Monthly Archives: February 2022

Illinois Indoor Masking Requirement Ends Today (28th)

From the Governors Office for the Readers of this Website: Due to the continued decrease in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, and increase in available ICU beds, the Illinois indoor mask requirement will end Monday, February 28, 2022, at 12:01 a.m.  … Continue reading

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Illinois Hunters Made 147,004 Deer Kills in 2021-22 Season

Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 147,004 deer during all 2021-2022 archery and firearm seasons that concluded Jan. 16. The total preliminary deer harvest for all seasons compares with a total harvest for all seasons of 162,752 deer … Continue reading

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Honk Honk is the Code For Heil Hitler???

Canadian Member of Parliament Ya’ara Saks, speaking before Parliament on February 21st, claimed that the phrase “Honk Honk” is actually an acronym for “Heil Hitler.” Yelling Honk Honk, was used to show verbal support for the truckers without actually blowing a horn. Honk … Continue reading

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U.S. Freight Rail Systems

When it comes to the freight railroad the U.S. dominates. The U.S. freight rail network operates over 140,000 miles of privately owned track in every state except Hawaii, according to the Association of American Railroads. It moves one-third of all U.S. exports … Continue reading

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Gasoline Prices Still Rising

Leaving Illinois? Here are the current prices (As of 02/21 — Illinois is $3.70 a gallon.). If you want to keep track of gasoline prices in all States, use this AAA website: AAA Gas Prices 

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A Received Reader Message Follow-up

The message was: “I see that your village president’s Official Altona Website is now being used for just the advertising of other websites.” Yes. I’m assuming that our village president has finally determined that an Official Municipal Website can not … Continue reading

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You Can Renew License Plate Stickers Online in Illinois

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is reminding customers with license plate stickers expiring at the end of the month that they can renew online here at ilsos.gov, print their receipt and keep that receipt in their vehicle to comply … Continue reading

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Illegal Immigrants Attaining Federal Relief Stimulus

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) says Democrats “fought” very hard to allow “huge amounts” of illegal immigrants to attain federal relief stimulus checks.  She made that statement during a virtual town hall meeting with constituents on Tuesday 02/15. She commented: “What I can … Continue reading

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Bank Account Freeze for Truckers in Canada

In a desperate attempt to hold onto power over Canadians, Deputy Prime Minister Trudeau’s administration will be “following the money,” and “stopping financing of illegal blockades” by Truckers Trudeau plans to do this by freezing the corporate accounts of truckers participating in the peaceful protests … Continue reading

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Commercials I’m Concerned With

I watch television in the early evening to catch-up with what happened during the earlier day. Some of the commercials I see must be directed to the kids who attended Elementary School, did not listen to the teacher, and played … Continue reading

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