The Life of Riley: What?'?s New at the IGA?
December 14, 2011By Jerry Riley At the Eureka IGA Citizens Equity First Credit Union (CEFCU) is becoming an active part of the community. OK, they have been there for awhile. On Friday December 16,…
By Jerry Riley At the Eureka IGA Citizens Equity First Credit Union (CEFCU) is becoming an active part of the community. OK, they have been there for awhile. On Friday December 16,…
By Jerry Riley These are innovations to products that mostly didn’t exist, or were in their infancy, when I was in high school (Boy, I am chronologically gifted). The History…
By Jerry Riley I’m really not going to get into how high or low you keep your thermostat. Climate is not under human control (well, not that we know of), so I am going to try…
By Jerry Riley This afternoon someone asked me a simple question, “How are you.” Maybe a meaningless question, but, it got me to thinking. I tend to over-think most things;…
By Jerry Riley In the past few days there has been a lot of discussion, on TV, in the newspapers and on the Internet, of allegations of harassment. Some of it may be off base. I assure…
By Jerry Riley Recently I spent a few days without my home computer. Oh, I had access to the Internet and email from other computers, but had underestimated my reliance of my system…
During the 2023 harvest season, one of Jake Lieb’s tractors quit working. A week later, his combine stopped working, too. Both were new — and he was locked out from making any repairs…
Illinoisans who need a notary public can now access those services online through a new “E-Notary” portal launched by the Secretary of State’s Office. This process is one of…
The Chicago Bears laid out a $3.2 billion plan for a new domed stadium on Chicago’s lakefront on Wednesday, April 24, painting pictures of future Super Bowls and other major public…
Wet fields kept the majority of Illinois farmers from planting for a second consecutive week, but windows for field work will be arriving soon. In addition, the U.S. EPA finally green-lighted…
Third in a series looking at the public funding of sports stadiums in Illinois Pat Quinn was on the ice in 2010 when the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup, and in Houston in 2005 when…
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois continues to suffer from a shortage of teachers and other education professionals, although recent efforts by the state to ease the strain have made an impact….