Category: Local
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Keep the Mortgage or Pay Off the House?
As retirement approaches and you look for ways to save, eliminating your house payment can seem like an obvious choice. But is paying off your mortgage the right answer? Busey’s team of experts say… it depends. Consider your home equity as part of your retirement—and analyze it as such. For example, if your mortgage is… Read more
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Parenthood: The True Costs
As your children move from infancy to adulthood, the rewards of parenthood are plentiful. But what are the costs? Full-time, center-based childcare alone is estimated at $9,589 per child, exceeding the average annual cost of in-state college tuition. Busey Wealth Management provides the tips you need to provide for your children and protect your finances.… Read more
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Parents of the class of 2030: you got this!
Parent of the Class of 2030, YOU GOT THIS! Actually you probably don’t, but that’s okay too. Kindergarten feels-been there, done that and here is what I had to learn the hard way. One day, after the hustle and chaos of a class holiday party our daughter walked out the front door of the school with a… Read more
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Lukachs find normalcy in participating in 5K races
Noah Lukach feels the excitement of the race just like every other 5K participant. Before the pop of the gun signals the beginning of the race, he shares smiles with others, fist bumps his family, and after he crosses the finish line, he is ready to lay down in the grass. Noah began participating in… Read more
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Teaching responsibility at 11
After a long day at an amusement park, the last thing you want to think about is getting up for work the next day. And like any adult who arrives home at 11:30 p.m., my son recognized how tired he was. “We’ll just see how I feel in the morning. If I get up before… Read more
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I’m Writing About Something You Don’t Want To Talk About
The events of this weekend in Charlottesville left my limbs feeling numb and my heart heavy. As I looked at the angry faces of the white men and women carrying tiki torches, I thought, ‘Some of those men and women look just like the people who would live in my town.’ They weren’t just some… Read more
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Mahomet Daily partners with Mahomet Citizen
Community. For me, everything goes back to this one word that holds so many meanings. From the time we moved to Mahomet in 2002, this Mahomet community has grown and changed immensely. And the definition of community within the framework of who we are and where we are going has taken on many different definitions… Read more
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An Open Letter to Cheryl Odle
Dear Cheryl, I’m am sorry for writing this to you publicly. I know it’s not the right thing to do, but I just found out how sick you were three days ago. I went to Walgreens to buy you a card that sat in my car for more than 24 hours. I was going to… Read more
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Bricks and Devices: Helping Kids Experience Summer
I really don’t think we could have asked for better weather to kick off summer break. I should probably be wearing more sunscreen, but it’s been so nice to be outside the last six days. I hope you’ll excuse the time I’m taking this week. I worked non-stop through May until the 29th, and so… Read more
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How Youth Sports Capitalizes on Young Athletes
What did you do this weekend? Some of you with older kids, stayed home to help your child get ready for prom. Then, there were some of us with middle-aged kids who had a weekend full of sporting events to keep us occupied. My son had four games this weekend, two in Mahomet on Saturday… Read more