The Greater International Healing & Deliverance Center will present Women of Excellence Conference 2021 with the theme of "Stepping Into Your Divine Purpose."
Life Stories of Local Interest
Local Life
Our new Life section feature "Best Bets" highlights five local calendar events happening today through Tuesday.
Merchant Street MusicFest returns to downtown Kankakee this Friday and Saturday.
The Ladies of SCORE presented their 20th Debutante Gala in a virtual presentation last month. Debutante Gabrielle Dee was presented.
After 16 months of closure, the Letourneau Home/Museum, a Village of Bourbonnais and Kankakee County historic landmark, will reopen on Sunday, Aug. 1. The home/museum will be open monthly from 1 to 4 p.m. on the first and third Sundays.
Local live music happening this weekend.
Paramount+ offers a wayback trip to the turn of the century. Look for the return of “Behind the Music,” the pop biography series that debuted in 1997. The series applied the “whatever happened to?” approach to musicians and bands both long and recently forgotten. Milli Vanilli, “gone” for so…
What's playing this weekend at Cinemark 10 Movies, Paramount Theatre and Meadowview Theatre.
Local live music happening this weekend.
If you thought the Disney+ reboot “Turner and Hooch” was “back to the future,” perhaps you need a new Delorean. The premium streaming service digs deep into its vault with two golden oldies.
Merchant Street MusicFest returns to downtown Kankakee this Friday and Saturday.
If you care about music, history and American culture, don’t miss the “American Masters” (8 p.m., PBS, TV-14, check local listings) profile “Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away.”
If you plan to travel by air this summer, one thing is for certain: You won’t be alone. The TSA estimated summer air travel is going to break records. Read more
DEAR ABBY: I’m 23 years old and caring for my two grandparents. My dad, their only son, lives with them but avoids them at all costs, no matter how much I beg him to help. Read more
Dear Mary: I found a great deal on a gorgeous couch at an estate sale. It is upholstered in white leather and appears to be new — as if no one ever has sat on it. Priced at $100, you can be sure I grabbed it up fast and brought it home. Read more
Local Faces
View photos of events and awards ceremonies or just familiar faces submitted by our readers and running in Saturday's paper.
Life Editor Taylor Leddin's weekly column:
Tinker Parker visits the new Berry & Butter Café in Bradley (formerly Bill's Diner).
Dear Jill: I’m very angry about the trend to do away with printed ad circulars for grocery stores. I think stores are using the pandemic as an excuse for stopping printing their ads.
July 14 — today our oldest son and fourth child turned 22 years old. How the years fly by. Happy birthday, Benjamin.
What do you associate with the word “generic?” Do the words “inferior” or “tastes like cardboard” come to mind?
Here’s the deal: We either can stick our heads in the sand and pretend nothing has changed, or we can get smart and fight back.
Pet of the Week
5 Things
Dear Mary: I found a great deal on a gorgeous couch at an estate sale. It is upholstered in white leather and appears to be new — as if no one ever has sat on it. Priced at $100, you can be sure I grabbed it up fast and brought it home.
Dear Savvy Senior, I’m 58 years old and working on a plan for my retirement. I’ve read I need to check my Social Security statement every year to validate its accuracy. How do I go about doing this? — Planning Ahead
What might come as a big surprise is these products’ grease and dirt-busting abilities can be used outside the dishwasher in many useful ways.
Beth Randall of Clearing Out the Clutter poses the question: Is being an organized person a hereditary trait?
St. Rose of Lima Chapel, 486 W. Merchant St. in Kankakee, will celebrate its monthly Mass at 6 p.m. on July 30. No reservations are required. Masks are required only for those who are not fully vaccinated. Read more
First Baptist Church of Kankakee at 1756 W. Illinois Route 113, Kankakee will be holding Little Dresses for Africa sewing day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. Read more
New Vision MB Church is hosting a food pantry on Friday and a block party on Saturday. Read more
Books
Rylee Thorson, of St. Anne, earned her Master's Degree in Digital Marketing and Communications from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wis., at the end of the spring semester. She is the daughter of Larry and Denise Thorson, of St. Anne. Read more
Tom and Donna Cirks, of Bourbonnais, are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary with a family trip to Pigeon Forge, Tenn. They were married July 24, 1971, in Olney. Read more
Paul and Patty Cook, of Kankakee, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. They were married July 1, 1961, in New York. Read more
Louis King Sr., of Bourbonnais, will be celebrating his 95th birthday with an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. July 24 at William Latham Community Center in Bourbonnais. The event is being hosted by his family. Read more
Several local students received degrees from Knox College, including:
Kaden Hubly, of Kankakee, has been named to the spring semester dean's list at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio.
Kendall Howard, a sophomore from Bourbonnais, has been named to the spring dean's list at Spring Arbor University in Spring Arbor, Mich.
Emma Blanchette, of Kankakee, a student in University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's school of letters and sciences; Samantha Lexow, of Manhattan, a business student; and Ava Ferrier, of Peotone, a student in the school of the arts, have been named to the spring dean's list at the university.
Weekly Calendar
Find out what’s happening this week in the Kankakee County area with our weekly calendar, including a scavenger hunt, movie nights and more.
- Incredibly simple travel tips to take stress out of flying
- Young adult struggling as a full-time caregiver
- Help! My white leather couch reeks of smoke
- Man's lack of engagement concerns family-to-be
- Tired of online-only ad circulars and QR codes? You’re not alone.
- Why you should create a 'my Social Security account'
- Wife can't convey uncertainty of pregnancy to husband
- Extra money dilemma; should we buy cancer insurance?
- Make an impact with investing?
- 6 generics that are truly a great buy
- Woman continues to hide ex's double life
- Surprising other uses for automatic dishwasher detergent
- Adult son resists rent demands from parents
Local Faces
Reader-submitted photos of local people and events in July.
