(Photo By Flickr User Jason Persse) Dr. Dre is pledging $10 million toward the construction of a Performing Arts Center at Compton High School. The Compton Unified School District said this week that the rapper-producer will help raise additional funds for the new facility, which is expected to break ground in 2020. The Compton,…… MORE
WVEL News/Money Scope: ALDI Announces News Grocery Store Openings
(Photo By Flickr User Mike Mozart) “Coming soon to a town near you: an Aldi grocery store?” ALDI continues to disrupt the U.S. grocery industry by providing customers with a smarter way to shop. Building on its already-aggressive growth strategy and $1.6 billion program to remodel 1,300 stores by 2020, the grocery retailer just…… MORE
46th Annual Steamboat Days Festival Reminder
(Photo By Flickr User Amy The Nurse) Taking place on the Riverfront in downtown Peoria, the 46th Annual Steamboat Days Festival combines a bigger, better carnival, delicious food and drinks, great musical entertainment, and more in a family-friendly atmosphere! Continuing this great Peoria tradition, Steamboat Days Festival 2017 will be starting on Thursday, June 15th…… MORE
Dump The Pump With CityLink
(Photo By Flickr User Damien D.) Join in as CityLink celebrates the 12th Annual Dump The Pump Day! This is a national event recognized by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), and it is celebrated by transit agencies across the United States. According to the APTA June Transit Savings Report, the annual savings is…… MORE
WVEL Community Watch: The 2017 Steamboat Classic
(Photo By Flickr User terren in Virginia) The 44th running of the Steamboat Classic 4 Mile, 15 Kilometer, and 4 Kilometer Races will take place on Saturday, June 17, 2017 in downtown Peoria, IL. The Steamboat Classic has been known as the “World’s Fastest Four Miles,“ “Illinois Toughest 15K,“ and “Peoria’s Easiest 4K,”…… MORE
WVEL Sports Watch: 2017 IHSA Boys Baseball/Girls Softball Class 3A And 4A State Finals Round-Up
(Photo By Flickr User Joel Dinda) The final chapter of the ’17 IHSA Class 3A & Class 4A Boys Baseball & Girls Softball State Finals concludes on last weekend! If you want to play catch-up with Part II of the 2017 IHSA Class 3A & Class 4A Boys Baseball/Girls Softball State Finals, here are…… MORE
WVEL Travel Watch: 2017 Burlington Steamboat Days/American Music Festival
(Photo By Flickr User Steve Borsch) “Get ready, get ready, get ready family, for the return of the 1-Tank Trips!” Showing our love to the city of Burlington, IA as they celebrate their annual Steamboat Days/American Music Festival! The 55th Annual Burlington Steamboat Days/American Music Festival is a Father’s Day weekend festival held each June in…… MORE
WVEL Money Scope: 2017 Fortune 500 List
(Photo By Flickr User State Farm) It was a mixed year for area companies in the newly released 2017 Fortune 500 list of major world corporations. Caterpillar fell from 59th to 74th place since last year in Fortune’s estimation. The magazine cited an 18 percent decline in sales from 2015 due to weak oil…… MORE
WVEL Travel Watch: Best Vs. Worst Staycations- Inside The Numbers
(Photo By Flickr User Roger Smith) With summer arriving and only 35 percent of Americans planning to take a family vacation away from home this year, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2017’s Best & Worst Cities for Staycations. Best vs. Worst Staycations Inside The Numbers: •New Orleans, LA has…… MORE
WVEL IHSA Insider: 2017 IHSA Class 3A & Class 4A Softball/Baseball State Finals
(Photo By Flickr User D Coetzee) The final chapter of the ’17 IHSA Class 3A & Class 4A Boys Baseball & Girls Softball State Finals (Kings & Queens Of The Diamond Part II) concludes on this weekend! The 2017 IHSA Girls Softball & Boys Baseball Class 3A & Class 4A State Finals will conclude…… MORE
