 at 8 p.m.
and March 27-28 at 10:30
p.m. — $12; March 27-28 at
8 p.m. — $15. Rated - Very
Mild R. standupguy.com.
twitter.com/jeffreycaldwell.
Tim Meadows 8 p.m. April
2-4, 10:30 p.m. April 3-4 .
Prices are $16 for the April
2 show and $21 for the April
3-4 shows. Meadows is best
known for his performances
on “Saturday Night Live” for
10 years and in “Mean Girls.”
All acts are to be considered
not for general audience unless specified otherwise.
Central Illinois Jazz Society April 19: Illinois Central
Jazz Train at 6 p.m., and
Derel and Ellen Monteith at
7:15 p.m. May 17: Central
Illinois Jazz Society House
Band at 6 p.m. and Carl Anderson and His New Orleans
Jazz Band at 7:15 p.m., in
the Starting Gate Banquet
Room, located in Landmark
Recreation Center, 3225 N.
Dries Lane, Peoria. Members $5; non-members $7;
students are free. For more
information, call 692-5330
or visit www.cijs.org or www.
peoriajazz.com.
Peoria Civic Center, 201
S.W. Jefferson Ave., Peoria.
673-8900. Jason Aldean,
7:30 p.m. March 27. Aldean
has sold over ten million
albums and has taken 13
trips to No. 1 on the Country Radio charts. Tickets
are $33.25 and $63.25
and can be purchased at
ww.PeoriaCivicCenter.com.
Jukebox Comedy Club,
3527 W. Farmington Road,
Peoria. 673-5853. Jeff
Caldwell, the return of the
“Funny and Smart” ( the
words of George Carlin) guy.
He’s made numerous latenight appearances on David
Letterman, Craig Ferguson
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Woodford ponders
county credit card
By Laura Nightengale
GateHouse Media Illinois
The Woodford County
Board is considering getting a credit card for use
by some county employees.
During its regular board
meeting Tuesday, the
County Board discussed
the possibility of acquiring a credit card for use
of the board office. While
board members seemed
to agree a credit card
could be useful for certain
county business, a formal
policy should dictate what
kind of specific purchases
could be charged to the
account, they said.
The card, which would
have a purchasing limit of
$2,500 under the current
proposal, would be used
primarily by department
heads when submitting
conference payments and
incidental office supplies.
A monthly statement
would then be approved
by the chairman of the
county offices committee.
“It would make the
department heads’ lives
easier and simplify a lot
of things,” board member
Barry Logan said.
Some board members,
including Jason Jording,
expressed concerns about
approving the use of a
credit card without first
approving a written policy
about the card’s intended
and appropriate use.
Jording also referred
to the county’s history
of problems with credit
cards, alluding to former
Sheriff Bill Myers, who
resigned in 2001 amid an
Illinois State Police investigation into the misuse
of a publicly issued credit
card.
“I’m not saying it’s going to happen again, but
I walked away from that
(county offices committee) meeting not knowing
what could and could not
be done on that credit
card,” Jording said.
Jording’s motion to
table the item made in
hopes the committee
would draft such a policy
passed by a narrow margin of 7-6.
Additionally, the board
approved the purchase of
three vehicles: two sport
utility vehicles for the
Sheriff ’s Office for a total
of about $50,000 and a
dump truck for plowing
snow, spreading salt and
other use for $177,000.
Green Beret to speak at EC
EUREKA — A five-day
siege to defend a U.S.
Army outpost in the Vietnamese jungle during the
Vietnam War will be the
topic of a presentation
at 7 p.m. April 1 in the
Melick Library’s Gammon Room at Eureka
College.
Former Green Beret
William Albracht will
draw from his book,
“Abandoned in Hell,”
to recount the battle to
defend Firebase Kate in
October 1969.
The book was published by Penguin Press
last month.
The presentation is free
and open to the public.
A reception and booksigning will follow.
Albracht was a captain
in U.S. Army Special
Forces known as Green
Berets.
He, 27 American soldiers and 150 local militiamen held out against
6,000 North Vietnamese Army troops for five
days.
Cut off from support
and reinforcements with
means of resistance exhausted, Albracht led
the men in a nighttime
escape as enemy forces
overran the base.
The publisher calls
the book an astonishing
memoir of leadership,
sacrifice and brutal violence, a riveting journey
into Vietnam’s heart of
darkness, and a compelling reminder of the
transformational power
of individual heroism.
At age 21, the Rock
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“The Bunny” at The Shoppes at Grand Prairie to welcome
spring with a celebration hosted by Bethany Baptist Church and
The Shoppes at Grand Prairie from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. March 28. Festivities throughout the Shoppes include live music in Center Court,
children’s games and activities, bouncy houses, eggs, balloon animals,
prizes from participating stores, and photos with “The Bunny.” Activities
are available rain or shine in the former Coldwater Creek location near
the west entrance.
2
Washington Bunny Breakfast, hosted by the Washington Park
District is April 4 at Washington Middle School, 1100 N. Main
St. Advanced tickets can be purchased at the park district office 105 S. Spruce St., or online at www.washingtonparkdistrict.
com. Annual Easter Egg Hunt starts at 11 a.m. April 4 at the Rotary
Shelter in Washington Park, rain or shine.
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26th Annual Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by the
Fondulac Plaza Merchants 10 a.m. March
28 at Bethany Missionary Church (across from
Fondulac Plaza). Doughnuts and coffee provided. Kids bring Easter baskets and find candy filled
eggs. Many will have prize numbers inside. Hunt and find
matching prizes at participating merchants in Fondulac
Plaza.
Four age groups: toddlers (1-2-3 years; pre-school and kindergarten (4-5
years); 1st-3rd grades; and 4th-5th grades. Rain date 10 a.m. April 4. East
Side Animal Hospital will provide inflatables and pet treats at the event.
4
Morton Villa Easter Egg Hunt will begin at 1:30 p.m. Sunday
at 190 E. Queenwood Road. The Easter egg hunt for ages 2-5 will
be at 1:30 p.m. and at 1:45 p.m., ages 6-10 will have their own
hunt. The Easter Bunny will be stopping by for photos and miniature horses will be available to pet along with face painting, treats and
more.
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Former Green Beret and Vietnam veteran William Albracht will speak April 2 in the Melick Libray’s Gammon Room at Eureka College. submitted photo
mand combat troops in
the Vietnam War.
As the recipient of three
Silver Stars, three Purple Hearts, five Bronze
Stars and other awards
for combat valor, he is
one of the most highly
decorated veterans in Illinois.
After his discharge
from military service, Albracht graduated from
Augustana College in
Rock Island and had a
25-year career as a special agent with the U.S.
Secret Service.
He protected six presi-
dents, including Ronald
Reagan.
He was later manager
of Ford Motor Company’s Executive Security
Operations.
In 2012, he lost a bid
for the Illinois Senate in
the 36th District, running as a Republican.
He is an independent
security consultant.
The presentation is
sponsored by the Ronald W. Reagan Society
of Eureka College.
For more information,
contact the society at
467-6319.
Girls scholarship available
Girls who live in Eureka and have just completed their junior year in
high school can apply for
a scholarship to attend
Girls State in Springfield
in the summer.
Barbara Bradle, president of the American Legion Post 466 Auxiliary,
is accepting applications.
To be eligible, girls
must have completed
their junior year in high
school, be keenly interested in government
and current events, have
high moral character and
demonstrate above-average scholastic achievement. The scholarship
will insure that participating young women will
incur only nominal expenses.
The American Legion
Auxiliary Girls State
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program, first presented
in the late 1930s, is one
of the most respected
experiential learning
programs in the United
States.
Guided by the principle, “For God and
Country,” the program
epitomizes the Auxiliary’s
mission to honor those
who have brought us our
freedom by continuing
to train young women to
be leaders grounded in
patriotism and Americanism.
About 20,000 young
women participate in
week-long ALA Girls
State programs across
the nation each summer.
Using a nonpartisan curriculum, participants assume the roles of government leaders, campaigning as “Federalists” and
“Nationalists” to become
elected officials in their
mock Girls States. During the immersive-learning program, delegates
live in “cities” within a
dormitory on a college or
university campus.
Every year, two outstanding girls from each
ALA Girls State program
are selected to attend
ALA Girls Nation in
Washington, D.C., as
Girls Nation senators,
they campaign for political office, craft and
debate the passage of
legislation and meet with
their real-life counterparts on Capitol Hill.
To apply for the scholarship, girls should contact Mrs. Bradle at 201
Highview Dr., Eureka,
467-3106.
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Contributions to employer plans like 401(k)s are typically made on a pretax basis,
but plans may also allow you to make after-tax Roth contributions. Your pre-tax
contributions reduce your current income, but those contributions, and any investment earnings, are subject to federal income tax when you withdraw them from the
plan. Your Roth contributions, on the other hand, have no up-front tax benefit. But
your contributions are always tax free when distributed from the plan, and any investment earnings are also tax free if your distribution is qualified. Similarly, IRAs allow a
choice of either tax-deductible contributions (traditional IRA) or tax-free withdrawals (Roth IRA). Plus, funds held in an employer plan or IRA grow tax deferred. These
tax features may enable you to accumulate a sizable retirement fund, depending on
how well the underlying investments perform.
With that in mind, you should aim for long-term investment returns and steady
growth. Many financial professionals suggest a balanced portfolio of stocks, bonds,
mutual funds, and cash equivalents. The percentage of each will depend on your risk
tolerance, your age, your liquidity needs, and other factors. However, the notion is
fading that you should change your investment allocations and convert your entire
portfolio to fixed income securities, such as bonds or CDs, by the time you retire.
Instead, many professionals now advise that you continue investing for long-term
growth even after you retire--especially since people are retiring younger and living
longer on average. Your own personal circumstances will dictate the right mix of investments for you, and a qualified financial professional can help you make the right
choices.
Before investing in a mutual fund, carefully consider its investment objectives, risks, fees, and
expenses, which are contained in the prospectus available from the fund. Review the prospectus
carefully, including the discussion of fund classes and fees and how they apply to you.
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OPINION
THE FIRST AMENDMENT
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Let the scramble for Schock’s seat begin
Just before Congressman Aaron Schock detonated his own political
career on March 17, we
were working on an editorial calling for a serious
primary challenge for him
a year from now, in addition to the candidate from
McLean County who’s
running on a platform of
“Washington needs the
Gospel.”
We’d heard enough
to know that Schock’s
constituents deserved a
choice and the chance to
take matters into their
own hands, even if the
Justice Department, the
IRS, the Federal Election
Commission, etc. weren’t
compelled to begin investigations and/or potential
prosecutions of their own.
From this vantage, wholly
independent of the scandal that has since sunk
him, Schock should have
had a primary opponent
in the spring of 2014 after
he joined the extremists
in his party in late 2013
by linking the future of
ObamaCare to raising
the debt ceiling, thereby
courting a government
shutdown and raising the
specter of default on the
nation’s debt obligations.
Alas, Schock’s resignation may now set
off a mad scramble for
the seat, with state Sen.
Darin LaHood, R-Peoria,
already announcing his
intentions to seek it.
Three-time gubernatorial
candidate and state Sen.
Bill Brady of Bloomington quickly took himself
out of the mix, but many
other Republicans from
one end of the 18th Congressional District to the
other have been mentioned as possibilities.
Even a Democrat may
have a shot in the 18th,
for a change, in a district
that, let’s face it, is drawn
not to give them much of
a prayer (and that’s another editorial).
We wouldn’t worry too
much about appearances
or political timing at this
point. A special election
must be held by the end
of July, with the date to be
set by the governor within
five days of Schock’s
Tuesday departure. So
that leaves less than four
months to campaign, to
become known in places
some of the candidates
may not be.
This seat has long been
held by someone from
the immediate Peoria
area, and to be honest,
we’d prefer that situation
remain, but in these cir-
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cumstances that’s less important to us than getting
a competitive field and
a spirited debate about
what the residents of the
18th District deserve from
their congressman, starting with fundamental
integrity and good judgment.
We live in an era when
it’s popular to convict
before trial, and we have
tried to avoid that trap
with Schock, who has
not even been charged
with anything, despite
what some who should
know better would have
you believe. That said,
his obvious and repeated
misjudgments have been
profound enough that
no clones of Schock need
apply, in the interests of
sparing us future grief. Illinois has become so synonymous with political
corruption both prosecuted and not, and there’s so
much of it to go around,
that the 18th District, at
least, ought to refuse to
contribute further to that
reputation and to those
ranks. Familiarity with
the issues and leadership
characteristics are always
important, but character,
to the degree that can be
determined in advance,
ought to be at the top of
voters’ lists.
The only shame here
is that taxpayers have
to pony up for another
election, which in Peoria
County alone — there are
19 counties in the 18th
District — could cost
the locals upwards of
$150,000, all of it unanticipated and, therefore,
unbudgeted. Too bad
Schock’s $3.3 million
campaign war chest can’t
be tapped for it.
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Safe Sleep conference
March 31 at Embassy
Suites in East Peoria
The Safe Sleep conference will be held on
March 31 at Embassy
Suites in East Peoria.
The Tri-County
Healthy Babies Council
was created in response
to several infant deaths
in 2012. Safe sleep has
been the focus for several years, in an effort
to dispel myths about
co-sleeping.
The 2012 Illinois
Strong Start statistics
showed areas in Peoria,
Tazewell, and Woodford County exceeding
both the Illinois and
national average benchmarks from low birth
weight and premature
infant births.
The Tri-County
Healthy Babies Council
is planning a conference designed to assist
families through grief
and loss. Professionals
who may benefit by attending include: physi-
Nikki Rutledge, who recently moved to East Peoria, opened Needle in a Haystack Jan. 2 at 2438 Washington
Road. submitted photo
By Jeanette Kendall
TimesNewspapers
EAST PEORIA — Nikki
Rutledge loves garage
sales and organizing.
Now she has combined
these two things into
her own business called
Needle in a Haystack.
The business, located
at 2438 Washington
Road, offers an eclectic
mix of home décor, furniture, jewelry, candles,
tools and more.
“I’m the one crazy
person who loves to do
garage sales and I like to
organize them and stage
them and make them
look good. My family has
always gone to auctions,”
Rutledge said.
Originally, Rutledge
thought she would do
a traveling flea market with a truck and a
trailer, but then thought
otherwise due to the
weather and the physical
demands of loading and
unloading supplies and
standing on her feet all
day.
That’s when she got
the idea to open her own
business. Rutledge said
her father, Kent Schuck,
has been very supportive.
“He’s always encouraged me to do my own
thing and do my own
business. He has his
own business and has
for years and loves being
self-employed,” Rutledge
said.
Rutledge said her
father helps her buy
transporting items to her
store.
“He’ll bring me a
truckload. If I say I’m
out of something today,
he will bring me this,”
she said.
Rutledge, 33, who
recently moved to East
Peoria, said she was
looking for a spot on a
main road and saw the
location in Sunnyland.
The building, which
looks like something
from the Old West, was
not for rent when Rutledge first saw it. The
very next day a “for rent”
sign was posted and
Rutledge thought it was
meant to be, she said.
“I thought it looked
like an old saloon.
It’s very unique and I
thought, ‘That place is
going to stand out,’” Rutledge said.
Before opening Jan.
2, Rutledge said she and
her helpers did a lot of
painting and cleaning.
The three-roomed business has a main room
with a counter, a side
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Haystack. jeanette kendall/TimesNewspapers
One of the vendors at Needle in a Haystack makes
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Nikki Rutledge said she gave the outside of her business a fresh coat of paint. jeanette kendall/TimesNewspapers
room where there is a
dining room table and
other kitchen-related
items and a man cave
in the back for the guys.
Rutledge said she finds
items for her store in a
variety of places, even on
the side of the road.
“We get a lot of donations and we pick it up
on the side of the road. A
lot of people don’t want
to mess with it anymore
and they set it outside. I
never thought I would be
picking up garbage but
one person’s junk is another person’s treasure,”
she said.
Rutledge said she has
found various furniture
items that people throw
out. If the piece needs
a minor repair, her dad
fixes it. What Rutledge
said she really loves do-
ing is taking a piece and
making it look different.
“Right now the
stained look is not really in. Everybody wants
something painted, it’s
distressed, the shabby
chic, that kind of look.
It’s finding that item
and then deciding how
I want to change it up,”
Rutledge said. “I have a
lot of fun doing that.”
The name Needle in a
Haystack, Rutledge said
fits her store because it’s
where people can find
“strange, hard to find
things.” Her friend Kathy
Zehr of East Peoria came
up with the name.
“We kind of hope people can find things they
want, things that they
can use. We’ve got the
kitchenware stuff. People
moving into a new place
might need a couple of
pots and pans, or you
know, young people that
can’t afford to go out and
buy brand new things.
We kind of have a mix of
both worlds in here,” she
said.
Swan Creek soy
candles and handmade
jewelry are also part
of the eclectic mix.
Rutledge’s 10-year-old
daughter, Adrianna Rutledge, makes jewelry,
and another vendor,
Michelle Brown, has her
handcrafted jewelry on
display.
In the future, Rutledge
said she plans to rent
booth space to seven
vendors.
“There are so many
crafty people out there
and so many people that
have great ideas,” Rutledge said.
As she proceeds with
her business, Rutledge
said she is learning what
customers want and will
change things to accommodate requests.
“Most of the guys coming in here are looking
more for collectibles and
things like that, so we
might change that up a
bit,” she said.
So far, Rutledge said
she has had customers
coming in every day;
some are repeat visitors
she is getting to know
on a first-name basis.
The people are what
Rutledge likes the most
about having her own
business.
“I like getting to meet
new people and help
them find new things.
If they find something
they like and they want
a different color, we can
change it up for them,”
she said.
Once a month, Rutledge said she changes
the items in the store
to give it a fresh look.
She is planning a grand
opening sometime in
April or May.
“This is exciting. It’s
growing little by little.
Coming up with new
ways to grow it more,
that’s the challenging
part because you have to
step outside of the box
and do what’s not normal. I wanted to move
forward and do something not normal I guess
for me,” Rutledge said.
The store’s hours are
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday,
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday
and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. For more information, call 219-1346 or
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Keynote speakers for
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and Nancy Maruyama,
R.N., who is the executive director of SIDS of
Illinois.
Registration is open
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themselves to start hiring
again, meaning new career
opportunities in the new
future.
However, there are not
enough skilled workers to
fill the available openings
in the Macomb area.
“What we have, especially in welding, is a shortage
of available welders for the
jobs that are available
Adding different industries is similar to what Peoria has done surrounding
manufacturing giant Caterpillar, which has helped
the city spread out its commerce assets.
Several supplementary
businesses have started to
grow around Caterpillar,
and with a larger population of Caterpillar workers,
the demand for services
has gone up.
A good example of
that demand is the major healthcare industry
in Peoria, with two major
centers located across the
street from one another,
driving up competition in
the area.
“Take a city that has
two major hospitals, and
that is going to raise the
salaries for employees at
the hospitals, so nurses,
doctors, techs, everybody,
they’re going to have to
compete for the best people,” said William Polley,
interim associate dean at
the College of Business and
Technology at Western Illinois University. “The same
holds true if you have two
manufacturing companies
in the same area. The same
would be true if you had
multiple service oriented
companies in the area.”
Though the companies
may dislike competition,
and try to keep it away, it
helps improve the overall
economy in the area, as
workers are paid more.
That’s what Moffitt sees
BNSF turning into, potentially overtaking Kansas
City as the central hub of
the rail giant for the Midwest.
“Because of it’s geographical location, I think
there is that potential,”
Moffitt said.
Illinois business climate
The state rate consistently has hovered between 0.5
and 1.5 percentage points
higher than the national
rate in recent years.
Ron Payne, an IDES labor market analyst, said it
is due to the types of jobs
available in Illinois, notably manufacturing.
“Typically, Illinois is one
of those states because we
have a large presence in
manufacturing,” Payne
said. “Historically we tend
to go into the recessive period a little later and come
out of it a little later.”
Payne said partially due
to the large manufacturing business in the state,
the unemployment rate
typically tends to sit higher
than the national average,
even in the better economic times.
However, he said the
outlook for 2015 is continued job growth, at the same
steady rate as in 2014.
A new administration in
the statehouse aims to continue these upward trends
and make Illinois a more
business-friendly environment.
Moffitt said changing Illinois’ business climate is
atop Gov. Bruce Rauner’s
agenda.
“He’s acknowledged
we’ve been a state that exports jobs and we’re viewed
as a bad business climate,
an anti-business state,”
Moffitt said.
Moffitt suggested loosening business regulations, including shortening permit and licensing
procedures for industries
like the medical field, and
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keeping a close eye on what
neighboring states are doing, to help Illinois stay
competitive.
Compared to other
states, Illinois does have
one of the highest unemployment rates around.
According to data from
the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Iowa’s rate is at 4.2
percent, Wisconsin’s 5.0,
Missouri’s and Kentucky’s
5.5, and Indiana’s 6.0.
Rauner, a Winnetka
Republican, defeated former Democratic Gov. Pat
Quinn on a campaign of
changing the status quo in
Springfield, particularly in
government finances.
The new administration
has maintained the state’s
income tax decrease, which
dropped as scheduled from
5 percent to 3.75 on Jan. 1,
just before Rauner took office. The corporate income
tax fell from 7 percent to
5.25 percent.
“I think that helps make
us competitive with other
states,” Moffitt said.
In west-central Illinois,
economic leaders are optimistic about the new governor. Pierce said her office
is “hopeful” Rauner will
bring a friendlier business
climate to the state.
“We’re a community in
the state of Illinois, so we
can only be as proactive
as the state will allow us,”
Pierce said.
However, she understands that business
growth won’t be a task
completed overnight.
“It’s still a work in progress,” she said about the
governor’s plans. “The governor is working on other
things at this time, like the
budget.”
A balanced budget and
clean bill of fiscal health for
Illinois may be needed before it can offer any incentives to attract businesses
to the state.
However, Merrett said
the governor’s plans could
hurt rather than help.
“Some cuts may in fact
hurt the economic recovery,” Merrett said in an
email. “We have been losing jobs in manufacturing
and construction. Cuts to
transfers to local government could slow or halt
construction projects that
otherwise could employ
many workers and spur
manufacturing. Laying off
government employees
could increase the unemployment rate, too. So, it is
not clear to me that these
specific policies will spur
economic development.
The more important issue
is to simply create a stable
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economic landscape.”
Where can the unemployed turn?
Agencies like the IDES
and the Illinois Department of Commerce and
Economic Opportunity
work to help unemployed
residents find work through
training programs.
Payne said several manufacturing companies often
have trouble finding qualified workers.
“We reach out to these
people to find out what
they need to do to train this
unemployed person and
dovetail them into their
shop,” Payne said.
These agencies are able
to use local community
colleges to help offer special training for such jobs.
Also, the IDES has a Career Informations Services
page on its website, with
information for residents
as young middle and junior
high school students, up to
mature workers and career
changers.
Those looking for work
can find these resources
on the IDES webpage under the Workforce Partners
tab, and click the Career
information link.
The IDES also has satellite offices in Peoria and
the Quad Cities.
Pictured are GH Chamber members, front row, from left: Morgan Koehler and Lindsay Tarmann of Snyder Village; Marty Clinch, Village of Germantown Hills; Dr. Bret
Glas, Glas Chiropractic; Veronica Axelson, Michael’s Italian Feast and Monte Cristo Room; Mary Pille, President of Junior Achievement of Central Illinois; Russ Knoblauch,
Country Financial; Rodney Smith, CEFCU; Janet Velling, Norwex Independent Sales Consultant; De Ingles, Smiley Graphix; Barb Primm, Sonshine Portrait Studios. Back
row: Jim O’Laughlin, Village of Germantown Hills; Jake and Sarah Adkins, Germantown Grille; Melissa Wolven, Mary Kay Independent Sales Consultant; Ann Sasso, Village of Germantown Hills; Scott Leas, Allstate Insurance; Pete Kurtz, Kurtz’s Tae Kwon Do; Dan Mair, Superintendent Germantown Hills School Dist. 69; Bill White, Sr.
Pastor Great Oaks Community Church; Bob Sutton, Caterpillar Trail Public Water District; James Cochran, Germantown Hills Baptist Church. submitted photo
Chamber donates to JA
At a recent meeting, the
Germantown Hills Chamber of Commerce presented a donation of $1,500
to Junior Achievement
of Central Illinois. This
donation will help offset
the costs for the programs
JA is presenting this year
to the Germantown Hills
Middle School from grades
3-8. The average cost for
the JA program at the
schools is $700 per class;
they are putting on 28
classes this year at the GH
Middle School.
The Junior Achievement
program is a complement
for the social studies curriculum at the school. Dan
Mair, Superintendent of
Germantown Hills School
District 69 said, “The opportunity for our students
in grades 3-8 to have ac-
cess to instruction in workreadiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy
from area professionals is
a tremendous benefit that
would not occur without
the support of Junior
Achievement.”
Junior Achievement
supplies all materials for
the classes that are taught
by area professional volunteers.
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Tourney staying in Peoria
IHSA votes to keep to
keep boys basketball
finals at Civic Center
By ADAM DUVALL
GateHouse Media Illinois
March Madness
will continue its run
in Peoria. The Illinois
High School Association board of directors
renewed a five-year
contract on Saturday
morning to keep the
boys basketball state
finals at Carver Arena
through 2020. It was
approved unanimously
by an 11-member board
of statewide school administrators.
“We could not be
more excited to be the
continued host for the
next five years for the
IHSA,” Peoria Mayor
Jim Ardis said. “I could
really talk for a long
time about how big of a
deal this is for our community.”
Peoria, however,
missed out on an opportunity to host the girls
basketball state finals.
Normal was renewed as
host of the two-weekend
tournament.
This year marked the
20th anniversary in
Peoria. The two state
finals weekends moved
to the River City in 1996
after 77 years in Champaign.
The IHSA State Finals continue as Belleville Althoff fans cheer during their Class
3A matchup Saturday at Carver Arena in Peoria. The IHSA announced Saturday
the Class 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A boys basketball tournaments will remain in Peoria for
the next five years. FRED ZWICKY/GATEHOUSE MEDIA ILLINOIS
The Civic Center
has utilized its almost
100,000-square-foot
Exhibit Hall to showcase the March Madness
Experience, an interactive setup of basketball
games geared toward
people of all ages.
Thousands of volunteers spend countless hours over the two
weekends at the Experience.
“One of the things
that we heard many,
many times was the
Peoria folks here and
all that they do as far as
the volunteerism that
goes (into the state finals),” said IHSA board
President Dan Klett, the
principal at Wauconda.
“And all the extra work
these folks have done
to make this a great site
for the IHSA championships is something that
we felt was also very im-
portant.”
Peoria and the Civic
Center beat proposals from Champaign
and Hoffman Estates.
Champaign had submitted a bid to host both
weekends, while Hoffman Estates wanted
its 11,000-seat Sears
Centre Arena to host
just the Class 3A/4A
weekend.
America’s Original
March Madness had
Lady Red Devils win home
opener over Alverno, 2-0
Whightsil. The visitors
also benefited from three
passed balls that plated
runs. The 10 runs scored
in the sixth inning was the
first time that Eureka has
scored 10 runs in a single
inning since March 11,
2013.
After a scoreless first
inning, the Red Devils
scored two or more runs
over the next four innings
to put away the Panthers
in five innings.
Whightsil led the Red
Devils offensively, while
George also found success in the second game,
going 2 for 4 with twoRBIs. Freshman Krysten
Wallace (Bartonville/
Limestone) pushed her
hitting streak to seven
games with three hits over
the two contests. Wallace
touched home plate a
total of six times — three
times in both games — for
six runs scored. Junior Savanna Tapper (East Peoria,/East Peoria), freshman Sandy Baker (Washington/Washington) and
Amber Naramore (East
Peoria,/East Peoria) each
scored three runs for EC
in Game 2.
Samantha Vique
(Mackinaw/Dee-Mack)
picked up her first career
collegiate victory in Game
1, tossing 6.0 innings of
one-run ball. The freshman allowed five hits and
three walks while striking
out one.
George picked up her
second victory in Game 2,
tossing a one hitter over
5.0 innings of work while
striking out three and
walking one.
EC 2, Alverno 0
The Eureka College
softball team kicked off
their first home game
with late-scoring 2-0 win
over the Alverno Inferno.
Lamar hit a two-run
home run in the bottom of
the sixth inning to give the
Red Devils the lead. The
Red Devils dropped Game
2, 3-1.
Midway through the
first of two games, Eu-
reka had runners on first
and second — senior
Jenna Brooks (Peoria/
Limestone), and second,
sophomore Natalie Martindale (Canton/Canton)
— but unfortunately left
both stranded to end the
inning with three straight
strikeouts. Vique pitched
all seven innings and
struck out three to secure
the win.
George took the mound
for the second game,
pitching seven innings
and striking out five. In
the third inning with
runners on the corners,
Whightsil singled to shallow left to take the early
1-0 lead.
In the top of the sixth
inning, Alverno scored
two off an error to take the
lead. The Inferno scored
again in the seventh off of
another unearned run.
The Red Devils (4-8,
2-0 SLIAC) will continue
the home stretch Wednesday against SLIAC foe
Greenville College.
why. It is what it is.”
Westchester St. Joseph coach Gene Pingatore praised the decision
to return the state finals
to Peoria. The state’s alltime winningest coach
had just led his team to
the 3A title — his second state championship
in Peoria.
“Peoria is my favorite
place to come to,” Pingatore said. “The fact
that it’s going to be five
more years ... hopefully,
we can get down one
more time.”
Redbird Arena in
Normal, which started
hosting the girls state
finals in 1992, has reclaimed the rights to
host the girls basketball
state finals for the next
five years.
The Bradley University Renaissance Coliseum, which is a 4,200seat arena, put in a bid
to host, but the board
of directors also voted
unanimously to keep
it at Redbird Arena, a
10,200seat venue that
is home to Illinois State
University.
EC drops
three to
Fontbonne
The Eureka College
baseball team dropped
its first two games
against Fontbonne
Saturday, 3-0 and 9-7.
Sophomore Peter
Litwiller (East Peoria/
East Peoria) tossed
6.2 innings of four-hit
baseball, giving up
one earned run while
striking out three and
walking one, but errors in the seventh
led to five runs for
the Griffins, leading
to a 5-2 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference victory for
the visitors Sunday afternoon at Henry Sand
Field in Eureka.
Senior Scott Coutts
(Spring Valley/Hall),
junior Steve Buttice
(East Peoria/East
Peoria [Monmouth]),
Nick Passini (Dalzell/
St. Bede Academy) and
Seth Aydt (Washington/Washington) each
had two hits apiece
for the Red Devils.
Coutts added the only
extra-base hit for the
Red Devils, a leadoff
double in the bottom
of the eighth inning.
Buttice got the Red
Devils on the board
in the ninth with a a
RBI-single to second
base, scoring freshman
Jeremiah Vance (Havana/Havana).
Cale Laughling got
the win for the visitors,
pitching 8.0 innings
of scoreless ball while
giving up seven hits
and striking out four.
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Freshman Kali George
(East Peoria/East Peoria)
and Katie Lowery (Frankfort/Lincoln Way-North)
each smacked home runs
for the first time in their
collegiate careers, propelling Eureka to a 15-2
victory in six innings over
Principia and giving the
Red Devils a win in their
first St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game of the season.
Eureka College rolled in
the second game, behind
a 3-for-4 three-RBI effort
from freshman Deidra
Whightsil (Spring Valley/
Hall), 18-1 in five innings.
Lowery sent a solo
shot over the fence in
the second inning, tying
the score, before George
would answer with a
grandslam in the next inning to extend the Red
Devil lead to 5-1.
Eureka would plate 10
runs in the sixth inning,
behind a two-run single
from senior Kim Lamar
(Maroa/Maroa Forysth)
and an RBI single by
called the University of
Illinois campus home
from 1919 to 1995 at
Kenney Gym, Huff Hall
and finally in Assembly
Hall, now State Farm
Center.
State Farm Center
renovations are scheduled to be completed by
December and are likely
to increase the capacity
to about 15,600. Carver
Arena, inside the Civic
Center, seats 11,433.
Illinois head basketball coach John Groce
was sitting courtside
watching the Class 3A
session on Saturday afternoon. He had been
a vocal proponent of
bringing the tournament back to Champaign.
Groce didn’t know any
details other than the
announcement of Peoria having its contract
renewed for five more
years.
“Very disappointed,
and I’m going to leave it
at that,” Groce said, “but
I’m going to give the
IHSA certainly an opportunity to let us know
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FOOD
92 percent
Did you know that watermelon is approximately 92 percent water?
Or that the world has more than 1,200 cultivars of the fruit? We
think of watermelon as being primarily pink, but some of these
other types have yellow, red or white flesh. — More Content Now
Sweet,
tangy
chicken
TIP OF THE WEEK
FAMILY FEATURES
Watermelon offers
healthy benefits
Whether you’re trying
to achieve wellness goals
or just looking for simple
ways to add more nutrient-rich food sources into
your family’s diet, now is
the time to dust off that
blender or juicer. Naturally sweet and nutritious,
watermelon is a great
addition to drinks that
nourish and replenish the
body.
Packed with arginine
and citrulline, watermelon
may help improve blood
flow. The watermelon’s
high water and potassium
level may also help the
body flush out unwanted
fluids.
Plus, watermelon is
said to have a diuretic
effect, which helps the
body beat bloating.
The cocktail recipe
below features this star
ingredient, which along
with other healthful
ingredients, offers natural
solutions for common
conditions.
When incorporating
these type of drinks into
your family’s diet, use a
strong blender when you
can. This will help retain
essential phytonutrients
and antioxidants within
the blended mixture.
Many conventional juicers
require you to throw away
the pulp, which means
throwing out these bonus
health benefits.
For more refreshing
ways to add nutrients
to your diet, visit watermelon.org.
— Family Features
RELISH MAGAZINE
EASY RECIPE
By the editors of Relish Magazine
Watermelon
Zapper
M
ade popular by fast-food restaurants, honey-mustard sauce
combines a touch of sweetness
with a load of zing. It’s perfect as a spread for
sandwiches or as a dipping sauce for chicken
tenders, fried or otherwise. It also comes in
super handy as basting sauce for succulent
boneless, skinless chicken thighs. The sauce is
spread over the chicken and allowed to seep
into the meat as the chicken bakes. It pumps
loads of great taste into the surrounding red
potatoes as well. All around, it’s a win-win.
n 2 cups watermelon
cubes
n 1/3 large lemon, peeled
n 1 1 /2 tablespoons
peeled fresh ginger
n 2 medium carrots
Juice all ingredients in
conventional juicer.
In blender, place
watermelon first then
remaining ingredients.
Turn blender on low until
watermelon is liquefied,
then gradually increase
speed. Blend 2 minutes.
Honey Mustard Chicken
n 4 (6-ounce) boneless, skinless
chicken thighs
n 1/2 teaspoon salt
n Freshly ground black pepper
n 4 tablespoons Dijon mustard
n 2 tablespoons honey
n 1 minced shallot
n 1 tablespoon minced fresh
thyme leaves or ½ teaspoon dried
n 1 pound small red potatoes, cut
into halves
n Olive oil cooking spray
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Fahrenheit.
Sprinkle chicken thighs with 1/4
teaspoon salt and pepper. Place in
a 13 x 9-inch baking dish. Combine
mustard, honey, shallot and thyme
in a small bowl to form a paste.
Spread over thighs, covering them
completely.
Add potatoes to the pan and
spritz with olive oil spray. Sprinkle
potatoes with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper.
Bake about 50 minutes, stirring
potatoes once, until potatoes and
chicken are tender. Serves 4.
Recipe by Greg Patent, a food
writer in Missoula, Montana.
— Family Features
FOOD QUIZ
Which country is the top
producer of watermelon?
A. China
B. United States
C. Chile
D. Turkey
Answer at bottom of rail.
WORD TO THE WISE
Yuzu: The yuzu is a tart,
aromatic East Asian
citrus fruit that looks a
bit like a miniature yellow
or green grapefruit with
uneven skin. The yuzu is
native to China but is now
widely cultivated in Japan
as well as California. Yuzu
kosho is a spicy Japanese
sauce made from the zest
of yellow or green yuzu,
chile peppers and salt.
— Cookthink
QUIZ ANSWER
A. China is the leading
watermelon producer.
— More Content Now
Bacon takes center stage in these recipes
F
or years, my niece
and I have enjoyed
getting together to
be creative in the kitchen.
Marcella loves to cook and
is good at it. Just because
we haven’t been able to get
together recently doesn’t
mean we don’t continue to
share recipes.
Recently, I found a
recipe she sent me several
months ago. I knew I was
going to like it because it
had so many of my favorite
flavors in it. Who doesn’t
like loaded potatoes and
Buffalo chicken? This
recipe includes both, and
everyone knows a loaded
potato needs cheese, green
onions and crisp bacon.
All of these are in the special topping.
I actually found two
versions of this recipe.
One called for red potatoes
and the other uses Yukon
gold potatoes. Either does
well in this recipe. I like
PRUDENCE HILBURN
the gold potatoes because
they have a buttery flavor.
When I made this casserole, I reduced the amount
of hot sauce to one tablespoon because I was afraid
two would be a little too
hot for my palate. I think,
perhaps, I will use the 2
tablespoons next time.
The original recipe
was rather involved, with
several cooking steps.
Marcella worked on the
recipe and make it much
simpler. I used her version,
and it was great.
It never ceases to
amaze me when I see how
creative cooks are using
bacon. What really surprises me is that it is now
being used in desserts.
However, once you
taste this new treat, it just
might become a favorite
snack.
The Candied Bacon
Bites recipe is from
“Southern Living Community Cookbook” by Sheri
Castle.
Loaded Potatoes
and Buffalo Chicken
n 1 pound boneless chicken
breasts, cubed into 1-inch
pieces
n 6 to 8 medium red or gold
potatoes, skin on, cubed in
1-inch pieces
n 1/3 cup olive oil
n 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
n 1 teaspoon black pepper
n 1 tablespoon paprika
n 2 tablespoons garlic
powder
n 2 tablespoons of hot
sauce (more, if you like it
spicy)
Topping:
n 2 cups shredded Fiesta
blend cheese
n 1 cup crumbled crisp-fried
bacon
n 1 cup diced green onions
Candied Bacon Bites
Preheat oven to 325
degrees.
Line a rimmed baking
sheet with parchment paper
or aluminum foil. Separate
bacon into slices and let
stand at room temperature
5 minutes. Stir together
sugar and pepper.
Lightly and evenly coat
bacon slices in brown sugar
mixture. Arrange slices on
baking sheet in single layer.
Sprinkle any remaining
sugar mixture over bacon.
Bake at 325 degrees in
center of oven for 35 minutes or until golden brown
and firm.
Let stand 1 minute, transfer to plate in single layer to
cool. (Do not let bacon cool
on baking sheet or it will
stick fast). Bacon continues to crisp as it cools. Cut
slices into bite-size pieces, if
desired.
n 1 pound thick-cut bacon
slices
n 1/2 cup firmly-packed dark
brown sugar
n 1 tablespoon freshly
cracked black pepper
Write to Prudence Hilburn
at prudencehilburn@aol.
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Preheat oven to 400
degrees. Spray a 9-by-13
dish well.
Mix olive oil, salt, pepper,
paprika, garlic powder and
hot sauce. Mix well. Add
potatoes and chicken. Stir to
coat well.
Spoon carefully into casserole dish.
Bake 55 to 60 minutes,
stirring every 20 minutes.
When chicken and potatoes
are tender, top with cheese,
bacon and onions. Bake 5
minutes or until cheese is
melted. Serve warm.
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Wednesday, March 25, 2015
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Broadway hits abound at Civic Center
By Adam Larck
TimesNewspapers
Two Tony Award winners will be making a
stop in Peoria Friday.
Ron Raines and Donald Pippin will be bringing Broadway hits to
the Peoria Civic Center
Theater as part of their
Legends of Broadway
tour. The singing kicks
off at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Tickets start at $25
and are available at
Ticketmaster.com or the
PCC Box Office.
Raines and Pippin
both have a rich history
on Broadway. Raines has
appeared in dozens of
hits around the world,
including “South Pacific,”
“Kiss Me, Kate,” “The
King and I,” “Brigadoon,”
Oklahoma!,” and, more
recently, in “Annie” as
Daddy Warbucks, Joseph Pulitzer in “Newsies” and as Isidor Straus
in “Titanic.”
Meanwhile, Pippin
has been conducting and
directing music for over
five decades, including
the original run and revival of “A Chorus Line.”
He has also conducted
“Mame,” starring Angela Lansbury and Bea
Arthur, “Seesaw,” one of
Tommy Tune’s earlier
performances, “Cabaret,”
“Oliver,” “La Cage aux
Folles” and more. He
also was the Musical Director at New York City’s
Radio City Music Hall
for 10 years.
Pippin also was conductor Jerry Herman’s
musical director for
years, during which time
they worked on seven
original works, including
“Mame” and “La Cage
Promotional photo of Ron
Raines. submitted photo
aux Folles.”
Raines got his start on
Broadway in 1983 during a revival of “Showboat,” but his first production was actually a
high school performance
of “Oklahoma.”
While he originally
came to New York in
1975 to perform in operas, he said he fit best
in musical theater.
“At that time in history
in the 80s, opera companies in America were
starting to do musicals,”
Raines said. So, I actually went back to the opera world and did these
musicals.”
After touring across
America for a while, he
said he wanted to stay in
New York to be with his
5-year-old daughter and
his wife.
However, he hadn’t expected that a soap opera
would be what kept him
in the city.
“I came back and was
doing a production of
‘South Pacific’ at the
Papermill Playhouse,
which is only like 40
minutes outside of the
city,” he said. “I had committed to myself then
that I was going to get
a job. I had not a clue
that it was going to be a
soap opera like ‘Guiding
Light.’”
Raines became the villain of “Guiding Light,”
Alan Spaulding, for 15
years, winning three
Emmy Awards and Soap
Opera Digest Awards.
While on the show,
though, he never
stopped his theatrical
singing.
“While I was doing
that, I did tons of recordings and three or
four productions for
PBS. I also sang for 30
or 40 symphonies. So, I
didn’t stop singing, I just
stopped going on the
road,” he said.
He also did a three
month stint of “Chicago”
on Broadway during his
TV career as well.
“It’s been a very unorthodox career, but it’s
been my path and it’s
been fabulous,” he said.
While Raines and Pippin first worked together
in “Teddy and Alice” in
1988, Raines said his
wife knew him 15 years
before that when she
was in a show Pippin
directed.
“(Don)’s a legend,”
Raines said.
They first worked
together on Legends
of Broadway about five
years ago when the Opera of Omaha reached
out to Raines about a
benefit concert.
“We’ve performed all
over the place,” he said.
“It’s educational, it’s
warm. It has an intimacy
about it.”
The concert is divided
up into two parts.
“ The first part is
where we celebrate composers who wrote their
own lyrics, and then
the second part is about
composers who were a
team,” Raines said.
Between songs, such
as “Luck be a lady tonight,” “My defenses are
down,” “Edelweiss” and
more, the pair gives the
audience a look inside
their rich history on
Broadway.
“He’s got wonderful
stories that he shares
during the program that
the audience eats up,”
Raines said.
Raines said he interviews Pippin between
songs to get stories
about his directing career that helps give more
background on the songs
they sing and perform.
“It’s really wonderful,”
Raines said. “It’s very
entertaining.”
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AUTOMOTIVE
ride & drive
Honda Civic sedan
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In the five-passenger,
front-wheel-drive compact
segment, few if any models
provide as many options as
the Honda Civic.
Available in sedan or
coupe body styles, there
is also a hybrid version, as
well as a natural gas option.
There is even a sporty Si
version for those wanting
a performance-oriented
model.
Delivering a comfortable
ride with solid fuel economy, loaded with features
and with a base price starting at $18,290, the Civic is
also a great value.
Completely redesigned
for the 2014 model year,
there are not many changes
for 2015, with the exception
of a new Special Edition
trim level that’s positioned
between the LX and EX
Civic models to provide
customers with an even
higher value option by
adding more than $1,100
in telematics, audio and
style upgrades for $700
above the LX model.
This week I had the
chance to evaluate the 2015
Honda Civic EX-L with
Navigation sedan.
With so many Civic
models, for this review, I’m
going to focus exclusively
on the Civic sedan, available in LX, SE, EX and
EX-L trim levels.
Powered by 1.8-liter
I-4 engine delivering 143
horsepower and 129 lbs.-ft.
torque, consumers have the
option of a 5-speed manual
transmission (LX trim level
only) or the Continuously
Variable Transmission.
I was very impressed
with its performance
during the evaluation
period, which covered
more than 500 miles of
highway and city driving.
The Civic sedan gets up
to speed quickly and during
an extended drive to visit
one of our sister papers
four hours away, I have to
give the Civic high marks
for comfort.
I also have to give it high
marks for fuel economy.
The Civic sedan has an
EPA rating of 30 mpg city,
39 mpg highway when
equipped with the CVT.
According to the test
vehicle’s trip computer,
I averaged just shy of 33
mpg, which included a
combination of highway
and stop-and-go in town
miles.
As I mentioned earlier,
the Civic is very nicely
equipped with a number of
convenience and connectivity features. My test vehicle
included the optional navigation system, which I very
much appreciated during
my business trip.
While I know this is
petty, the only thing I didn’t
like is the controls for the
audio system. I’m very
much “old school,” meaning
I like buttons and knobs.
To adjust the volume on
the audio system, you have
to use the touch screen
monitor, which, to me
anyway, isn’t as efficient or
user friendly as a button or
knob.
Otherwise, I have only
praise and appreciation for
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Important questions for your pharmacist
By Melissa Erickson
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A
visit to the pharmacy can be more than just a quick
stop to pick up a prescription or supplies for the
medicine cabinet. It’s also a convenient time to
have an important medical conversation with your pharmacist.
“Pharmacists are a great first resource for patients,”
said Pat Person, immediate past president of the Califor-
1. What is the name of the medication,
and what is it supposed to do?
A patient should know the names and uses of all the
medications being taken. Additionally, prescription error
does occur. “Drug X might be used to treat high blood
pressure, but a patient may say ‘I don’t have high blood
pressure.’ The pharmacist can contact the doctor and fix
the error,” Person said.
2. When and how do I take it?
nia Pharmacists Association. “Pharmacists are trained to
help patients manage their medications and hopefully will
be their first avenue of information — and not the Internet,” Person said.
In Bakersfield, California, where Person practices as a
community pharmacist in an independent pharmacy, all
pharmacies are required to hang a poster advising patients of their rights as far as their medications go. There
is mandatory patient counseling on any new prescription
or dose change of a currently prescribed medication, but
of course the patient has a right to decline, said Person.
Too often people skip the chance to have a one-on-one
conversation with a knowledgeable pharmacist.
“People are often intimidated when they look behind
the counter. They see us and we look busy. We are busy
but never too busy. Or they don’t want to bother the
pharmacist or think they know all they need to already.
Contrary to what people may think, pharmacists like to
talk. We want to make sure patients take the right medications and get the optimal results,” Person said. Here are
five questions you should be asking your pharmacist:
Taking medication correctly is important so that it can
give you the help you expect. Do you take the medication for the next week or for the rest of your life? This is
an opportunity to ask the pharmacist what to do if you
miss a dose. A good question, Person said, is “If you forgot to take the medicine in the morning, is it allowable to
double up in the evening?” Also, should the medication
be taken with food? Should it be taken at the same time
each day?
In the case of antibiotics, many people begin to feel
better after a few day of treatment and do not complete
the full prescription regiment. Instead they tuck the
bottle away for later use, which has led to antibiotic re-
sistance, Person said. The antibiotic was able to get rid of
most, but not all, of the bacteria that was causing the illness. When you stop taking the antibiotic, those leftover
bacteria eventually reproduce and multiply, which will
lead to your doctor needing to prescribe an even stronger antibiotic in the future.
3. What are the possible side effects,
and what should I do if they occur?
All medications can cause side effects that may interfere with therapy, Person said. “If the side effects make a
person feel poorly, he may want to stop taking the medication,” he said. A pharmacist can switch the medication
to a different drug class that may relieve the side effects
or to an extended-dose medication. Instead of taking a
medicine three or four times a day, you’ll just take it once
a day.
4.
Will the new medicine work safely
with other medicines and supplements
I’m already taking?
Other prescriptions or vitamin supplements can interact with a new medication, resulting in increased or
decreased effects of the drug, Person said. Never take
a new medication without speaking to your pharmacist
about how it will react with your other medicines.
5. What foods, drink or activities
should be avoided while taking a new
medication?
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Some medications can’t be taken with certain foods
and beverages. For example, cholesterol-lowering drugs
should not be taken with grapefruit juice, and people
with high blood pressure should be careful with salt substitutes or alcohol, among other things. In some cases
the interaction can be harmful, Person said. Central
nervous system depressants, such as prescription pain
medications and some over-the-counter cold and allergy
medicines, should never be taken with alcohol.
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Pearce
Community
Center
Card Playing - Join other
seniors in the senior room
to play pinochle, euchre,
bridge, hand-in-foot or
whatever. Bring a snack
to pass and bring a friend.
$2 fee for non-members.
Noon-4 p.m. Thurs., 5-9:00
p.m. Fri. and 1-4 p.m. Sun.
Line Dancing - Volunteer
instructors, dance steps
and music and exercise. $2
fee for non-members. 9:00
a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Mon.,
Wed. and Fri.
Senior Potluck - fourth
Tues. of each month, seniors have a potluck meal
and enjoy a program. Bring
your own table service and
dish to share. Drinks provided. Open to all seniors.
Begins at noon.
east peoria
fondulac park
district
For more info on any of the
following events, call 6993923. Most programs meet
at administration building
unless otherwise noted.
Speaker - On March 31st,
at 10 AM , Snyder Village
Assisted Living is pleased
to announce that Rev. Randall Saxton retired Pastor of
United Presbyterian Church
in Peoria and frequent
Bradley University Osher
Lifelong Learning Institute history instructor will
speak about the last week
of Lincoln’s life from Palm
Sunday to Bloody Saturday.
All are welcome. If you
have any question please all
Diana at 367-2500 ext. 185.
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call the park office at 2637429 or stop by the office
at 349 W. Birchwood during
office hours Monday-Friday
from 8:30am-Noon and
1:00-5pm. You may also
check us out on the web at
www.mortonparkdistrict.
com or Facebook at Morton Park District.
Festival - Wednesday, April
8th, 10:00 am, at Snyder
Village Assisted Living
in Metamora, Pumpkins,
Parades & Pies: Eureka’s
Pumpkin Festival Past Take
a step back in time and
view a visual history of the
Eureka Pumpkin Festival.
The festival, which was
held between 1939 and
1961, regularly averaged
at least 50,000 attendees
from all over Illinois and the
Midwest. In 1947 film star
and Eureka College alumnus Ronald Reagan and
Illinois Governor Dwight
Green attended, drawing
national attention. This free
program will be held at the
Snyder Village Assisted
Living Facility in Metamora,
IL. For more information,
call the library at 309-4672922.
Line Dance Class - Every
Thursday, 2-3:30 p.m.
Potluck - first Wed. of each
month. Bring own table
service and a dish to pass.
Serving begins at 11:30 a.m.
Sign-up not required. Meet
new people. New attendees
need no covered dish. Park park district
For more information
at east side of building.
about any of these programs, call 263-7429 or
HI-5 - Free senior wellness
stop by the office at 349
program, chair dancing,
W. Birchwood during ofstretching, strengthening
fice hours Monday-Friday
exercises and more, 10-11
from 8:30 a.m.-noon and
a.m. every Mon. and Fri.
1-5 p.m.
Free at Fon du Lac Park
District Admin. Center.
Cards, Bingo, & Potluck
Sponsored by Fondulac
Rehabilitation & Healthcare. Lunch - Mondays 9 a.m.-1
p.m. - Freedom Hall.
TOPS- Every Thursday
Early Morning Walking 9-10:15am.-Weight loss
support group.$1 per week. Mon, Wed. & Fri. 7-9 a.m.
Rec Center, 324 S. Detroit,
Call Gina at 699-3923 for
Morton. FREE. Begins Nov.
details.
4.
Mexican Dominoes Yoga - This is an 8 week
Wednesdays 11:30 a.m.-3
class. Please bring your
p.m. Does not meet 1st
Wednesday of each month. own mat for class. Dates:
2nd session March 11, 2015
– May 8, 2015 (no classes
Big Band Dance - once a
month on the 4th Saturday. on April 3, 6, 8, and 10) Cost
per session: $60.00 for
7-10 p.m. Cost: $5.
residents $120.00 for nonresidents Times: Mon, Wed,
& Fri 9:30 – 10:30 am Location: Recreation Center,
324 S. Detroit If you should
SNYDER VILLAGE
have any questions please
morton
METAMORA
pekin
MILLER CENTER
For more information
please call 309-346-5210
Cargiver Support
Group - 2nd Wed. of every
month.- 2-3:30 p.m. Free.
Sponsored by Bradley
University’s Counseling
Research & Training Clinic,
in coorperation with Central
Illinois Agency on Aging.
PEORIA
Peoria PARK DISTRICT
Please pre-register for
classes. All classes listed
are for ages 50+. Please
call 688-3667 for more
information.
Support Group - 2nd
Thursday of the month.
Courtyard
Estates
Bingo- 1st Friday of every
month. 9:30 a.m. - 11:00
a.m. For everyone 65+.
FREE for all visitors. Coffee
and cinnamon rolls served.
Osher Lifelong
learning
institute
at bradley university
For more information about
OLLI call (309)677-3900 or
go online to www.bradley.
edu/olli.
LOCAL TRIPS - Get to
know your community on
these half day excursions.
Register early.
LECTURES & SPECIAL
EVENTS -These occasions
are a night or a day enjoyed
— another opportunity for
us to gather and learn. Registration is required. For the
free lectures, refreshments
are served 30 minutes
prior.
Yoga - This beginning and
beyond class combines
postures, breathing practices and relaxation with
an emphasis on self-acceptance and exploration.
Wear comfortable clothing,
bring a mat and firm blanket. For more information
contact Jean at 687-8099.
Cost: $64 for 8 classes, or
$10 drop in. Monday evenings - ongoing. 5:30-6:45
p.m.
Alonetogether Grief
Support Group - Mondays- 4:30 p.m. -6:00 p.m.
Located in Group Room 4
at the Couseling Center. For
more information contact
Steve at 672-5695 or steve.
[email protected].
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For more information
about any of these programs, call 444-8222.
Senior Room Events Bridge - 12:30-4:40 p.m.
third Mon. of month; Hearts
- 9-11 a.m. Mon; Various
card games - 12:30-4 p.m.;
Bingo - 10:30-11:30 a.m.
first Tues. of month; Hearts
- 9-11 a.m. Tues.; Pinochle 1-4 p.m. Tues.; Bridge - 1-4
p.m. first and third Wed.
of month; Eucher, 2-4
p.m. first and third Wed. of
month; Hearts - 9-11 a.m.
Wed.; card games - 12:30-4
p.m. Thurs.; Pinochle - 1-4
p.m. Thurs.; Wii bowling 1-3 p.m. Fri.
Reflections
Memory Care
residence
For more info on the following events, call 309508-7200.
park district
For more information
about any of these programs, call 444-9413.
Veteran’s Memorial Brick
Pavers - Honor a veteran
with an engraved brick
paver. Bricks will be placed
at the Veteran’s Memorial in
Washington Park. All funds
will be donated. Cost: $50.
Fee includes 3 lines of print,
15 characters per line.
Fit Over 50 - Easy cardio
combined with balance and
strength routines. Come
get comfortable with your
body in a non-competitive
environment. Tues. & Thurs.
Jan. 6-May 14, 10 - 10:45
a.m. Cost: Reserved fee
is $25, not reserved fee is
$30.
Intouch Home Care
Services of LSSI
Book Discussion GroupLast Wed of every month.
2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Call 681-2859 for more information.
Forest park
nature center
Unitypoint
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Connecting with you…Caring for you
Personal care • Housekeeping • Medication reminders • Meal preparation •
Companionship and supervision • Transportation • Respite caregiving services
Call 309.264.9229 or visit LSSI.org/Homecare
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Old Time Folk & Country
Jam - Bring your acoustic
instrument and bring it to
the Nature Center for a jam
session. Meet other musicians and learn new songs.
Music lovers of all ages are
invited to come, listen &
enjoy! 2nd & 4th Sunday of
the month. 3:30-5 p.m.
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Newsbriefs
LaHood steps
forward to run
for Schock’s seat
Judiciary, Criminal Law,
Executive Appointments,
Public Health, Human
Services, Pensions &
License Activities, Environment, Insurance and
PEORIA — State
Transportation.
Sen. Darin LaHood anSince taking office,
nounced his intent to run
LaHood
has achieved a
for Congress in the 18th
strong
record
as a leadDistrict and formed a feding
fiscal
conservative
in
eral campaign committee
with the Federal Election Springfield. He has been
an outspoken advocate for
Commission March 18.
creating a better business
LaHood will soon
climate in Illinois to boost
make a formal anthe state’s economy and
nouncement in locales
throughout the 18th Con- create jobs for Illinoisans.
From 2001-06 LaHood
gressional District. The
served
in the U.S. Attor18th District includes 19
ney’s Office in Las Vegas,
counties in Central and
Nevada, where he was
Western Illinois.
the lead prosecutor for
LaHood is currently
the Project Safe Neighserving in his fifth year
borhoods Program and
as a Republican State
then the Chief Terrorism
Senator, elected without
opposition in his last elec- prosecutor. Additionally,
tion. He has served on the he has worked in both the
Cook County and Tazefollowing committees:
well County State’s Attorney’s Offices. LaHood has
also previously worked in
the U.S. House of Representatives as a Legislative
Assistant and then an Appropriations Committee
Associate. He graduated
from The John Marshall
Law School and currently
practices law with the
Peoria law firm of Miller,
Hall & Triggs.
LaHood has been married to Kristen for 13
years and together they
have three sons: McKay,
12, Lucas, 10, and Teddy,
who is 8 years old. The
LaHood family resides in
Dunlap which is in Peoria
County.
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April 5 to set a date for
a special election which
must occur within 115
days.
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Commentary
If Court kills health care,
millions – and GOP - lose
Revenue Service OK’d
If the polarized U.S.
rules making subsidies
Supreme Court in June
available in all
rules against
states. ACA opthe Affordable
ponents said
Care Act, they’ll
exchanges must
kill subsidies for
be offered by indiabout 8 million
vidual states, not
Americans in 34
the federal govstates that use
ernment.
the HealthCare.
The marketgov insurer marBill Knight
places – operating
ketplace – such as
for two years – let
Illinois.
Americans who don’t get
This has started to
health benefits at work
occur to Congress’ Tea
Party-influenced Repub- to shop online among
plans that must all offer
licans, especially in the
basic benefits and can’t
House, where Repreturn away customers,
sentatives run every two
even if they have preexyears.
Even from right-wing- isting conditions. Americans making less than
ers who’ve tried to kill
the ACA dozens of times four times the federal
in the last five years, you poverty level, or about
$94,000 for a family of
can almost hear some
four, qualify for subsigears click into place
dies to offset the cost of
and mumbled thoughts
their premiums.
about millions of voters
The law’s challengers
losing health insurance:
argue that a strict read“Uh, oh-oh.”
ing of the statute makes
On the Senate side,
subsidies available only
a few GOP Senators
in states that set up marreportedly have been
ketplaces, rather than
brainstorming for
having the federal govmonths, but haven’t
ernment operate marcome up with an idea
ketplaces for them.
of helping millions of
Four words.
Americans – many of
Without subsidies, of
whom now have some
course, insurance costs
protection from health
would skyrocket.
calamities and exorbiDuring arguments
tant medical bills for the
this month, Justice
first time.
Anthony Kennedy sugSecretary for Health
gested the law may be
and Human Services
Sylvia Mathews Burwell, vague enough to give
has said, “We know of no the IRS deference for its
regulation allowing tax
administrative actions
credits in federal health
that could – and thereexchanges. But he added
fore we have no plans
that giving the IRS authat would – undo the
thority would be a “drasmassive damage to our
tic step,” because billions
health care system that
of dollars are at stake.
would be caused by an
In Illinois – which
adverse decision.”
left about $270 mil“Oops.”
lion in federal funding
The issue in “King v.
untouched in December
Burwell” – the most sewhen the legislature
rious threat to the law
didn’t even vote on a bill
since 2012 – focuses
to create Illinois’ health
on four words in the
insurance exchange
906-page document.
The law says that tax
– more than threecredits will be available
fourths of consumers
through exchanges “eswho signed up for 2015
tablished by the state.”
insurance as of Jan. 30
As it was drafted, supqualified for an averporters assumed most
age subsidy of $210 per
states would create
month.
exchanges. After it was
Clearly, ACA challengsigned in March 2010,
ers care less about lanmany states instead
guage than the law – and
decided to rely on the
President Obama. After
federal government to
60-some attempts to reoperate them, as the law
peal the ACA in the last
allows.
six years, Republicans
Four words v. intent.
once more seem to be inIn 2012, the Internal
tent on “Doing Nothing,”
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advertisers.
Thank You.
but many are starting to
realize the unintended
consequence of booting
millions off health insurance.
Some governors, including a few Republicans, have conceded they
don’t want to let thousands of their constituents lose coverage.
“If the court rules,
and we find half a million Ohioans without
insurance, it’s something
we’re going to have to
deal with,” Ohio Gov.
John Kasich said.
On March 4, the Supreme Court seemed
divided, but comments
like Kennedy’s gave the
law’s defenders some
hope. At least four justices appeared skeptical
about the challenge that
could create unmanageable insurance markets,
rising premiums, and
millions uninsured.
Conservative Justices
such as Antonin Scalia
seemed sympathetic
to opponents of health
coverage, but the four
liberals, such as Ruth
Bader Ginsburg, seemed
to side with defenders’
assertion that the whole
law must be considered.
Even the conservative
Independent Women’s
Voice organization recently released a poll
saying it would be important to “do something to restore the
subsidies” if Scalia and
conservative Justices
Clarence Thomas and
Samuel Alito sway two
others to kill it.
Perhaps swing votes by
Kennedy or Chief Justice Roberts could note
that Merriam-Webster’s
dictionary’s definition of
“state” is not only “a politically organized body
of people usually occupying a definite territory; especially: one that is
sovereign,” but also “ the
operations or concerns
of the government of a
country.”
The federal government is a state, too.
And people matter as
much as words.
— Contact Bill at
Bill.Knight@hotmail.
com; his twice-weekly
columns are archived at
billknightcolumn.blogspot.com.
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Public Notice is hereby given that Early Voting in Woodford County will be
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Eureka, IL 61530
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