Obituaries for Lyle Miner, Carolyn Staats.… MORE
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Obituaries: Keeley
Obituary for Oleta Keeley… MORE
Tax Tip 2017: Itemizing vs. The Standard Deduction
Here’s a quick checklist that can help you decide if it is better to itemize, or take the standard deduction on Schedule A of your tax return:… MORE
Obituaries: Hughes, Koehl
Obituaries for Dana Hughes and Doris Koehl… MORE
Obituaries: Bell
Obituary for Victor Bell… MORE
Obituaries: Metz
Obituary for Lorena Mae Metz… MORE
Obituary: Barrett
CHENOA – Taylor William “Bill” Barrett, 77 of Chenoa, passed away at 1:35am, Friday, February 3, 2017 at Pontiac Healthcare and Rehab, Pontiac. His Funeral service will be 11 a.m., Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chenoa, with Pastor Jeremy Latzke officiating. Interment will follow in Chenoa Twp. Cemetery, Chenoa. Visitation…… MORE
Obituaries: Branz, Haag, Stow
Obituaries for Eleanor Branz, Mary Haag, and Leona Stow… MORE
Obituary: Taylor
CULLOM – Diana Sue Taylor, 72, of Cullom passed away at 5:30 am on Thursday, February 2, 2017 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, February 6, 2017 at Cullom United Methodist Church. A visitation will be held from 2:00 to 5:00 pm on…… MORE
Obituary: Haag
CULLOM – Mary Alice Haag, 97, of Cullom, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 11 a.m. at Evenglow Inn in Pontiac. Her funeral will be held on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at 11 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Cullom. A visitation will be held on Friday from 4 p.m. till 7 p.m. at…… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…