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Bacci Pizzeria
Established in 1996, home of the Jumbo Sliced Pizza and Free Pop! Our pizza dough and sauce are made fresh daily with only the best ingredients and our own recipes.
Red's Steak and BBQ
With awesome appetizers, pizza, super stuffed burgers, steaks, ribs, seafood and more, you'll never leave here hungry. Full bar service with a wide range of mixed drinks and locally brewed craft beers. Red's is home to the Annual Stateline Blues festival held each fall in September.
Morning Glory
Creating beautiful fresh flower arrangements as well as blooming plants and European gardens. Work with our design team to create exquisite custom floral for weddings, parties, bar and bat mitzvahs and other special events.
Bagel Country
Bagel Country is the finest family-style dairy restaurants on the North Shore. Our 25 plus varieties of bagels and diverse menu is sure to offer something for everyone.
City of Angels
Los Angeles, 1940's. It's double the laughs and double the intrigue as two plots unfold at once when a young New York writer is brought to Los Angeles to turn his best-selling crime novel into a screenplay. As we follow the writer's travails in the film industry, the novel's private-eye comes to life in the evening's split screen plot.
The French Market of Vernon Hills
This market will include local growers, regional sourced cheeses, breads and other foods, but there also may be pottery, wood carvings, imported olive oils and crafts. Additionally a French market canopy system will be set in place with the canopies coming from Paris. The market will be held at the Metra Station parking lot.
CITY:Vernon Hills
Fort2Base Race
Join the 5th annual Fort2Base Race. There are two event distances, 10 Nautical Mile or 3 Nautical Mile events (11.5 miles or 3.45 miles). The 10NM event begins at Fort Sheridan in Highland Park, runs along the North Shore Trail and finishes within the confines of Naval Station Great Lakes. The 3NM event is run solely within Naval Station Great Lakes. All registered participants receive a tech shirt and finishers medals. Runners and walkers welcome!
Nick's Pizza and Pub
Our dedicated family provides this community an unforgettable place to connect with your family and friends, to have fun, and to feel at home. Menu includes pizza, soup, salad, sandwiches, and beer.
CITY:Crystal Lake
Colonial Cafe - Crystal Lake
For over 100 years, Colonial Cafe and Ice Cream has been a family favorite restaurant - satisfying everyone's taste buds. All day, everyday our menu provides delicious options varying from eggceptional breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and ice cream!
CITY:Crystal Lake
E.J.'s Place
Great food, attentive service, and a comfortable north woods-inspired decor make EJ's Place a fine choice for lunch or dinner. The dinner menu leans toward red meat, fish and Italian specialties. Portions are enormous and doggy bags virtually de rigueur.
Champps Americana - Skokie
Champps offers a wide variety of beers, liquors and drinks. Come in and watch your favorite team play on one of the many plasma screens.
Siunik Armenian Grill
With passion for healthy, fresh and authentic Armenian cuisine, Siunik serves hummas, kabobs and Armenian tabuli like no other.
Chili's Grill & Bar - Skokie
Chili's has sizzling fajitas, big mouth burgers and yummy desserts.
Sisters Salon
The Sisters Jeanette & Elaine have been practicing the art of waxing for over 30 years and certainly love what they do. Friendly estheticians were trained by the Sisters and regularly update their techniques to give you the best services anywhere. Sisters invite you to come Discover Yourself and experience our one of a kind services for yourself.
D & J Bistro
This chef owned since 1987 restaurant, offers a great line-up of "True Bistro Dishes", with special menu items available monthly. Offering Daily Specials available "A la Carte" or as a 3 Course Prix-Fixe Dinner. Gluten free, vegetarian and kids menus available. Private room for parties of up to 50 people.
CITY:Lake Zurich
Heinz Orchard
Heinz Orchard is only 37 miles from downtown Chicago making it the closest apple orchard to Chicago. There are a number of different apples to pick from: Golden Delicious, Empire, McIntosh, Jonathan and Red Delicious. If you're looking for something different to do, without traveling too far from home, this is a great orchard to check out.
CITY:Green Oaks
AOK Gourmet...on the go
From gourmet sandwiches and salads for five to catering for hundreds, we strive to make every experience unique and memorable. Enjoy sandwiches, salads, soups, entrees and more.
Pat's Place
Pat's Place is a traditional diner in every sense with traditional home cooking, great prices and of course friendly service. Newly remodeled.
Tatami Sushi
Whether you seek familiar sushi preparations, traditional Japanese cooking or unique and innovative contemporary cuisine that blends Asian and Western cooking styles, their seasonal cuisine, comfortable décor and knowledgeable service will provide you and your guests a dining experience that is both entirely satisfying and highly memorable. Come experience the creativity of urban Japanese cuisine in a soothing ambience by the day and upbeat atmosphere by night. Although sushi is their forte, there are plenty of cooked entrees and appetizers from the kitchen.
Cacao Sweets & Treats
A boutique-style online bakery offering a gourmet line of delicious delights, specializing in cake truffles, moist cupcakes and signature brownies, all handmade with natural ingredients.
Doyles Irish Pub and Eatery
Full service Family Friendly Pub style restaurant. Steaks, pasta, hand-packed burgers, fresh salads, kids menu, home-made soup, chili, apple pie, sauces and pizza. Full bar with over 40 imported beers.
I've Got A Little Twist
The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players perform a comedic mash-up cabaret of musical hits. The Mikado meets The Music Man and HMS Pinafore sets sail for Brigadoon. A fresh and most heartfelt performance, not to be missed.
Yolo's Mexican Eatery
Family owned and operated Mexican eatery located in Downtown Skokie. Yolo offers a remarkable eating experience and an eclectic menu that changes often and caters to a wide variety of tastes. Traditional Mexican food at its finest. "An absolute gem" rave reviewers on Yelp.
My Honey Co.
At My Honey Co, we take pride in our honey. We promise you the best quality honey possible. It is natural, completely raw, and unpasteurized. We invite you to enter our special world of honey and let one of nature's finest foods sweeten your day!
Celtic Home and Hearth
Celtic Home & Hearth offers unique selections of Celtic and Renaissance inspired and imported items all specially chosen for their quality and appeal.
The Curragh Irish Pub
A traditional Irish Pub in Downtown Skokie serving time-honored traditional Irish fare including Guinness Fish & Chips, Corned Beef & Cabbage and Shepherd's Pie just to name a few as well as pub favorites such as hamburgers and sandwiches. Smaller Pub Bites include the Hummus & Crispy Pita Plate, Spinach & Artichoke Dip and Chicken Quesadillas. Watch a game on their large TVs or enjoy a meal and a drink on the outdoor patio.
Restaurant Michael
Experience a culinary adventure of classic haute cuisine presented in a unique and contemporary design with a French country flair. Chef Michael Lachowicz, named a Chef of the Year for by the International Wine and Food Society of Chicago. The recipient of stellar reviews by Chicago Magazine, North Shore Magazine, the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times just to name a few, Restaurant Michael brings the best of Chicago dining to the Chicago's North Shore community of Winnetka.
Depot Restaurant
Good old-fashioned home cookin' in an old time diner atmosphere. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Wednesday all you can eat fried chicken, Friday fish fry, daily specials.
Ted's Montana Grill
Featuring made-from-scratch dishes including certified Angus Beef bison, chicken and seafood. At Ted's Montana Grill, authentic is something you'll experience. It's also something you'll taste. No frozen pouches. No shortcuts. American favorites made 100% fresh, hand-prepared and served with pride.
Yolo Mexican Eatery
Family owned and operated Yolo offers a menu that changes often and caters to a wide variety of tastes. Traditional Mexican food at its finest and a recent Bib Gourmand 2014 winner.
Edwardo's Natural Pizza
Home of the award-winning stuffed pizzas, Edwardo's uses fresh ingredients, crunchy crusts and zesty tomato sauce.
Charcoal Oven
Charcoal Oven offers a wide variety of fresh fish, steaks, and Greek specialites daily.
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites - Lake Zurich/Barrington
The brand new Holiday Inn Express is conveniently located off Hwy. 12 and State Route 22. In the heart of Lake County, visitors will find our hotel ideally situated to enjoy the many recreational activities of the area including Kemper Golf Course, Six Flags Great America, Deer Park Town Center Mall and Historic Long Grove. Guests will enjoy a complimentary expanded Smart Start breakfast, indoor pool, fitness center and 24-hour business center. All rooms are 100% smoke-free and equipped with wired and wireless internet, refrigerators and microwaves. An on-site 750 sq. ft. meeting room is also available.
CITY:Lake Zurich
Sundance Saloon
This multi-use country/western establishment provides a unique experience for those who like to dance and have fun, while also providing services and catering for businesses, conventions, meetings and special events.
Wings Over Waukegan Air Show
The Annual Waukegan Air Show, Wings Over Waukegan, is a great time for the whole family and has been extended to a 2-day show. Enjoy the Canadian Forces Snowbirds Demonstration Team, F-18 Hornet, USN Static Aircraft Displays, Classic Warbirds, Jet Bus and Military Aircraft as they soar through the sky performing exciting stunts and procedures. There will also be food and refreshment booths. Gates open at 9:30am and show begins at noon.
Downtown Crystal Lake Main Street
Visit the award-winning Premier Main Street which is full of charming shops, delightful restaurants, quality entertainments and life-enhancing opportunities and events.
CITY:Crystal Lake
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Chicago Waukegan/Gurnee
Among hotels in the Chicago Waukegan/Gurnee area, the SpringHill Suites by Marriott is a breath of fresh air. As the first SpringHill Suites in North America featuring the new A.I.R. design package, we invite you to celebrate travel life at this smart and stylish all-suite hotel offering a fresh perspective that turns everyday trips into memorable experiences. You'll find plenty of room to make yourself at home with up to 25% more space than a traditional hotel.
J. Alexander's Restaurant
Upscale contemporary American restaurant known for its wood-fired cuisine. The menu features a wide selection of American classics, including steaks, prime rib of beef, fresh seafood, as well as salads, sandwiches and desserts.
Oberweis Dairy and Ice Cream Store
Oberweis is an old fashioned family ice cream parlor and dairy store. You can taste the difference in Oberweis milk, ice cream, cheeses, yogurts, cakes and pies. Dine in or take home and enjoy ice cream treats from the fountain menu for the entire family made from our super premium ice cream. Also enjoy the world famous shakes, malts, sundaes, smoothies, coffee drinks and more.
Hackney's of Lake Zurich
From the original 1930's home-based food operation to 5 Chicagoland locations. Famous for their Original French Fried Onions (loafstyle) and the Hackneyburger.
CITY:Lake Zurich
Tub Tim Thai Restaurant
A family-owned establishment with charm and coziness and very helpful waitstaff. Located in charming downtown Skokie, a trip to Tim Tub Thai offers an adventure of authentic Thai dining at its finest. The menu offers the usual Thai fare--Pad Thai, Tom Yum soup, beef salad -- all the standard Thai fare done superbly with other unique specialties.
Pizano's Pizza and Pasta
Featuring full-service bar, Pizano's also has 18 high definition televisions for your sports viewing pleasure. Voted top 10 pizza in the U.S. by USA Today and #1 thin-crust pizza by the Oprah Winfrey Show.
Jack's Restaurant
24-hour diner is crowded early mornings and late nights. Quick and efficient.
Holiday Inn Express Rolling Meadows - Schaumburg
Complimentary local shuttle, full hot breafast buffet, outdoor pool, fitness center, business center, complimentary wireless high-speed Internet.
CITY:Rolling Meadows
The Book Stall at Chestnut Court
A North Shore institution, The Book Stall is one of the leading independent bookstores in the Chicagoland area. This general trade book store has a reputation for trustworthy customer service, numerous author appearances throughout the year, and a highly popular monthly newsletter with a distribution of 8,500.
Oregano's Corner Café
Oregano's serves Italian comfort food, using the same old country recipes passed down for over 100 years - one generation to the next. Only the freshest ingredients available are used, and of course, each dish is prepared the old fashioned way - from scratch order by order, so it does take just a little longer to serve you. Come hungry, enjoy, take home what you don't finish and leave happy!
CITY:Hawthorn Woods
El Tipico
Friendly, neighborhood hangout with reasonably-priced, authentic Mexican food.
El Puerto Mexican Restaurant
Authentic Mexican Restaurant with a beautiful scenic view on Nippersink Lake, located on the Chain. Best sunsent on the Chain, best Margarita in Lake County. Come by boat, waverunner, or by land. Private room available for parties, seasonal outdoor pati
CITY:Fox Lake
The Flag Store
Flags for every occasion: US flags, international flags, buntings, flagpoles. Large selection of decorative banners, floor mats, gifts, and unique decorator items.
CITY:Crystal Lake
Marie's Restaurant
Good, American food.
A culinary adventure in the Latin American landscape awaits you at Libertad. Travel by way of small plates, allowing for many flavor experiences. The journey is vast, with dishes that speak Nuevo Latino, fare inspired by great Argentinean, Brazilian and Mexican restaurants among many others in this culinary mosaic. The specialty cocktails and a defined wine list compliment your meal.
Durty Nellie's
Durty Nellie's has been a friendly, neighborhood tavern since 1972. Durty Nellie's has welcome rock legends such as Violent Femmes, Saliva, Cracker, Johnny Winter, David Allan Coe, Firehouse, Filter, Jonas Brothers, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Local H, Poi Dog Pondering, Vertical Horizon, and many more. Durty Nellie's is also a home stage to local bands and popular events. In addition to being a noted music venue, Durty Nellie's is a great place to have dinner before a show, host an event, or have a casual night out in our Pub. Durty Nellie's can host and customize any menu for any group and welcomes guests from all over the United States every day. Durty Nellie's is also known for the most extensive beer selection in the area. Durty Nellie's serves over 100 beers from all over the world.
Hampton Inn - Mount Prospect
Check-in and park your vehicle in our private underground garage. Refresh in one of our 120 guest rooms and suites. Each room is equipped with comfortable king- or queen-sized beds, free high-speed internet access and a 37-inch flat-screen television with a premium movie channel. Plan tomorrow's activities while reclining on your bed using our convenient lap desk or at the built-in work desk. Upgrade to a Studio Suite for options such as a walk-out balcony, sofa bed, wet bar, microwave oven and mini-refrigerator. Enjoy the comforts of home and friendly service at our Mt. Prospect, IL hotel.
CITY:Mount Prospect
Becky & Me Toys
Toys, dolls, games, books, crafts and more for infants to pre-teens. Our carefully-chosen toys encourage active, creative, open-ended play. Our knowledgeable staff can help you select perfect gifts for your special kids and for the kid in you.
Parkway by the Lake Banquets
For many years we have provided the best in wedding receptions at an affordable price. We take great pride in offering the best in service, the most picturesque setting for ceremony and reception, a huge dance floor and food to rave about for months after the event.
The Bagel Restaurant and Deli
Come in and enjoy matzo ball soup or lox and bagels at this delicious restaurant and deli located in Old Orchard.
We are a flower & gift shop, garden center, landscape, nursery, patio and grill shop. We can landscape and decorate your home, your garden ... your life! Flower arrangements for any occasion.
CITY:Crystal Lake
Richmond Flea Market
Indoor flea market (one of the largest in northern Illinois). Old and new merchandise including home improvement materials, furniture, used appliances, tools, dishes, clothing, jewelry, books, and more. Weekends only!
Super 8 - Richmond
Free Superstart Breakfast, High Speed Internet. Close to Bike and Snowmobile Trail, Fishing, Boating, Skiing, Golf Course and Richmond Historic District. King or Double Beds, Expanded Cable, HBO, ESPN, CNN, Fridge-Micro In Some Rooms. Pets Accepted - 10.00 per day.
This cozy and contemporary offspring of the legendary Father and Son Restaurant group is family owned and operated, preparing all of its specialties from scratch using fresh ingredients. The thin-crust pizza, a house favorite, can be tossed using whole wheat, seven-grain crusts or prepared with Abbe's Gluten Free. Don't overlook the BBQ ribs, broasted chicken, healthy, salads and sandwiches.
Dave & Buster's
Eat. Drink. Play. Watch. Over 40,000 square feet of fun!! With more than 200 games in the Million Dollar Midway. Win tickets playing the games and turn them in for great prizes in the Winner's Circle. Grab an appetizer at the bar, or head into the dining room for awesome dishes. With a full menu featuring burgers, steaks, seafood, pasta, salads and more, everyone will find something that satisfies. Watch sports on big screens and enjoy great deals on signature cocktails, beer and wine. Specials: 1/2 Price Games Wed - open to close. Eat & Play is $16.99 at this location, restrictions apply. House Policies: Under 18 need a parent or guardian. 6 minors per adult. Kiddie call 11pm.
CITY:Vernon Hills
Saddle Ridge Restaurant & Banquets
A full service restaurant offering breakfast, lunch, dinner, including steaks, chops, Italian dishes, prime rib, daily specials and the best Sunday Brunch in Lake County. Also offering a Friday Night Fish Fry and Thursday Night Southern Style Catfish Fiddlers. An ideal place for business meetings, conferences, or family get-togethers that is sure to please everyone! The outstanding ballroom has been accommodating brides, private parties, corporate and business people for over 25 years.
Days Inn - Libertyville
Close to Great Lakes, Six Flags Great America, and Gurnee Mills. We also offer a deluxe continental breakfast. www.The.DaysInn.com/Libertyville13906
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites - Waukegan
C.D Peacock
Established in 1837 as Chicago's first jewelry retailer, C.D Peacock offers the finest jewelry, timepieces and giftware luxury brands like Rolex, Hermes, Chanel, Cartier, Panerai, Patek Philippe, Montblanc, Mikimoto, Hearts On Fire, Tacori and others. C.D. Peacock has something for all walks of life - whether shopping for an engagement ring, fashion jewelry, anniversary gift or quality watch.
Material Possessions
Discover a store with unique ambiance and warmth, nestled in the heart of the North Shore. For over 30 years, Material Possessions has welcomed guests and clients into their gorgeous store. Thought-provoking pieces, designed to ignite the imagination, stir the soul and make a statement are aplenty...and a sense of humor is always at home here.
Anything Goes at the Marriott Theatre
Anything Goes is non-stop laughs and madcap fun on the S.S. American with an unusual array of passengers including a gangster, a wealthy debutante, a charismatic nightclub singer and a lovesick stowaway. With spectacular dance and a boatload of Cole Porter tunes like You're the Top, I Get a Kick Out of You and the title song, the audience will get a 'kick' out of Anything Goes.
Holiday Inn – Mount Prospect
139 rooms. Newly renovated property offering guests the utmost in comfort and convenience, including free shuttle service to O'Hare International Airport. Flexible meeting space, free Wi-Fi Internet access and a Business Center are also available
CITY:Mount Prospect
Rodeway Inn
Located in Skokie, just blocks from the Westfield Old Orchard Shopping Center, this hotel serves a complimentary hot buffet-style breakfast each morning. The 134 guest rooms are accessible via interior corridors and are outfitted with complimentary high speed Internet access. Guests can enjoy an indoor heated pool, a spa tub, a sauna and an exercise room.
Port Edward Restaurant
You will enjoy this Fox River setting and the unusual building that Port Edward occupies. This is what a landmark AAA Motor Club calls one of Mid America's "Most Unusual Restaurants." Besides it's reputation for fine dining, Port Edward is also one of the finest nautical museums in the Midwest.
Saluto's Pizza & Pasta
Saluto's, a favorite Italian restaurant in Gurnee features a two-story bar, a large dining room with booths and a private banquet meeting room. Famous for their homemade pasta and the "secret recipe" salad dressing, Saluto's has been a hit in northern Lake County since 1990. This full service restaurant's claim to fame is the pizza, pasta and the courteous service. From their delectable appetizers like Artichoke Heart Fondue, Toasted Ravioli and so much more; to their homemade sauces and pastas; to their pizza, either thin, pan or stuffed, everyone will find something to enjoy on their menu. Very family oriented, Saluto's also offers a children's menu for the smaller guests.
Quality Inn - Waukegan
84 spacious and newly renovated rooms. Conveniently located 3 miles from Great Lakes Naval Station, Waukegan Industrial Park, Gurnee Mills, Lake Michigan, Six Flags Great America and many more attractions.
Motel 6 - Chicago/Rolling Meadows
Located just off Highway 53 North in the hear of the Rolling Meadows business district. Arlington Park Racecourse - 1 mile, Woodfield Mall - 5 miles. Complimentary morning coffee, swimming pool. WiFi available in all rooms. Motel 6 offers clean comfortable rooms and great service at the lowest price of any national chain.
CITY:Rolling Meadows
Mario Tricoci
For over 30 years, the name Mario Tricoci has been synonymous with the latest in hair trends and the most innovative and luxurious spa services and hair salon services. Mario Tricoci is pleased to introduce you to the vast array of sumptuous salon and spa services. Now, take a deep breath...it's time to relax and allow us to indulge and delight you.
Ridgefield Antique Dealers
Escape for the ordinary! A blend of dealers featuring quality, affordable American and English antiques including oak, pine, walnut & mahogany, quilts, china, glassware & unusual antique accessories.
Kabul House
Kabul House offers a taste of Afghan dishes that have existed in the history of Afghanistan for thousands of years. The restaurant emphasizes high quality Afghan food, as if prepared from the fingers of any Afghan mother. Extensive full-course menus include lamb, seafood, beef and chicken dishes as well as vegetarian specialties that include pumpkin, eggplant, spinach and other fresh vegetable options. The menu hosts a large variety of selections for vegetarians and meat lovers alike. The atmosphere provides patrons one of relaxing, invitingly warm and unforgettable experiences. Come and taste the vibrant combinations for yourself. Nosh-e jaan, or bon appetit in Dari.
Le Petit Marche
Recognizing downtown Crystal Lake's need for a gourmet food shop, Le Petit Marché opened in March of 2005, offering not only baked goods but the first and finest selection of wines in the historic downtown area. Le Petit Marché quickly became a favorite gathering place for patrons of the arts (heading to the Raue Center for a performance) and fine food alike. It has continued to evolve and thrive with the passing years, introducing catering services, open microphone performances, specialty wine tastings and more than forty specialty cheeses from around the world.
CITY:Crystal Lake
Hampton Inn - McHenry
Newest Hampton Inn in the greater Chicago area (opened in March 2003). This 77-room property is located at the McHenry Corporate Center. Hotel features a spacious lobby.
Wildberry specializes in gourmet breakfasts, fresh-baked breads, panini sandwiches and much more. Our well-trained staff is devoted to you and always ready to help you out with anything you might need.
Country Inn & Suites by Carlson - O'Hare/Northwest
Looking for great hotel rooms near Chicago O'Hare Airport? Our Country Inn & Suites hotel in Mt. Prospect, IL, features 94 spacious guest rooms and suites decorated in cozy, country-style décor and equipped with all the comforts of home. Our guest rooms and suites are designed with your comfort and convenience in mind, so come and relax at the Country Inn & Suites.
CITY:Mount Prospect
Oui, Madame
A little piece of Paris on the North Shore, a Francophiles paradise with gifts available for every occasion. This lovely boutique is THE go to spot for luxury fashion jewelry, gifts, home fashion accessories.
Super 8 Hotel - Mundelein
A "Pride of Super 8" motel featuring clean and friendly accommodations.
Barn of Barrington
Casual or intimate gourmet dining for lunch or dinner.
Hlavacek Florist of Glenview
Full service flower and gift shop with an excellent reputation and creative professionals. Extensive offerings including beautiful fresh floral arrangements, long stem premium roses, orchids, green and blooming plants, fruit and gift baskets. Gift Certificates available. Reader's Choice Winner (Best Florist) at Patch.com in April 2012.
Lyzart Gallery and Gifts LLC
Specializing in unique gifts and affordable luxuries, Lyzart offers a variety of items in every price range. Handmade functional pottery, original photography and paintings, local handmade jewelry, home decor, personal gifts and much more.
Extended Stay America - Skokie
The hotel, conveniently located off I-94, is designed for America's "Road Warriors" and available for overnight or long-term visitors. Rooms are approximately 300 square feet with room to spread out. Accommodations include well-equipped kitchens.
Hampton Inn & Suites - Chicago North Shore
Guests staying in one of the 225 rooms will enjoy a complimentary hot breakfast and free high speed internet. Leisure facilities include a pool, whirlpool, sauna, and exercise room. Complimentary shuttle within 3-mile radius. The hotel received a the 2012 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Award.
Castle Gardens
Garden decorations, lawn furniture, plants, flowers, shrubs and trees. Come see our selection and find just what you're looking for!
Countryside Garden Center
Welcome to the wonderful world of Countryside. Proud to be recognized as one of the finest retail flower shop, nursery and garden center facilities in the Midwest.
CITY:Crystal Lake
Chuck E. Cheese - Skokie
Bring your kids or be a kid yourself at Chuck E. Cheese. Play games, win prizes and eat pizza!
Lippold Park Family Golf Center
The mini putt courses have been designed with separate themes, including the handicapped accessible Sports-N-Courts with a sports theme, and Tees-N-Trees with a prairie theme.
CITY:Crystal Lake
Doubletree Hotel North Shore
This 369-room hotel/conference center features an indoor/outdoor pool, spacious Precor fitness center and Jameson's Charhouse restaurant. Doubletree is located adjacent to the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts and close to Westfield Old Orchard outdoor shopping mall.
Oh, Olive
Providing a unique opportunity to samples some of the freshest extra virgin olive oils in the world. Offering a broad selection of award-winning and estate produced oils, with a goal is to provide the finest quality oil that is delicious, affordable and Kosher certified. Also offering an extensive selection of the finest aged vinegars from Modena, Italy including 23 varieties: pomegranate, tangerine, grapefruit. Imported specialty teas, natural pasta products, soaps and spices. Customized gift baskets available.
Super 8 Prospect Heights/Northbrook
Hotel guests will enjoy a continental breakfast, large-vehicle parking and free WiFi Internet. On-site fitness center and laundry facilities. This hotel has 120 rooms and is conveniently locatedoff Interstate 294 and adjacent to the Chicago Executive Airport
CITY:Prospect Heights
Stade's Farm & Market
Stade's Farm & Market is located in scenic McHenry County in northeastern Illinois approximately 50 miles from Chicago. We produce 2,200 acres of crops that range from traditional corn and soybeans to specialty crops including many fruits and vegetables commonly grown in northern Illinois. Through our own farm market, we sell our fresh fruits and vegetables directly to consumers in our local area. Our goal is to provide our customers with the finest quality produce possible.
Courtyard by Marriott, Chicago Waukegan/Gurnee
This newly renovated, hotel located in the Fountain Square Plaza, is near the Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Abbott and Cardinal Health and minutes from Six Flags. Relax and get ready for the day in one of 137 spacious guest rooms or 12 suites. Enjoy high-speed Internet access, premium pay movies and free in-room coffee - plus an indoor heated pool and hot tub. Start the day at the Courtyard Café with a hot breakfast buffet or grab a snack from "The Market" which offers a variety of food and beverages 24/7. Use the business center to charge your phone, plug in a laptop or fax/print documents. The 1,284 sq ft of meeting space is available for small meetings and social events. Hotel offers shuttles to Navy Graduation.


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I made an IPA for a homebrew competition a while back. The brewery gives you the wort, you take it home and make it what you will. It had a peanut finish. I Just made a two hearted clone and it has the same after taste. Out of my 6 years of brewing this has only happened the two times. What can it be? I know it's nothing to do with the grain bill. I made it before and it tasted great. I do a rigorous boil, so I cant imagine diacetyl. Its not buttery or butterscotchy....I've tried one of those before. This is different. The first batch I mentioned was Safale-05 the second was Nottingham. Same off flavor. I cant figure it out. All my research on the internet has show that others have had similar experiences, but nobody knows what it is. I thought it might have been the yeast, but two different yeasts having the same off flavor? This is weird and pissing me off. If anyone can assist with this, I'd be in your debt. Thanks!
"I enjoy a pint of beer each night for its health benefits. The other pints are for my witty comebacks and flawless dance moves." -unknown
Primary: Strawberry Schwarzcake, El Hefe, Pulque, Apple Pie Hard Cider
Kegged: Simcoe IPA, RyePA, Harvest Ale
wait... are you Billy Carter?
There is a difference between pride and arrogance. Which do you hold in your heart?
Looking at the BJCP flashcards, Diacetyl can be described as nutty. This is my best guess. Maybe it was under pitching of yeast. Typically, I just use one packet of dry yeast and don't have a problem with most. I have 9 kegs on tap right now and none have this issue. Just the one. Same practice with each.
Well, if you figure it out, lemme know... I've had this same flavor, to the point where one batch was ruined, it's an annoying undertone in others.
I was kinda speculating that it might've been oxidation; these batches were all transferred to secondary. Although, at least the most recent batch didn't seem to have a huge amount of yeast slurry at the end upon transfer, so, maybe as you suspect, it wasn't enough yeast?
Update. My Beer is nice and clear now. But it still has that peanut flavor. More like dry roasted. I really cant believe there is not a lot of information on the internet about this issue. Seems a lot of folks have had similar problems, but nobody knows the cause.
The first batch this happened to is long gone. However, I bottled an extra two beers from the keg when it had this issue. I tried one out on NYE. No nutty taste at all. So, I'm wondering if I take the keg out of the keggerator and leave it at room temp for a week or two to see if the profile changes.

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It's not usual to see a soccer player covered in tattoos. But what about covering your body with the names of 50 people you don't know?
May sound extreme, but that's exactly what Swedish soccer player Zlatan Ibrahimović did as part of the 805 Million Names campaign promoting the World Food Program. Ibrahimović, born to a Bosnian father and a Croatian mother, both of whom emigrated to Sweden, revealed the tattoos during a Valentine's Day match between Paris Saint-German and Caen at Parc des Princes.
The campaign's aim is to show the world that millions of people are going hungry. The names adorned on the soccer player are all people living with hunger.
At Bread for the World, we know the importance of ending hunger – it's our life's work. Today, there are 805 million chronically undernourished people around the world, according to a new policy briefing paper by the Roadmap Coalition, a group of organizations advocating for an end to hunger and malnutrition. Bread for the World Institute is a member of the coalition.
This is unacceptable. The briefing paper provides a roadmap to ending global hunger. The U.S. government's primary contribution to improving global food security is through the Feed the Future Initiative.
The initiative improves the livelihoods of smallholder farmers, strengthens maternal and child nutrition, and builds capacity for long-term agricultural growth. In fact, seven million small farmers grew more crops and provided nutritious food to 12.5 million children in 2013 alone under the program.
Traditionally, the program has been funded by Congress through annual spending legislation. Last year marked the first time Congress introduced legislation to authorize the program, which has been a long-standing Bread priority.
Unfortunately, the legislation did not pass and the future of this program remains in the balance without official statutory approval by Congress. Congressional champions have indicated a commitment to introduce and pass legislation in 2015.
Bread will continue to work hard to make sure that Feed the Future becomes law in 2015. Continue to read Bread Blog throughout the year for the latest information on how you can help. Learn more: Feed the Future.
Jennifer Gonzalez is the associate online editor at Bread for the World.
Posted by Bread on March 03, 2015 in Food Aid, Foreign Aid, Global Hunger / Comments (0) / TrackBack (0)
Let's Keep the Momentum on Food-Aid Reform Going This Year
Indian women and children bundle grain stalks after the harvest. Margaret W. Nea/Bread for the World.
By David Gist, Jon Gromek, and Zach Schmidt
The purpose of U.S. international food aid is to provide food to people who need it, so let's do it well.
Bread for the World members wrote letters, made phone calls and met with their members of Congress last year as part of the annual Offering of Letters. They urged senators and representatives across the country to reform U.S. food aid so we could help more hungry people overseas and better utilize U.S. taxpayer dollars.
Our efforts paid off. Modest reforms were included in the 2014 farm bill, and as a result of our persistent advocacy, we won important victories that ensure more food aid will reach the people who need it. That's good news! But more work remains to be done, and as people of faith, we continue to call on Congress to reform U.S. food aid to help our brothers and sisters around the world.
It's a message that's worth repeating. Greater flexibility in food-aid policies would allow more food to be purchased closer to where it's needed, helping millions more people receive life-saving food aid up to two months faster. Not only that, but purchasing food locally means our government helps farmers and their communities around the world become self-sufficient and, therefore, less likely to need U.S. aid in the future.
So, more food to more hungry people at no extra cost. Faster delivery. Food that's more nutritious and culturally appropriate. And local farmers and local economies getting stronger. In the fight against hunger, food-aid reform is a no-brainer. We just need a few more members of Congress to join the movement.
So where are we in 2015? Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a leading supporter of food-aid reform, recently introduced the Food for Peace Reform Act of 2015. This bill would make the kinds of reforms Bread has been advocating for possible and is a positive sign that Congress wants to address food-aid reform this year. We will likely see other approaches to food-aid reform in the coming weeks and months, and Bread policy analysts stand ready to follow these developments closely.
Stay tuned! Your voice is needed as we continue to pray and advocate for food-aid reform and for a world in which everybody has enough to eat.
David Gist, Jon Gromek, and Zach Schmidt are regional organizers at Bread for the World.
Posted by Bread on February 25, 2015 in Food Aid, Global Hunger / Comments (0) / TrackBack (0)
Rick Steves and the Whirling Dervish
Rick Steves talks to Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), about food-aid reform during the 2014 annual Bread for the World Lobby Day in Washington, D.C. Joseph Molieri/Bread for the World.
By Robin Stephenson
Can we turn our faith into action and become conduits of God's love as leaders in our communities?
Travel writer and Bread for the World member Rick Steves thinks so. Steves talked about the importance of advocacy as an act of faith during the Faith Action Network (FAN) annual fundraising dinner in Seattle, Wash., last November.
Advocacy goes beyond models of charity. For Steves, it is the implementation of God's love to address structural poverty. It is an extension of stewardship that considers community and neighbor. "We are so richly blessed," Steves said. "I think if we are honest with our faith, we take that stewardship seriously."
Steves used the image of a Whirling Dervish to show how people of faith can be tools of God.
"He plants one foot in community - his home - and his other foot goes around the world, acknowledging the beautiful diversity of God's great creation," Steves said. "He raises one hand up to God to accept the love of his maker, the other hand, like the spout of a tea kettle, goes down and showers God's love on his great creation as he whirls - one foot in his home with his loved one, the other celebrating the diversity in his community."
Steves' worldview is shaped by his faith and travel. He said that one of the reasons he values travel is that he can view his own country from a distance but also see the different ways communities across the globe deal with similar challenges. "We can learn from other people's experiences, we can share notes," he said.
Steves' book, Travel as a Political Act explores how travel can connect people and engender a mutual understanding. Travel opens our eyes because it exposes the similarities and diversities of various approaches to living. Sometimes what we see is gross inequality. But for Steves, that pushes him to engage his elected officials - the leaders who make policies that affect vulnerable people around the world.
Last year, Steves spoke out about a policy provision in a Coast Guard Reauthorization bill that would have increased the percentage of food aid required to be shipped on U.S. vessels from 50 to 75 percent. If passed, it would have reduced the reach of food-aid programs by 2 million people annually. Steves sees short-term profit over feeding hungry people as a problem of perspective.
"Sure, we have our economic challenges," Steves wrote in The Seattle Times last June. "But 90 percent of humanity would love to have our crisis. Half of humanity is struggling to survive on $2 a day. When you travel, you understand that's a real crisis."
By speaking up in your communities and with your elected officials, advocates like you and Rick Steves, helped put a stop to the harmful provision. God's love for humanity channeled through God's people triumphed. That is faith in action!
A Whirling Dervish, perpetually in motion and radiating God's love and promise out to the world, is a nice metaphor for what we do as faithful advocates. By urging our elected officials to craft programs and policies that celebrate human diversity, while acknowledging that we are one people tied together by God's love, we most certainly do turn our faith into action.
Watch the video of Rick Steves' presentation on the Rick Steves' Europe Blog.
As the 114th Congress begins its work, we'll need your help to ensure that food-aid reform is a priority. Bread will continue to work on this issue and urge Congress to pass legislation that helps those who need food the most to get it. Learn more: U.S. Food-Aid Reform.
Robin Stephenson is the national lead for social media and a senior regional organizer at Bread for the World.
Photo inset: Whirling Dervishes. Tomas Maltby/Wikimedia Commons.
Posted by Rstephenson on February 19, 2015 in Advocacy, Faith, Food Aid / Comments (0) / TrackBack (0)
Refugees in Jordan Face Increasing Hardship
Syrian refugees receiving U.K.-funded food vouchers in Amman, Jordan through the U.N. World Food Program. Russell Watkins/U.K. Department for International Development via Wikimedia Commons.
By Jacob Chew
Jordan is currently host to 620,000 of the 3.8 million Syrians who have sought refuge from the ongoing conflict in the country. This is the largest ever refugee population received by Jordan, a developing country with limited economic resources and a high unemployment rate.
In January, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) issued a report highlighting the growing challenges faced by the more than 520,000 Syrian refugees residing outside UNHCR camps in Jordan. "Living in the Shadows: Jordan Home Visits Report 2014" found that these refugees will face increasing difficulty in sustaining themselves as the four-year civil war in Syria continues unabated into 2015.
The UNHCR report highlighted the following:
•Two-thirds of Syrian refugees live below the Jordanian poverty line of U.S. $96 per month. Female-headed households face higher levels of poverty than male-headed households.
•Many Syrian families spend an average of 1.6 times their income in order to meet their needs. In order to do so, they have had to rely on their savings, sell their jewelry, borrow money from family and friends, and even pull their children out of schools in order to sustain themselves. Such strategies are unsustainable in the long term.
•One in ten refugee families live in informal housing such as tents, caravans, basements, and rooftops. Almost half (47 percent) of refugee households are in living conditions regarded as bad or urgent, while 40 percent live with poor sanitary conditions.
•The Jordan government has issued most refugees with a service card that provides them with free access to public services and education. However, the influx of refugees has stretched existing public infrastructure to the seams. Overcrowded schools coupled with financial constraints resulted in only 53 percent of Syrian refugee children enrolled in school in 2014.
•Currently, UNHCR provides cash assistance to 14 percent of Syrian refugees living outside the camps. This has reduced the number of beneficiaries below the program's poverty threshold by 20 percent. However, lack of international funding has prevented it from scaling up this program.
With no resolution to the Syrian conflict in sight and a lack of financial support for UNHCR's work, we can expect levels of hunger and poverty among refugees to increase in the immediate future.
In the long term, competition for resources could increase tension between refugees and host communities. Continuing uncertainty and high school dropout rates could lead to the emergence of a lost generation of Syrians living in despair, which could affect peace and stability in the region.
Bread for the World members are urged to contact their members of Congress and ask them to increase funding for poverty-focused development accounts, including those that fund programs to alleviate poverty and hunger among Syrian refugees in Jordan and refugees elsewhere, and also urge Congress to pass important reforms to the food-aid system. With common sense reforms to make food-aid programs more flexible, efficient and effective, these programs could reach millions more people in Jordan and around the world.
Jacob Chew is an intern in the government relations department at Bread for the World.
Posted by Bread on February 03, 2015 in Development, Food Aid, Global Hunger / Comments (0) / TrackBack (0)
The Blessing of a Grocery Store
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By Fito Moreno
As snow covered Washington, D.C., yesterday, I sighed. I should have done my grocery shopping on Saturday and not indulged in Netflix. After work, I had to traverse a city that falls apart after only 2 inches of snow to grab milk, bread, and cereal, and walk on poorly shoveled sidewalks to get home.
Yet the mere fact that I live in a city where I can walk to the store to get groceries would be a blessing to millions living in conflict areas such as eastern Ukraine.
Food reserves in that part of the country are fully depleted, and infrastructure is partly destroyed, including transportation routes and city markets, according to a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The simple task of buying a loaf of bread has become almost impossible in some areas due to the damage done by the conflict.
It is estimated that 5.2 million people are currently living in the conflict-affected area and a little over 1 million having been displaced.
The World Food Program is one of the major aid groups providing assistance to the region. It depends primarily on voluntary donations from national governments. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) gave $3 million directly to the WFP in November to assist 120,000 Ukrainians affected by conflict.
Last year, Bread advocated to ensure that food aid was more flexible. With help from our members, we halted passage of a provision in a Coast Guard Reauthorization bill that would have increased the percentage of food aid required to be shipped on U.S. vessels from 50 to 75 percent. If it had passed, it would have reduced the reach of food aid programs by 2 million people annually.
Our advocacy also helped increase funding for poverty-focused development from $24 billion to $27 billion, which specifically goes toward international disaster assistance, global health, and USAID.
Making legislative changes on government policies might not be the sexy side of politics that trends on Twitter, but it allows us to respond efficiently to our brothers and sisters around the world when they need us most.
As I unpacked my eco-friendly grocery bag last night, I was thankful that I live in a conflict-free zone. I will continue to talk with my members of Congress to ensure families don't go hungry because of conflict.
As the 114th Congress begins its work, we'll need your help to ensure that food-aid reform is a priority. Bread will continue to work on this issue and urge Congress to pass legislation that helps those who need food the most to get it. Learn more: U.S. Food-Aid Reform.
Fito Moreno is acting manager of media relations and a media relations specialist at Bread for the World.
Posted by Bread on January 07, 2015 in Food Aid, Global Hunger, International Food Aid / Comments (0) / TrackBack (0)
2014 Victories: Food Aid Reform
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Editor's note: Bread Blog is running a six-part series highlighting Bread for the World's legislative wins in 2014. Today's post looks at Food Aid Reform.
By Bread Staff
In 2014, Bread for the World's Offering of Letters focused on reforming food aid. When we launched it, we knew that one of our biggest obstacles would be the deepening partisanship and gridlock in Congress. But through grassroots and inside-the-Beltway advocacy, we chalked up significant achievements on the road to reforming U.S. food aid, including:
• $35 million in the fiscal year 2014 budget to reduce the need to monetize food aid, or sell food aid commodities to fund development projects, reaching 200,000 more people.
• Worked with Sens. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) to introduce the Food for Peace Reform Act of 2014. This legislation would build on reforms in the fiscal year 2014 omnibus appropriations bill and 2014 farm bill.
• Halted passage of a provision in a Coast Guard Reauthorization bill that would have increased the percentage of food aid required to be shipped on U.S. vessels from 50 to 75 percent. If passed, it would have reduced the reach of food aid programs by 2 million people annually. The provision snuck through the House in 2014, but Bread members sent thousands of hand-written letters and emails and made hundreds of phone calls in opposition. This major victory was directly attributable to Bread for the World advocacy!
"Our legislative wins aren't always grabbing headlines, but they're significant and affect millions of lives," said Amelia Kegan, deputy director of government relations at Bread for the World. "This list of legislative accomplishments reminds us that sustained, faithful advocacy really works and really does bring change. We've got our work cut out for us in 2015, but let these successes of 2014 motivate, inspire, and energize us for the path ahead."
Bread will continue to work on food-aid reform and urge Congress to pass the Food for Peace Reform Act next year. Learn more: U.S. Food Aid Reform
Posted by Bread on December 30, 2014 in Food Aid, Victories / Comments (0) / TrackBack (0)
You Did It: More Food, Less Shipping
This week, faithful advocacy won out over special interests in a modern-day David and Goliath story. Using messages of faith as virtual slingshots aimed at Congress, Bread members across the country told lawmakers to prioritize food for hungry people over profit for shipping conglomerates - and they listened.
This week, in the final days of the 113th Congress, lawmakers passed a bill funding the Coast Guard for 2015 that rolled back proposals to increase subsidies to the world's largest shipping companies to ship U.S. food aid.
Last spring, a provision was quietly slipped into a Coast Guard bill that the House passed, which called for an increase in the amount of food aid required to be shipped on U.S. vessels.
Bread advocates with the help of Bread organizers responded quickly by targeting key members on the Senate Commerce Committee, the committee that considered the legislation next.
Jon Gromek, a Bread regional organizer whose territory includes West Virginia, supported advocates as they engaged with Sen. Jay Rockefeller. He chairs the Senate Commerce Committee. Committee chairs are important advocacy targets because they are also the gatekeepers that can either allow or prevent bills from moving forward. West Virginia advocates made it clear to Sen. Rockefeller that feeding people was a moral issue.
"Nuns called Senator Rockefeller, echoing the call of faith leaders across the state who wrote to him on food aid reform," Gromek said.
In Indiana, another member of the Commerce Committee heard from anti-hunger advocates. "Bread activists spent two hours on a Thursday morning before a critical committee vote to ensure Senator Dan Coats voted by proxy," Gromek said. "His vote was a critical swing 'yea' to positively advance food-aid reform."
Advocates also spoke up on the other side of the country. David Gist, who organizes in California, said persistence and teamwork was key to their efforts.
"The Bay Area Bread team lobbied Sen. Barbara Boxer to the point that Senate staffers became as adept as Bread members at articulating our talking points," Gist said. Sen. Boxer is also a member of the Commerce Committee.
"A number of churches, unable to confirm local lobby meetings, chose to hand deliver their Offerings of Letters and used these drop-by visits," Gist added. "In short, California advocates were relentless!"
From his base in Bread for the World's Chicago office, organizer Zach Schmidt helped faith leaders in Illinois and Missouri get a message out. Schmidt organized sign-on letters that garnered hundreds of signatures by faith leaders.
In St. Louis, two more committee members were targeted through local media. "A diverse trio of leaders wrote an op-ed in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in May, urging Sens. Roy Blunt and Claire McCaskill to reject a provision that would have harmed hungry people," Schmidt said.
Meeting congressional staffers locally is another tactic Schmidt encouraged advocates to use.
"And most recently," Schmidt said, "a group of leaders, led by Rev. Dr. Doyle Sager, met with staff from the senators' offices to discuss this issue." Sager is senior pastor at First Baptist Church, Jefferson, Mo.
All of this advocacy happened as part of Bread's 2014 Offering of Letters: Reforming U.S. Food Aid. Next year's Offering of Letters will focus on a different topic.
Bread will continue to work on food-aid reform and urge Congress to pass the Food for Peace Reform Act next year. For now, as this campaign and year draw to a close, let's take a moment and celebrate the power of the faithful voice and the victories advocacy has won for people who are hungry.
"This is the fruit of faithful, persistent advocacy," said Rev. David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World, in a statement to the press yesterday.
Learn more: U.S. Food Aid Reform
Robin Stephenson is the national lead for social media and a senior reigonal organizer at Bread for the World
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Posted by Rstephenson on December 12, 2014 in 2014 Offering of Letters, Food Aid, Global Hunger, Organizing / Comments (0) / TrackBack (0)
Being Free of Hunger and Poverty is a Human Right
Bread for the World celebrates today the 66th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the rights it set out. As a voice for and with people who are marginalized, we hold these rights closely and believe in the worth and dignity of all human beings.
Ensuring that all people have the right to live free of hunger and poverty is the reason Bread supports anti-poverty programs like the earned income tax credit (EITC), child tax credit (CTC), international food aid, and the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act.
The UDHR grew out of the Four Freedoms adopted by the Allied powers as basic war aims during World War II. The Four Freedoms are freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.
The freedoms were based on a State of the Union address delivered by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941. FDR proposed that these freedoms were fundamental freedoms which everyone in the world ought to enjoy.
A major emphasis in FDR's speech, coming during the Great Depression, is the freedom from want, which establishes a minimum entitlement to food, clothing, and housing. FDR began his speech with "freedom from want—which, translated into world terms, means economic understandings which will secure to every nation a healthy peacetime life for its inhabitants—everywhere in the world."
Article 25 in the UDHR recognizes the freedom from want and reads partially as "everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and his family, including food, clothing, housing…"
FDR's speech became the inspiration for the much-heralded "Freedom from Want" oil painting by Norman Rockwell. The painting, also known as "The Thanksgiving Picture" or "I'll Be Home for Christmas," depicts a family around a dinner table preparing to share a holiday meal.
The painting is the third in the Four Freedom series by Rockwell. The painting is an idyllic representation of family values and clearly illustrates the concept of the freedom from want. The painting, which was first published in "The Saturday Evening Post," included a companion essay written by Carlos Bulosan, a Filipino immigrant and labor organizer.
Today's anniversary is great cause for celebration and to reflect on the progress that has resulted from it. But at the same time, further push must continue to end hunger. Every year we produce more than enough to feed every single person in the world, yet nearly 1 billion go to bed hungry every night. This is the greatest scandal of our age. The problem is not a shortage but rather that undernourished people, who need food most, do not have access to it.
As the world's largest donor of food aid, the United States can free up even more food resources and prioritize nutrition. A bill in the Senate, The Food for Peace Reform Act (S. 2421), addresses reform, and we are urging senators to cosponsor the bill. Celebrate the UDHR by advocating for the right to live free of hunger and email your senator today.
Will Coupe was a fall intern in the communications department at Bread for the World.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Posted by Bread on December 10, 2014 in Food Aid, Foreign Aid, Global Hunger / Comments (0) / TrackBack (0)
What We Are Thankful For
By Rev. David Beckmann
We have a lot to be thankful for this year at Bread for the World, and you're at the top of the list. I thank God for you.
Here are just a few examples of the incredible work you have helped accomplish this year:
We won reforms that have allowed U.S. food assistance to reach 1.5 million more hungry people. Humanitarian crises in South Sudan and Syria along with the terrifying spread of Ebola in West Africa have dramatically increased the need for food aid, so our successful campaign to increase the reach of U.S. food aid could not have come at a more critical time.
As unaccompanied children crossed the U.S. border, fleeing violence at home and often deplorable treatment in detention centers, you opened your heart. You sent more than 10,000 personalized emails to your members of Congress urging them to protect these vulnerable children while addressing the root causes of their plight in the long term. A bill has been introduced into the House (H.R. 5368) to address these concerns.
On Monday, Bread for the World Institute launched its 2015 Hunger Report: When Women Flourish ... We Can End Hunger. Because of their leading role in farming, caregiving, and child nutrition, women are the primary agents the world relies on to fight hunger. Your support makes this research and analysis possible.
And in June, we celebrated 40 years of your faithful advocacy and victories from earlier decades. We also launched Bread Rising: A Campaign to End Hunger, the most ambitious campaign in Bread's history. More to come on this campaign in the new year.
Through your dedication and through God's amazing work, we have accomplished so much. But our work isn't finished yet. As you gather around your Thanksgiving table, I ask you to pray for people who are hungry. And to pray harder for our nation and our leaders — that we might realize the political will to end hunger.
Are you asking yourself, "What more can I do?" If you have just five minutes, please help with this urgent opportunity to make a difference for people who are hungry around the world right now: email your members of Congress, and urge them to co-sponsor the Global Food Security Act (H.R. 5656 and S. 2909), which will boost agricultural development and address malnutrition. It passed out of the House Foreign Affairs Committee last week and will be voted upon next in the full House.
Rev. David Beckmann is the president of Bread for the World.
Posted by Rstephenson on November 27, 2014 in 2014 Offering of Letters, Bread Rising, Food Aid, Foreign Aid, Immigration / Comments (0) / TrackBack (0)
Congress Returns for Lame-Duck Session
Feed the Future programs help families like the Aktars in Barisal, Bangladesh become food secure. There is an opportunity to authorize the program during the 2014 lame-duck session if Congress acts. (Laura Elizabeth Pohl/Bread for the World)
On Wednesday, the 113th Congress returns for its final session before the holiday break. Members are expected to work through December 11.
The short, upcoming session, commonly referred to as a lame-duck session (or a lame-duck Congress), is the work period after an election but before newly elected members replace outgoing members – those who are retiring, moving chambers, or have lost their seats during the election. For outgoing members of Congress, it is an opportunity to leave a legacy – passing important legislation that can help end hunger.
As our thoughts turn to holiday preparations of feasting and family gatherings, we should not forget those who face the season hungry. There are opportunities during the lame-duck session to address global food security, increase our ability to deliver food aid, and address the hunger causing the child refugee crisis on our southern border.
- Appropriations: Congress cannot leave town without making some provision for government funding, which expires December 11, or it faces a government shutdown. Legislators could pass a short funding extension or start the new year off with the government fully funded. A bill that would fund the remainder of fiscal year 2015 could come in the form of an omnibus – combining several small funding bills into a large bill requiring a single vote – or Congress could pass a straight-up extension of all programs at current funding levels, also known as a continuing resolution (CR), or a combination of the two. Congress should include funding that would address the violence, hunger, and poverty that have forced more than 68,000 children to flee their homes in Central America.
- The Global Food Security Act – Since 2010, Feed the Future programs have helped millions of farmers increase crop production and food security around the world. It is time to codify the program into law. With enough pressure from constituents, bills introduced in the House and Senate (H.R. 5656/S. 2909) could be voted on and passed during the lame-duck session.
- Food for Peace Reform Act: With multiple food crises dominating the news, there is an opportunity to build the political will to pass food-aid reform in the new year by increasing cosponsors to S.2421, The Food for Peace Reform Act of 2014.
January 2015 will usher in the 114th Congress, which will include those members who won seats in last week's elections. If you are in a district or state with a newly elected member of Congress, now is a good time to introduce them to Bread for the World and talk to them about making ending hunger a legislative priority. Contact your regional organizer for more information on how you can set up an in-district meeting.
Congress acts when there is a tipping point of pressure from back home. By taking the time to reach out to our members of Congress now, we can help ensure a better and more prosperous 2015 for everyone.
Posted by Rstephenson on November 11, 2014 in 2014 Offering of Letters, Elections, Food Aid, Foreign Aid, Hunger and the U.S. Budget, Immigration / Comments (0) / TrackBack (0)
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A new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society and James Cook University says that coral reefs in Aceh, Indonesia are benefiting from a decidedly low-tech, traditional management system that dates back to the 17th century.
Wednesday's powerful 8.6-magnitude earthquake that struck off Indonesia's western coast at 2:38 p.m. local time, was followed by fears of a tsunami, gripping a region that still had the 2004 tsunami -- one that ravaged numerous coastal communities along the Indian Ocean and killing more than 230,000 people -- fresh in their minds.
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I've had a few cash buyers - but most have been couples downsizing after raising families. In the last three months I've had three older couples come in from FL that wanted to be closer to family here and get out of the FL market - all bought for cash here.
Before these next comments, let me again reiterate what I say with every client and when I'm asked any question about buying a home: Do not over-extend and become house poor, expect the unexpected financial hiccup, do not expect to get rich from owning a home, diversify your investments and most importantly - research your agent and any other advisors that you use.
Now, outside of the examples above, I've had two recent cash buyers and both were for REO properties - cash expedited the deal and we were able to negotiate a very good price for each. Both became rental homes which also made life easier as mortgages for income properties are tricky right now. My current buyer list doesn't hold any more cash buyers but that can change at any time.
My approach to this is that mortgage money is still "cheap" - again, if a buyer is smart (as noted above) they can secure a good rate on a fixed mortgage and establish a budget without worrying about that expense getting crazy - it becomes a fixed expense (outside variables like utilities, taxes, insurance...). Instead of sinking cash into the primary residence it might be better applied to long term investments, paying off higher interest rate loans or other things Clark Howard would be proud of.
Bottom line is this - there are buyers (like the FL buyers) that want to keep things simple and not have a mortgage. Investors will find mortgage money can be a pain to secure and that cash deals are best received by banks and liquidation firms. For the average buyer though, I'm not seeing many cash deals.
Hank Miller, SRA, ABR
Associate Broker & Certified Appraiser
REMAX Greater Atlanta
Here in NJ, after 09/11/2001 it is incumbant upon the Realtor to report to the State police any and all buyers that are SIGNIFICANT cash buyers. Hence, there are not that many, but not 100% for that reason. Affordability has a lot to do with it in this marketplace. The term "significant" has not been completely defined but hey...that's the marching orders.
In our dealings this year approximately 25% of our buyers are paying cash for their purchase. These people are generally purchasing as a private residence.
Hope this is helpful.
1. only one 100% downpayment assistance FHA deal in March
2. most buyers have placed 5 to 10% down
3. 2 transactions involved 20% to 40% +/- cash and in both we had appraisal problems. A Dunwoody purchase in the $700's appraised in the $600's - the buyer got the price down, but not all the way down and he paid more than appraised value by about $60,000 cash. The other was a LaVista Park purchase in the $500's - substantially reduced price at time of sale vs. OLP...came in with the "difference" of about $12,000 between appraised value and sales price - Seller would not sell for less, so the buyer the Seller Paid their own CC's and got a reduced price - another 5% from buyer cash and they got a terrific house.
Folks who can make, smart, immediate and affordable decisions with their cash assets are the kind of clients that we want right now. Right?
I expect that we'll have low purchasing demand for a few years, don't you?
In the past couple of months I've had 2 cash buyers. Both were older women who sold homes in other parts of the country that they lived in for more than 20 years. They had plenty of cash and wanted to make sure that their retirement was not going to a house payment. Very smart. I also have an investor/builder who buys foreclosures to fix up and sell. He only pays CASH.
I don't find too many clients who buy homes cash to rent. Cash is nice as it can help the deal move a lot quicker. Seller's like the fact that they don't need to worry about financing falling through. Buyers like that they can negotiate a better deal.
I hope this helps and good luck to you,
Lisa Allen, REALTOR
Prudential Georgia Realty
I've had several cash buyers over the years. It's rare, but not unusual. A lot of relocation clients have cash and a few people who've just rented all their life and decide that NOW is the time to buy.
Most cash buyers occupy the homes, at least for me.
On a side note, most of my investors understand leverage. They don't go overboard with 100% financing, but their opinion is that it would be foolish to buy an INVESTMENT home for all cash.
Due to the large amount of foreclosures many properties are being scooped up by investors especially those properties priced under $100,000. They make the necessary repairs or sprucing up and then put them back on the market to rent. It is definitely a buyers market and the time to take advantage of some of the values out there. My only suggestion would be to work with an experienced Realtor to assist you during this process.
Aleta C. Saunders
Marquis Brokers
Mostly right now it is foreclosures that are being snagged up with cash that are indeed being turned into rental properties.
Some folks pay cash for their home they wish to live in, as it is such a perfect time to buy.
Please advise if I can be of further assistance.
Tori Lawson
Prudential Georgia Realty


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