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2 months ago | daily-journal.com | Tiffany Blanchette

The New Jerusalem Seventh-day Adventist Church in Bradley will be holding its annual Community Guest Day at 11 a.m. on March 29.
Illinois students remain at or above national average

Feb 4, 2025 | daily-journal.com | Peter Hancock

SPRINGFIELD — Fourth- and eighth-grade students in Illinois generally scored as well or better than the national average in reading and math, according to results of the latest round of national test results. But their scores remain below pre-pandemic levels and, in the case of reading, continue to decline steadily.
23 easy ways to save $5 a day

Feb 3, 2025 | daily-journal.com | Mary Hunt

Saving money doesn’t have to require becoming a miser or even erasing all the fun from your life. In fact, there are so many ways you can choose to not spend just $5 every day — and instead hide that money away in a safe place. It’s about sidestepping sneaky little expenses that can add up faster than loads of dirty dishes after a big Thanksgiving feast if we’re not paying attention!BREW YOUR OWN COFFEEYour kitchen is a coffee shop waiting to happen.
Spizzirri keeps helping reptiles

Feb 3, 2025 | daily-journal.com | Stephanie Markham

Niko Spizzirri is making moves to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome more reptiles. The Momence resident, who operates Spizzirri Reptile Rescue & Rehabilitation from his home, took in about 132 surrendered reptiles and facilitated 52 adoptions in the past year. Spizzirri has made some renovations as well, the biggest one being making his bathroom ADA accessible for visitors to the rescue. Animal habitats are also being upgraded and reorganized, which he hopes to have completed in the spring.
Frankfort man, woman killed in Will County crash involving garbage truck

Feb 3, 2025 | daily-journal.com | Felix Sarver

A Frankfort man and woman were identified as the people who were killed in a three-vehicle crash near Peotone involving a garbage truck. Richard Wayt, 77, and Kathleen Wayt, 63, were pronounced dead at 12:15 p.m. on Thursday following a crash in Peotone Township, according to the Will County Coroner’s Office. The crash involved two passenger vehicles and one garbage truck. The crash occurred at U.S. Route 45, south of Offner Road, which is northwest of Peotone and southwest of Manhattan.
CAIN: Thinking about that crumb trail I leave behind each day

Feb 1, 2025 | daily-journal.com | Lonny Cain

Every week I drag part of my life story to the curb. Want to know more about me? Then join me at the end of my driveway on Tuesday night. That’s when I roll out a large trash container, often with only one tightly closed plastic bag. (“How embarrassing,” my wife jokes. “We’re not making enough garbage.”)Wednesday is garbage day. It waits at the curb. Someone else’s problem now. Ha. But there’s more to it than that. Like I said, those containers tell a story.
JACKSON: News ingestion has become a chore

Feb 1, 2025 | daily-journal.com | Ron Jackson

There is nothing like making a good decision and being reminded how good it was. The positive reinforcement is becoming a regular thing. Since age 12, news consumption has been as important to me as any body organ. Mainly, my source of infusion came via newspapers. The kind you could hold, fold, swat flies, put it away and pick up again. And after it was no longer relevant, you could find several other uses for it. National, regional or local news, it didn’t matter. I preferred newspapers over books.
Male Sports Citizen of the Year 2024: Barry Bauer

Feb 1, 2025 | daily-journal.com | Mason Schweizer

As his years at Watseka High School have continued to pile up, longtime athletic director, girls basketball and softball coach and PE teacher Barry Bauer has seen it more times than he can remember. “I see a lot of coaches, every time they get out, what do they always say when they stop? They want to spend more time with their family,” Bauer said. Bauer, who is dipping his toe into retirement as a PE teacher after this year, isn’t beginning retirement for that reason.
Axe throwing biz for sale

Feb 1, 2025 | daily-journal.com | Lee Provost

KANKAKEE — A popular and very much unique Kankakee-based business is up for sale, and current ownership is seeking someone with a eye for hitting the bullseye. The Splitting Targets ownership group has announced it is seeking to move on from the “debt free and profitable” business that opened in mid-2021. The three-person ownership group explained it simply wants to get out of the bar business. They are seeking $150,000. Splitting Targets is at 245 S.