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And voila - new life for a little patchwork pumpkin - now a throw pillow. I was so in the mood to just do something with it that I may or may not have resorted to quilting with navy blue thread when I realized I was out of black. But that's between you and me.
I also made a very quick Harry Potter robe last night using some inexpensive rayon knit and the same method as the Jedi robes last year. Two seams and it was done. I didn't even stop to think about hemming any of it. You'd think that because I enjoy sewing so much, I'd love putting Halloween costumes together. But no. I even swallowed all pride and allowed Amazon.com to provide the Ninja costume this year. Worth every penny.
But I still need to scrounge up a witches hat and a Miss America costume. I swore I'd have everything ready before I went out of town, and here I am the eve of Halloween...ugh. Then I need to try to remember where I hid the candy from the kids before we went out of town.
favorite Halloween quilt.
On a much more important and serious note, sending love and prayers to all those affected by hurricane Sandy. It's surreal to see the images coming out of New York. Blessings and godspeed to all those involved in the recovery efforts!


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Oct 16 - Thomas J. Curry, comptroller of the Currency, gave the following speech before attendees of the American Bankers Association annual convention in San Diego Oct. 15, 2012.
Its a great pleasure to represent the nations oldest regulatory agency, now nearing its 150th anniversary, before the ABA, which itself dates back to 1875. Over these many years the OCC and the ABA have often seen eye-to-eye on the top issues facing the banking system, but weve had plenty of honest disagreements as well. Thats as it should be. But the key to our relationship has been a healthy and constructive dialogue, and I appreciate the opportunity to continue that tradition here today. It is my distinct good fortune not only to be with you here in San Diego, but also to come to the Comptrollers office at a time when many of the indicators of safety and soundness are trending positively.
A look at the banking system from 10,000 feet reveals stronger balance sheets, improving earnings, and fewer problem institutions and failures. Asset quality has been improving over the past several years and charge-off rates have fallen across all product lines, including credit cards, commercial and industrial lending, and commercial real estate. Capital, system-wide, stands at its highest level in a decade. Considering where we were back in 2008 and 2009, when the recession officially came to an end, this is a remarkable improvement.
I am not suggesting that the long process of rebuilding safety and soundness, and public confidence, is complete. While weve seen progress, were not out of the woods yet. Too many community banks and thrifts continue to struggle with weak earnings and a backlog of problem loans. Non-loan income is down and compliance costs are up, dealing direct hits to your bottom line. The number of troubled institutions, while declining, is still higher than we would like. Meanwhile, fresh reports of trouble from around the world and uncertainties about the U.S. fiscal situation feed worries that the global economy might yet lapse back into recession.
But for all the uncertainty in the economic outlook, community banks and thrifts have an advantage here. Your standing in your communities has always been one of your strengths, and it is something you can build on. Still, while the worst days of the financial crisis and ensuing recession are almost certainly behind us, significant challenges and uncertainties remain, including questions about how regulators will implement key provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act and other significant rules. One such issue that I know has been of great concern to you is the Basel III capital proposal.
Id like to spend some time this morning discussing what we are doing to address your concerns as we implement it. First, its important that our proposals for capital achieve the right balance. As you know, in June we published three notices of proposed rules for enhancing capital with the Fed and the FDIC, two of which apply to community banking institutions as well as larger institutions. In writing these, we were very aware of the need to balance soundness and regulatory burden considerations. We are hoping that the comment letters we receive will help us figure out how to improve this balance.
Some have suggested that we should simply exempt community banks from everything in these rules. Community banks and thrifts didnt cause the crisis, they observe, so why should they be forced to change their ways in the wake of it? We need to keep in mind, however, that over 400 community banks and thrifts have failed since 2008, and ultimately, they failed because they didnt have enough capital for the risks they took. Improving the quality and raising the quantity of capital is the main reason for the first of the June NPRs. The agencies and the press have called it the Basel III NPR, which has fed the notion that we are importing standards invented in Basel and imposing them on community banks and thrifts here in the U.S.
However, I believe some of the Basel standards are appropriate for banking institutions of all sizes and levels of complexity, and they belong in our rulemaking. For example, isnt it prudent policy to exclude from regulatory capital those instruments that cannot be trusted to be there when they are most needed to absorb losses no matter where the idea originated? So too is the idea of a capital conservation buffer: if a bank or thrift gets close to its minimum capital ratios for whatever reason, shouldnt it be thinking about limiting bonuses and dividend distributions? But, as reflected in our proposed rules, there are several elements of the Basel standards that we dont believe are appropriate for community banks and thrifts.
For example, the counter-cyclical buffer is a Basel III idea that applies only to large banks. Of course, all of the advanced approaches provisions dont apply. And many aspects of the first two of the June capital NPRs wont affect individual institutions if, for example, they do not book mortgage servicing rights or hold minority interests in other financial institutions. One issue where we have already received many comments is the treatment of accumulated other comprehensive income or AOCI. In particular, many of you have expressed concern that unrecognized losses and gains in available-for-sale portfolios will create unnecessary and even unmanageable capital volatility if they flow through into the regulatory capital numbers.
There are compelling arguments for both sides on this issue. On the one hand, if securities have lost value, it would seem reasonable to take that into account when figuring out how much capacity a bank or thrift has to absorb unexpected losses in the future. This was the relevant computation that the markets made during the crisis for large banks.
On the other hand, the AOCI pass-through may result in an understatement of the ability of the bank to absorb losses, because there can be offsets elsewhere in the balance sheet. We recognize that the extra volatility that such an AOCI pass though would cause would be expensive and difficult to manage a source of significant regulatory burden especially to banking institutions, including mutual thrifts, that do not regularly access the short term capital markets. We have already received enough substantive comments on AOCI that I can promise you that we will be taking a very serious look at what our options are to address this conundrum once the comment period ends.
Along with having higher and better quality capital, the second basic principle you will find reflected in the June capital NPRs is that more risk should require more capital. That is the focus of the second capital NPR that we published in June the Standardized Approach NPR. Once again, there are many aspects of this NPR, such as the enhanced disclosure requirements, that wont touch community banks and thrifts at all. And there are others where the proposed rule gives community banks and thrifts the option to ignore possible complications. A second area where we will be reviewing comments very carefully involves mortgages high volatility commercial real estate and residential mortgages. If ever there was an area where higher risk and higher capital should go together, this is it. This was a very clear lesson of the crisis.
However, we recognize that the way we proposed to set minimum capital levels for these assets based on such measures as loan-to-value ratios, or singling out some balloon mortgages as especially risky, may impose a serious burden on many community banks and thrifts, particularly when applied to existing mortgages or if phased in too quickly. Here again, it is essential that we strike a balance that addresses risk while minimizing burden. It may sometimes seem that regulators are completely insensitive to regulatory burden. In preparing the June capital NPRs, we did actually worry a lot about three sorts of burden: the short term costs of simply digesting the rules; the long term costs of developing and implementing any procedures and systems needed to comply; and then of course the costs of increasing capital.
We took several steps to try to lessen the short term burden. We split the rules into three parts so that many of you would not have to even glance at the Advanced Approaches material; we provided an addendum to the first two rules summarizing these for community bankers; we built an estimator tool to help you assess the impact of the rules on the amount of capital needed to comply; we conducted outreach in a variety of forums; and we extended the comment period. With respect to longer term regulatory burdens, we hope that the comments we receive will help us refine our estimates of the system and procedures costs that are likely to be associated with compliance. These are real costs, and if the comments reveal where the costs might be concentrated or what the rough overall cost implications might be, that would be especially useful. That leaves the question of whether additional capital will be needed.
The analysis we did when preparing the June proposals suggested that the impact on most community banks and thrifts will be small. In most cases, we expect it to fall largely on institutions whose capital is lower or risks are higher than average as should be the case for any minimum capital rule. But we need to hear from you on this issue. We hope the estimator we published recently will help you assess this impact. And we need you to share the results with us. As we finalize the rules, we will be thinking broadly about ways to reduce regulatory burden. As well as considering the substance of each provision, we will be taking a fresh look at the possible scope for transition arrangements, including the potential for grandfathering, to evaluate what we could do to lighten burden without compromising our two key principles of raising the quantity and quality of capital and setting minimum standards that generally require more capital for more risk.
As a career community bank and thrift supervisor, I understand how you feel about compliance burden. In fact, I still consider myself a community bank supervisor, because most of the institutions the OCC supervises are community banks and thrifts, and most of our resources are devoted to that work. So I think I have a pretty firm understanding of your business and can relate to your unique concerns. I worry that the sheer poundage of the regulations that we are issuing and some of them can almost be measured by the pound, though hopefully not by the ton present a compliance burden that can be very hard to meet.
Community banks and thrifts should not need to have battalions of lawyers and compliance experts to review the new rules or to help ensure that you are meeting their requirements. So I think we need to consider whether we can do a better job of introducing both proposed and final rules and regulations in a way that highlights the areas of significance to community institutions, and I welcome suggestions you may have.
I want to conclude with an important thought that is sometimes forgotten in the heat of the debate. We, the federal banking agencies, have the same basic objectives as you do. We recognize and value the vital role you play in our national economy and your local communities. Your business model has to stay viable. As a foundation for your future success, your capital has to stay adequate. If we can do that, we will be well along the road in ensuring that there is a stable and competitive community banking system meeting household and business credit needs across America in the years ahead.
Thank you.

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4 Season Bowling Center
This is a forty lane bowling center with automatic scoring, Thunder Alley sound and light experience which is open to the public. Jumpin Joe's Sports Bar & Grill, Flip Pizza Restaurant and full service banquet facilities are also offered.
CITY: Freeport
Acorns Golf Links
Acorns Golf Links is located in Waterloo, Illinois featuring 6,701 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72 . The course rating is 72.3 and it has a slope rating of 125. You will not find subdivision golf at Acorns; just nature, beautiful scenery, challenging design, and you. Making Acorns the premier public course to test your game, have fun with good friends, or to get away from your daily hussle and bussle. Acorns features zoysia fairways, five tee boxes; matching every level of golf and large bent grass greens. Designed by William Ebeler, the Acorns golf course opened in 1997.
CITY: Waterloo
Addison Ice Arena
Addison Ice Arena is one of the premier family ice sports complexes in the Chicagoland area, featuring one NHL rink, one Olympic rink, the Grace St. Bar and Grill, and an Advanced Pro Shop.
CITY: Addison
Adventure Quest of the Quad Cities
Adventure Quest of the Quad Cities is the perfect for fun-filled outdoor adventures. This 54-acre facility is located just off 1-80 & I-88 near East Moline IL. Make your reservations today and enjoy zip lines, panning for gems, hay rack rides, and wonderful hiking trails. This facility is also available for parties and corporate team building. An elegantly decorated 8,000 square foot banquet facility with an extensive menu is available. The facility also offers interactive games, inflatables, dunk tanks, water slides, laser tag, and more. Check out these annual fall events that include Pumpkin Festival the last weekend in September and the QC Haunted Forest every Friday & Saturday in October. Call (309) 523-3619 for reservations or more information.
CITY: Port Byron
Airtastic Playland
A fun and exciting play land offering 10 inflatable play structures, four party rooms and two age-appropriate play areas.
CITY: Aurora
Albion Bowling Center
The Albion Bowling center features automatic scoring and league as well as open bowling throughout the week.
CITY: Albion
Aldeen Golf Club & Practice Centre
Considered a "must play" course in the Midwest, Aldeen has an impressive list of accolades, including being voted best municipal course in Illinois by Golf Digest, and ranking number 38 in Golf Magazine's Thrifty 50 list.
CITY: Rockford
Allstate Arena
This facility is home field to DePaul basketball, Chicago Wolves hockey and the Chicago Rush arena football. With a wide variety of events each year, the Allstate Arena is a place where everyone can enjoy quality family shows, riveting sports and mesmerizing musical performances.
CITY: Rosemont
Amazing Chicago's Funhouse Maze
This Navy Pier funhouse takes visitors on a 15-minute, full sensory experience that challenges and dazzles guests to navigate through a series of mirror mazes set in the great city of Chicago.
CITY: Chicago
American Legion Speedway
Offering some of the best dirt track racing in the Midwest, see UMP late models and street stock car racing at American Legion Speedway every Saturday from mid-May through Labor Day weekend.
CITY: Fairbury
Annbriar Golf Course
Ranked seventh-best golf course in the state of Illinois, Annbriar is an 18-hole, par 72 course. Photo Credit-Annibriar-Golf-Course
CITY: Waterloo
Antioch Bowling Lanes
Antioch Bowl is back with 28 premier Brunswick Synthetic Prolanes, AMF's Elite scoring system, and good folk in great leagues. Birthday parties, arcade games, cosmic bowling and Quick Strike snack shop.
CITY: Antioch
Apple Canyon Lake Golf Course
Scenic, challenging nine-hole course carved into the Jo Daviess County hills. Full-service pro shop, bar, grill. Call for tee time.
CITY: Apple River
Apple Orchard Golf Course
Apple Orchard is a par 27, nine-hole course with a pro shop and snack bar.
CITY: Bartlett
Arabian Woods Horse Farm
Showcasing Arabians, and colorful half-Arabians, the farm is a friendly site dedicated to well-rounded horsemanship for all ages. Tours and tutorial camps available by appointment.
CITY: Camp Point
Argosy Casino-Alton
Enjoy three levels of action on the first riverboat casino in Illinois, with more than 1,000 of the most popular machines, from penny to $25 slots. Try your luck at the tables with blackjack, roulette, Caribbean stud poker, pai gow poker and craps.
CITY: Alton
Arlington Golf Club
This 18-hole golf course was designed by Robert B. Harris.
CITY: Granite City
Arlington International Racecourse
At Arlington International, we aim to make every day of the season special by combining the excitement of thoroughbred racing, gorgeous grounds and fantastic food to create a winning track experience for our guests! Whether you're looking for a fun and exciting day out with friends and family, a casual and charming afternoon at the races, or a sophisticated and stylish get-together, Arlington International offers an extraordinary experience for everyone! Live racing and entertainment May 3 - September 29, 2013.
CITY: Arlington Heights
Arlington Lakes Golf Club
The challenging 18-hole layout spans 90 acres of superbly manicured fairways and greens with 14 beautiful lakes to negotiate during a round. Features clubhouse, snack bar area, pro shop, and patio area.
CITY: Arlington Heights
Arrowhead Golf Club
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs -- Arrowhead Golf Club facilities include 27 holes, driving range and new clubhouse with elegant banquet facilities.
CITY: Wheaton
ASA Pro/Am Archery Tournament
Archery Shooters Association's Illinois Championship 3-D Archery Tournament for men, women and Children. Archers from all over North America visit Metropolis for one week in June to compete for cash and prizes and the title of Illinois Champion.
CITY: Metropolis
Aurora Skate Center
Skate to the sounds of Top 40 music. The skate center also features special live organ music dance sessions.
CITY: Aurora
Autobahn Country Club
Autobahn Country Club is the 4th largest road course in the US. We have multiple public driving events and programs including Go Karting.
CITY: Joliet
Avanti's Dome
Tazewell County's newest sports complex. 75,900 square feet this versatile facility is unlike any other in all of Illinois. There is literally something for everyone as the Avanti's Dome plays host to soccer, softball and football leagues and tournaments, as well as trade shows, meetings and conventions.
CITY: Pekin
Aviators Stadium
Aviators Stadium is the home of Rockford's own professional baseball team, part of the Frontier League. Specials, giveaways, entertainment and good, old-fashioned summertime baseball make a visit to the ballpark a great family outing.The stadium is located just off I-90 at Riverside Blvd., the first exit north of Business 20 (E. State St.).
CITY: Loves Park
Balmoral Park
Just 30 minutes south of Chicago, Balmoral Park is one of the nation's premier harness racing tracks. See live standardbred horse racing action on a 1 mile oval every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday night all year round. Live race post times are 7:10p. Parking and admission are always free.
CITY: Crete
Balmoral Woods Country Club
An 18-hole championship course cut thru 10,000 oak trees, with water hazards on 9 of 18 holes, complete clubhouse bar and restaurant. Chicagoland Golf 5 Star rated facility.
CITY: Crete
Bartlett HIlls Golf Course
This 18-hole course features a practice range, pro shop, snack shop and banquet facilities.
CITY: Bartlett
Baseball Card Connection
Baseball Card Connection offers a wide selection of baseball memorabilia, but that isn't all they have to offer! Items pertaining to football, soccer, NASCAR and more are available as well.
CITY: Effingham
Belle Clair Speedway
Stock car races, drag races and demolition derbies are regular events at this speedway.
CITY: Belleville
Belle-Clair Fairgrounds & Exposition Center
Home to the annual St. Clair County Fair, several craft shows and monthly flea markets, the complex also includes the Belle-Clair Speedway, with stock car races and demolition derbies.
CITY: Belleville
Benedictine University Sports Complex
This state-of-the-art sports complex includes baseball, softball, track, football, soccer and lacrosse fields. The complex is home to the DuPage Dragons and Chicago Bandits professional fast-pitch softball for women.
CITY: Lisle
Bent Oak Golf Course
This par 9 course is located in Breese.
CITY: Breese
Bent Tree Country Club
This 18-hole, par 70 course is a challenge for players of all levels.
CITY: Charleston
Benton Country Club
This semi-private, nine-hole course features a historic three-story clubhouse, surrounded by Lake Moses. Host of the annual Benton Gold Cup, the course also features a well-stocked pro shop, driving range, rental clubs and carts, and a golf pro on site.
CITY: Benton
Bergen Park Golf Course
This nine-hole course is a par 35.
CITY: Springfield
Beyond the Ivy
Beyond the Ivy offers three rooftop experiences for watching a Cubs game—each with its own vibe. The 1010 Waveland Avenue location is their largest rooftop, holding as many as 100 guests—perfect for group outings. Beyond the Ivy at 1038 Waveland Avenue has a modern décor that feels more like a nightclub. Beyond the Ivy at 1048 Waveland Avenue has a classic vibe with a bar-like setting that's decked out with plenty of Cubs memorabilia—perfect for longtime Cubs fans.
CITY: Chicago
Big Bill's RC Raceway
This authentic dirt racetrack offers minor races from May to mid-September.
CITY: Broadwell
Big Ten Experience
The Big Ten Experience features a collection of 13 interactive exhibits showcasing conference notables dating back to 1896, the year the conference was founded. Highlights include the Big Ten Theater which gives patrons a behind-the-scenes, immersive audio and video experience looking at student-athletes and traditions, along with radio and television features of notable accomplishments on and off the field of play.
CITY: Rosemont
Bittersweet Golf Course
Challenging and scenic 18-hole golf course that offers the public a fantastic practice facility with lighted driving range and natural grass tees. PGA golf instructors on staff to help improve your game. In addition, we can help you plan the perfect golf outing, small wedding or special event. Or stop by the Fireside Grill for breakfast, lunch, dinner or Friday fish fry.
CITY: Gurnee
Black Hawk Run Golf Course
Beautiful course, hidden in the hills, awaits golfers of all skill levels. Eighteen challenging holes, elevated greens, wide open fairways.
CITY: Stockton
Blackberry Oaks Golf Course
This 18-hole course is par 72.
CITY: Bristol
Blackburn College
One of the oldest colleges in Illinois, founded in 1837. Blackburn is also one of only seven colleges in the U.S. where students work in exchange for tuition credit, and the only one whose Work program is student-run. This keeps Blackburn's tuition among the lowest of all private colleges in the United States. Over the years, students have literally built Blackburn, brick by brick; the only college campus in the United States to be largely built by its students.
CITY: Carlinville
Blackhawk Farms Raceway
Blackhawk Farms Raceway challenges both amateur, as well as, professional drivers. They have everything from autocross and driver's schools, to wheel-to wheel racing. They have a variety of participating car, motorcycle, bicycle & kart organizations such as SCCA, Midwestern Council, River Valley Kart Club, Championship Cup Series, Porsche Club of America Chicago Region, Burnham Racing and Xtreme Xperience to name but a few. Spectators are always welcome.
CITY: South Beloit
BMO Harris Bank Center
Rockford's downtown arena hosts a variety of world-class entertainment, including concerts, circuses, rodeos and family shows. The BMO Harris Bank Center is also home to the Rockford IceHogs, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks.
CITY: Rockford
Bolingbrook Golf Club
Bolingbrook Golf Club combines the elements of a world-class facility and championship golf. Featuring an Arthur Hills and Steve Forrest designed golf course, a learning academy, clubhouse with lounge, two full-service restaurants, and banquet facilities.
CITY: Bolingbrook
Bonnie Brook Golf Course & Banquet Facility
Bonnie Brook is one of the most popular public courses in Lake County, boasting a meticulously manicured 18-hole course with rolling, wooded terrain. Its natural, picturesque landscape offers golfers the ability to enjoy tree-lined fairways, spacious greens, small lakes and the beauty of the north branch of the Waukegan River, which flows gently throughout the course. With a course length of 6,701 yards, Bonnie Brook offers championship golfers a solid test while being friendly and forgiving to the high handicappers. The clubhouse features a Indoor Golf and Learning Center which houses a P3Proswing Simulator. The simulator and its software helps analyze a player's swing and provides guidance how to improve their game and is available on an appointment basis only.
CITY: Waukegan
Bonnie Dundee Golf Course
Offering good par fours with difficult par threes, this course is architecturally classic and slightly rolling, with medium-size greens.
CITY: Carpentersville
Boone Creek Golf Course
This course has 27 holes, rated at a par 71, along with nine holes at a par 35.
CITY: McHenry
Boughton Ridge Golf Course
Situated on 45 beautiful acres, this nine-hole, 2205-yard, Par 32, executive length course offers the perfect course for a quick round of great golf.
CITY: Bolingbrook
Boulder Creek Fun Park
Boulder Creek Fun Park is a golf course that also features a driving range.
CITY: Springfield
Bowes Creek Country Club
Bowes Creek delivers a private club experience to the public golfer! It offers annual memberships for a day, or just enjoy Porter's Pub - an English inspired eatery.
CITY: Elgin
Bowl - Hi Lanes
Enjoy bowling as well as karaoke every Friday and Saturday.
CITY: Huntley
Bowl Inn
Great family fun at this completely remodeled bowling alley.
CITY: Jacksonville
Brae Loch Banquets and Golf Club
The golf course has 18-holes and it is a par-70 course. Brae Loch Banquets feature a bright space in a country setting overlooking the fairways at the Lake County Forest Preserves Brae Loch Golf Club. A fine balance of food, location and people are the three ingredients that an event at Brae Loch brings together for a truly memorable experience. The banquet facility comfortably seats up to 165. The menu includes appetizers, entrees, and desserts that are almost too beautiful to eat, but too wonderful to skip.
CITY: Grayslake
Brixen Ivy
The folks at Brixen Ivy pride themselves on catering to your group as you catch the Cubs game across the street. Their rooftop facility was built from the ground up specifically with group events in mind. The result is a state-of-the-art facility that offers your group a chance to watch the game, socialize in a climate-controlled bar or on private decks—all while taking in the game outside, through soaring windows, or on one of the many big-screen TVs.
CITY: Chicago
Brookhill's Golf Club
This nine-hole, par 31 course includes a driving range.
CITY: Springfield
Brunswick Zone
Bowling, cosmic bowling, video arcade, Pizza Hut Express and more.
CITY: Algonquin
Brunswick Zone - Carol Stream
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Brunswick Zone offers bowling, billiards, Laser Tag, an arcade/game room plus meeting space for corporate parties, team-building and special events.
CITY: Carol Stream
Brunswick Zone - Naperville
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Brunswick Zone in Naperville offers bowling, billiards, an arcade/game room, Laser Tag, Bumper Cars plus meeting space for corporate parties, team-building and special events.
CITY: Naperville
Brunswick Zone Romeoville
Brunswick Zone XL is a full- feature, family- friendly entertainment destination with something for everyone. Our center in Romeoville sets the standard for family entertainment with more than 60,000 sq. ft. of fun for all ages. Bowling, billiards, video games and more!
CITY: Romeoville
Brunswick's Buffalo Grove and Tavern '45
This 56,000-square-foot upscale bowling and entertainment center, offers a comfortable and lively atmosphere to enjoy the company of good friends. 32 lanes feature upgraded bowling equipment and plush sofa seating that encourages socialization and connection. A laser tag arena and arcade with multi-player games that are good for the competitive spirit. Food & beverage service is available laneside or in the in-house restaurant, Tavern '45, featuring distinctive American pub fare, local craft beer and an outdoor patio.
CITY: Buffalo Grove
Brushy Ridge Motosports
Brushy Ridge Motosports has over 20 miles of trails just for motorcycles and quads. Some hills at our site will test even the most skilled riders. We also have a nice riding area for novice and young riders. We offer riders two different tracks as well. Riders like our trails as we offer rock, sand and mud surfaces. Overnight camping is allowed. We ask that everyone sign in at the gate. Please see our website for fees.
CITY: Browning
Buena Vista Golf Course
Buena Vista is a par 32, nine-hole golf course with a driving range, pro shop and snack bar. Open seven days a week during the season, weather permitting.
CITY: DeKalb
Bunn Park Golf Course
This 18-hole course is a par 72.
CITY: Springfield
Bureau County Metro Center
The Bureau County Metro Center is a 50,000 square-foot recreation center with full size gymnasium; 25-yard indoor swimming pool with wading pool and observation balcony; racquetball courts; weight room; cardio-vascular room, elevated running/walking track above the gym; and locker rooms. A 40' x 80' multi-purpose room with adjacent kitchen provides the perfect setting for conventions, expositions, meetings, or wedding receptions.
CITY: Princeton
Byron Dragway
See NHRA championship drag racing.
CITY: Byron
C & A Robot Factory
This fun factory is the perfect place for LEGO fans ages 2-14. Come and build your own creation, and learn about LEGO machines and robotics. Children will learn about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) while creating a variety of structures. Birthday parties, field trips and groups welcome.
CITY: Libertyville
Cantigny Golf
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Set among mature oak and hickory trees, lakes & streams, this full-service event facility with 27 holes of golf offers both 18 and 9-hole play and is nationally recognized as one of the best public courses in America. Cantigny Golf is a part of the McCormick Foundation, committed to making life better for our children, communities and country. As one of the nation's largest public charities, we've granted more than $1 billion to organizations in local communities across the country. The golf course is part of the historic 500-acre Cantigny Park, where memorable family experiences happen. The grounds include museums, formal gardens and picnic areas.
CITY: Wheaton
Cantigny Park
Consisting of the Robert McCormick Mansion Museum, the First Division Military Museum, ten acres of gardens and parks, 27-hole championship golf course and nine-hole Cantigny Youth Links.
CITY: Wheaton
Carlyle Lake Golf Club
This nine-hole golf course was designed by John Kueper.
CITY: Carlyle
Carmi Country Club
This nine-hole course is open seasonally, with amenities that include a clubhouse and tee times for non-members.
CITY: Carmi
Casey Country Club
This club features a nine-hole, par 35 golf course.
CITY: Casey
Casino Bingo
Casino Bingo is the best charity bingo in the area. Thousands of dollars in prizes are awarded each night. You'll find great food, big progressives and electronic gaming equipment.
CITY: Peru
Casino Queen
The bright lights of Vegas have nothing on the Casino Queen, home of the loosest slots! The Queen has had the loosest slots in the entire country for six years running, plus the hottest table games in town. Hungry? The Queen has you covered from fine dining to casual. The best view in town is from the Casino Queen Hotel.
CITY: East St. Louis
Centennial Lanes
You'll find 32 bowling lanes, all equipped with bumpers for kids, cosmic bowling on weekends, a snack bar, lounge and a bowling pro shop that's open daily during the season.
CITY: Tinley Park
Centerfield Park
Spend the day tackling go-karts, miniature golf, batting cages, bumper boats and a video arcade.
CITY: O'Fallon
Centralia Recreation Complex
Located in downtown Centralia, this 60,000-sq.-ft. building features an Olympic-size, six-lane competition pool with spectator seating. The main gymnasium has room for two full-size basketball or three volleyball courts with seating for 400.
CITY: Centralia
Chalet Hills Golf Club
This championship 18-hole golf course with 6,950 yards offers bent grass fairways, and beautiful rolling hills and vistas. Power carts are required Friday through Sunday and holidays.
CITY: Cary
Chapel Hill Country Club
Enjoy the delightful rural atmosphere at this semi-private facility located near the banks of the Fox River in lovely McHenry. Accept the challenge to play the longest hole in Illinois, measuring over 700 yards.
CITY: McHenry
Charleston Country Club
This country club features an 18-hole golf course.
CITY: Charleston
Charleston Putt-n-Swing
This family fun spot features an 18-hole miniature golf course and batting cages.
CITY: Charleston
Charleston Speeedway
Watch circular racing at this speedway.
CITY: Charleston
Charlotte West Stadium
Charlotte West is a Stadium built for champions. During its eight years of existance, the stadium has played host to three MVC Softball Championship and one NCAA Regional Championship. The SIU Softball Team alone is nationally ranked and an overall treat to watch. Not to mention the Stadium itself is recognized as being the best collegiate Softball Stadium in the Missouri Valley Conference.
CITY: Carbondale
Chasers Laser Tag
Join in a game of state-of-the-art laser tag.
CITY: Aurora
Cherry Point Driving Range
Practice your swing at this driving range.
CITY: Chrisman
Chester Country Club
Golf the par 9 course at this country club.
CITY: Chester
Chicago Bears
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A Kitchen Sink Contest: Behold The Slagon!
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This strange hybrid between a slug and a dragon slowly oozes across the landscape, leaving a burning, sticky residue on the ground (1d6 burn damage for every round exposed to this residue—it eats through clothes and leather in a single round). Its scaly, greenish skin provides strong protection right up to the eyestalks. Salt causes 4d6 damage per round to the Slagon, as it penetrates the scaly skin and causes it to bubble, crack, and melt. They grow up to 20' in length, and up to 20' high (counting eyestalks).
No. Encountered: 1d2 (1d2)
Alignment: Chaotic
Movement: 45' (15')
Armor Class: 3
Hit Dice: 9
Attacks: 3 (bite, trample, fire breath)
Damage: 1d10, 1d20, 4d6
Save: L5
Morale: 10 (4 if threatened with salt)
Hoard: XV
Mutations: Shriek
Here's my challenge to you, friends: post up your terrifying hybrid-animal mutant in the comments below, and possibly win a $10 Gift Certificate to RPGNow. Stat it up in Mutant Future, Encounter Critical, Rifts, or any other system, kitchen sink or otherwise. Alternately, you can enter by drawing your depiction of dread Slagon described above! I'll announce the winner (by merit of relative awesomeness, freakishness, and kitchen-sink factor) this weekend! Spread the word, and may the freakiest creature win!
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- Sniderman said...
From my blog, The Savage AfterWorld:
No. Enc.: 1 (1d3)
Alignment: Chaotic
Movement: 120' (40')
Armor Class: 4
Hit Dice: 7 (x2 – see below)
Attacks: 3 (2 tentacles, bite)
Damage: 1d6, 1d6, 2d10
Save: L4
Morale: 9
Hoard Class: VI
The bearsharktopus is a mutant conglomerate of three aggressive Ancient creatures: the body of a grizzly bear, the head of a great white shark, and the tentacles of a giant octopus. It is unknown whether it's a genetic experiment run amok or a result of typical Mutant Future mutation. The bearsharktopus is typically found near large fresh-water rivers and lakes where it feeds on fish and waterfowl. But the bearsharktopus is a ravenous carnivore, so it will also feed on any living thing that ventures into its territory.
The bearsharktopus first attacks with its two tentacles for 1d6 hit points damage each. Upon a successful hit, a tentacle will grasp and crush a victim for 1d6 hit points of additional damage on each successive round. For each tentacle that has grasped a victim, the PC suffers a cumulative attack penalty of –1. (See the Octopus, Giant entry in the MF rulebook, pg. 87, for more information on tentacle attacks.) The gaping maw of a bearsharktopus is to be feared and avoided since a successful bite attack will deal 2d10 hit points of damage to the unfortunate victim.
Because of its increased constitution mutation, the bearsharktopus never tires or weakens. The Mutant Lord should also multiply the creature's hit dice roll by 2 when determining hit point totals. (For example, a hit dice roll of 35 would be doubled for a final hit point total of 70.) However, the bearsharktopus developed without ears or a sense of hearing, so the creature suffers from the sensory deficiency (deafness) drawback. Therefore, it's fairly easy to sneak up on one or avoid it. But if it spies a PC, it'll never give up until it catches and devours them.
Mutations: increased constitution, sensory deficiency (deafness)
NOTE: A picture of this critter is making the Internet rounds. Once I saw it, I just had to hammer out some stats for it.
- September 28, 2009 at 12:08 PM
- Zachary The First said...
Man, that is brutal! Wonder who'd win in a fight?
Great work!
- September 28, 2009 at 1:01 PM
- Swordgleam said...
I'll do stats in Wushu, since I don't know Mutant Future.
Talonclaw Attacks: 4
Unearthly Growl: 4
Flight: 3
Fear of Fire: 1
Chi: 2
A distant cousin of the dreaded Owlbear, the Bearowl prowls/awkwardly soars above the forest, searching for prey. It descends upon its chosen victims with an eerie screeching growl, then rends them with its talonclaws.
The average bearowl is the size of a small dog, with a fanged ursine head mounted upon an owl's body. They travel in flocks, hunting mainly at night. Like many adventurers, they are attracted by shiny objects and frightened by fire.
- September 28, 2009 at 4:02 PM
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- September 29, 2009 at 3:02 PM
- anarchist said...
Move 9' (3') / 120' (40') (flying)
damage 1d4.
This strange chimera has the body of an owl, and the head of an owlbear. Those who have seen it hunting in the darkness (for the creature is nocturnal), describe it as being "an owl. No, not like an owl, an...OK, fine, like an owl."
Its strange parentage explains its propensity to haunt areas populated by owls, with whom it will even sometimes mate. The resulting offspring, the owlbearowlowl, can be described as "I think whoever sold you this ripped you off."
- September 29, 2009 at 3:09 PM
- anarchist said...
A 'serious' one. This time statted for Tunnels & Trolls.
HELLEAUTAURIDE, or BURROWING CONQUERER.
Monster Rating 15 (2 dice + 7 adds)
This underworld creature looks like a human child on the left side of its body, a zebra on the right. They are smaller than a human child, being roughly leprechaun-sized (in 5th edition rules, a level 3 DEX save to hit at point-blank range). They walk on all fours, but sit human-style, allowing them to manipulate objects using their left hand (and to a lesser extent their left foot).
Their name comes from their habit of digging a hole in the ground and then burying themselves in order to sleep. They are most comfortable doing so in areas shaded by trees, implying that they may have originated on the surface.
The 'conquerer' may be a sarcastic reference to their small size and awkward frame, or to their mercantile skill, which has meant that they are spread throughout the underworld. They are particularly fond of trading clocks.
If this creature does hand-to-hand damage to a single character who knows any spells, and the damage isn't reduced to zero by armour and shields, that character has a 5 in 6 chance of forgetting a single randomly-chosen spell
instead of taking the damage. Rogues can forget any spell. Wizards can forget any spell of level 2 or above (if they don't know any, they'll take the damage
instead). The character will be able to re-learn the spell.
These creatures speak and understand Hobbit.
Monster Rating 70 (8 dice + 35 adds)
The Helleautaurides are associated with the gigantic Uneoblepas, or Greedy Peacock. These creatures are robots built to resemble bats, and painted all over with bright colours, somewhat like tropical birds. They serve the Burrowing Conquerers as guards.
The Greedy Peacock is easily commanded by one who masters the right tone of voice, and it is theorised that they were built by an unknown race, and simply 'adopted' by the Conquerers.
(from my module 'The Necklace of Arrah-Sammat' which is at www.apolitical.info/woadwrimo)
- September 29, 2009 at 3:29 PM
- Zachary The First said...
Man. That is seriously freaky.
- September 29, 2009 at 6:33 PM
- anarchist said...
Thanks! I adapted it from the results of a dungeon generator I wrote.
Which reminds me - I wrote a page which might interest people who like this kind of thing: http://www.apolitical.info/webgame/creature/
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Sophomore Jenna Parlette set a new school record in the 10K. (Wilmington file photo)
ALLIANCE – Early into the Ohio Athletic Conference championships, the Wilmington College track & field team had an OAC champion.
Liz Delehanty (Euclid, OH/Villa Angela –St. Joseph) cleared the distance of 11-01 on her third and final attempt to claim the pole vault title. While she was the lone champion, sophomore Jenna Parlette (Miamisburg, OH/Miamisburg) claimed All-OAC honors of her own in style. The distance runner crushed the school record in the 10K, finishing second in a time of 37:11.29. She broke the old record of 37:40.29.
"It was an amazing first day for the women," said head coach Ron Combs.
The Lady Quakers are third after the first day with 29 points.
Sophomore Sarah Murphy (West Liberty, OH/West Liberty Salem) qualified for Saturday's finals in the 100 and 400 hurdles. She qualified eighth in the 100 hurdles and seventh in the 400 hurdles.
Delehanty and Parlette weren't the only athletes sporting green and white to earn all-conference honors as the men's 4x800 team placed third with the time of 7:51.04. The quartet that brought home all-OAC laurels were sophomore Jake Simpkins (Germantown, OH/Valley View), junior Alek Erwin (Springfield, OH/Northeastern), junior Tony Goodrich (Bethel, OH/New Richmond) and junior Brad Kline (Circleville, OH/Circleville).
"We set ourselves up well with a lot of scoring opportunities for (Saturday)," said Combs. "We are about where I thought we would be after the first day."
Sophomore Derek Kilgo (Charlotte, NC/Royalton) is the top qualifier in the 200, after posting a time of 22.14. He also qualified in the 100. Freshman Jeremy Duncan (Cincinnati, OH/Archbishop Moeller), who was WC's top 100 and 200 sprinter is out for the rest of the championships. Also qualifying through the preliminaries were sophomore Tyler Caudill (Grafton, OH/Midview) in the 110 hurdles and 400 hurdles, and sophomore Jake Sydnor (Batavia, OH/Clermont Northeastern) in the 400.
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Herb Greene was definitely going for something that would stimulate the senses when he built this home. He chose a 2 acre site on the prairies of Norman, Oklahoma where no other houses could be seen, and oriented the house to resist fierce winds and absorb sunlight. The kitchen and family room receive the early sunrise rays while the main bedroom captures the stronger afternoon sun.
Framed with simple timber construction, the unfinished cedar shingles make the house look like a "chicken." Partially inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright and other modernists, Greene didn't really have a chicken in mind, but he was going for a warm and feathered effect. In the 1960s, using cedar would have made perfect sense, though now we would hope for the FSC-certified variety of wood. Women were said to have cried when they entered the shaggy home, while one man asked if the house had been hit by a tornado! In any case, it's inspiring to know that even the earliest starchitects had nature on their minds while considering their designs.
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"My outlook for the next two years can be summarized as being an ongoing modest recovery," said Kocherlakota. "First, I see output as continuing to grow slowly at around 2.5 percent in 2013 and around 3 percent in 2014. Note that this growth will do little in terms of returning the economy to the historical trend. Consistent with this slow output growth, I expect unemployment to continue to fall only slowly, down to around 7.5 percent in late 2013 and around 7 percent in late 2014. This level of unemployment will continue to constrain wage growth. Consequently, inflation pressures will remain subdued, as I expect PCE inflation to be only 1.6 percent in 2013 and 1.9 percent in 2014.
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"It's a fair question, [and] I think we were probably a little bit surprised that it happened, but I don't think it probably had a huge bearing on today's result," crash.net quoted the Red Bull racer as having said.
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Oscar night may finally give striking writers the clout they need
Like the Republicans in the early part of this decade, network TV's power has enjoyed more than a touch of Teflon. I This is true particularly where advertisers are concerned. Ratings steadily declining? Funny, TV's share of ad spending isn't. TiVo (TIVO) users skip ads? Whatever, buddy. Be sure to cough up $2 million-plus for that Super Bowl ad on the way out.
But then came this writers' strike, which began Nov. 5 and, at the time of this writing, shows no sign of ending. Many top-rated scripted shows, among them Grey's Anatomy and CSI, are about to run out of new episodes. This will change everything, right? Well...not yet. So far it hasn't hurt the lucrative advertiser-television love match that, judging from all the evidence, both parties still cherish. There is, of course, an enormous hedge in the word "yet." But some potential heavy weather has hit with all the force of a lamb. Late Show with David Letterman—which forged a separate peace with its writers, since Letterman's company, not CBS (CBS), owns the show—has narrowed the gap with perennial late-night leader Jay Leno. Still, the latter's initial (writer-less) ratings remain decent, if not world-beating, as do those for NBC's (GE) Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Meanwhile, the next season of (the unscripted) American Idol, which premiered to 33.2 million viewers, will quiet some story lines about how bad it is that non-reality programming is disappearing.
Network types insist the strike is saving them money thus far—no unairable scripted pilots to waste millions on!—and beat their chests over how well some reality shows, like the newly revived American Gladiators, are performing. TV producers are axing deals with writers. In sum: gut-check time for the strikers. Adding to the pressure is that the Directors Guild began negotiating in mid-January for its upcoming contract with the producers.
So—advantage, networks? It's not that easy. (Nothing about this strike is easy.) At best, the networks are playing a dangerous game of chicken; they're hurtling toward an invisible line that divides "saving money" from "destroying the business." I shouldn't have to mention the gajillions of media options now available for both consumers and advertisers since the last strike, in 1988—hundreds of cable channels instead of 30, and innumerable online options, video and otherwise.
But those looking to fleeing viewers to make the networks cave are looking in the wrong place. The perversity of network economics keeps ad revenues steady while around 5% of the audience diminishes annually. The networks are insulated, somewhat, against disappearing viewers. They are not at all insulated from disappearing advertisers. Which is why the first real looming threat to the networks isn't some New Media option but rather a geriatric ritual: the Oscars.
Should the strike swallow the Oscars on Feb. 24, the biggest loser is not ABC (DIS), which is set to air them. It's the movie studios, which lose their biggest spectacle and promotional platform—that overlong orgy of self-congratulation and glitz that, for good or ill, tens of millions of people still watch. (Next to the Super Bowl, it's the biggest annual event on TV.) Bear in mind that the studios are pretty big TV advertisers. In the first 10 months of 2007, they spent $943.9 million to advertise movie and DVD releases on broadcast TV.
After the studios took a hit by losing a telecast of the Golden Globes—one with movie stars, anyway—on Jan. 13, how happy would an Oscars ceremony without any ceremony make them? Would they be thrilled to shell out millions each week to the networks that just thwarted them, or will they move more dollars into online media? (Movie ads have migrated online faster than many other ad categories, so this is neither a far-fetched notion nor an idle threat.) Don't forget, too, that every major network's owner also counts movie assets among its holdings—and that the movie studios face strike issues of their own with writers. So losing the Oscars means angering both a major advertiser and an important ally in a strike.
Does that sound to you like a constituency the networks can afford to tick off?
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My name is Daniel and I'm from Bulgaria, just turned 26 this month and I have decided to ordain in the Theravada tradition.
I will be travelling to Asia very soon and I need your help to find a suitable place for a novice buddhist like me with no previous formal training.
So far I haven't had contact with real life buddhist and I haven't received any instructions from a teacher or anything like that.
All my knowledge I've read in books and researched on the internet and practiced meditation with only my limited understanding of the practice.
But nontheless my determination is strong and I'm really happy I have set firmly on the path now, but there is this last step I need to make and find a suitable community to start my monastic life. So far I've fixed my eyes on places like Wat Pah Nanachat in Thailand and Na Uyana in Sri Lanka, but the more I research online the more confused I get about all the little details and differences in levels of strictness and visas etc. etc.
In all honesty I don't want to stumble around Asia and rediscover the hot water on my own and frankly I don't have the financial capacity to do that even if I wanted to wander around and experiment. I want to if possible find a forest tradition monastery with a friendly monks community that will accept an english speaker. I want to keep away from all the controversy and scandals with monks and money making abbots and all that jazz. If I can use this expression, I would like to get down to bussiness and study of the cannons, meditation and mindfulness and if possible spare myself all the disappointments I've read from some previous generation farang monks. Excuse me if I sound like a primadona, I realise every person should take their risks and learn from mistakes and experiment to gain knowledge, but I simply don't have any idea where to start. I only have my samvega,wchich I experieced during my last year studying in Sweden and my strong faith in the Dhamma of the Buddha. So would you friends please lend me your helping hand and give me some advice? Ask me further if you need some more information about me.
On the other hand, right now I'm having serious drama with my parents. My father stopped communicating with me, my mother is very uspet but alseast she gave me the opportunity to expalin what this is about. Any advice on this ? I've really tried to be as honest and open as possible, but their world view and concept of life is just too different than mine...It breaks my heart really, but I've decided to do this.
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I am out - it is a bit unfair given the distance of my commute, and that I am a 5 day a week commuter.
Just going to track my K's in Bike Journal. But it has been fun - Never realised how many k's I do until I actually started logging my rides.
Hope so - It has been motivating and fun. I am clinging onto the front page and hope to stay there.
schurms - not unfair at all (i too am a five day a week with less kms) - you do the k's you should take the glory (or whatever it is)