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•October 6, 2021• By Capital News Illinois The state’s eviction moratorium ed expire Sunday, Oct. 3, and what comes next for renters will likely depend on their county of residence, as county courts and sheriffs will all have different approaches to executing evictions. Susan Simone, director of litigation and advocacy at Land of Lincoln Legal Aid, said during a phone call Friday, Oct. 1, her organization has “already started to see a huge upswing in cases being filed.” Land of Lincoln Legal Aid provides services such as legal advice and court representation free of charge to low-income individuals in central … Read More

•October 6, 2021• By Cheri Burcham Family Life Educator I feel like it is a good idea to periodically give an “Extension 101” update. The University of Illinois Extension (Extension) is the outreach arm of the University of Illinois. Extension staff take the research from the U of I and other universities and disseminate it throughout Illinois communities and share with residents for practical purposes. We have been doing this for over 100 years. Sometimes people only know about a particular program like 4-H or Master Gardeners, but Extension staff provides resources and programming in several subject areas, the main … Read More

•October 6, 2021• By Jim Baumann NP Guest Writer This column is about neither butchery nor medieval surgery, which, face it, are one and the same. It’s about feelings and malapropisms. We sure do come up with some interesting, visceral descriptions of the anguish we feel, don’t we? I have an old friend who feels “gutted” when she loses a friend or suffers a minor indignity at work. That’s quite a range of anguish, methinks, and “gutted” probably doesn’t work for the entirety of it. I’m thinking “irked” or “disappointed” work better for the lower end of that scale. But … Read More