(Photo By Flickr User Fairfax County) Join in with Kroger, CityLink, and Peoria Friendship House for the Stuff-A-Bus fundraiser! Hey family, join in and help be a blessing to area families as the Stuff-A-Bus campaign returns to the River City Area. Once again, the area is being asked to help stuff a bus full…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Merlijn Hoek) According to eurweb.com, blackamericaweb.com, and The Associated Press, music sensation and “Voice” coach Pharrell Williams, will perform during the Sunday service at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC. Emanuel AME Church in South Carolina, is where nine black parishioners were gunned down during a Bible Study class this past Summer.…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User areta ekarafi) With Veterans Day coming, this is the perfect time of year to express our community’s gratitude towards the United States military. For the second year in a row, McDonald’s® local owner/operators of Peoria/Bloomington, IL will do just that through the second annual “Buy One, Give One. McCafé® Coffee for…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Jamie King) The American Red Cross in partnership with the Pekin Fire Department will be installing free smoke alarms in Pekin, IL. Volunteers from the Red Cross and the Pekin Fire Department will provide and install the smoke alarms and share home fire preparedness information with the residents. Smoke Alarm…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Mike Mozart) Peoria’s Salvation Army has officially opened its Christmas Center! According to cinewsnow.com, The Salvation Army has opened it Christmas Center in Peoria. This week, staff will be collecting applications from families looking for assistance at the Corps Community Center at 2903 West Nebraska Avenue, Peoria, IL.…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Mike Mozart) The Deerfield, IL based drug-store giant, Walgreens, is expanding its pharmacy territory. According to cinewsnow.com, Walgreens announced earlier this week, that it is buying out drug-store chain rival Rite Aid for $17.2 billion, including debts. The deal combines the second and third largest drug-store operators, behind CVS Health, which is currently…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Isolino Ferreira) According to lisc.org, Peoria Public School District 150 has been granted $50,000 by the Chicago Bears through the National Football League Foundation Grassroots Program to install lights at the Manual Academy football field. The improvement will allow the local Junior Football League & Manual Varsity teams to schedule night games and practices…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Chris Campbell) Get ready: it’s time to “fall back, fall back, fall back, fall back!” Daylight Saving Time ends at 2am Sunday, November 1st, which means you will need to turn your clocks back an hour before you go to bed Saturday night, October 31st. The annual tradition signals…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User yoshinari) Get ready to bring the whole family and light up the night with the 31st Annual Festival Of Lights happening on the 3rd Saturday of November! The 31st Annual Festival of Lights Parade will take place on Saturday, November 21st in East Peoria, IL beginning at 5:45pm. The parade…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Patrik Hamberg) “Get ready for the hippest trip in America as Singer/Songwriter Erykah Badu, will host this year’s Soul Train Music Awards!” Black Entertainment Television & Centric Network announced that it will honor Jill Scott and Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds at this year’s show. Edmonds will receive the Legend Award, and Scott…… MORE
