![]() At issue is how much the feds are willing to reimburse states for health care costs. KIDS HEALTH CARE: Even as Blago continues to push for universal health care in Illinois, his fellow Democrats in Washington are failing to institute a massive expansion of a federal reimbursement program known as SCHIP - an expansion that would go a long way toward helping Blago cover the cost of the new program he is seeking. Stories may not be published prior to Sunday. ![]() #ROCKFORD REMINISCE FULL#See budget under weekend offerings for full budget/coverage of reunion. It marks the 53rd year since the league disbanded. #ROCKFORD REMINISCE MOVIE#The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, made famous in the movie "A League of Their Own," will hold its annual reunion in Rockford for the first time on Oct. Regional Editor Jonie Larson, (217) 816-3343, Editor Jean Hodges, (630) 348-3350, SUNDAY: PEACHES IN ROCKFORD *Please check this Web site in the evening for changes to story lineup, including breaking news. Here are the top Illinois stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. “You just know they’re going to be here.GateHouse News Service Regional Budget (10/19/07) ![]() “You reminisce about the past and visit with people you haven’t seen for a while,” Hemken said. Though the pair of women cleaning the museum were busy with work Wednesday, they knew the coming weekend would be a long-awaited chance to reconnect with friends and family they haven’t seen since the last Rockford fair. “Kids can still run around without parents,” she said. Hemken said many people from the Spokane area come to the fair to get a taste of the “way it used to be.” Of course, the fair isn’t limited to Rockford residents. The Methodist Church ladies sell pies and cakes. Of particular note for many is the row of food huts, each sponsored by a different community nonprofit, and each with its own special item. Local restaurants dress up their serving staff in the fair’s theme – this year’s is “Roundup in Rockford.” School kids enter their livestock projects. The format includes exhibitor entries in categories like Threshed Grains, Sponge Cake and Handspinning. “Pretty much our format doesn’t change a lot,” Burton said. It’s simply a chance for a community to get together and enjoy each others’ company. The fair is not the product of skillful marketing or profit-seeking. ![]() #ROCKFORD REMINISCE FREE#There is no gate fee, exhibits are free to view, and only the rides and food cost money. “It’s just your basic, all-American small-town celebration,” said volunteer Gail Burton.īasic is the key word. But for a few days this weekend, the entire town – museum and all – will be opening its doors for the fair. In the winter, exhibits are moved out and the building is boarded shut. In the summer visitors can see it by appointment. ![]() Both women pointed at faces in aged photos from the 1920s and said, “There’s the kid I ended up marrying.” “The same people will come look at the same pictures again every year,” said Esther Hemken, who along with Evelyn Fricke was preparing the small, volunteer museum for the onslaught of locals and out-of-towners visiting this weekend for the Southeast Spokane County Community Fair. A collection of class photos from the old Rockford School. A cheese-cutter from the family-owned Hurd Mercantile. Inside is a turn-of-the-century quilt with the names of the local Martha Washington Needlework Club sewn into patches. There’s a little building in Rockford that houses the entire town’s memories. ![]()
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