Kristen Slangerup has heard about people getting a new perspective on life after a near-death experience. ...READ MORE

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“If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you.” — A. A. Milne ...READ MORE

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Super Bowl Sunday is this coming Sunday. Will it be the Kansas City Chiefs or San Francisco 49ers? I’m placing my nickel on the 49ers this year — good defense. ...READ MORE

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The holiday season is a time of giving, but for Joe Hayward the giving season is year-round. Hayward, 83, of St. Anne, hand makes wooden toy pick-up trucks, tank trucks and car roadsters. ...READ MORE

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“Tomorrow, is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one.” ― Brad Paisley ...READ MORE

It doesn’t seem possible to be writing about Christmas so soon. After all, some of us, me included, are creating new ways to prepare leftover turkey. ...READ MORE

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The residents of Kankakee’s Riverview Historic District welcome visitors to their unique corner of the world during the 32nd annual holiday house walk from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. this coming Sunday. ...READ MORE

“Frozen 2” picks up where the original “Frozen” left off. For those unfamiliar with the film, I highly recommend it. ...READ MORE

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