by Chamber | Jul 24, 2024 | Library, Shopping local
Pennies for Potholes By Susan OdumExtension EducatorCommunity & Economic DevelopmentUniversity of Illinois ExtensionThe projects that take place along our major thoroughfares, i.e., our interstate, U.S., and state highways most likely are the result of the...
by Chamber | Jul 24, 2024 | Library, Shopping local
Start Seeing Local By Susan OdumExtension EducatorCommunity & Economic DevelopmentUniversity of Illinois Extension In this season of giving thanks, it is fitting that we “Show Some Love” for our small businesses and entrepreneurs. Our local businesses are a...
by Chamber | Jul 24, 2024 | Library, Shopping local
Maintaining Law and Order By Susan OdumExtension EducatorCommunity & Economic DevelopmentUniversity of Illinois Extension Imagine you are home alone and awakened from your sleep by a noise outside your window. It doesn’t sound like a “ghost” so you rule out...
by Chamber | Jul 24, 2024 | Library, Shopping local
What’s in it for Me? By Susan OdumExtension EducatorCommunity & Economic DevelopmentUniversity of Illinois Extension How does the local population impact you as a resident? The US Census Bureau estimates the per capita income for each county in the US, based...
by Chamber | Jul 24, 2024 | Library, Shopping local
Recycle Your Income By Susan OdumExtension EducatorCommunity & Economic DevelopmentUniversity of Illinois Extension In addition to recycling newspapers, aluminum cans, and plastic bottles, why not recycle your income by buying local whenever possible? When you...
by ChamberData | Jul 23, 2024 | Library, Shopping local
A Vote For Your Community By Susan OdumExtension EducatorCommunity & Economic DevelopmentUniversity of Illinois Extension Buy local can’t be a fad, a gimmick or a resolution that we undertake for a short time then discontinue, like so many New Year’s Resolutions....
