What's happening locally this weekend includes pop-up shops, music, golf carts and more.
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Local Life
The Kankakee Kultivators are putting the final touches on the Annual Garden Tour & Faire, happening on June 24.
Various events are taking place this week across Kankakee County to honor Juneteenth.
Summer in Kankakee County is synonymous with live music — and both are making a comeback. Concert series have begun to kick off around the area, and there is something for everyone with the variety of genres.
What's happening locally this weekend includes bikes, wine, yoga and more.
The Kankakee Public Library invites readers to participate in the Adult Summer Reading program, which kicked off Monday and is running until Saturday, July 10. The library will be offering two different ways to participate and win.
Life Editor Taylor Leddin's weekly column:
Our work night at daughter Susan’s house last week proved to be a success.
I enjoy discovering secret information — stuff most people don’t know about. And I love spreading the word. For example, my supermarket, similar to most, offers a rain check if they run out of a product that is on sale.
Dear Jill: I have read a recent column of yours regarding whether it is worth spending more for quality products. Could you expand a discussion of this to nongrocery items?
It is 4:45 a.m., and my husband, Joe, just left for work. Sons Benjamin and Joseph left before that.
Tinker Parker shares the go-to local eateries for Father's Day.
Pet of the Week
5 Things
Our work night at daughter Susan’s house last week proved to be a success.
The most important thing you can do to make your personal economy strong is to have an umbrella — a rainy-day fund with at least enough money to pay all of your bills for at least three months without a paycheck. Call it $10,000.
Secretly, I feel like a genius when I discover a secondary use for this or that. You’re going to feel like a genius, too, once you read today’s tips from ingenious readers.
Learn how to make the best possible packing list to prepare you for your next vacation.
St. Rose of Lima Chapel, 486 W. Merchant St., Kankakee, is holding a garage sale inside and under the canopy on June 25 and 26. Read more
Our Savior Lutheran holding rummage and bake sale.
The Daily Journal invites area churches to send in news for publication. Brief items are published each Thursday and Church Scroll typically appears the first Thursday of the month. Read more
Books
Lia Smietanski, of Bradley, graduated from the Interdisciplinary Honors Program at Loyola University, Chicago, summa cum laude, with a double major in political science and economics. She received the Nick and Loretta Feller Scholarship for graduating with the highest cumulative GPA in the P… Read more
Dennis and Nancy (Cushman) Rabe, of Bourbonnais, are celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary with a family dinner. The couple was married June 24, 1956, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Watseka. Read more
Richard and Lucy Nelson, of Kenosha Wis., formerly of Kankakee, celebrated their 50th anniversary with a gathering at Lills Park in Bradley. Nelson and the former Lucy Raymer were married June 12, 1971, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Kankakee. Read more
Douglas and Martha (Marti) Gainer, of Bradley, are celebrating their 50th anniversary. They were married June 11, 1971, in Grand Ledge, Mich. Read more
Several local students were awarded degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, including:
Several local students were awarded degrees from Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, including:
Several local students received degrees from the University of Illinois Springfield, including:
Watseka Community High School’s second semester high honors and honor roll:
- Clean ‘em out, and move ahead
- Tips to keep your house cool on a budget
- Study explores memory benefits of nicotine
- A foolproof plan for saving $10,000
- Landlord mother dragged into bitter breakup
- Ingenious ways to beat frustration and save money, too
- Alternative treatments exist to treat impotence
- Gadgets that can help older golfers
- Wedding plans cover almost everything
- Quality over price – the argument continues
- Secret insider-savings info
- Put your education first
- The frugal lifestyle
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