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Spam, glorious Spam

2 years 11 months ago
A common meme is one where you suggest that kids these days are unfamiliar with some item or activity from the past. The usual suspects are things like dial telephones, stick shifts, cursive handwriting, and so forth. But this is ridiculous. There's so much period TV available that kids are familiar with practically all this ...continue reading "Spam, glorious Spam"
Kevin Drum

Less Than Jake

2 years 11 months ago

Performing “Hello Rockview” in it’s entirety, Less Than Jake will perform live with special guests The Toasters and Devon Kay at Delmar Hall on August 11.

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Cole Pourchot

Illinois Gov. Pritzker vetoes bill that would have allowed new nuclear construction

2 years 11 months ago
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday vetoed a bill that would have lifted a 1980s moratorium on the construction of new nuclear reactors. The bill passed in May with three-fifths majorities in both legislative chambers, meaning that if all of the members that voted for it also support an override of the governor’s veto, it still could become law. Its Senate sponsor, state Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, said she has already filed paperwork to bring the bill up in the legislature’s fall veto session scheduled…
Andrew Adams

Illinois Supreme Court upholds assault weapon ban, but federal test remains

2 years 11 months ago
The state of Illinois' ban on high-powered weapons and high-capacity magazines passed a state constitutional test Friday as it awaits a potentially more daunting challenge on the federal stage. In a split decision, the Democratically controlled Illinois Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that the law characterizing dozens of firearms as “assault weapons” and preventing their manufacture and sale in Illinois does not constitute “special legislation.” Devices used to make guns fire more rapidly are also…
Jerry Nowicki