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How to Find the Winfield Mounds Prehistoric Site
In the village of Winfield in DuPage County, Illinois, there is a prehistoric burial ground that is 1,000 years old. It is called Winfield Mounds, and it is nestled in the forest preserve of the same name. I’ve been going to Winfield Mounds, and taking nature pictures there for years. A favorite thing to do…
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Obsessed with Dexter
Over the last week or so I’ve watched the entire first season of Dexter. I’ve periodically been taken by the tales of serial killers, mainly on a regional basis. I read Buried Dreams about Gacy in Des Plaines, got caught up with the Filipino wackiness of Andrew Cunanan, who stopped off on the Gold Coast…
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Walk in Humboldt Park, New Year’s Day, 2007
Humboldt Park Formal Garden, originally uploaded by juggernautco. Today we took a long walk in Humboldt Park. I had been to the Formal Garden with Dee before, and driven through there many times, but never took the time to really stroll the joint. It was stunning and plain. Jarringly different and no big deal. One…
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Bill Knott, Great Poet
I studied poetry at UIC and the professor Paul Caroll loved Bill Knott. He shared that love of this poet with me, and I am grateful.
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Fan Fail Millennium Park Crown Fountain Water Sculpture
Fan Fail Millennium Park Crown Fountain Water Sculpture, originally uploaded by juggernautco. Someone oughtta reboot Crown Fountain. Error message– "Fan Fail". This error message showed up intermittently on Friday, June 30, and Monday, July 3, 2006.