IN OUR COMMUNITY

The Marseilles Police Department along with the Marseilles Police Association would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for donating to our annual Shop with a Cop program which will take place on December 12th. Applications are available at the MPD and we are still accepting donations. For more information call Laurie at 815-795-2131 ext. 11.

Sunday, December 6th 

7:30 p.m. on CBS

Special

Performing from an intimate, candlelit set, Dolly brings both powerful, faith-filled hymns and light-hearted holiday classics to help viewers celebrate her favorite time of year. The legendary country star also showcases tracks from her new holiday album, A Holly Dolly Christmas. 

Wednesday, December 9th 

7 p.m. on NBC

Special

NBC is bringing Dr. Seuss to life this holiday season with a fun-filled two-hour production of Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Musical… from the Troubadour Theatre in London.

Wednesday, December 9th 

7 p.m. on ABC

Special Series

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas as ABC’s tree-mendously popular decorating competition series, “The Great Christmas Light Fight,” takes over Wednesdays in December as it returns for its eighth season with back-to-back episodes starting WEDNESDAY DEC 9 at 8/7c, for three consecutive weeks. America’s brightest houses bring joy to the world with the help of celebrity judges – lifestyle expert Carter Oosterhouse and famed interior designer Taniya Nayak. All isn’t always calm, but all is definitely bright as the Christmas classic takes viewers across the country to the most elaborate and awe-inspiring holiday displays in the nation.

Friday, December 4th 

9:00 p.m. on CBS

Season Premiere

Blue Bloods returns for its 11th season premiere with “Triumph Over Trauma” - Amidst a shifting political climate, Frank goes head-to-head with City Council over protests against police brutality.  Jamie and his nephew Joe Hill (Will Hochman) work together to locate Danny and Baez when they go missing while searching for a killer, and Eddie steps up to help an abrasive woman find her father’s body after it was misplaced during the outset of the pandemic.

A new 2020 report on passwords shows many people are not improving the security of their passwords.  The most common password being used is still “123456”, and “password” is the fourth most frequently used.  It takes a hacker less than one second to crack these types of passwords, and in 2020, “123456” was exposed over 23 million times!

When selecting a password, you should avoid patterns or repetitions, such as letters or numbers that are next to each other on a keyboard. Adding a capital letter, symbols, and numbers in unexpected places is important for security -- and in all cases, do not use personal information, such as birthdates or names.  

Abbreviated passwords also work well.  Choose a phrase like ‘I want to go to England” and abbreviate it by using the first letters in each word and change the word “to” to the number “2” for the result of iw2gtne.  Make it even more complex by adding a symbol like “&”.

Need some fun or last-minute gifts?  Here are some practical, and unique tech gift ideas for the house and the family.   https://www.theverge.com/21558887/home-tech-holiday-gift-guide-kitchen-speakers-work

Thursday, December 10th 

7 p.m. on  CW

Special

A musical film documentary about the creation and cultural impact of the world’s most famous Christmas carol, composed in 1818 in Salzburg. Translated into 140 languages, Silent Night caused a Christmas ceasefire in World War I, while Bing Crosby’s version is the third best-selling single ever. In short: A song for the world! The film tells the story of Silent Night, narrated by Hugh Bonneville, with new recordings by global stars in different languages with a cast including Kelly Clarkson, Joss Stone, John Rhys-Davies, David Foster, Kathrine McPhee, Randy Jackson, Gavin Rossdale, Sheléa, Ailee, Josh Groban, The Vienna Boys Choir, Anggun, Lina Makhoul, The Tenors, Rolando Villazón and many more. The special was created and directed by Award winning director Hannes M. Schalle and produced by Marlene Beran of Moonlake Entertainment.

We've had many requests for this one!  MTCO digiMAX just added Newsmax channel to its Select package.  You can now view Newsmax on channel 118 in SD and in HD on channel 516.