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The 2019 Watseka High School Athletic Booster Club is hosting their annual pork burger scrimmage night on Aug. 23.
The Watseka high school golf teams conducted their first week of practice at Shewami this week.
Many schools around the area began their first official day of practice on Aug. 12. Among those practicing was the Watseka Warriors’ soccer team.
This weekend, the Chicago Bears wrapped up their annual 18 day practice camp at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais.
On Aug. 3, the Watseka Park District kicked off it’s soccer season.
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An Iroquois County judge set bond at $1 million for a Sheldon man charged with first degree murder.
Business name: Berry’s Processing
Business name: Watseka Family Table Restaurant
As of July 1 Buckley State Bank has named Jacqueline J Weber as president.
Business name: Kingdon’s Home Center
Business name: Robert Davis & Son, Inc.
CARBONDALE — The U.S. government’s massive effort to count every person in the country won’t officially begin until next spring. But regional officials have already been meeting for months to strategize ways to encourage Southern Illinoisans to participate.
AURORA — A patriotic message has been removed from an electronic message board outside of Plank Junior High School in Oswego after School District 308 received complaints about it.
KILDEER — Carolyn Gable learned the joy of giving early.
MOLINE — Change is coming ... or maybe it isn't.
MOLINE — Change is coming ... or maybe it isn't.
To the editor,
Pritzker Dancing on the Backs of Struggling Illinoisans
I have the good luck to spend part of the winter in Arizona, specifically Cave Creek, a small town located ten miles north of Phoenix. There’s only one major thoroughfare, the four-lane Cave Creek Highway, which is essentially Main Street. It runs into Carefree, a city of similar size, but i…
To the Editor,
Are you planning to retire within the next 10 to 15 years? If so, are you ready to take retirement preparedness to the next level?
Retirement is no longer an abstract concept when you reach your 50s. It's important to take a closer look at your financial plans now, while you have time to make any corrections. Consider these five steps to ensure the retirement of your dreams – or at least avoid the retirement of your nightmares.
1. Outline Your Retirement Goals – What do you really want to do when you retire? Buy a retirement home on the beach? Travel abroad? Start an expensive hobby? It's time to figure out how to pay for those goals.
Lay out your primary retirement goals and estimate the major expenses associated with them. Place those expenses on a timeline spread throughout your retirement. You now have an estimate of how your cash flow needs will change because of your retirement plans.
2. Rethink Your Expenses –</...
What's Holding Up Your Retirement Savings? It's You.
Imagine an online offer for a restaurant chain that is so tempting it sells out in one second. That actually happened with the return of the Olive Garden's Never Ending Pasta Pass.
The original Never Ending Pasta Pass in 2014 was so popular that it crashed Olive Garden's website, and the passes sold out within 45 minutes. In 2017, with improved website capabilities, the 22,000 passes sold out in one second after going on sale, while the limited Annual Pasta Passes offered in 2018 also sold out in one second. This year, Olive Garden released 24,000 passes at 2pm ET on Thursday, August 15th, 2019 — and for the first time there were 50 Lifetime Pasta Passes available, too. All the passes sold out within a second.
What makes this deal so popular? For one thing, it is a spectacular deal for regular patrons of the Olive Garden. In essence, it is the Never Ending Pasta Bowl extended over multiple visits for a limited period of time — unlimited pasta bowls sprea...
Enjoy Yourself More, Spend Less
If you can get something either with or without a fee, why would you ever pay the fee? Unless you just enjoy throwing money away, you'd have to get something of value in return to justify the fees.
A recent survey from Discover, a major issuer of no-fee credit cards, investigated fees and their effects on credit card usage. The survey showed that consumers with no-annual-fee credit cards were twice as likely to be satisfied with their card than consumers with annual-fee cards (70% to 35%) – suggesting that consumers aren't getting a sufficient return for the fees that they pay.
Surveys typically show that between two-thirds and three-quarters of credit cards don't charge annual fees. According to the How To Evaluate A Credit Card Offer
Whether you are sending your kids off to kindergarten or to college, back-to-school time means a serious dent in your wallet. With some planning, however, you can limit the size of that dent. Here are some helpful hints:
- Set A Budget – As with any shopping run, if you do not make a list and do not have a budget, you are very likely to spend more than you intended. Research prices online or in stores before you start.
Use the budget as an opportunity to discuss priorities with your kids – if they want a particularly expensive or trendy backpack or shoes, they can help decide where the money can be saved in other supplies to pay for their indulgence. - Track Sales Early – Back-To-School sales certainly help, but if you keep an eye out for extraordinary deals on basic supplies during off-seasons and clearances you can save significant...
Five Fun Financial Facts: Back To School - #1 of 5
Who doesn't love cash back rewards? We all enjoy the feeling of getting something back with our purchases, and credit card companies know this. They offer rewards programs as incentives – and a recent survey from CreditCards.com shows that cash back programs are the most attractive variety.
Almost one-third (31%) of survey respondents chose 3% cash back on all purchases as their preferred option. That's nearly double the percentage that preferred a $500 sign-up bonus (17%) or an eighteen-month 0% intro APR on purchases (14%). Cash back was preferred almost three-to-one over a 21-month 0% intro APR period on balance transfers or a $1,200 sign-up bonus good for airfare and hotel usage. Check out our list of cash back credit card offers.
However, rewards come at a price. Cr...
Millions Of Americans Using Outdated Credit Cards
There are several well-known factors that contribute to aging: smoking, stress, sun exposure and genetics, among them. But what you may not realize is what you put on your plate can also cause you to look beyond your year.
It can sometimes be difficult to get kids outdoors for exercise when the weather is harsh, says Jennifer Jewell, a physical therapist in Jefferson Township. That’s one of the main reasons she enrolled her three children in the iXL Rehab, Exercise and Wellness Center’s Excel Sports Performance youth camp.
While eating meatless has an array of health benefits and even significantly reduces your carbon footprint, there is undoubtedly a price you pay cutting out meat. Vegetarians and vegans commonly struggle with making up these crucial nutrients and vitamins.
Summer vacation is well under way, and with a lack of recess and physical education, parents may be looking for different ways to get kids outside and staying active. A great way to keep children from becoming couch potatoes for three months is to go for a hike.
Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is caused when an individual witnesses or experiences a tragic event. Though they may not surface for months or years, symptoms include sleeplessness, depression, a heightened state of anxiety, flashbacks to the event and avoidance of places, people or activities that are reminders of the trauma. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), 7.7 million adults in the U.S. live with PTSD, though women are more likely to develop this condition.
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More than a dozen people were arrested for things like disorderly conduct and unlawful use of a weapon in Portland, Oregon, during what the police chief described as a “long and arduous day” of competing protests. (August 17)
Rankings for hard-cover books sold in Southern California, as reported by selected book stores: ___ Nonfiction 1."Educated," by Tara Westover (Random House: $28) A young woman raised without schooling by survivalists describes her path to Cambridge University. 2."The Pioneers," by David McCullough (Simon & Schuster: $30) The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian rediscovers the settling of the ...
DON'T MISS: "13 Reasons Why" - Season 3 of the controversial drama series whisks viewers back to Liberty High School, where there's never a shortage of secrets, lies and unbearable teen angst. Eight months after preventing Tyler from committing an unthinkable act at the Spring Fling, Clay, Tony, Jessica, Alex, Justin and Zach find ways to shoulder the burden of the cover-up together while ...
SEATTLE - Angie Mentink was already a trailblazer, so it's only fitting she played for the Silver Bullets, the professional women's baseball team that played around the country from 1994-97. In high school, she played football, and in college, she helped start the Washington softball program, becoming the team's first big star. But the dream for Mentink, known as Angie Marzetta as a Husky, was ...
BALTIMORE - In the trailer for the upcoming Harriet Tubman biopic "Harriet," the abolitionist, played by actress Cynthia Erivo, is seen carrying and firing a firearm in multiple scenes. Here, she's shooting a handgun as she flees on the back of a horse. There, she's pointing it at a threat as she shelters a girl in her arms. Over there, she's aiming a long gun and leading a pack of Union ...
Country Theatre Workshop presents its final show of the season,
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The Ford-Iroquois Retired Teachers Association will meet at 11 a.m. Aug. 28 at Monical’s, 500 W. Ottawa Road, Paxton. This will feature a pizza buffet for those attending.
