(Photo By Flick User kengo) “See we Saints don’t prance we just turn our clocks back and do the extra rest-a-way! Now Fall Back, Fall Back, Fall Back, Fall Back!” Well Brothers & Sisters, Mothers & Misters, it’s that time again! It’s time to change the clocks! But this is the one where we…… MORE
WVEL News Scope: “Hidden Figures’” Katherine Johnson Is Honored With A Research Facility
(Photo By Flickr User NASA HQ PHOTO) “NASA, Houston, World Wide, we have some excellent news!” On September 22, 2017, NASA honored Katherine Johnson by dedicating a new research building in her name on their campus. Johnson inspired the movie Hidden Figures. The facility is officially named the Katherine G. Johnson Computational Research Facility and…… MORE
WVEL News Scope: SafeWise Ranks Morton Among The 50 Safest Places In Illinois
(Photo By Flickr User Doug Pieper) Morton doesn’t have a reputation as being a hotbed of crime. A recent ranking from a safety and home-security website appears to confirm that. The Tazewell County village ranks 41st among the 50 safest municipalities in Illinois, according to SafeWise. The rankings are based on the 2015 FBI…… MORE
WVEL Entertainment Scope: 48th Annual GMA Dove Awards Top Winners
(Photo By Flickr User Royal Broll) MercyMe was the big winner at the 48th Annual Dove Awards, held earlier this week at Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena in Nashville, TN. The group was named Artist of the Year, and also earned Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year for Lifer. The group’s Bart Millard was also named…… MORE
WVEL News Scope: Central Illinois Roadway Named In Honor Of State’s 1st African-American Sheriff
(Photo By Flickr User Adam Moss) A stretch of central Illinois highway has been renamed in honor of the state’s first African-American sheriff. According to the Decatur Herald & Review, signs were recently posted declaring Illinois 48 in Decatur the “Sheriff Roger E. Walker Jr. Memorial Road.” Walker was elected Macon County Sheriff…… MORE
WVEL Sports Scope: Pro Football Hall Of Fame Making Plans To Have A Regular Season Game On The NFL’s 100th Birthday
(Photo By Flickr User Matt McGee) The president of the Pro Football Hall of Fame says he’d like to have a regular-season NFL game at the hall’s stadium in Canton, OH to mark the league’s 100th birthday. According to The Repository, The Associated Press, and wgem.com, they reported that hall president David Baker, recently talked…… MORE
Motown The Musical Reminder
(Photo By Flickr User Broadway Tour) MOTOWN THE MUSICAL is the true American dream story of Motown founder Berry Gordy’s journey from featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson, and many more. Motown shattered barriers, shaped our lives, and made us all move…… MORE
WVEL News Scope: Illinois School Principals To Get Help Through Federal Grant
(Photo By Flickr User Eric E Castro) Dateline: Illinois State University, Normal, IL Illinois State University is getting a $12.5 million federal grant to help school principals. According to The Associated Press and usnews.com, in a news release, the school says its Center for the Study of Education Policy received the money from…… MORE
WVEL Entertainment Scope: You Could Win $50,000 By Eating Oreo Cookies
(Photo By Flickr User Alberto_VO5) OREO Cookie fans have the chance to win $50,000 by guessing the flavor of the new Mystery OREO Cookies. You can submit your guess by logging on to mondelez.promo.eprize.com/oreomystery/ and enter for your chance to win the $50,000 Grand Prize. There are also five $10,000 First Prize winners. On…… MORE
WVEL News Scope: Blue Cross Blue Shield Dropping PPO Coverage At OSF Hospitals
(Photo By Flickr User Kay Schlumpf) OSF HealthCare is responding after Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois announced plans to drop three hospitals from its PPO health insurance network, including one in the Quad City area. In a statement released earlier this week, OSF HealthCare says the health insurance company plans to drop the following…… MORE
