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WVEL Travel Watch: Decatur Celebration

WVEL Travel Watch: Decatur Celebration

(Photo By Flickr User Patrick Franzis) Don’t miss the 30th annual Decatur Celebration street festival August 6-9, 2015. The massive 4-day event attracts hundreds of thousands of people annually to the downtown business district of Decatur, IL. This year’s Decatur Celebration has double the entertainment budget due to a generous $150,000 donation by ADM. Festival…MORE

WVEL Community Scene: DVI Hike For Hunger

WVEL Community Scene: DVI Hike For Hunger

(Photo By Flickr User prodigy130) DVI’s (David Vaughan Investments) Hike for Hunger, will take place at Forest Park Nature Center (located at 5823 N Forest Park Dr in Peoria, IL) from 8:30am – 11am on Saturday, August 15th. Registration is $20 for individuals and $50 for families and includes a t-shirt, hike premium and the…MORE

WVEL Community Scene: 86th Annual Summer Festa Picnic

WVEL Community Scene: 86th Annual Summer Festa Picnic

(Photo By Flickr User jshj) The Summer Festa Picnic is a long-standing family event held by the Society every year since its founding in 1929. The picnic brings a small piece of Italy and its traditions to central Illinois each summer. The Italian-American Society of Peoria’s 86th Summer Festa Picnic will take place at Hickory…MORE

WVEL Community Scene: IGNITE Peoria

WVEL Community Scene: IGNITE Peoria

 (Photo By Flickr User I-5 Design & Manufacture) IGNITE Peoria is a celebration of creativity that will feature events that will inspire innovation, release artistic vision, and spark the passionate imagination of our community. IGNITE Peoria began with a spark in 2013, when members of the arts community came together with the idea to host…MORE

WVEL News Scope: OSF Healthcare Honored

WVEL News Scope: OSF Healthcare Honored

(Photo By Flickr User D. Miller) Congratulations to OSF Healthcare for being honored with National Award! According to cinewsnow.com, OSF Healthcare System, is named one of the nation’s most wired for the fourth consecutive year. That’s according to the results of the 2015 most wired survey, conducted by hospitals and health networks. The way this…MORE

WVEL Summer Watch: Taste of Peoria

WVEL Summer Watch: Taste of Peoria

(Photo By Flickr User James Willamor) Since 1982, PACE (Peoria Area Community Events) is pleased to welcome back the Taste of Peoria to the RiverFront! Nearly 40 Peoria area restaurants are expected to take part to provide a taste of their most popular menu items to a crowd of more than 50,000 local residents. A…MORE

WVEL Community Scene: River City SoulFest Reminder

WVEL Community Scene: River City SoulFest Reminder

(Photo By Flickr User Kurt) Tickets for the 17th Annual River City Soul Fest, which features two nights of national gospel and R&B acts, are on sale right now! Peoria’s signature event returns to the RiverFront  on August 2015! Spanning the second the weekend of August at Peoria’s Riverfront Festival Park, gospel acts will perform…MORE

WVEL Summer Watch: Dairy Queen Miracle Treat Day

WVEL Summer Watch: Dairy Queen Miracle Treat Day

(Photo By Flickr User Brandon Dimcheff) Buy a Blizzard® Treat, Make a Miracle! Every minute, sixty-two children enter a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital® for treatment. Help DQ® help the kids. On Miracle Treat Day, $1 or more from every Blizzard® Treat sold at participating DQ locations will be donated to local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.…MORE

WVEL Sports Beat: St. Louis Rams Football Training Camp

WVEL Sports Beat: St. Louis Rams Football Training Camp

(Photo By Flickr User United Way Of Greater St. Louis) The St. Louis Rams have announced their schedule for the 2015 Training Camp. This year’s training camp will include eight open practices at Rams Park (Earth City, MO) and an open scrimmage at Lindenwood University (St. Charles, MO). Additionally, the Rams will participate in two…MORE

WVEL Sports Beat: Chicago Bears Training Camp

WVEL Sports Beat: Chicago Bears Training Camp

(Photo By Flickr User Jeff Turner) The Chicago Bears Training Camp will be held at Ward Field (on the campus of Olivet Nazarene University) in Bourbonnais, IL. Located about 60 miles south of Chicago, Bears Training Camp will allow fans an opportunity to watch the team practice for FREE. Additional entertainment will include multiple Theme…MORE

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