New Law Ensures Renters in Foreclosed Properties Are Provided Adequate Time to Make a Safe Move

CHICAGO - Governor Pat Quinn today signed a new law protecting Illinois renters in foreclosed multifamily properties. The new law requires those acquiring foreclosed residential property to honor existing leases or give tenants adequate time to make a safe move. This legislation is part of Governor Quinn's commitment to protecting Illinois families and helping them fight foreclosure.

"The foreclosure crisis has been devastating to homeowners as well as many families living in rental homes who are at risk of losing their home due to no fault of their own," Governor Quinn said. "As families in our communities continue to recover from the worst recession since the Great Depression, this law will ensure renters are protected from sudden forced moves that can be costly and disruptive to their lives."

Sponsored by State Senator Jacqueline Collins (D-Chicago) and State Representative Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago), Senate Bill 56 requires anyone who is acquiring residential property through a foreclosure to honor their tenants' existing leases or provide a minimum of 90 days for renters to secure new housing. Approximately 40 percent of families impacted by foreclosure are renters who may not be aware their landlord has failed to make mortgage payments.

"A consistent commitment to housing rights protects tenants as well as homeowners," Senator Collins said. "No one should be evicted on short notice and lose access to a safe place to live because of the financial circumstances of the landlord."

"As we strive to reduce poverty and crime in our communities, the foreclosure crisis threatens our efforts by unfairly uprooting families," Representative Cassidy said. "This new law will help strengthen the rights of tenants by allowing them to maintain a stable living condition, even though their rental property is in foreclosure."

The law extends, clarifies and strengthens key provisions of the federal Protecting Tenants in Foreclosure Act that is set to expire in 2014. The bill was strongly supported by the Heartland Alliance, Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law and other advocacy groups.

The new law takes effect in 90 days.

"Illinois remains one of the states hardest hit by foreclosure. This bill provides protections that will keep renters impacted by foreclosure in their homes and afford them enough time to make safe moves for themselves and their families," Jeremy Bergstrom of the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law said.

"This bill is a major step forward.  It will help ensure that renters living in foreclosed properties are not pushed into homelessness and that communities are not devastated by vacant properties," Samantha Tuttle, Director of Policy and Advocacy at Heartland Alliance said.

Since taking office in the midst of the worst recession since the Great Depression, Governor Quinn has worked to keep Illinois families in their homes. To help families fight foreclosure, Governor Quinn launched the Illinois Hardest Hit Program in September 2011, an initiative which provides monthly mortgage payment assistance and reinstatement assistance to households that are struggling with income loss due to unemployment or underemployment. So far $201 million has been committed to more than 8,400 homeowners in 95 of the 102 counties in Illinois. Each month, the state approves 400 to 500 new families who can keep their homes.

In 2012, Governor Quinn launched the Illinois Foreclosure Prevention Network (IFPN), a one-stop comprehensive, free resource to connect struggling homeowners with assistance to keep them in their homes and help them from being victims of mortgage fraud. Approximately 846,000 families have accessed this free assistance through the IFPN.

Homeowners seeking assistance should visit the IFPN website at www.keepyourhomeillinois.org or call the hotline at 855-KEEP-411.

We're not No. 1 anymore. Mexico, according to the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization, has surpassed the United States as the fattest nation in the world.

An estimated 70 percent of the population is overweight, and about one-third of Mexicans are obese. Just one fat-related disease, diabetes, accounts for nearly 70,000 Mexican deaths per year.

"But this doesn't mean our health to the north has gotten better - it just means others have gotten worse, and the dubious distinction of who is the world's most obese nation is debatable," says Dr. James L. Hardeman, who has seen firsthand the consequences of unhealthy habits during his 30 years as a practicing physician.

"For one, we've been fatter longer than Mexico has and yet we still haven't sufficiently dealt with our national epidemic of fat-based disease. Our overweight and obese percentages are neck and neck with Mexico's, and some of this is due to misinformation."

Dr. Hardeman, author of "Appears Younger than Stated Age," (www.jameslhardeman.com), a pragmatic guide to looking younger, debunks some of the myths that aren't helping dieters:

• Myth: Thirty minutes of exercise three times a week is sufficient. Moderate exercise may work for the 25-year-old with a reasonably healthy diet. When we are young, our basal metabolic rate (BMR) rages like a furnace. Unfortunately, our BMR decreases 2 to 3 percent each decade after age 25. That means we have to make up for that decrease with either better eating habits, more exercise, or both - if we want to maintain a healthy weight. For those who are older, overweight or obese, a stronger commitment is necessary, including an hour's worth of exercise at least five times a week.

• Myth: Gaining weight with age is healthy because it's natural. Metabolism slows with age, causing many to put on the pounds. However, maintaining your Ideal Body Weight (IBW), which factors in height, gender and frame size, will keep you feeling and looking younger if you do not slowly gain weight over time. Also, casually accepting some weight gain over time can lead to massive weight gain considering our largely sedentary lifestyles and easy availability of quick, fatty meals.

• Myth: You should drink at least eight glasses of water per day. Humans posses a sensitive thirst center in a part of the brain called the hypothalamus, which responds to dehydration and tells us to drink water. The amount of water needed for each person varies; so we don't need to target a set amount because our thirst will tell us. However, drinking plenty of water may decrease appetite, and water should always be chosen over sugary beverages for satiating thirst.

• Myth: Diet books keep you slim. "Going on a diet" is one of America's favorite pastimes. Diets typically entail temporarily altering eating patterns, losing a bit of weight, and then going back to old habits. This has created an entire genre of literature, as well as videos, gear and meal plans that have become a multibillion-dollar industry. Really, it all boils down to the I&O (Intake and Output) principle. People who stick to Atkins, South Beach and the Sugar Busters diets lose weight because they limit the intake of calories.

• Myth: Taking vitamin supplements every day makes you healthy. Dietary supplement sales represent a $20 billion a year business, yet the 1994 Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act allows for significantly more lenient rules for supplements than medications from pharmaceutical companies, which are carefully scrutinized by the FDA. Manufacturers are not required to substantiate the supposed benefits of their products. A balanced diet generally provides all required vitamins and minerals needed, with the possible exceptions vitamin B12 for those who eat no animal products, folic acid for women of childbearing age, and, if blood tests indicate deficiency, vitamin B12 and vitamin D in the elderly.

About Dr. James L. Hardeman

Dr. James L. Hardeman has been a practicing physician for 30 years. Triple board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases, and Critical Care Medicine, Dr. Hardeman has maintained the demanding schedule of both hospital-based medicine and a busy office practice. After graduating Summa Cum Laude from University of California at Irvine he attended Baylor College of Medicine where he graduated with honors. Postgraduate training in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine took place at USC and UCI.

Rock Creek Belgians of Prophetstown, Ill., showed the Supreme Champion in the Belgian Horse Show held August 11 through 13 at the 2013 Iowa State Fair.

Maker Farms of Strawberry Point won the Best of Iowa award for the second year in a row. Retreat Belgians of Fitchburg, Wis., took second place honors.

Additional results below:

Gelding - Registered - 3 Years and Under - Belgian

1) Salsberry Farms, Corydon

Herdsmanship, Six or More Stalls

1) Maker Farms, Strawberry Point

2) Jered Althoff, Strawberry Point

Herdsmanship, Five or Fewer Stalls

1) Retreat Belgians, Fitchburg, Wis.

2) Thomas Feldhusen, West Bend, Wis.

Gelding - Registered - 4 Years and Over - Belgian

1) Wade Handeland, Radcliffe

2) Double M Farms, Delmar

3) Steve Otte, North English

4) Thomas Feldhusen, West Bend, Wis.

5) Rees Family Belgians, Inc., Elk, Wash.

6) Thomas Feldhusen, West Bend, Wis.

Gelding - Grade - Any Age - Belgian

1) Steve Otte, North English

2) Sparrow Farms, Inc., Zearing

3) Double M Farms, Delmar

Grand Champion Belgian Gelding: Wade Handeland, Radcliffe

Reserve Grand Champion Belgian Gelding: Steve Otte, North English

Junior Stallion Foal - Belgian

1) Donald Damitz, Lena, Wis.

2) Matt or Sue Frieden, Joy, Ill.

Senior Stallion Foal - Belgian

1) Matt or Sue Frieden, Joy, Ill.

2) Jered Althoff, Strawberry Point

3) Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.

Stallion - Yearling - Belgian

1) Retreat Belgians, Fitchburg, Wis.

2) Sparrow Farms, Inc., Zearing

3) Matt or Sue Frieden, Joy, Ill.

Stallion - 2-Year-Old - Belgian

1) Mohney Farm Belgians, Benton, Kan.

2) Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.

Junior Champion Belgian Stallion: Mohney Farm Belgians, Benton, Kan.

Junior Reserve Champion Belgian Stallion: Matt or Sue Frieden, Joy, Ill.

Grand Champion Belgian Stallion: Mohney Farm Belgians, Benton, Kan.

Reserve Grand Champion Belgian Stallion: Matt or Sue Frieden, Joy, Ill.

Junior Filly Foal - Belgian

1) TTK Belgians, Lamberton, Minn.

2) Maker Farms, Strawberry Point

3) Howard and Mable Buerckley, Osage

4) Jered Althoff, Strawberry Point

Senior Filly Foal - Belgian

1) Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.

Mare - Yearling - Belgian

1) Mystery Hills Stable, Kiel, Wis.

2) Howard and Mable Buerckley, Osage

3) Rock Creek Belgians, Prophetstown, Ill.

4) Jan Yearian, Cumming

5) Mystery Hills Stable, Kiel, Wis.

Mare - 2-Year-Old - Belgian

1) Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.

2) Maker Farms, Strawberry Point

3) TTK Belgians, Lamberton, Minn.

4) Matt or Sue Frieden, Joy, Ill.

5) Salsberry Farms, Corydon

Junior Champion Belgian Mare: Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.

Junior Reserve Champion Belgian Mare: Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.

Mare - 3-Year-Old - Belgian

1) Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.

2) Jered Althoff, Strawberry Point

3) Jan Yearian, Cumming

4) Oakdale Belgians, Ogden

Yeld Mare - 4 Years and Over - Belgian

1) Rock Creek Belgians, Prophetstown, Ill.

2) Richard and Ginny Diehl Diehls Belgians, Prairie Dusac, Wis.

3) Oakdale Belgians, Ogden

4) Mohney Farm Belgians, Benton, Kan.

5) Mystery Hills Stable, Kiel, Wis.

6) Maker Farms, Strawberry Point

7) Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.

8) Retreat Belgians, Fitchburg, Wis.

Brood Mare - 4 Years and Over - Belgian

1) Rock Creek Belgians, Prophetstown, Ill.

2) Maker Farms, Strawberry Point

3) Jered Althoff, Strawberry Point

4) Salsberry Farms, Corydon

Senior Champion Belgian Mare: Rock Creek Belgians, Prophetstown, Ill.

Senior Reserve Champion Belgian Mare: Richard and Ginny Diehl Diehls Belgians, Prairie Dusac, Wis.

Grand Champion Belgian Mare: Rock Creek Belgians, Prophetstown, Ill.

Reserve Grand Champion Belgian Mare: Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.

Mare and Foal - Belgian

1) Matt or Sue Frieden, Joy, Ill.

2) Maker Farms, Strawberry Point

3) Jan Yearian, Cumming

Produce of Dam - Belgian

1) Jered Althoff, Strawberry Point

2) Jan Yearian, Cumming

3) Matt or Sue Frieden, Joy, Ill.

4) Keith Rudeen, Elm Creek, Neb.

5) Salsberry Farms, Corydon

Get of Sire - Belgian

1) Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.

2) Thomas Feldhusen, West Bend, Wis.

Stallion and 3 Mares - Belgian

1) Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.

2) Jered Althoff, Strawberry Point

Ladies Gelding/Stallion Cart - Belgian

1) Rees Family Belgians, Inc., Elk, Wash.

2) Keith Rudeen, Elm Creek, Neb.

3) Steve Otte, North English

4) Rolling H Belgians, Ogden

5) Roby's Belgian, Rockwell City

6) Gary Loomis Loomis Farms, Afton

Ribbon) Thomas Feldhusen, West Bend, Wis.

Ribbon) Sparrow Farms, Inc., Zearing

Mens Gelding/Stallion Cart - Belgian

1) Keith Rudeen, Elm Creek, Neb.

2) Gary Loomis Loomis Farms, Afton

3) Roby's Belgian, Rockwell City

4) Rolling H Belgians, Ogden

5) Double M Farms, Delmar

6) Rees Family Belgians, Inc., Elk, Wash.

Ladies' Mare Cart - Belgian

1) Sparrow Farms, Inc., Zearing

2) Rock Creek Belgians, Prophetstown, Ill.

3) Mohney Farm Belgians, Benton, Kan.

Men's Mare Cart - Belgian

1) Oakdale Belgians, Ogden

2) Rock Creek Belgians, Prophetstown, Ill.

3) Kory Dammeier, Cumming

4) Salsberry Farms, Corydon

Team of Geldings - Belgian

1) Double M Farms, Delmar

2) Roby's Belgian, Rockwell City

3) Keith Rudeen, Elm Creek, Neb.

4) Steve Otte, North English

5) Rolling H Belgians, Ogden

6) Wade Handeland, Radcliffe

Team of Mares - Belgian

1) Rock Creek Belgians, Prophetstown, Ill.

2) Mohney Farm Belgians, Benton, Kan.

3) Oakdale Belgians, Ogden

4) Maker Farms, Strawberry Point

5) Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.

6) Salsberry Farms, Corydon

Open Unicorn - Belgian

1) Wade Handeland, Radcliffe

2) Steve Otte, North English

3) Rees Family Belgians, Inc., Elk, Wash.

4) Gary Loomis Loomis Farms, Afton

5) Keith Rudeen, Elm Creek, Neb.

Mare Unicorn - Belgian

1) Rock Creek Belgians, Prophetstown, Ill.

2) Rolling H Belgians, Ogden

3) Mohney Farm Belgians, Benton, Kan.

4) Maker Farms, Strawberry Point

Open Four Horse Hitch - Belgian

1) Roby's Belgian, Rockwell City

2) Double M Farms, Delmar

3) Steve Otte, North English

4) Rees Family Belgians, Inc., Elk, Wash.

5) Wade Handeland, Radcliffe

6) Rolling H Belgians, Ogden

Ribbon) Gary Loomis Loomis Farms, Afton

Ribbon) Keith Rudeen, Elm Creek, Neb.

Mare Four Horse Hitch - Belgian

1) Rock Creek Belgians, Prophetstown, Ill.

2) Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.

3) Maker Farms, Strawberry Point

4) Mohney Farm Belgians, Benton, Kan.

Open Six Horse Hitch - Belgian

1) Roby's Belgian, Rockwell City

2) Rees Family Belgians, Inc., Elk, Wash.

3) Double M Farms, Delmar

4) Wade Handeland, Radcliffe

5) Steve Otte, North English

6) Gary Loomis Loomis Farms, Afton

Mare Six Horse Hitch - Belgian

1) Rock Creek Belgians, Prophetstown, Ill.

2) Mohney Farm Belgians, Benton, Kan.

3) Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.

4) Maker Farms, Strawberry Point

Decorator Class - 15 to 18 - Belgian/Shire

1) Rolling H Belgians, Ogden

2) Rolling H Belgians, Ogden

3) Dakota Thunder Shires, Souix Falls, S.D.

Decorator Class - 14 and Under - Belgian/Shire

1) Thomas Feldhusen, West Bend, Wis.

2) Dakota Thunder Shires, Souix Falls, S.D.

3) Steve Otte, North English

4) Kory Dammeier, Cumming

Showmanship at Halter - 15 to 18 - Belgian/Shire

1) Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.

2) TTK Belgians, Lamberton, Minn.

3) Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.

4) Rolling H Belgians, Ogden

5) Rolling H Belgians, Ogden

6) Dakota Thunder Shires, Souix Falls, S.D.

Showmanship at Halter - 14 and Under - Belgian/Shire

1) Maker Farms, Strawberry Point

2) Wade Handeland, Radcliffe

3) Thomas Feldhusen, West Bend, Wis.

4) Dakota Thunder Shires, Souix Falls, S.D.

5) Kory Dammeier, Cumming

Juvenile Driver Cart - 15 to 18 - Belgian/Shire

1) Dakota Thunder Shires, Souix Falls, S.D.

2) Rolling H Belgians, Ogden

3) Rolling H Belgians, Ogden

Juvenile Driver Cart - 14 and Under - Belgian/Shire

1) Wade Handeland, Radcliffe

2) Roby's Belgian, Rockwell City

3) Stocktons Big Little Shires, Laporte, Colo.

4) Dakota Thunder Shires, Souix Falls, S.D.

5) Thomas Feldhusen, West Bend, Wis.

6) Salsberry Farms, Corydon

7) Kory Dammeier, Cumming

8) Rees Family Belgians, Inc., Elk, Wash.

Juvenile Driver Team - 15 to 18 - Belgian/Shire

1) Rolling H Belgians, Ogden

2) Dakota Thunder Shires, Souix Falls, S.D.

3) Rolling H Belgians, Ogden

Juvenile Driver Team - 14 and Under - Belgian/Shire

1) Wade Handeland, Radcliffe

2) Thomas Feldhusen, West Bend, Wis.

3) Roby's Belgian, Rockwell City

4) Dakota Thunder Shires, Souix Falls, S.D.

5) Kory Dammeier, Cumming

6) Salsberry Farms, Corydon

Draft Under Saddle - Western - Belgian/Shire

1) Crystal Creek Farm, Prole

2) Howard and Mable Buerckley, Osage

Draft Under Saddle - English - Belgian/Shire

1) Crystal Creek Farm, Prole

2) Howard and Mable Buerckley, Osage

Gelding - Registered - 3 Years and Under - Shire

1) Midnight Star Breeders, Silt, Colo.

2) Foggy Meadows Farm, Brewster, Minn.

Gelding - Registered - 4 Years and Over - Shire

1) Wareing Shires, Blackfoot, Idaho

2) Wareing Shires, Blackfoot, Idaho

Gelding - Grade - Any Age - Shire

1) Wareing Shires, Blackfoot, Idaho

2) Light Horse Livery, Elkhorn, Wis.

Grand Champion Shire Gelding: Midnight Star Breeders, Silt, Colo.

Reserve Grand Champion Shire Gelding: Wareing Shires, Blackfoot, Idaho

Stallion - Foal - Shire

1) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.

2) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.

Stallion - Yearling - Shire

1) Wareing Shires, Blackfoot, Idaho

2) Midnight Star Breeders, Silt, Colo.

3) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.

Stallion - 2-Year-Old - Shire

1) Haugen-Hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.

Junior Champion Shire Stallion: Haugen-hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.

Junior Reserve Champion Shire Stallion: Wareing Shires, Blackfoot, Idaho

Stallion - 3-Year-Old - Shire

1) Rob Rich, Baraboo, Wis.

Stallion - 4 Years and Over - Shire

1) Haugen-Hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.

Senior Champion Shire Stallion: Rob Rich, Baraboo, Wis.

Senior Reserve Champion Shire Stallion: Haugen-hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.

Grand Champion Shire Stallion: Rob Rich, Baraboo, Wis.

Reserve Grand Champion Shire Stallion: Haugen-hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.

Mare - Foal - Shire

1) Haugen-Hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.

2) Haugen-Hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.

3) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.

Mare - Yearling - Shire

1) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.

2) Rob Rich, Baraboo, Wis.

3) Midnight Star Breeders, Silt, Colo.

Mare - 2-Year-Old - Shire

1) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.

2) Stockton's Big Little Shires, Laporte, Colo.

Junior Champion Shire Mare: Haugen-hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.

Junior Reserve Champion Shire Mare: Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.

Mare - 3-Year-Old - Shire

1) Foggy Meadows Farm, Brewster, Minn.

Yeld Mare - 4 Years and Over - Shire

1) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.

2) Stockton's Big Little Shires, Laporte, Colo.

3) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.

Brood Mare - 4 Years and Over - Shire

1) Haugen-Hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.

2) Haugen-Hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.

3) Foggy Meadows Farm, Brewster, Minn.

4) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.

5) Foggy Meadows Farm, Brewster, Minn.

Senior Champion Shire Mare: Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.

Senior Reserve Champion Shire Mare: Haugen-hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.

Grand Champion Shire Mare: Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.

Reserve Grand Champion Shire Mare: Haugen-hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.

Mare and Foal - Shire

1) Haugen-Hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.

2) Haugen-Hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.

3) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.

Produce of Dam - Shire

1) Haugen-Hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.

2) Stockton's Big Little Shires, Laporte, Colo.

3) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.

4) Midnight Star Breeders, Silt, Colo.

5) Foggy Meadows Farm, Brewster, Minn.

Get of Sire - Shire

1) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.

2) Haugen-hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.

Breeders Group - Shire

1) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.

2) Haugen-Hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.

Gelding/Stallion Cart - Registered Shire

1) Dakota Thunder Shires, Souix Falls, S.D.

2) Wareing Shires, Blackfoot, Idaho

3) Rob Rich, Baraboo, Wis.

Mare Cart - Registered Shire

1) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.

2) Stockton's Big Little Shires, Laporte, Colo.

3) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.

4) Stockton's Big Little Shires, Laporte, Colo.

Team - Registered Shire

1) Dakota Thunder Shires, Souix Falls, S.D.

2) Wareing Shires, Blackfoot, Idaho

3) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.

4) Stockton's Big Little Shires, Laporte, Colo.

Grade Team - Shire

1) Wareing Shires, Blackfoot, Idaho

Unicorn - Shire

1) Wareing Shires, Blackfoot, Idaho

2) Dakota Thunder Shires, Souix Falls, S.D.

3) Stockton's Big Little Shires, Laporte, Colo.

Four Horse Hitch - Shire

1) Wareing Shires, Blackfoot, Idaho

2) Dakota Thunder Shires, Souix Falls, S.D.

3) Stockton's Big Little Shires, Laporte, Colo.

Open Six Horse Hitch - Shire

1) Wareing Shires, Blackfoot, Idaho

2) Dakota Thunder Shires, Souix Falls, S.D.

Supreme Six Horse Hitch Showdown - All Breeds

1) Robys Belgian, Rockwell City

2) Rock Creek Belgians, Prophetstown, Ill.

3) Double M Farms, Delmar

4) Rees Family Belgians, Inc., Elk, Wash.

5) Wade Handeland, Radcliffe

6) Wareing Shires, Blackfoot, Idaho

7) Gary Loomis Loomis Farms, Afton

8) Dakota Thunder Shires, Souix Falls, S.D.

9) Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.

10) Mohney Farm Belgians, Benton, Kan.

11) Steve Otte, North English

Best American Bred Registered Gelding - Shire

1) Midnight Star Breeders, Silt, Colo.

Best American Bred Stallion - Shire

1) Rob Rich, Baraboo, Wis.

Best Stallion Bred and Owned by Exhibitor - Shire

1) Rob Rich, Baraboo, Wis.

Best American Bred Mare - Shire

1) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.

Best Mare Bred and Owned by Exhibitor - Shire

1) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.

Best of Breed - Shire

1) Wareing Shires, Blackfoot, Idaho

"Nothing Compares" to the Iowa State Fair. The 2013 Fair ends today. The 2014 Iowa State Fair is set August 7-17. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.

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CHICAGO - Governor Pat Quinn today took action on the following bill:

Bill No.: SB 1762

An Act Concerning: Education

Changes and clarifies the School Code (Public Act 97-0008) as it pertains to the teacher and principal evaluation processes regarding continued contractual service and collective bargaining.

Action: Signed

Effective: Jan. 1, 2014

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