(Photo By Flickr User 401(K) 2012) Chances are you have done most of your holiday shopping by now. While it is fun to give gifts to family and friends, when it is all said and done, many find themselves in the red. The National Retail Federation & WEEK-TV said Americans are spending more money on…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Vaping360) The government’s top doctor is taking aim at the best-selling electronic cigarette brand in the U.S., urging swift action to prevent Juul and similar vaping brands from addicting millions of teenagers. In an advisory, earlier this week, Surgeon General Jerome Adams said parents, teachers, health professionals and government officials…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User sean_hickin) If you still have Christmas shopping to do, this may be the weekend to do it. Retailers have inventory to move, and discounts are growing as Christmas nears. But retailers said a wait-and-see approach means shoppers could not have as big of a selection. “If you’re really interested in…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Ricardo’s Photography) “The most wonderful time of the year………” ………..is just around the corner! With Christmas being the most popular holiday in the United States and one of the most expensive, Americans are projected to spend up to $720 billion over the holiday season this year. The personal-finance website WalletHub, released…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Kay Schlumpf) Newsline: Central Peoria, IL OSF HealthCare has purchased the former Cub Foods store on Peoria’s East Bluff District. According to WEEK-TV, an OSF spokeswoman confirmed the purchase via e-mail last week, and referred to an article in the Peoria Journal Star & pjstar.com for additional details. The newspaper…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User indecisive) A company that’s the largest employer in the small central Illinois village of Gridley has closed because not enough people were buying the cereal it made. The (Bloomington) Pantagraph, WAND-TV, and The Associated Press reports that Kerry, Inc. closed its doors at the end of the day Wednesday. Company…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Miss Shari) Illinois residents could face a higher gas tax after Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel suggested raising the tax rate. According to the Tax Foundation & WAND-TV, Illinois has not raised taxes on gasoline since 1990, but Illinois is still the tenth highest state in the nation for gas prices. Departing…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Steven Depolo) HyVee is partnering with local first responders and Hormel to give away thousands of hams across the Midwest this holiday season. In central Illinois, the former Kroger store on the south side of Peoria will be giving away free hams this Saturday, December 15th. According to WEEK-TV, the promotion…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Scott McLeod) Caterpillar is closing another facility in Illinois. According to WEEK-TV, The company reported to the state that 285 employees will be laid off when their Joliet, IL plant closes next year. “As previously communicated, Caterpillar intends to transition manufacturing currently performed in Joliet to other Caterpillar facilities. We have…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Gage Skidmore) A gift from broadcaster Glenn Beck’s foundation is mean to pay a debt the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum owes. Beck’s Mercury One charity gave ALPLM $50,869, which museum Executive Director Alan Lowe says will go to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation. The private foundation owns the…… MORE
