Oct. 2 is the deadline for Union Pacific and Illinois Department of Transportation to submit their request for $2.3 billion of federal stimulus funds, which will allow UP to construct an additional rail line to service their new freight distribution center in Joliet, as well as increase the number of passenger trains between St.

Now we know. The reason that Rod Blagojevich disdained the governor’s mansion in Springfield was to save his kids from, well, the mansion. “Growing up in a big governor’s mansion, surrounded by staff is not normal,” Blagojevich writes in The Governor..

At least that’s what we consumers are being told by a group of major food corporations that are hoping to cash in on the growing public concern about nutrition. Your concern is their concern, they say, so these eager-to-serve marketers have launched a snappy food labeling campaign to guide your nutritional choices.

Springfield’s rail situation is anomalous in that it flows from an antique set of circumstances [see “Stopped by a train,” by James Krohe Jr., Sept. 17]. The reason you have these problems is because of the antique situation where the operator of the (freight) trains is also the owner of the railbed.

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Ah, but Chris Kelly, Blagojevich said, now that’s a real friend, a close friend, a confidante. Blagojevich said he genuinely admired Kelly on multiple levels — his success in business, his family, his people judgment abilities and his uncanny knowledge of all things sports.

The crutches and beds are headed to San Pedro, Mexico, one of Springfield’s two sister cities, as part of a medical supply shipment collected by Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach, a Springfield-based charity that sends used and donated medical equipment to nations in need.

The itty-bitty flying insects build up in high numbers on soybeans — as many as 250 per plant — in the summer. They migrate to buckthorn, a small, thorny shrub that serves as their winter hideaway, in early fall.

“We’re looking at blighted areas, perhaps an eyesore, where the owner may be from out of town,” said DSI director Victoria Clemons. “I think it’s been great. We had a flood of properties when I first started, up until about a year ago. Now we’re looking for more projects.

The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 would create 20,000 new jobs in Illinois and save its average household $193 a year by 2020, according to a new report released by Environment Illinois and the American Council for an Energy- Efficient Economy.

Earlier this month, Sen. Roland Burris (D- Ill.) announced more than $1.2 million in grant money for Springfield under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. That money is part of $354 million the federal government has set aside to promote energy efficiency and conservation — $52 million of which is coming to Illinois.

Ross could pluck Foellinger Great Hall from the list, the center’s largest performing space. He could choose the lobby, home to the opening performances of the biennial guitar festival, sporting artists such as guitar legend Junior Brown and psychedelic-pop practitioner Chicha Libre.

Just across Nevada Avenue and a few steps down Goodwin Avenue from the center are two dining establishments known on campus for their tasty cuisine. Timpone’s (710 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana) — a family-run establishment — serves an array of everchanging specials, along with pizza and pasta made daily.

Terra Brockman is a busy woman. As founder of the not-for-profit Land Connection, she works tirelessly to promote “community-based food systems in the Midwest in which every farmer has the opportunity to grow food in a sustainable manner, and every person has the choice to enjoy local and organic foods.

Brockman’s recipe for September, The Fruit Moon, was created by her brother, Henry. I varied it somewhat, poaching only the peeled, cored pear to be puréed. I also skipped puréeing it separately and straining it.

A never-better Matt Damon stars as Mark Whitacre, a pathological liar who’s living a good life as an executive at Archer Daniels Midland, a corporation specializing in agricultural processing.

PLEASE NOTE: Kerasotes listings are for Friday, Sept. 25 through Thursday, Oct. 1. Bracketed show times are Saturday and Sunday only matinees or Friday and Saturday only late shows. All times are subject to change. For updates on Kerasotes films, call 1-800-FANDANGO.

David Cain is an artist, and with that title bears the weight of discovering ways to make ends meet both creatively and financially.

The Hitmen sure got their name right. These guys play the hits and nothing but the hits. Together since the summer of 2001 and recently reunited with original singer/guitarist Greg Bickers, fellow Hitmen Stan Kupish (keyboards), Ty Wiedenkeller (drums) and Tom Butts (bass) specialize in popular tunes of the 60s, 70s and 80s.

Irish Folk w/ McKinney, Hennessey, O’Hare

More than 1,000 cool cars roll out on display along with hot music, free entertainment, festival of cars parade, International Classic Car Auction, swap meet and manufacturer’s midway for the restoration enthusiast. The festival powers up Friday with the Route 66 City Nights Cruise at Capital City Shopping Center.

Paint and Patchwork: Rod Buffington Retrospective.

Pick up and head northeast this Friday and Saturday to Urbana and a new folk festival that promises to be a Midwest favorite.

Two-time Grammy nominee and worldrenowned guitarist, Tommy Emmanuel takes the stage Tuesday night at Sangamon Auditorium, UIS. Emmanuel was dubbed by guitar legend Chet Atkins as “Certified Guitar Player” for his lifetime contribution to the instrument, a rare honor shared by only three other people in the world.

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Less than two hours after three men robbed a woman in Columbus, Ohio, the victim notified police that one of them showed up at her home and asked her for a date. “We are not exactly sure what he was thinking at the time,” police Sgt. Shaun Laird told WBNS-TV after Stephfon Bennett, 20, was arrested.

Recently, you wrote about “female flirting moves recognized across cultures” — smiling, making eye contact and looking away, toying with hair or objects, and touching a guy’s arm. I disagree about them being “recognized.” Female employers have made eye contact and even smiled, but that didn’t mean they wanted a romantic relationship.

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