(Photo By Flickr User LHOON) Peoria CityLink will operate continuous bus shuttles from participating hotels to the Peoria Civic Center for the Illinois High School Association Boys Basketball State Finals on Friday, March 17th and Saturday, March 18th for the Class 3A and Class 4A games. Shuttles will pick up in 20-30 minute increments…… MORE
WVEL Travel Scope: 2017 Best Cities To Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
(Photo By Flickr User Sonny Abesamis) With St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner and at least $5.3 billion expected to be spent for the holiday this year, the personal-finance website WalletHub, released its report on 2017’s Best Cities for St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations. To determine the best cities for celebrating Irish-American heritage, WalletHub’s…… MORE
WVEL Money Watch: Gordmans Department Store Declares Bankruptcy
(Photo By Flickr User Rexx W.) The Gordmans department store chain is declaring bankruptcy and liquidating all assets. According to week.com & wqad.com, the company filed Monday in Nebraska bankruptcy court for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company has also entered into agreements to liquidate all inventory, retail outlets and distribution centers. Andy Hall, president…… MORE
WVEL Entertaiment Scope: Nat King Cole Mural
(Photo By Flickr User Piano Piano!) Nat “King” Cole mural to grace hometown will have a tech twist! According to The Associated Press. Nat “King” Cole is smiling on his hometown of Montgomery, AL. The Montgomery Advertiser reports artist Sunny Paulk and Corey Spearman are in the process of painting a mural of…… MORE
WVEL/IHSA Insider: 2017 IHSA Class 1A & Class 2A Kings Of The Court Part I Update
(Photo By Flickr User ben) The 2017 IHSA Boys’ Class 1A & Class 2A State Finals made their way to Peoria, IL on this weekend. Here is a glimpse of what happened on this past weekend. “*”- indicates winner The 2017 IHSA Boys’ Class 1A & Class 2A State Finals: Friday 3/10/2017: Class…… MORE
WVEL Health Scope: Watermelon And Muscle Soreness
(Photo By Flickr User Farbs01) “Could eating watermelon ease muscle soreness?” Well, to some extent. That’s what Spanish researchers recently discovered. According to menshealth.com, in the study, fit men performed an exhausting cycling workout. Then they drank about 17 ounces of unpasteurized watermelon juice, which was made by liquefying fresh watermelon in a blender. It…… MORE
WVEL Community Scope: City Of Peoria City Hall Wins National Title
(Photo By Flickr User Jimmy Emerson, DVM) In an contest sponsored by Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL), the City of Peoria beat out over 200 city halls to win the #ELGLCityHall National Championship. This online contest pitted city halls from all over the country in a bracket-style competition. Participants were asked to vote, leave…… MORE
WVEL Entertainment Scope: Whitney Houston’s Documentary To Premiere At The Tribeca Film Festival
(Photo By Flickr User badgreeb RECORDS) The Whitney Houston Documentary Is Set to Premiere At the 16th Annual Tribeca Film Festival. The Tribeca Film Festival announced 82 of the 98 films that will play in this year’s annual festival. Among the entries are “Gilbert,” Neil Berkeley’s documentary about the comedian; “Elian,” the Alex Gibney-produced documentary about…… MORE
WVEL/IHSA Insider: 2017 IHSA Kings Of The Court: Part I
(Photo by Flickr User Hobbies On A Budget) Who will be crowned “IHSA Kings Of The Court?” We know that this question was asked for the ladies and now, it’s the gentlemen’s turn to see who will take all as the “Road To River City, Part One,” begins this weekend in Peoria, IL;…… MORE
Daylight Savings Time 2017 Reminder
(Photo By Flickr User Kim Love) Say family, it felt really, really good to “fall back, fall back, fall back” for a few months, didn’t it? But, it’s now time to “Spring Forward. Spring Forward, Spring Forward!” Well Brothers & Sisters, Mothers & Misters, it’s that time again! It’s time to change the clocks!…… MORE
