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Energy Bills Rising? Web Offers Simple Tools to Cut Costs
Electric energy bills are expected to rise this year by anywhere from 25 percent in northern Illinois to 55 percent downstate. To make matters worse, a lot of the money spent on heating and cooling will escape outside through inefficient windows, poor insulation, unsealed air ducts and leaky buildings, said Ted Funk, a University of Illinois Extension agricultural and biological engineer.

Extension Ag Update - Internet Links - March/April 2004- University of Illinois Extension
Most importantly, it highlights how a recent Illinois Supreme Court decision limits the liability protection previously available from the Act, and how the Hall v. Henn decision has created a new decision-making framework for landowners when deciding whether to say "yes" if persons ask to use Landowner's property for recreational purposes.

What Components Do You Need???
The basic components of an electric fence are something to electrify, insulators, posts, an electric fence charger, a ground rod and a ground clamp. It is a tape, wire or rope that has stainless steel wires woven into it so it has the same effect as the wire.

Teacher's Guide - Black History Month - University of Illinois Extension
Activities and resources to help you encourage students to explore the history of African Americans, to learn their struggles, to celebrate their successes and participate in their ongoing efforts. The project chronicles the history of African Americans from slavery and emancipation to the civil rights movement – including current important figures and their vital contributions to American culture on a large scale.

Planting Seedlings
Do everything you can to minimize damage to the root system of each seedling, and to reduce any other unnecessary shock to the plants. Dig a hole big enough to contain the root ball and deep enough so the plant is settled in at about the same level it rested in the container.


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