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Scenario: Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack.
1977 - Vice principal comes over to look at Jack's shotgun. He goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack.
2007 - School goes into lock down, and FBI is called. Jack is hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.

Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.
1977 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up best friends.
2007 - Police called. SWAT team arrives. Johnny and Mark are arrested and charged with assault. Both are expelled even though Johnny started it.

Scenario: Jeffrey will not be still in class, disrupts other students.
1977 - Jeffrey is sent to office and given a good paddling by the principal. He returns to class, sits still, and does not disrupt class again.
2007 - Jeffrey is diagnosed with ADD and given huge doses of Ritalin; becomes a zombie. School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a learning disability.

Scenario: Billy breaks a window in a neighbors car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.
1977 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.
2007 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy is placed in foster care and joins a gang. State psychologist convinces Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself, and their dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has affair with psychologist.

Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.
1977 - Mark shares aspirin with principal out on the smoking dock.
2007 - Police called. Mark is expelled from school for drug violations. Car is searched for drugs and weapons.

Scenario: Pedro fails high school English.
1977 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college, and graduates.
2007 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against state school system and Pedro's English teacher. English banned from core curriculum. Pedro is given a diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.

Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, and blows up a red ant bed.
1977 - Ants die.
2007 - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Homeland Security, and FBI called Johnny is charged with domestic terrorism. The FBI investigates parents; siblings are removed from home; computers confiscated. Johnny's dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.

Scenario: Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Heather. Heather hugs him to comfort him.
1977 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2007 - Heather is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces three years in state prison. Johnny undergoes five years of therapy.

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		I-90/I-94 DAN RYAN EXWY INBOUND Jam Factor 5 - Incidents 3 (Moderate) I-90/I-94 Dan Ryan Exwy INBOUND from I-57/Bishop Ford Frwy to I-90 Chicago Skyway

		I-90 JANE ADDAMS TOLLWAY OUTBOUND Jam Factor 5 - Incidents 2 (Moderate) I-90 Jane Addams Tollway OUTBOUND from Boone/Mchenry County Line to I-39 (NP)

		I-90/I-94 DAN RYAN EXWY OUTBOUND Jam Factor 4 - Incidents 4 (Moderate) I-90/I-94 Dan Ryan Exwy OUTBOUND from I-90 Chicago Skyway to I-57/Bishop Ford Frwy

		I-90/I-94 DAN RYAN EXWY INBOUND Jam Factor 4 - Incidents 3 (Moderate) I-90/I-94 Dan Ryan Exwy INBOUND from I-57/Bishop Ford Frwy to I-290 Eisenhower Exwy

		I-80/I-94 KINGERY EXWY EASTBOUND Jam Factor 4 - Incidents 0 () I-80/I-94 Kingery Exwy EASTBOUND from I-294 Tri-State Tollway/I-94 Bishop Ford Frwy/IL-394 to Illinois State Line

		I-90 JANE ADDAMS TOLLWAY INBOUND Jam Factor 3 - Incidents 4 (Moderate) I-90 Jane Addams Tollway INBOUND from Mchenry/Boone County Line to IL-31

		I-80/I-94 KINGERY EXWY WESTBOUND Jam Factor 3 - Incidents 0 () I-80/I-94 Kingery Exwy WESTBOUND from Illinois State Line to I-294 Tri-State Tollway/I-94 Bishop Ford Frwy/IL-394

		I-80/I-94 BORMAN EXWY WESTBOUND Jam Factor 3 - Incidents 0 () I-80/I-94 Borman Exwy WESTBOUND from I-65 (#12) to Illinois State Line

		I-90 JANE ADDAMS TOLLWAY INBOUND Jam Factor 2 - Incidents 6 (Moderate) I-90 Jane Addams Tollway INBOUND from Mchenry/Boone County Line to I-294 Tri-State Tollway

		I-90/I-94 DAN RYAN EXWY OUTBOUND Jam Factor 2 - Incidents 4 (Moderate) I-90/I-94 Dan Ryan Exwy OUTBOUND from I-290 Eisenhower Exwy to I-57/Bishop Ford Frwy

		I-90 JANE ADDAMS TOLLWAY OUTBOUND Jam Factor 2 - Incidents 3 (Moderate) I-90 Jane Addams Tollway OUTBOUND from I-294 Tri-State Tollway to Mchenry/Boone County Line

		I-94/I-294 TRI-STATE TOLLWAY SOUTHBOUND Jam Factor 2 - Incidents 2 (Moderate) I-94/I-294 Tri-State Tollway SOUTHBOUND from I-55 Stevenson Exwy to I-80

		I-94 OUTBOUND Jam Factor 2 - Incidents 2 (Moderate) I-94 Outbound from I-290 Eisenhower Exwy to I-94 Bishop Ford Frwy/Kingery Exwy

		I-90 JANE ADDAMS TOLLWAY OUTBOUND Jam Factor 2 - Incidents 2 (Moderate) I-90 Jane Addams Tollway OUTBOUND from IL-31 to Mchenry/Boone County Line

		I-190 O'HARE ACCESS EXWY OUTBOUND Jam Factor 2 - Incidents 1 (Moderate) I-190 O'Hare Access Exwy OUTBOUND from I-90 Kennedy Exwy to O'Hare Airport

		I-94 EDENS EXWY INBOUND Jam Factor 2 - Incidents 0 () I-94 Edens Exwy INBOUND from IL-58/Dempster St (#37) to I-90 Kennedy Exwy

		I-94 BISHOP FORD FRWY INBOUND Jam Factor 2 - Incidents 0 () I-94 Bishop Ford Frwy INBOUND from I-80/I-294/IL-394 Kingery Exwy/Tri-State Tollway to I-57/Dan Ryan Exwy

		I-90 JANE ADDAMS TOLLWAY INBOUND Jam Factor 2 - Incidents 0 () I-90 Jane Addams Tollway INBOUND from I-39 (NP) to Boone/Mchenry County Line

		I-80/I-94 BORMAN EXWY EASTBOUND Jam Factor 2 - Incidents 0 () I-80/I-94 Borman Exwy EASTBOUND from Illinois State Line to I-65 (#12)

		I-355 NORTH-SOUTH TOLLWAY SOUTHBOUND Jam Factor 1 - Incidents 6 (Moderate) I-355 North-South Tollway SOUTHBOUND from I-290 Eisenhower Exwy to I-80

		I-355 NORTH-SOUTH TOLLWAY SOUTHBOUND Jam Factor 1 - Incidents 4 (Moderate) I-355 North-South Tollway SOUTHBOUND from I-290 Eisenhower Exwy to Exit to I-88 Reagan Tollway (Southwestside)

		I-355 NORTH-SOUTH TOLLWAY NORTHBOUND Jam Factor 1 - Incidents 4 (Moderate) I-355 North-South Tollway NORTHBOUND from I-80 to I-290 Eisenhower Exwy

		I-94/I-294 TRI-STATE TOLLWAY SOUTHBOUND Jam Factor 1 - Incidents 2 (Moderate) I-94/I-294 Tri-State Tollway SOUTHBOUND from Wisconsin State Line to I-94 Bishop Ford Frwy/Kingery Exwy

		I-90 JANE ADDAMS TOLLWAY INBOUND Jam Factor 1 - Incidents 2 (Moderate) I-90 Jane Addams Tollway INBOUND from IL-31 to I-294 Tri-State Tollway

		I-355 NORTH-SOUTH TOLLWAY SOUTHBOUND Jam Factor 1 - Incidents 2 (Moderate) I-355 North-South Tollway SOUTHBOUND from I-55 Stevenson Exwy to I-80

		I-355 NORTH-SOUTH TOLLWAY NORTHBOUND Jam Factor 1 - Incidents 2 (Moderate) I-355 North-South Tollway NORTHBOUND from I-55 Stevenson Exwy to Exit to I-88 Reagan Tollway (Southwestside)

		I-355 NORTH-SOUTH TOLLWAY NORTHBOUND Jam Factor 1 - Incidents 2 (Moderate) I-355 North-South Tollway NORTHBOUND from Exit to I-88 Reagan Tollway (Southwestside) to I-290 Eisenhower Exwy

		I-94/I-294 TRI-STATE TOLLWAY SOUTHBOUND Jam Factor 1 - Incidents 1 (Moderate) I-94/I-294 Tri-State Tollway SOUTHBOUND from I-294 Tri-State Tollway to I-94 Bishop Ford Frwy/Kingery Exwy

		I-94/I-294 TRI-STATE TOLLWAY NORTHBOUND Jam Factor 1 - Incidents 1 (Moderate) I-94/I-294 Tri-State Tollway NORTHBOUND from I-94 Bishop Ford Frwy/Kingery Exwy to Wisconsin State Line

		I-94 INBOUND Jam Factor 1 - Incidents 1 (Moderate) I-94 INBOUND from I-94 Bishop Ford Frwy/Kingery Exwy to I-290 Eisenhower Exwy

		I-90 JANE ADDAMS TOLLWAY OUTBOUND Jam Factor 1 - Incidents 1 (Moderate) I-90 Jane Addams Tollway OUTBOUND from I-294 Tri-State Tollway to IL-31

		I-57 NORTHBOUND Jam Factor 1 - Incidents 1 (Moderate) I-57 NORTHBOUND from Kankakee/Will County Line to I-94 Bishop Ford Frwy

		I-57 NORTHBOUND Jam Factor 1 - Incidents 1 (Moderate) I-57 NORTHBOUND from I-80 Moline Exwy (#345) to I-94 Bishop Ford Frwy

		I-94/I-294 TRI-STATE TOLLWAY SOUTHBOUND Jam Factor 1 - Incidents 0 () I-94/I-294 Tri-State Tollway SOUTHBOUND from I-90 Jane Addams Tollway to I-55 Stevenson Exwy

		I-94/I-294 TRI-STATE TOLLWAY NORTHBOUND Jam Factor 1 - Incidents 0 () I-94/I-294 Tri-State Tollway NORTHBOUND from Lake-Cook Rd to IL-60/Townline Rd

		I-94/I-294 TRI-STATE TOLLWAY NORTHBOUND Jam Factor 1 - Incidents 0 () I-94/I-294 Tri-State Tollway NORTHBOUND from I-55 Stevenson Exwy to I-90 Jane Addams Tollway

		I-94 EDENS EXWY OUTBOUND Jam Factor 1 - Incidents 0 () I-94 Edens Exwy OUTBOUND from I-94 Edens Exwy to I-94/I-294 Tri-State Tollway

		I-94 EDENS EXWY INBOUND Jam Factor 1 - Incidents 0 () I-94 Edens Exwy INBOUND from I-94/I-294 Tri-State Tollway to I-90 Kennedy Exwy

		I-94 EDENS EXWY EASTBOUND Jam Factor 1 - Incidents 0 () I-94 Edens Exwy EASTBOUND from I-94/I-294 Tri-State Tollway to I-94 Edens Exwy

		I-94 BISHOP FORD FRWY OUTBOUND Jam Factor 1 - Incidents 0 () I-94 Bishop Ford Frwy OUTBOUND from I-57/Dan Ryan Exwy to I-80/I-294/IL-394 Kingery Exwy/Tri-State Tollway

		I-90/I-94 DAN RYAN EXWY OUTBOUND Jam Factor 1 - Incidents 0 () I-90/I-94 Dan Ryan Exwy OUTBOUND from Local/Express Split-Merge (North) to Local/Express Split-Merge (South)

		I-90/I-94 DAN RYAN EXWY OUTBOUND Jam Factor 1 - Incidents 0 () I-90/I-94 Dan Ryan Exwy OUTBOUND from I-290 Eisenhower Exwy to I-55 Stevenson Exwy

		I-90/I-94 DAN RYAN EXWY INBOUND Jam Factor 1 - Incidents 0 () I-90/I-94 Dan Ryan Exwy INBOUND from Local/Express Split-Merge (South) to Local/Express Split-Merge (North)

		I-90/I-94 DAN RYAN EXWY INBOUND Jam Factor 1 - Incidents 0 () I-90/I-94 Dan Ryan Exwy INBOUND from I-55 Stevenson Exwy to I-290 Eisenhower Exwy

		I-90 INDIANA TOLL RD EASTBOUND Jam Factor 1 - Incidents 0 () I-90 Indiana Toll Rd EASTBOUND from State Line Toll Plaza to I-65/US-12/US-20 (#17)

		I-90 CHICAGO SKYWAY INBOUND Jam Factor 1 - Incidents 0 () I-90 Chicago Skyway INBOUND from Illinois State Line to I-94 Dan Ryan Exwy

		I-88 REAGAN TOLLWY WESTBOUND Jam Factor 1 - Incidents 0 () I-88 Reagan Tollwy WESTBOUND from I-355 North-South Tollway to Aurora Toll Plaza

		I-88 REAGAN TOLLWY WESTBOUND Jam Factor 1 - Incidents 0 () I-88 Reagan Tollwy WESTBOUND from I-290 Eisenhower Exwy to Aurora Toll Plaza

		I-88 REAGAN TOLLWY EASTBOUND Jam Factor 1 - Incidents 0 () I-88 Reagan Tollwy EASTBOUND from Aurora Toll Plaza to I-355 North-South Tollway

		I-88 REAGAN TOLLWY EASTBOUND Jam Factor 1 - Incidents 0 () I-88 Reagan Tollwy EASTBOUND from Aurora Toll Plaza to I-290 Eisenhower Exwy

Today	Hi: 59 Lo: 45	Clear
Saturday	Hi: 57 Lo: 47	Sunny
Sunday	Hi: 62 Lo: 49	Partly Cloudy
Monday	Hi: 64 Lo: 51	Slight Chc Showers
Tuesday	Hi: 76 Lo: 56	Mostly Cloudy