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Hey Illinois residents, it's time to vote!

Illinois residents are getting a chance to vote online for the state reptile and the state amphibian. Illinois Lt. Gov. Patrick Quinn and the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago have teamed up to offer up three candidates for state reptile and three candidates for state amphibian.

Your choices for state amphibian are the gray tree frog, the Eastern tiger salamander and the American toad. The choices for state reptile are the Eastern box turtle, common garter snake and the painted turtle.

I voted for the American toad and the Eastern box turtle. Many an American toad spent time on the front porch of our farmhouse near Brighton, and I have seen many an Eastern box turtle sitting on a log on my bicycle rides in Illinois.

If you plan on voting in this election, you better hurry. The deadline is Dec. 31.

Roger 0 comments 11:19 AM