Gapers Block published from April 22, 2003 to Jan. 1, 2016. The site will remain up in archive form. Please visit Third Coast Review, a new site by several GB alumni.
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Thursday, April 18
While you're celebrating (or getting over last night's celebrating), why not peruse the 300 new laws that go into effect today in Illinois, among them a ban on texting while driving and requiring that flags flown outside of government buildings be American-made.