(Photo By Flickr User JD Hancock) “Attention, Attention, The IHSA Madness Experience Is Here For One More Weekend!” Since 1996, the IHSA Madness Experience™, a family-oriented extravaganza of fun, interactive games, historical exhibits and good times, has been an integral part of the Boys State Finals in Peoria. Just across the concourse from the…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User joe ortuzar) It’s official, the upcoming third season of National Geographic’s scripted anthology series Genius will be devoted to the “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin, who died in August 2018 at age 76. Suzan-Lori Parks, Pulitzer Prize award-winning playwright of Topdog/Underdog, will be executive producer and showrunner of the project, from…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Matthew Hurst) A sheriff in Illinois is warning people about a sophisticated phone scam. In a news release, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart says residents are reporting that they are receiving an unsolicited call from someone claiming to be a representative of Apple Inc. warning them that their device or iCloud…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Joe Flood) New York City, NY is announcing plans to create four new statues of women in an effort to address the gender imbalance in public monuments. The statues will honor jazz singer Billie Holiday as well as a pioneering doctor, a lighthouse keeper, and a teacher who helped desegregate…… MORE
(Photo Courtesy Of CityLink) CityLink will operate continuous bus shuttles from participating hotels to the Peoria Civic Center for the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Boys Basketball State Finals on Friday, March 8th and Saturday, March 9th for the Class 1A and 2A games, and Friday, March 15th and Saturday, March 16th for the…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User LV Memories) Will the “IHSA Kings Of The Court,” please stand up! The Queen’s have been crowned, now it’s the gentlemen’s turn to see who will take all as the “Road To River City, Part One,” beginning this weekend in Peoria, IL; let the High School Madness begin! Here is a…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User West Midlands Police) National Consumer Protection Week is from March 3rd-9th. This is a nationally coordinated campaign to help consumers understand their rights and become informed about making decisions to avoid being scammed. According to WGEM-TV, Police Chief Eddie Bogue of Palmyra, MO, said the elderly are usually the target for…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User nathanmac87) “Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise!” You may have heard this saying in passing a time or four. Family, as the time, months, and this year roll along, it felt really, really, really good to “Fall Back, Fall Back, Fall Back,” didn’t it? …… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Lee McCoy) If you didn’t know that dark chocolate is good for you health and the benefits that it has, well now it’s time that you should be in the know! Dark chocolate is loaded with nutrients that can positively affect your health. Made from the seed of the cocoa…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Robert Geiger) “Here’s some news you probably didn’t want to hear on today: GAS PRICES ARE ON THE RISE!” NBC News & WGEM-TV report that the average price of regular-grade gas in the U.S. is up ten cents a gallon over the past two weeks to $2.44. That price is still…… MORE
