Is multi-tasking making us overweight? A new study at the University of Sussex in England indicates that people who multi-task during a meal were more likely to over eat than those who simply ate their food and only paid attention to their food. Essentially, multi-tasking makes you forget that you are eating and thus you don't know when to stop eating, the signals that tell you that tell you that you are full are being blocked. It explains why, after having a full meal, many people feel like they need a snack within an hour or more of finishing a full meal. Our guest, healthy living expert Judy Gaman, tells us you need to focus on your food to know you are finished eating and you are full.

Henry County added 24 more cases of COVID-19 on Monday while Stark County has added 16 since August3rd, a 200% increase in cases in Stark County. But, as RaeAnn Tucker explains, this minor outbreak is not linked to any specific event or location. It's further indication that the spread of COVID-19 can be unpredictable and underlines the importance of mitigation efforts, especially wearing masks in public. It is urgently important if Henry and Stark County want to remain in Phase 4 and not see rollbacks from the Governor's office, more people need to do their part to stop the spread.

Pastor Jim Reynolds, with OSF Healthcare Grief Support, joined WKEI on Tuned In for a unique discussion of anger and grief. Anger, whether you realize it or not, is always a part of the grieving process. Whether that anger is turned internally or expressed outwardly towards others, expressing anger either appropriately or inappropriately, happens as part of the grieving process. Pastor Jim Reynolds talked with our Sean Kernan about how to cope with, understand and appropriately express anger in the midst of grief.

Matt Stern, owner of Nature's Treatment of Illinois discusses the financial benefits of communities with recreational dispensaries.

City of Princeton Making The Greatest Comeback
The Greatest Comeback continues for area businesses and organizations including the City of Princeton.
Mayor Joel Quiram tells WZOE that due to the coronavirus situation, the last several months have been challenging but also rewarding for the city. He credits the city’s electrical and street department workers for cleaning up and getting power back on quickly after the early August storm toppled trees and power poles, leaving 4,800 city residents without power.
The mayor says the city received a pleasant surprise when, despite many businesses being closed or cutting back service, Princeton’s sales tax revenue numbers for March, April and May were actually better than those same months in 2019. He attributes that to what he calls the loyal local residents shopping Princeton first.
He says the city was able to do about $800,000 in street repairs this year, compared to around $150,000 in past years. This fall, the city hopes to remedy a decades-old problem of sewer backups for residents by installing a sewer extension on East Thompson Street from Fifth Street to Sixth Street. That extension will allow an overflow system to be put in that will lead directly to the retention pond southeast of the city.
Mayor Quiram says the latest report indicates Princeton students returning to their classrooms for the new school year is going well. He also says the city is having a housing shortage, as normally there are around 150 homes on the market at any given time but that number is currently around 50. Mayor Quiram says he is optimistic regarding the future of Princeton. More information on the city is available online at princeton-il.com or by calling City Hall at 815-875-2631.

State Representative Tony McCombie by Regional Media

A new study in the Journal Science indicates that 94% of people who die from COVID-19 were people who had pre-existing conditions. Essentially, we are talking about people with compromised immune symptoms. We asked Dr Martin about pre-existing conditions and why that would make someone more susceptible to death from COVID-19. Dr Martin explains in our interview that having a condition when you contract COVID-19 creates an entirely new burden on the immune response. This new burden on an already taxed immune system is what makes someone with a pre-existing condition so susceptible to COVID-19. It's also notable however, that many who have pre-existing heart or lung problems but may not be aware of the physical toll. Thus why those people would be more susceptible to death from COVID-19.

Representative Cheri Bustos is defending the United States Post Office. Representative Bustos was recently part of a Congressional majority that voted for a new bill supporting the post office and authorizing new funds for the Postal Service. The postal service is set to play a key role in November as many Americans are expected to cast votes via the mail. It's not just about the election however as the Post Office is responsible for numerous things including bills, paychecks, medicines and simple correspondence. The Bill is likely merely symbolic as the Republican Majority in the Senate is unlikely to push the bill forward.

Former Congressman and Prosecutor Trey Gowdy was our guest on WKEI on Friday. The former Congressman, a staple of Sunday morning talk shows as well as appearances on CNN and Fox News, joined WKEI to talk about his new book "Doesn't Hurt to Ask: Using Questions to Communicate, Connect and Persuade." The former Congressman and Prosecutor has decades of experience in using probing questions to communicate his points while winning over opponents and proponents alike with his incisiveness. The book is available in stores everywhere or online wherever books are sold.

Sara Billiet from the Kewanee Public Library joined WKEI on Tuned In on Thursday to talk about fall programming at the library. Obviously, COVID-19 means that many fall programs won't be like what they have been in the past but Sara and the team at the Kewanee Public Library have come up with a few ideas for programs that can be done while keeping a safe, social distance and keeping up the interactivity. One of the highlighted programs is the 1000 books before Kindergarten. This is a national program encouraging parents to read to their kids as much as possible. Via the beanstalk app, families can track their 1000 books and if you start right away, while the baby is still a baby, 1000 books is not as big a challenge as you think.