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Resolved Question: Can anyone give me some suggestions for lodging near starved rock state park in Utica Illinois?

Resolved Question: Do you know of reasonably priced, nice lodging very near the Indianapolis Convention Center?

I am planning a road trip from Illinois to Indianapolis with daughters for GenCon and would like some perspective on hotel options.

Resolved Question: Need Help on a summary Can Someone Help me do a summary on this piece?

I need to do a summary on this article, It doesn't have to be a detailed summary just a gist an overall idea. Thanks I will reward 10 points. LAST SUMMER, MARTIN TORRES WAS WORKING AS A COOK IN AUSTIN, Tex., when, on the morning of Aug. 23, he received a call from a relative. His 17-year-old nephew, Emilio, had been murdered. According to the police, Emilio was walking down a street on Chicago’s South Side when someone shot him in the chest, possibly the culmination of an ongoing dispute. Like many killings, Emilio’s received just a few sentences in the local newspapers. Torres, who was especially close to his nephew, got on the first Greyhound bus to Chicago. He was grieving and plotting retribution. “I thought, Man, I’m going to take care of business,” he told me recently. “That’s how I live. I was going hunting. This is my own blood, my nephew.” Skip to next paragraph Enlarge This Image Reuben Cox for The New York Times Zale Hoddenbach, center, once a gang member, now a CeaseFire interrupter. He trades on his street credibility to defuse violence before it happens. Related Letters: Blocking the Transmission of Violence (May 18, 2008) Enlarge This Image Reuben Cox for The New York Times THE VISIONARY: Gary Slutkin saw a connection between violence and disease. Enlarge This Image Reuben Cox for The New York Times THE FRONT END: James Highsmith tries to stay plugged in to Auburn Gresham, a Chicago neighborhood, where he can track brewing conflicts. Enlarge This Image Reuben Cox for The New York Times THE BACK END: Charles Mack visiting the victim of a gunshot wound. His goal: to prevent retaliation. Enlarge This Image Reuben Cox for The New York Times SMALL STEPS: A CeaseFire field office in Chicago’s Humboldt Park. Torres, who is 38, grew up in a dicey section of Chicago, and even by the standards of his neighborhood he was a rough character. His nickname was Packman, because he was known to always pack a gun. He was first shot when he was 12, in the legs with buckshot by members of a rival gang. He was shot five more times, including once through the jaw, another time in his right shoulder and the last time — seven years ago — in his right thigh, with a .38-caliber bullet that is still lodged there. On his chest, he has tattooed a tombstone with the name “Buff” at its center, a tribute to a friend who was killed on his 18th birthday. Torres was the head of a small Hispanic gang, and though he is no longer active, he still wears two silver studs in his left ear, a sign of his affiliation. When he arrived in Chicago, he began to ask around, and within a day believed he had figured out who killed his nephew. He also began drinking a lot — mostly Hennessey cognac. He borrowed two guns, a .38 and a .380, from guys he knew. He would, he thought, wait until after the funeral to track down his nephew’s assailants. Zale Hoddenbach looks like an ex-military man. He wears his hair cropped and has a trimmed goatee that highlights his angular jaw. He often wears T-shirts that fit tightly around his muscled arms, though he also carries a slight paunch. When he was younger, Hoddenbach, who is also 38, belonged to a gang that was under the same umbrella as Torres’s, and so when the two men first met 17 years ago at Pontiac Correctional Center, an Illinois maximum-security prison, they became friendly. Hoddenbach was serving time for armed violence; Torres for possession of a stolen car and a gun (he was, he says, on his way to make a hit). “Zale was always in segregation, in the hole for fights,” Torres told me. “He was aggressive.” In one scuffle, Hoddenbach lost the sight in his right eye after an inmate pierced it with a shank. Torres and Hoddenbach were at Pontiac together for about a year but quickly lost touch after they were both released. Shortly after Torres arrived in Chicago last summer, Hoddenbach received a phone call from Torres’s brother, the father of the young man who was murdered. He was worried that Torres was preparing to seek revenge and hoped that Hoddenbach would speak with him. When Hoddenbach called, Torres was thrilled. He immediately thought that his old prison buddy was going to join him in his search for the killer. But instead Hoddenbach tried to talk him down, telling him retribution wasn’t what his brother wanted. “I didn’t understand what the hell he was talking about,” Torres told me when I talked to him six months later. “This didn’t seem like the person I knew.” The next day Hoddenbach appeared at the wake, which was held at New Life Community Church, housed in a low-slung former factory. He spent the day by Torres’s side, sitting with him, talking to him, urging him to respect his brother’s wishes. When Torres went to the parking lot for a smoke, his hands shaking from agitation, Hoddenbach would follow. “Because of our relationship, I thought there was a chance,” Hoddenbach told me. “We were both cut from the same cl

Resolved Question: Where is the best place to vacation in Florida?

Where is the best place to vacation in Florida for a couple in their early 30's? We won't be taking any kids and we would look forward to relaxation and a bit of socializing and drinking. Any suggestions for fun, interesting places to visit would be appreciated. Also any recommendations for really good lodging that is reasonably priced would be great, too. I know this is a wide open question, but we are open to about anything as far as suggestions for an overall good Florida vacation. Also important to note...we will be driving from Illinois and plan on having the date of May 9-14 available. Thanks for the stroke of genius, first responder. Perhaps you might READ the actual question before commenting next time.

Resolved Question: Are there any cencus records specifically on Richard Vernon Lee and his siblings?

I am particularly interested in knowing anything regarding Oscar and Anna Kirk although any information on the siblings would be greatly appreciated. Vernon LEE Birth Date: 6 Apr 1884 Death Date: Nov 1963 Social Security Number: 326-05-2681 State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Illinois Actual Death Residence: Illinois Vernon R. LEE, 74, of 908 E. Poplar St., West Frankfort, died at 1 a.m. today in Doctors' Hospital in Carbondale. He had been in poor health for several years, and was a patient at the hospital the past two days. Mr. Lee was born in Jefferson County Jan. 26, 1895, the son of John and Drusha MCTALLY LEE. He lived in West Frankfort 55 years. Mr. LEE worked as an electrician for Old Ben Coal Corp. for 20 years. He retired in 1953. Mr. LEE was a member of the First Christian Church of West Frankfort, Frankfort Lodge 567 of Masons, and of World War I Barracks 537. Mr. LEE is survived by his wife, Margaret; a son, Dr. Richard V. LEE of Carbondale; a daughter, Mrs. Sada Ruth TITTERTON of Normal; a sister, Mrs. Anna KIRK of Ina; a brother, Oscar of Ina; and five grandchildren. Ty!

Resolved Question: Where and how should I plan a road trip for an eighteen year old and two seventeen year olds?

My friends and I want to take a road trip during our senior year spring break. We live in Illinois, and they are not allowed to go anywhere that is a two day drive, any big tourist attractions, or out of the country, so Canada, driving to California, and Disney World are all no-gos. They are allowed to fly, so we could fly to California. I was wondering what kind of problems we would run into with booking hotels. Our two ideas are flying to California, where my 21 year old brother lives (I'm sure we could book a hotel under his name) or drive to South Carolina, where we still run into the lodging problem. Any suggestions for alternate vacation destinations would be helpful too.

Resolved Question: Is my employer paying me correctly?

This is a little confusing but I'll try to get all the details. I live in Missouri and work for a company in Illinois. I travel around the country doing electrical work. Here is the part that I have the question about. I only get paid per diem on the days that I actually work. Example: I am in Florida (1064mi from home). The job is closing for about 3 days for Thanksgiving. If I were to drive back home, I would only get to be home for 1 day, so I am going to stay. I will have to pay for my own hotel for those 3 days and I will not get any money back for lodging or food for those days. Also, they do not pay for travel days while I commute out of state. Maybe this is correct but it kinda seems like they need to pay up a little more. They are currently paying $80 a day. I don't know exactly what this is to cover.

Resolved Question: Who were the parents and family (siblings) of John W. Lee?

Name: Vernon Ralph Lee Birth: 26 JAN 1895 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson, IL Death: 27 OCT 1968 in Carbondale, IL Occupation: 1917 Farming in Hornick, Woodbury Co., Iowa Note: FRANKFORT MAN DIES SERVICES WEDNESDAY Vernon R. LEE, 74, of 908 E. Poplar St., West Frankfort, died at 1 a.m. today in Doctors' Hospital in Carbondale. He had been in poor health for several years, and was a patient at the hospital the past two days. Mr. Lee was born in Jefferson County Jan. 26, 1895, the son of John and Drusha MCTALLY LEE. He lived in West Frankfort 55 years. Mr. LEE worked as an electrician for Old Ben Coal Corp. for 20 years. He retired in 1953. Mr. LEE was a member of the First Christian Church of West Frankfort, Frankfort Lodge 567 of Masons, and of World War I Barracks 537. Mr. LEE is survived by his wife, Margaret; a son, Dr. Richard V. LEE of Carbondale; a daughter, Mrs. Sada Ruth TITTERTON of Normal; a sister, Mrs. Anna KIRK of Ina; a brother, Oscar of Ina; and five grandchildren. Funeral services at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Reedy Funeral Home, West Frankfort, with the Rev. Herbert JOHNSON officiating. Burial will be in Tower Heights Cemetery in West Frankfort. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Masonic rites at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Source: The Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale, Illinois Date: October 27, 1968 Submitted by Debbie Vietzke Relationship: Father: John W. Lee b: 1 FEB 1854 in Mt Vernon, Jefferson, IL Mother: Derusha A. Morgan McTally b: JUN 1858 in IL Marriage 1 Margaret Children Richard V. Lee b: ABT. 1923 Sada Ruth Lee b: ABT. 1926 *Note - Sada is a confirmed typo. The name should be Fada. Reference was her brother Richard.

Resolved Question: Some people are so in need of help don't you think?

Can you top these horror story's? HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT THESE ARE ALL TRUE STORIES FROM EMERGENCY ROOMS AROUND THE COUNTRY --------------------------------------… FEMALE SOFA----- A 500 lb. woman from Illinois was examined in a hospital. During the examination, an asthma inhaler fell from under her armpit, a dime was found under one of her breasts and a remote control was found lodged between the folds of her vulva. eeewwwww..... --------------------------------------… PRICKLY PAIR-----OUCH! In Michigan, a man came into the ER with lacerations to his penis. He complained that his wife had "...a rat in her privates..."which bit him during sex (not the first conclusion I would have drawn, I don't think). After an examination of his wife, it was revealed that she had a surgical needle left inside her after a recent hysterectomy. --------------------------------------… PING PONG ANYONE? ----- A 20 year old man came into the ER with a stony mass in his rectum. He said that he and his boyfriend were fooling around with concrete mix, when his boyfriend had the idea of pouring the mix into his anus using a funnel. (you'd do the same, I'm sure!)?!!. The concrete then hardened, (no sh*t Sherlock!), causing constipation and pain. Under general anesthesia, a perfect concrete cast of the man's rectum was removed along with a ping pong ball. (Boy - we live sheltered lives!) --------------------------------------… BLIND DRUNK----- A drunk staggered into a Pennsylvania ER complaining of severe pain while trying to remove his contact lenses. He said that they would come out halfway, but they always popped back in. A nurse tried to help using a suction pump, but without success. Finally, a doctor examined him and discovered the man did not have his contact lenses in at all. He had been trying to rip out the membrane of his cornea. (Oh my gosh!!!) --------------------------------------… OUCH AND DOUBLE OUCH! ----- A couple hobbled into a Washington State emergency room covered in bloody restaurant towels. The man had his hands around his abdomen and the woman had hers around her head. They eventually explained to doctors that they had gone out that evening for a romantic dinner. Overcome with passion, the woman crept under the table to administer oral sex to the man (Classy or what??). While in the act, she had an epileptic fit, which caused her to clamp down on the man's penis and wrench it from side to side. In agony and desperation, the man grabbed a fork and stabbed her in the head until she let go. --------------------------------------… And you thought YOU were having a bad day!!!! I'm still laughing!!!! --------------------------------------…

Resolved Question: I want to be a MASON in illinois but I am an international student?

I want to be a MASON in illinois but I am an international student here and I am an ASIAN, I am 24years old and had a degree in my country. Can I still become a MASON here even if I am a Foreign Student? I don't know someone who we're active in MASON and no one will sponsor me because I don't know someone around and I am afraid to visit the lodge, maybe they will turned me down... Please help me about how to join the MASONRY... Thank You...