(Photo By Flickr User Joe Flood) New York City, NY is announcing plans to create four new statues of women in an effort to address the gender imbalance in public monuments. The statues will honor jazz singer Billie Holiday as well as a pioneering doctor, a lighthouse keeper, and a teacher who helped desegregate…… MORE
Peoria CityLink Provides Shuttle Service During The IHSA Boys’ Basketball State Tournaments
(Photo Courtesy Of CityLink) CityLink will operate continuous bus shuttles from participating hotels to the Peoria Civic Center for the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Boys Basketball State Finals on Friday, March 8th and Saturday, March 9th for the Class 1A and 2A games, and Friday, March 15th and Saturday, March 16th for the…… MORE
WVEL/IHSA Insider: 2019 Class 1A/2A Boys Basketball State Finals
(Photo By Flickr User LV Memories) Will the “IHSA Kings Of The Court,” please stand up! The Queen’s have been crowned, now it’s the gentlemen’s turn to see who will take all as the “Road To River City, Part One,” beginning this weekend in Peoria, IL; let the High School Madness begin! Here is a…… MORE
WVEL Consumer/News Scope Now: National Consumer Protection Week
(Photo By Flickr User West Midlands Police) National Consumer Protection Week is from March 3rd-9th. This is a nationally coordinated campaign to help consumers understand their rights and become informed about making decisions to avoid being scammed. According to WGEM-TV, Police Chief Eddie Bogue of Palmyra, MO, said the elderly are usually the target for…… MORE
Daylight Savings Time 2019
(Photo By Flickr User nathanmac87) “Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise!” You may have heard this saying in passing a time or four. Family, as the time, months, and this year roll along, it felt really, really, really good to “Fall Back, Fall Back, Fall Back,” didn’t it? …… MORE
WVEL Health Scope: Dark Chocolate Benefits
(Photo By Flickr User Lee McCoy) If you didn’t know that dark chocolate is good for you health and the benefits that it has, well now it’s time that you should be in the know! Dark chocolate is loaded with nutrients that can positively affect your health. Made from the seed of the cocoa…… MORE
WVEL News Scope Now: Gas Prices Are On The Rise
(Photo By Flickr User Robert Geiger) “Here’s some news you probably didn’t want to hear on today: GAS PRICES ARE ON THE RISE!” NBC News & WGEM-TV report that the average price of regular-grade gas in the U.S. is up ten cents a gallon over the past two weeks to $2.44. That price is still…… MORE
WVEL/IHSA Insider Scope: 2019 Class 3A/4A Girls Basketball State Finals
(Photo By Flickr User Kevin Chang) “Who will be crowned “Class 3A/4A IHSA Queens Of The Court?” You know we had to ask you again, right? The Road To Redbird, Part Two (The Final Chapter) concludes on this weekend in Bloomington-Normal. IL! The month of March has begun and we are set for a…… MORE
WVEL Entertainment/News Scope: Snoop Dogg Set To Headline 2019 Illinois State Fair
(Photo By Flickr User Amon Creatives) Newsline: Springfield, IL Rap legend Snoop Dogg is set to headline the Grandstand stage at the Illinois State Fair. The event date for this event will be held on Friday, August 16, 2019. Since 1993, Snoop Dogg has released 17 albums, sold more than 35 million records worldwide, reached…… MORE
Celebrate 100 Years Of Progress, Inclusion, and Empowerment With Easterseals Telethon [DETAILS]
Celebrate 100 years with Easterseals!… MORE
