Darren E

I asked this question originally in Outdoor Recreation and limited myself to Bloomington, and got no takers.

So, I'll ask it here: Where did you get your photo to go with an Illinois FOID card application? I can't seem to find anyplace that will take one of the proper size. The best I've found are passport photos, which are too large according to the application.

So I'm looking for other FOID possessors to answer: Where and how did you get your photo?

Best answer automatically goes to first who can direct me to a specific place in Bloomington, IL. after I've confirmed it by getting my photo taken/developed. But, if I get no takers on that, best answer to one that can work for me to get mine (without traveling further than Peoria or Decatur.)

Thanks for looking!

I'm assuming it was an actual production revolver.

Anyone know?

OK, so I was visiting the St. Louis Arch a couple of days ago. A sign posted right outside the security xray/metal detector said that knives that were unlawful by Federal law would not be permitted.

On the list was "Kershaw assisted opening knives." These would be the 'speedsafe' variety, like the Ken Onion Chive, Leek, etc. I didn't have it with me that day, but I own a Chive. (They're under 3 inches blade - more a pocketknife than a Buck folder.)

Anyway, I can understand why they wouldn't want knives in the Memorial. (Even though it looked like a 2 inch regular penknife would be fine.)

But can anyone point to where the Kershaw torsion bar blades have somehow been outlawed Federally? Kershaw used to make the point that they were PERFECTLY legal to own (i.e. not a switchblade, not a pushbutton stiletto, etc.)

Thanks for taking the time to look!

I took an early pension distribution last year from a pension account from a former job. It was not rolled over to another account.

I saved enough of the distribution to easily pay the penalty and taxes on my Federal return. I also held out 3% towards state tax in Illinois.

TurboTax tells me that I do not owe any state tax on this distribution. (Actually, it tells me the distribution has been deducted for figuring my Illinois income tax return.) I live in Illinois. I am well under 50 years old, and do not and have not owned a business personally, if either of those are germane. I do have a job, and state income tax was withheld correctly for that job.

Is TurboTax correct?

I am looking for sourced answers, or answers from accountants or other tax professionals who can tell me where in the State of Illinois tax code is the basis of the answer. No best guessed answers, please.

Recently I split the skin of my toe by stubbing it on a doorframe.

I'd like to go swimming (have done so in fact,) but the chlorine irritates the toe and opens the skin. *gross* I could survive not going swimming again until it heals, but a friend suggested that I use a "liquid bandage" on it.

I have seen that most of them are "waterproof." But I'm not sure if that means it'll protect the toe when submersed / when swimming.

Has anyone used this, and gone swimming? And if so, did it keep your wound protected, or did it dissolve away / wear away / whatever it didn't work?

Thanks!