14 Aug 2013

Invitation to Pints for Preservation at Niabi Zoo

By Robert Jackson Jr.
FRIDAY NIGHT, AUGUST 23 - 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - AT NIABI ZOO
Pints 3rd annual tasting event at the zoo is a casual evening where you can explore the zoo, visit the animals and enjoy a sampling of a few of your favorite beverages. Support the zoo's exhibit improvements by joining us for Pints. Construction is already underway on a new lion exhibit and future zoo plans include the addition of new or renovated habitats.
Meet your friends at 6:00 p.m. Friday night in the giant tent on the festival lawn, then embark on your adventure together sampling beverages featured in your passport. This roving cocktail party lets you taste beverages at stations located at different animal exhibits. Must be 21 to attend.
$30 Niabi Zoo Members
$35 non-members and guests

Buy a 6-pack for the member price of $160,
non-members pay only $190.
14 Aug 2013

How to Pay for Senior Care with Limited Resources

By Ginny Grimsley
Expert Offers Tips for Troubleshooting Health-Care Woes

We don't often think of living a long life as a problem, especially for those we love. But what happens when Mom, Dad, a spouse or another beloved family member are in need of regular health care yet are apparently short on finances?

Actually, paying for care may be well within your loved one's means, says insurance expert Chris Orestis.

"It's a secret the life insurance industry has managed to hide for decades: Your policy can be used to pay for long-term health care such as home care, assisted-living or nursing home expenses," says Orestis, a former insurance industry lobbyist.

"Many people who need long-term care can't afford it, so they drop the policies they've been paying on for years in order to qualify for Medicaid. The life insurance companies profit from the fact that they get all those years of premiums and never have to pay out a death benefit."

Orestis, who's been lobbying state Legislatures - including Texas - to make the public aware of their legal right to use this option, says seniors can instead sell their policy for between 30 and 60 percent of its death benefit value. The money can be put into an irrevocable fund designated specifically for their care.

He offers more tips for paying for a senior's health care:

• Don't go straight to Medicaid. If your first thought is skipping right to Medicaid, the government's health-care safety net for the very poor, then you may be heading for a trap. Once you have Medicaid paying the bills, you and your loved ones have little say in how you're cared for and by whom. This policy conversion option allows you to live in a place where you're happy and comfortable and it saves taxpayers millions of dollars every year. Also, with 30 percent of the Medicaid population consuming 87 percent of Medicaid dollars spent on long-term care services, more individuals will be forced to find their own resources to pay for those needs.

• Consider what you've already paid for; www.lifecarefunding.com. The practice of converting a life insurance policy into a Life Care Benefit has been an accepted method of payment for private duty in-homecare, assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care and hospice care for years. Instead of abandoning a life policy because your loved one can no longer afford the premiums, policy owners have the option to take the present-day value of the policy while they are still alive and convert it into a Life Care Benefit - Long Term Care Benefit Plan. By converting the policy, a senior will remain in private pay longer and be able to choose the form of care that they want but will be Medicaid-eligible when the benefit is spent down.

• Think again before tapping other assets. It costs more than $80,000 a year on average to pay for a loved one's stay at a nursing home, according to the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long Term Care. And, $178 billion is spent out-of-pocket by individuals and families, accounting for 22 percent of the money spent on nursing homes, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. This can lead down a costly path of tapping other forms of wealth, or even seeking loans. Before doing this, consider utilizing a life insurance policy first. Conversions include provisions for funerals, and whatever money is not spent on care goes automatically to policy beneficiaries.

About Chris Orestis

Chris Orestis, nationally known senior health-care advocate and expert is CEO of Life Care Funding, which created the model for converting life insurance policies into protected Long-Term Care Benefit funds. His company has been providing care benefits to policy holders since 2007. A former life insurance industry lobbyist with a background in long-term care issues, he created the model to provide an option for middle-class people who are not wealthy enough to pay for long-term care, and not poor enough to qualify for Medicaid.

14 Aug 2013

MODERN WOODMEN PARK VOTED BEST MINOR LEAGUE BALLPARK

By Marco LaNave

Nationwide voting for 10Best Readers' Choice Travel Award places Quad Cities venue first

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AUG. 14, 2013) - After four weeks of nationwide voting by fans and readers of 10Best.com and USA TODAY, Modern Woodmen Park, the home of the Quad Cities River Bandits, is the "Best Minor League Ballpark" in the 2013 10Best Readers' Choice Travel Awards. USA TODAY and 10Best.com announced the Top 10 ballparks Wednesday.

Modern Woodmen Park received the most votes from readers, fans and the general public nationwide among 20 nominated ballparks. The nominees were chosen by a panel of experts from USA TODAY, 10Best.com, and other contributors and sources for other Gannett properties. Throughout the competition, Quad Cities residents, visitors, fans, media and public leaders supported the campaign for a venue that has been frequently recognized nationwide as a unique destination for Minor League Baseball and family entertainment.

"This is a great honor that belongs to the City of Davenport, the mayors and city leaders from all of the Quad Cities, and people all throughout this great region," said River Bandits owner Dave Heller. "Their constant and enthusiastic support of this club and this great ballpark continues to overwhelm and gratify us. But we will never rest on any laurels - we will continue to work to constantly improve and make even better this baseball diamond that has become the crown jewel of the Midwest and the nation."

"This designation affirms what we in the Quad Cities have known all along, that Modern Woodman Park, 'A jewel along the Mississippi,' is the most beautiful minor league park in the world," said Davenport Mayor Bill Gluba. "This national recognition serves as one more sign that our Rivervision plan, to make Davenport's Riverfront the most spectacular and magnificent between New Orleans and Minneapolis/St. Paul, is coming to fruition."

The River Bandits will host a special recognition for the Quad Cities community prior to the team's next home game at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17. At every River Bandits game through the end of the 2013 season, fans can sign a banner naming Modern Woodmen Park the "Best Minor League Ballpark". The banner will be permanently hung inside Modern Woodmen Park.

In addition, the River Bandits will celebrate the ballpark's No. 1 ranking by offering $1 general admission tickets to the 7 p.m. game Monday, Aug. 19, with upgrades available for $1 more.

Modern Woodmen Park, which opened in 1931 as Davenport Municipal Stadium and was previously known as John O'Donnell Stadium, is the oldest stadium used continuously by a current Minor League Baseball team for more than 50 years. The current Midwest League franchise has played in it continuously since 1960, and more than seven million fans have passed through its gates in that time.

As the River Bandits ownership, Main Street Baseball has brought the stadium several improvements - including the Sky Deck, Pepsi Loge Boxes, the DHCU On-Deck, the Crop Production Services Corn Field, a new high-definition video board and LED ribbon board. Earlier this season, Main Street Amusements opened a FlyWireTM dual zip line by Extreme Engineering, and a Mediacom Frog Hopper by S&S Worldwide, as part of a growing amusement lineup, including a new 112-foot tall Ferris wheel and carousel, that will continue arriving through next season.

UP NEXT: The first 2,000 fans to Modern Woodmen Park Saturday night will receive a bobblehead of Minnesota Twins first baseman and former River Bandit Justin Morneau, courtesy of Mediacom and the Dispatch-Argus. The 7 p.m. game kicks off a seven-game home stand through Friday, Aug. 23. Single-game tickets are on sale at the River Bandits box office at Modern Woodmen Park, by phone at  563-324-3000 and online at www.riverbandits.com. Season ticket and mini-plan packages start at just seven games and begin at less than $50. Call a River Bandits account representative today to choose your seats and get the details of our various mini-plan packages.

ABOUT THE BANDITS: The River Bandits ownership is making one of the biggest improvements to Modern Woodmen Park since the ballpark was first built back in 1931! A new Ferris wheel, standing 112 feet over the playing field, is planned for next spring, along with a carousel and other new games and attractions. This season, the team just unveiled a new 300-foot long dual zip line, a rock climbing wall, a Mediacom Frog Hopper, and a number of new bounce houses. The team also boasts a new major league affiliate, the Houston Astros, and fans can see the first team in Minor League Baseball history with back-to-back No. 1 overall draft picks - 2012 top pick Carlos Correa and 2013 top pick Mark Appel, as well as 2012 first-round draft choice Lance McCullers. With new rides, new attractions, new improvements, a new affiliate and future major league stars, the second half of this season is one every fan will not want to miss!

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14 Aug 2013

Republican Liberty Caucus Kick Starts Precinct Committeeman Drive

By Laurie Bluedorn
In the last election, the Illinois Republican Party suffered its worst defeat in modern history ? spawning Democrat super-majorities in both houses of the General Assembly. After Pat Brady resigned as party chairman, party leadership replaced him with Jack Dorgan ? a Springfield lobbyist who is linked to the Illinois Democrat Party leadership and to Bill Cellini, a notorious client currently in prison for federal corruption. 

This is the same Jack Dorgan who was involved in denying any opportunity to grassroots delegates attending the June 2012 Illinois Republican State Convention.
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You have no doubt heard the expression, "All politics is local." That may be true in many respects, but it's certainly true in one way which Republicans have paid little attention to. Democrats fill all of their precinct committeeman positions with active party members who get out the vote. Republicans have filled only half of their precinct committeeman positions -- and it's the precinct committeemen who elect members of the Republican State Central Committee. Do you see where I'm going? If we want to win elections and restore honor and honesty to the party at the state level, the goal is within our reach if we can just fill the open precinct committeeman positions with real grassroots liberty-minded people ? and that is one of the goals of the RLC-IL.

It is now self-evident that Illinois Republicans need a change in leadership. In order to bring this about, we must elect Republican candidates from the precinct to the statehouse who demonstrate commitment to basic principles of republicanism ? individual liberty, personal responsibility, free enterprise, limited government, fiscal responsibility, and full accountability of elected officials and government agencies. In order to advance this effort to take back the Republican Party for the people ? from the grassroots up ? we have formed the Republican Liberty Caucus of Illinois. Our members work within the Republican Party to promote strong policy, to vet candidates, and to hold Republicans answerable to the principles of liberty.

Allen Skillicorn
Chairman, Republican Liberty Caucus of Illinois
allen@allenskillicorn.com
14 Aug 2013

Veronica Ariel Stout of Erie Earns Degree From Benedictine University

By Phil Brozynski

LISLE, IL (08/13/2013)(readMedia)-- Benedictine University proudly announces that it awarded 385 Associate of Arts (A.A.), Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degrees to students who completed their degree requirements on or before May 2013.

The University also awarded 274 Master of Arts (M.A.), Master of Arts in Education (M.A.Ed.), Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Master of Education (M.Ed.), Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) and Master of Science (M.S.) degrees to students who completed their requirements on or before May 2012.

Five students were awarded an Ed.D. in Higher Education and Organizational Change and 17 students were awarded a Ph.D. in Organization Development.

Veronica Ariel Stout of Erie earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Magna Cum Laude.

Benedictine University is an independent Roman Catholic institution located in Lisle, Illinois just 25 miles west of Chicago, and has branch campuses in Springfield, Illinois and Mesa, Arizona. Founded in 1887, Benedictine provides 55 undergraduate majors and 17 graduate and four doctoral programs. Benedictine University is ranked No. 1 among the country's fastest-growing campuses between 2000-2010 in The Chronicle of Higher Education's list of private nonprofit research institutions, and Forbes magazine named Benedictine among "America's Top Colleges" for the third consecutive year in 2013. Benedictine University's Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program is listed by Crain's Chicago Business as the fifth largest in the Chicago area in 2012.

14 Aug 2013

Governor Quinn Signs Laws to Strengthen Illinois Agriculture

By Brooke Anderson

New Laws Ensure Safer Egg Products, Greater Agricultural Expertise on the Illinois Finance Authority Board, and Greater Support for Illinois Wheat

SPRINGFIELD - In honor of Agriculture Day at the Illinois State Fair, Governor Pat Quinn signed several bills to support the state's number one industry. The new laws will mean safer egg products, increased agricultural expertise on the state financing board, greater support for Illinois wheat and more accurate weighing and measuring systems. Today's actions are part of Governor Quinn's agenda to promote and support Illinois agriculture.

"Agriculture Day celebrates our number one industry and these new laws will help thousands of farmers across our state," Governor Quinn said. "By supporting Illinois agriculture, we can create jobs and grow our economy while continuing to feed Americans and people around the world."

House Bill 2783 was an initiative of the Illinois Department of Agriculture and was sponsored by State Representative Jim Sacia (R-Pecatonica) and State Senator Tim Bivins (R-Dixon). It allows the state to impose fines and other penalties on egg wholesalers who sell eggs to any person or business not properly licensed by the state. The legislation also allows the state to suspend the wholesale license of the offender if he or she fails to pay these penalties. This new authority to monitor the selling and wholesaling of eggs will protect public health and ensure that safe, quality eggs are being marketed in Illinois. The new law is effective immediately.

Governor Quinn also signed House Bill 2748, which requires at least two members of the Illinois Finance Authority (IFA) have expertise in agribusiness or production agriculture. IFA provides access to low-cost, non-conventional financing to help businesses, farms, local governments, and hospitals get needed growth capital. Having two members with agricultural expertise will make IFA more responsive to farming needs. The bill was sponsored by State Representative Josh Harms (R-Watseka) and State Senator Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) and takes effect immediately.

Additionally, Governor Quinn signed House Bill 2709 and House Bill 2273. House Bill 2709, sponsored by State Representative Wayne Rosenthal (R-Morrisonville) and State Senator John M. Sullivan (D-Rushville), appoints a temporary wheat development committee that will foster new markets for wheat products and provide research for wheat farming and production.

House Bill 2273, sponsored by State Representative Patrick Verschoore (D-Milan) and Senator Sullivan, clarifies the state's Weights and Measures Act as it pertains to heavy truck scales operated by agricultural grain, feed, fertilizer, chemical, or construction aggregate producers. The law takes effect immediately and requires these scales to be certified by the state to help ensure the accuracy of these devices.

Also signed today was House Bill 1272, which designates the first Saturday of every month as "Eat Local, Buy Illinois Products Day" to promote local food initiatives, agribusiness and encourage local communities to reinvest in the local economy. Sponsored by State Representative Sam Yingling (D-Round Lake Beach) and State Senator David Koehler (D-Peoria), the bill takes effect immediately.

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14 Aug 2013

Governor Quinn Takes Bill Action **Tuesday, August 13, 2013**

By William Palmisano

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

Bill No.: HB 922

An Act Concerning: Employment

Extends the period of time that contractors and subcontractors must maintain certain kinds of employment records.

Action: Signed

Effective: Jan. 1, 2014

 

Bill No.: HB 1200

An Act Concerning: Local Government

Reduces the number of free days a museum or aquarium must offer to Illinois residents from 52 to 26.

Action: Vetoed

Effective: Immediately

 

A copy of the veto message is attached.

 

Bill No.: HB 1345

An Act Concerning: Transportation

Re-enacts the Fatal Accident Memorial Marker Program known as "Adam's Law" which authorizes the creation of memorial markers in memory of accident victims.

Action: Signed

Effective: Immediately

 

Bill No.: HB 1522

An Act Concerning:

Expands the authority of DuPage County and Peoria County to manage and maintain their stormwater preparedness.

Action: Signed

Effective: Immediately

Bill No.: HB 1650

An Act Concerning: Fish

Requires commercial fishermen to obtain a sport fishing license, expands definition of "commercial fishing device" to include any watercraft used as a primary collection device, and requires commercial fishermen to obtain commercial watercraft device tag for such watercraft.

Action: Signed
Effective: Jan. 1, 2014

 

Bill No.: HB 1814

An Act Concerning: Transportation

Authorizes suspension of a driver's license for speeding in a work zone if the current violation and at least one previous violation occurred when workers were present.

Action: Signed

Effective: Jan. 1, 2014

 

Bill No.: HB 2322

An Act Concerning: Education

Expands qualifications of professionals who may provide school social work services and authorizes implementation of social and emotional education programs, including bullying prevention and intervention.

Action: Signed

Effective: Immediately

 

Bill No.: HB 2517

An Act Concerning: Regulation

Updates the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004.

Action: Signed

Effective: Dec. 31, 2013

 

Bill No.: HB 3270

An Act Concerning: State Government

Creates the Hispanic Employment Plan Advisory Council to assist the Illinois Department of Central Management Services in preparing the State Hispanic Employment Plan.

Action: Signed

Effective: Jan. 1, 2014

Bill No.: HB 3349

An Act Concerning: Safety

House Bill 3349 creates the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund ("Fund") Task Force to recommend fiscal solutions to the growing backlog and eventual Fund deficit.

Action: Signed

Effective: Immediately

 

Bill No.: SB 1226

An Act Concerning: Health

Requires all autopsies to include an inquiry to determine whether a death is a direct result of a seizure or epilepsy.

Action: Signed

Effective: Jan. 1, 2014

 

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14 Aug 2013

COOKOUT CHAMPION CROWNED AT 50th ANNUAL IOWA FARM BUREAU COOKOUT CONTEST AT STATE FAIR

By Andrew Wheeler

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA - Aug. 13, 2013- Justin Palmer of Winterset was crowned the 2013 Iowa Farm Bureau Cookout Contest winner.  Palmer beat out 51 other grillers, representing counties from around the state, to win the 50th annual competition.  The annual Iowa Farm Bureau-sponsored contest featured outdoor chefs using their best grilling, roasting and smoking techniques.  "Every year, we are amazed at the competitiveness and creativity of Iowa's grillers. Each recipe has been tested and tasted and each one brings out the different qualities and traits of each type of meat," said Iowa Farm Bureau President Craig Hill.  "Iowa's livestock producers are so proud to raise healthy livestock that provide important sources of protein and inspiration for cooks like the ones at our annual contest."

Cookout Contest champion, Palmer, won first place in the beef category before being selected by the judges as the overall winner.  He received $200, a crown and a permanent trophy as the 2013 Iowa Farm Bureau Cookout Contest Champion.

Other first place winners and their categories were: Helen Schubert of Clarion, lamb; Luke Spencer of Logan, pork; Ashley Hanson of Kamrar, poultry; Sara Cronk of Toledo, turkey; and Gene Petersen of Vinton, combo/speciality.  All winners received $75.

Second place winners and their categories were: Andy Grein of Wesley, beef; Bruce Campbell of Marshalltown, lamb; Andy Wilson of Salem, pork; Tracy Christeson of Exira, poultry; Nate Miller of Davenport, turkey; and Mary Weisinger of Ft. Madison, combo/specialty.  All second place winners received $50.

Winners in special categories were youth first place - Trenton McDonald of Hamilton and youth second place - Andrea Greve of Harlan; showmanship - Bruce Campbell of Marshalltown; and team - John Sellman of Alburnett, Chad Meyer of Cedar Rapids and Scott Bahmann of Vinton.  The youth winner received a gas grill and $75 and second place received $50 as prizes from the Iowa Propane Association.  The showmanship winner received $100.  The team winners received $150.

Prize sponsors for the Cookout Contest include : the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, Farm Bureau Financial Services, GROWMARK, Inc., Iowa Propane Gas Association, Iowa Pork Producers Association, the Iowa Beef Industry Council, the Iowa Turkey Federation and the Iowa Poultry Association, and the Iowa Sheep and Wool Promotion Board.

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14 Aug 2013

ART GUMBO CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS FROM ARTS ORGANIZATIONS OR GROUPS

By Paula Neuhaus
[DUBUQUE, IA.] Art Gumbo, a quarterly soup dinner that supports local art projects with community-supported micro-funding, is now accepting applications from arts organizations or creative groups for the spring funding cycle. Applications for Art Gumbo mini grants are available now through Thursday, September 12, 2013. Applications are available at artgumbodubuque.blogspot.com

Fall funding cycle is open to creative groups or organizations. Individual artists are not eligible to apply during this cycle. The first seven eligible applications received by 11:59 p.m. on September 12 will qualify to compete for funding.

Art Gumbo is an independent community-based initiative that funds local arts projects using money collected at quarterly soup dinners. During each Art Gumbo funding cycle, artists or arts organizations are invited to submit a brief project proposal that demonstrates an impact on the Dubuque community. The public is invited to attend and vote for their favorite proposal. A $10 donation at the door entitles the attendee to a locally prepared soup dinner and the opportunity to review all submitted proposals and to vote for their favorite. The Art Gumbo fund's nightly proceeds will be awarded to the two proposals that receive the most votes. The next Art Gumbo Soup Dinner is scheduled for Thursday, September 19, 6-8 p.m. at Voices Warehouse Gallery, 275 East 10th Street in Dubuque. 

Download the application and find more information by visiting artgumbodubuque.blogspot.com or contact Paula Neuhaus at art.gumbo.dbq@gmail.com.

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ART GUMBO Soup Dinners Raise Money for Dubuque Art Projects

 

DUBUQUE, IA. - The spring installment of Art Gumbo, a quarterly soup dinner that supports local art projects with community-supported micro funding, is scheduled for Thursday, September 19, 6-8 p.m. at Voices Warehouse Gallery, 275 East 10th Street in Dubuque.

Art Gumbo is an independent community-based initiative that funds local creativity by using money collected at quarterly soup dinners. During each Art Gumbo funding cycle, artists and arts organizations are alternately invited to submit a brief project proposal that demonstrates an impact on the Dubuque community. The public is invited to attend and vote for their favorite proposal. A $10 donation at the door on September 19, entitles the attendee to soup and home-baked bread by The Food Store and the opportunity to review all submitted proposals, and one vote for their favorite.

The September 19, soup dinner will feature up to seven proposals submitted by local arts organizations or creative groups whose project demonstrates an impact on the Dubuque community. The proceeds from the door will fund two proposals, first and second place, splitting the funding in a 70/30 fashion.

Art Gumbo dinners and micro-funding program are an independent effort initiated by local arts activists Paula Neuhaus and Megan Starr. The project's mission is to bring artists together with art patrons to explore and fund projects, create working relationships, and to build an all-arts network.

The September 19, soup dinner is open to anyone interested in attending the event. For more details about Art Gumbo visit artgumbodubuque.blogspot.com or contact Paula Neuhaus or Megan Starr at art.gumbo.dbq@gmail.com.

 

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14 Aug 2013

Governor Quinn Signs Legislation to Strengthen Emergency Response Across Illinois

By Andrew Mason

Law Creates New Statewide Directory to Forward 9-1-1 Calls

ROMEOVILLE - Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation to make emergency response systems in Illinois more efficient and effective. Today's action is part of Governor Quinn's agenda to ensure the safety of all people in every community across Illinois.

"Emergency response depends on the ability of our 9-1-1 centers to take the call," Governor Quinn said. "It is critical for public safety that once our operators get a call, they are able to direct it to the responders who can best help those who are in need."

House Bill 2856, sponsored by State Representative Natalie Manley (D-Joliet) and State Senator Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant (D-Shorewood), requires the development of an Illinois 9-1-1 systems directory so that calls answered by one system can be quickly and easily forwarded to another 9-1-1 system when necessary. This is particularly important for cell phone users, whose calls to 9-1-1 are sometimes answered by an operator in their home area code, rather than where the phone user may be at that moment. The law takes effect January 1, 2014.

Governor Quinn also today signed House Bill 2690, sponsored by State Representative Lawrence Walsh, Jr. (D-Joliet), and State Senator Pat McGuire (D-Joliet), which authorizes fees for Court Appointed Special Advocates in counties where special advocates are used. Court Appointed Special Advocates provide assistance to abused or neglected children who need help navigating the legal system. To provide resources to make this program possible, the law allows counties to charge a fee to people found guilty of felonies and certain other crimes. The law takes effect immediately.

In addition, Governor Quinn signed Senate Bill 1930, sponsored by Senator Bertino-Tarrant and Representative Walsh, which grants the Joliet Park District an additional five years to sell a parcel of its land. Sale of the parcel, located at the corner of Route 59 and West Caton Farm Road will help the park district improve its recreational offerings. The original deadline was December 31, 2013 and is now extended to the end of 2018.

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