Over 50 with zero retirement savings?
If you’re in your 50s and 60s with no retirement savings in sight, you’re far from alone. According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Survey of Income and Program Participation, 49% of adults 55-66 in 2017 had zero personal retirement savings. But just because it’s common doesn’t make it OK – nor is it…
Heritage tractors come together for Half Century of Progress 2023
The Half Century of Progress, which bills itself as the “premier vintage farm show in the U.S.,” celebrated its 10th anniversary Aug. 24-27 in Rantoul, at the former Chanute Air Force Base, now the Rantoul Municipal Airport. The event shows visitors “what farming was like 50 years ago.” The theme this year was “Heritage Tractors,”…
Spiritual gardening
“Your mind is like a piece of land planted with many different kinds of seeds: seeds of joy, peace, mindfulness, understanding and love; seeds of craving, anger, fear, hate and forgetfulness. These wholesome and unwholesome seeds are always there, sleeping in the soil of your mind. The quality of your life depends on the seeds…
Explore Your Community
As events may be canceled or rescheduled at the last moment, please first check with the host or venue when making plans to attend an event. “Here I Have Lived: Home in Illinois” Through Jan. 21, 2024. Explore stories of home. Visitors can connect through artifacts, videos and interactive features and learn how people have…
Exploring Lebanon, full of surprises
When you travel to Lebanon to experience its history and culture, you don’t need a passport or plane reservations – that is if you head to the town 86 miles south of Springfield, not the Middle East. Like its namesake, Lebanon, Illinois, long has drawn travelers. Since its founding in 1814, the town of 4,250…
More pickleball courts on the way
The explosion of interest in pickleball in Springfield could see the number of available courts nearly double in the foreseeable future, with the opening of the Premier Pickleball Center late this fall and the possibility of adding a dozen or more outdoor courts at Centennial Park next year. “Springfield’s biggest need has been indoor play…
Always sowing, always growing
Landscape architect Greg Pierceall started designing his “paradise garden” at his home in Springfield after he retired about 10 years ago. A decade later, it is a sight, and a site, to behold. “A stretch of land that goes back 300 feet from my house and was formerly vacant is now filled with hundreds of…
