Racism is alive and well in America, as shown by the support in Oakland California for a felon convicted of a violent crime.  Said criminal, Lovelle Mixon,open fired and killed four police officers upon being stopped by Oakland's police department, who were seeking him on numerous charges, including that of serial rape.

Old King Rod Blagejovich managed to declare Coles County a disaster area over the weekend - fully a week after the damn burst and the levy failed flooding the small town of Oakland. And it took a day to get Lake County disaster relief. Maybe you should visit us poor country folk here in central Illinois more often, King Rod, maybe you'd have some sympathy for our plight.

OAKLAND Illinois - The community of Oakland was filled with the sounds of chainsaws and heavy equipment Saturday morning, as this small town at the northeast corner of Coles County recovered from damage from high winds that rolled through the area Friday night.

OAKLAND – What if your hometown was the scene of one of the defining moments in American history – and nobody could agree on how to preserve and promote that heritage?