(Photo By Flickr User -MaDMAn-) Janet Jackson will deliver her first TV performance in nine years & will also receive the ICON Award on this year’s Billboard Music Awards. Janet, of course, has many Billboard achievements to her name. She’s the only artist ever to have seven top-five Hot 100 hits from one album, and…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User wcmickle) According to The Associated Press, he was the second oldest member of one of the all-time great family groups, and his saxophone drove many of their biggest hits. Charles Neville of The Neville Brothers passes away (on Thursday, April 26th) at the age 79. Neville died after a long…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Arctic Warrior) Rappers Ludacris and Flo Rida have been added to the Illinois State Fair 2018 Grandstand Concert Series. The fair made the announcement earlier this week. Ludacris and Flo Rida will perform Saturday, August 18th. To give you a boost of what’s to come at the rest of this…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Bob Mical) Just in case you missed out on the 2018 Dogwood Festival blog, check out a quick sweep-through to see what will be happening on this weekend over in the Gem City. The annual Dogwood Festival will celebrate teamwork in Quincy. The theme for the Blessing Health System/GatesAir Dogwood…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User sporadic) If you will be traveling to the Gem City on this weekend to attend the Annual Dogwood Festival, just wanted to let you know that there will not be a Dogwood Carnival in Quincy, IL this year, according to city officials. Ward 7 Alderman Terri Heinecke, said the paperwork…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Rob Thurman) The theme for the 2018 Illinois State Fair has been announced. There are just three-and-a-half months left until the start of the Illinois State Fair (Springfield, IL- August 9th-19th) & the Du Quoin State Fair (DuQuoin, IL-August 24th-September 3rd). The theme of the 2018 Illinois and Du Quoin…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Jonathan) We all define “fun” a bit differently. And hopefully the place in which we live caters to our personal ideas of entertainment. But that’s not always the case, which may drive people to live somewhere new. With summer just around the corner and families planning out their vacations, the…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User holyghostthug1) The “2018 Billboard Music Awards” are set to make their NBC-TV debut and will broadcast live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV on Sunday, May 20th at 8pm ET / 5pm PT. The three-hour telecast will feature this year’s hottest musical acts, biggest performances, unexpected…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Stuart Crawford) Warmer Spring weather not only brings us out of the house, but often our pets as well. Dr. Roberts Reich with the Animal Medical Clinics in Quincy, IL says there are some springtime dangers you should be aware of. 1. Avoid using certain types of mulch if you…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Steve Rhodes) Grammy Award-winning pianist and composer Ramsey Lewis will give his last live performance in Chicago, IL before retiring at the city’s jazz festival this year. According to Chicago Tribune, the free Chicago Jazz Festival runs from Thursday, August 30th to Sunday, September 2nd in the lakefront Millennium Park,…… MORE
