(Photo By Flickr User Smart Chicago Collaborative) The DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago, IL, will host the #ChangeFest film festival in September 2018. According to The Associated Press And WGEM-TV, DuSable will also be an in-kind title sponsor for the event September 28th-30th by the group Social Change. The Social Change group’s…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User JJ) Two-hundred veterans from across Illinois will be honored. Those honored will be those who have gone above and beyond the call of duty on their achievements and on the extent to which their contributions have aided, benefited and provided inspiration to their community. According to KHQA-TV, more than 100…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Joe Green) Newsline: Illinois counties; Half of The Land Of Lincoln counties are either on the poverty watch or warning lists. This story is according to anti-poverty organization, the Heartland Alliance & WAND-TV. Last year, 30 counties had poor ratings. This year, that number increased to 52 counties. The Poverty…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Jason Riedy) The 37th Annual Taste of Peoria will be held on Wednesday, August 8th 2018 at the Peoria Riverfront. The Taste of Peoria has a block party atmosphere where you can enjoy amazing music for all ages. Admission is $2 per person. Gates open at 4pm. Over 30 of the…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Marco Verch) New research suggests that high blood pressure late in life might harm the brain. Autopsies were done on nearly 1,300 older people, including hundreds of nuns and priests who donated their brains to science. The exams revealed more signs of damage and one of the hallmarks of…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Tom Carmony) Springfield community members say there was something missing in their state capitol, something for the children. They say it only took a mob of frustrated parents to realize that a children’s museum was missing. “Everyone from our board is from Springfield or at least a surrounding area and we…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Gage Skidmore) The 10th Annual Lincoln’s Festival On Route 66, kicks off Friday (Today) in Bloomington-Normal, IL! According to WAND-TV, Lincoln’s Festival on Route 66 is part of the communities’ celebration of the Illinois Bicentennial. Lincoln-themed films, concerts, theatrical and living-history performances, a car show, a Civil War encampment and battle reenactments,…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Hannaford) Marvel Entertainment is preparing to launch a new comic book series centered around T’Challa’s sister, Shuri, months after the character stole the show in Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther movie. As revealed at Bustle, the new series to be called, simply, Shuri, will be written by award-winning author Nnedi Okorafor,…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User PaulSh) The hunt is on to find teachers before the students return in Peoria, IL. And they’ve got dozens of jobs open. According to WEEK-TV, this was the scene at the Peoria Public Schools job fair on North Wisconsin Avenue that was held earlier this week. They do need qualified teachers,…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Caesar Hatami) A Kansas City Barbecue Society (KCBS) professional BBQ competition featuring some of the country’s best touring teams, a backyard competition for local BBQ enthusiasts to show off their skills, 2 days of amazing bands on our entertainment stage, several top notch food. The Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown will be held…… MORE
