As people look ahead to what’s coming up in the new year, 2019 will have more young Illinois children looking back.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
Starting in 2019, Illinois drivers must put children under 2 in rear-facing car seats or face fine
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In a recent Forbes list, Illinois was listed as one of the top states likely to legalize marijuana in the coming year.
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In a recent Forbes list, Illinois was listed as one of the top states likely to legalize marijuana in the coming year.
Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.
15 new Illinois laws for 2019
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More than 200 pieces of legislation were signed into law in 2018 and take effect Jan. 1.
Here are some you should know about:
Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.
Pastrnak, Bruins beat Blackhawks in Winter Classic
January 2, 2019 By Leave a Comment
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — David Pastrnak delivered once again. Patrice Bergeron showed off his all-around game, and Tuukka Rask made a couple of big stops.
Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.
Johnston City Mayor Jim Mitchell dies
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JOHNSTON CITY — According to a Facebook post from his son, the mayor of Johnston City, Jim Mitchell, has died.
Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.
Salukis host Missouri State to open MVC play
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SALUKIS HOST MISSOURI STATE TO OPEN MVC PLAY
The Southern Illinois men’s basketball team opens Missouri Valley Conference play with a home game against Missouri State on Wednesday, January 2, at 7 p.m. in SIU Arena. Special $10 tickets are available in the Dawg Pound while students are on break. The game is the inaugural Mayor’s Cup Challenge. The local community who sells the most tickets wins $500 for a community service project of its choice.
Southern Illinois (7-6, 0-0 MVC) vs. Missouri State (6-7, 0-0 MVC) || Wednesday, January 2 || 7 p.m. || SIU Arena
Southern Illinois (7-6, 0-0 MVC) vs. Missouri State (6-7, 0-0 MVC) || Wednesday, January 2 || 7 p.m. || SIU Arena
Tickets » SIUSalukis.com/tickets or call 877-SALUKIS
Watch » ESPN+ with Darren Kinnard and Mike Trude
Listen » Saluki Sports Network with Mike Reis and Connor Onion (Stream available through TuneIn)
Stats » SIUSalukis.com/MBB/LiveStats
Game Notes » Southern Illinois (PDF)
Press Conference » Watch Coach Hinson’s Press Conference on YouTube
THE RUNDOWN
- Southern Illinois opens Missouri Valley Conference play against Missouri State at 7 p.m. on Wednesday night at SIU Arena.
- Saluki Athletics donated more than 3,500 hours of community service to Carbondale and the surrounding area during Fall 2018, which ranked second in the nation.
- While students are on break, special discounted tickets are available in the Dawg Pound for $10.
- SIU has an active eight-game winning streak against Missouri State, the longest winning streak for either school in the series.
- The last six games in the series have been decided by 10 points or fewer, with two of the last four meetings going to overtime.
- SIU was 7-2 at home vs. MVC teams last season, the program’s best mark since going 8-1 in 2007-08.
- SIU has assisted on 61 percent of its field goals, which ranks 19th nationally.
- Thik Bol has 97 career blocks. With three more blocks, he will become the sixth player in program history to block 100 career shots.
- In the MVC, SIU is…
- 1st in blocks per games (4.3)
- 2nd in 3-point field goal percentage (37.7)
- 3rd in assists/game (15.3)
- 3rd in FG% defense (.417)
- 3rd in scoring defense (68.8)
GAME PREVIEW
- Southern Illinois opens Missouri Valley Conference play against Missouri State at 7 p.m. on Wednesday night at SIU Arena.
- Special $10 tickets are available in the student section during Christmas break–Jan. 2, and Jan. 12.
- Missouri State is 6-0 at home and 0-7 away from Springfield.
- SIU has won two of its last three MVC openers, including last year’s 56-53 win at Northern Iowa.
- Missouri State is led by Tulio Da Silva, who is averaging 16.0 ppg. Jarred Dixon (14.5) and Keandre Cook (13.8) are also averaging double figures.
- Nobody on Missouri State’s roster has started all 13 games.
- KenPom projects an incredibly tight and competitive MVC race, forecasting all 10 teams to finish within five games, ranging from 12-6 to 7-11.
- The game is the inaugural Mayor’s Cup Challenge. The local community who sells the most tickets wins $500 for a community service project of its choice.
Ohio State tops Washington 28-23 in Urban Meyer’s Rose Bowl finale
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Urban Meyer says he decided to end his remarkable coaching career at Ohio State partly because of the stress inherent in this high-intensity job.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
5 things to know about the Eagles, the Bears’ first playoff opponent
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The Bears will take on the defending Super Bowl champion Eagles in an NFC playoff game at 3:40 p.m. Sunday at Soldier Field. Here are five things to know about the Eagles as the Bears prepare for their first postseason game in eight years.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
Pastor Rick Warren: Faith Helps You Focus Your Goals
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Faith Helps You Focus Your Goals
By Rick Warren
“God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams!” (Ephesians 3:20 The Message).
- You need to set goals because it is a spiritual responsibility.
If you don’t have goals for your life, you have already decided to let other people run your life. When you don’t decide in advance what’s important, you’re letting other people decide. You end up wasting your life, because you haven’t clarified how you want to grow as a follower of Christ.
The Bible says that to be spiritually mature, you have to set your goals and move toward them as you keep your eyes focused on them.
“I have not yet reached my goal, and I am not perfect. But Christ has taken hold of me. So I keep on running and struggling to take hold of the prize . . . I run toward the goal, so that I can win the prize of being called to heaven. This is the prize that God offers because of what Christ Jesus has done. All of us who are mature should think in this same way” (Philippians 3:12, 14-15 CEV).
- You need to set goals because they are statements of faith.
If you’re a believer in Jesus Christ and you set a goal, you’re saying, “I believe that God wants me to accomplish this by this time. This is what I believe God is going to do in my life.”
Goals aren’t just a statement of faith. They stretch your faith. The bigger your goal, the more your faith will be stretched. And that pleases God.
Ephesians 3:20 says, “God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams!” (The Message).
- You need to set goals because they focus your energy.
Focus is the key to an effective life. If you spread your energy out and diffuse it over a whole bunch of things, you’ll make no impact at all. But if you focus your life, it’s going to be powerful, and it will change the world.
You don’t have time to do everything. But here’s the good news: God doesn’t expect you to do everything! The key to being effective in life as a follower of Jesus is to do what matters most and forget everything else. Goals help you maintain that kind of focus.
“I do not run without a goal. I fight like a boxer who is hitting something—not just the air” (1 Corinthians 9:26 NCV).
