(Photo By Flickr User zombieite) When you’re working toward important financial goals, every penny counts. Yet even the most careful savers are often unaware of some sneaky budget-drainers that may be occurring on a regular basis. To help cut down on expenses, here are six ways to plug some of the leaks in your…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Naval Surface Warriors) A $7 million Ronald McDonald House will be built in Central Illinois. The Journal Star reports that Peoria officials hope to break ground on the project in September. The building will be located near OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois and UnityPoint Health-Methodist. It’ll feature 22 bedrooms for…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Awilda Ortiz) “Who wants to enjoy full-length, family films on Monday evenings at the Glen Oak Amphitheater?” If you are interested in this upcoming event, join in with Glen Oak Park as they celebrate the Summer with Family Flicks! Family Flicks 2018 Schedule: Monday, June 11th – Despicable…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Thomas Helbig) A founding member of the Grammy-winning gospel group the Blind Boys of Alabama has died. Clarence Fountain was 88. Fountain died Sunday in a hospital in Baton Rouge, LA, where he had been taken on last Friday, manager Charles Driebe of Atlanta, GA said in an email Monday.…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Disney | ABC Television Group) Katherine Johnson, the NASA mathematician whose calculations helped bring Apollo astronauts back to Earth, is being honored at her alma mater with a bronze statue and a scholarship in her time. According to The Associated Press & WICS-TV, West Virginia State University says a dedication…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Pictures Of Money) Back in January, you may have been one of many who set some financial resolutions for 2018. In fact, each year, one-third of Americans resolve to save more, spend less or get out of debt. Now that we’re halfway through the year, this is a good time…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Jeremy Wilburn) According to The Associated Press & WGEM-TV, the Illinois State Museum-Dickson Mounds of Lewistown, IL, is offering a series of nature adventure days for kids each Wednesday in June in western Illinois. A variety of outdoor adventures and hands-on learning will be offered, including hiking, nature observation, wildlife…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Justin Sloan) “Attention, attention, The First ladies are getting their own day in the Illinois State Capital! According to The Associated Press and WGEM-TV, The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, IL, is celebrating the lives of the first ladies of Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses Grant, Ronald Reagan, and…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Alpharetta CVB) “Chambana Area rejoice, the 2018 CU StreetFest is back!” Are you ready to take a 1-Tank Trip to Champaign-Urbana, IL? Join in for live local music in the streets of Downtown Champaign. Enjoy local food and drinks available from favorite downtown establishments and listen to some great CU talent.…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Cindy Schultz) Flowers are blooming, birds are singing, cars are zooming, and graduation caps are flying! Each spring, 3.5 million U.S. young people graduate from high school. Nearly 3 million more receive an associate’s or bachelor’s degree. With the celebration comes a painful reality: Today, the average college graduate owes…… MORE
