(Photo By Flickr User di_ana) The year of 2016 has come and gone and Christmas will soon be upon us. We’re all busy putting up Christmas trees and lights, buying endless gifts and preparing for the day when Santa Claus finally comes to town. More and more each year we see Christ being left out…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User photosteve101) Joe Ligon, founder and lead singer of The Mighty Clouds of Joy, has died. The Troy, Alabama-born Ligon traveled to Los Angeles as a teen and ultimately teamed with an immensely talented group of singers to create The Mighty Clouds of Joy in 1960. Included in the original lineup were…… MORE
(Photo by Flickr User Eric) “Get Ready, Get Ready, Get Ready…….” The Chicago Cubs’ World Series trophy is hitting the road to a city near you! In a news release, the team announced that the tour that began at Cubs Team Store on Michigan Avenue (last Friday, December 9th and at City Hall on…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Arturo Pardavila III) Ben and Julianna Zobrist will make a joint appearance at the Peoria Rivermen game next month. Ben Zobrist cancelled his November 26th appearance at Carver Arena due to illness. Zobrist has rescheduled to appear with his wife, a Christian singer, at the Rivermen’s Faith and Family Night. The…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Murray Foubister) We have been blessed to experience mild temperatures so far this season, but winter weather can show up any time in central Illinois. According to cinewsnow.com, last month in Peoria, IDOT (Illinois Department Of Transportation) launched a campaign to make sure everyone is prepared to take on winter roads. They…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User straightedge217) Illinois State Police say only three people died in traffic collisions during the five-day travel period around Thanksgiving. State police say that between the days Wednesday and Sunday there were three fatal crashes in Illinois. That’s a sharp drop from 2015, when 17 people died in 15 crashes and from…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Neville Nel) This year’s fall has been the warmest on record in Illinois since 1931. Climatologist Jim Angel says the statewide average temperature for September through November was 59.4 degrees, or 5 degrees above normal. The same three months of 1931 were slightly warmer at 59.8 degrees. November of this…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User National Organization for Women) The U.S. Postal Service has just announced civil rights leader Dorothy Height will be honored as the 40th stamp in the Black Heritage Forever series. The painting of Height is based on based on a 2009 photograph shot by Lateef Mangum. Art director Derry Noyes designed…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Elisabeth Woldt) Ford Motor Company and UAW-Ford have announced a $6 million investment towards a planned expansion of the Motown Museum in Detroit, MI reports Billboard. The figure makes the auto giant and union the lead donors in a recently announced $50 million upgrade that will create a new Ford-branded theater,…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Melina Sampaio Manfrinatti) :”Newsflash: Negative texting experiences may play a role in depression!” Depression rates are on the rise among young adults and teens. According to cinewsnow.com, researchers at Columbia University Medical Center analyzed drug use and health data for teenagers and young adults. They found that episodes of depression increased in…… MORE
