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CHICAGO (AP) — A fast-moving winter storm was expected to blanket much of the central Midwest with snow on Sunday at the end of the Thanksgiving weekend, grounding hundreds of flights and forcing the closure of part of a major highway on one of the busiest travel days of the year.
Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.
Shoppers heading online to purchase holiday gifts will find they’re being charged sales tax at some websites where they weren’t before. The reason: the Supreme Court
Here’s the link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.
Thousands of fellow police officers, and friends and family members of slain Chicago police Officer Samuel Jimenez waited in line under a heated tent on a cold and snowy Sunday to attend his wake less than a week after the young officer was killed by a gunman at a Near South Side hospital.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
Ever feel the world offers nothing but bad news? Please let us show you the other side of the coin
Here’s a link to the editorial at the Chicago Tribune.
Thanksgiving seemed to be getting away from the Bears. When Lions running back LeGarrette Blount plowed through a normally rigid defense for a 4-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter Thursday, the fuel light seemed to illuminate.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
Armon Fletcher is thankful to be back on the court again, and SIU’s men’s basketball team is glad its best player is looking more like himself.
Here’s a link to the story.
CHRISTOPHER — Thompsonville pressed Christopher from the tip-off stealing the ball twice on in-bounds passes to take an 11-0 lead and never looked back to beat the defending champion Bearcats 53-33, and win its first title at the 44th annual Christopher boys basketball Turkey Tournament on Saturday.
Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.
The end of a record-breaking game that many people missed late Saturday night went a bit further in shaking up the playoff landscape.
Here’s a link to the story at St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Like a basketball player who mistakenly shoots into his own basket and scores points for the opposing team, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York has inadvertently backed President Trump’s accurate contention that there are liberal judges appointed by Democrats and conservative judges appointed by Republicans who rule differently on cases.
Here’s a link to the editorial at Fox News.
By Rick Warren
“Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway” (Proverbs 8:34 NIV).
God blesses those who meet with him daily.
The Bible says, “Blessed are those who listen to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway” (Proverbs 8:34 NIV).
You don’t have to spend hours with God every day, but you do need to spend five, 10, or 15 minutes every day with him. Put it on your calendar and give that commitment the time it deserves.
What do you do during this daily time with God? Sit quietly and let God talk to you. Read his Word. Review devotionals like this. Pray about what’s going on in your life and the lives of others you care about. Talk to God like you’re talking to a friend—because you are.
But more than anything else, it’s about listening. Let God speak to you.
It doesn’t matter whether you spend time with God in the morning, the afternoon, or the evening. The important part is that you do it. Make it a regular habit of your life.
God will bless your commitment.
