(Photo By Flickr User pixydust8605) The annual Dogwood Festival will celebrate team work in Quincy, IL! The theme for the Blessing Health System/GatesAir Dogwood Parade is “#TeamQuincy.” Parade participants will use the theme to show how their businesses and organizations are successful through their teams. Dogwood events include the Little King and Queen pageant, ABWA…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Chris Coleman) Eureka College (Eureka, IL), has announced that 1968 Olympic Games long jump champion Bob Beamon, will give the school’s commencement address next month. According to The Associated Press & WGEM-TV, Beamon gained international fame when he shattered the world record the leap of 29 feet, 2.5 inches at the…… MORE
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(Photo By Flickr User Kevin Harber) 1. MLB All-Star Weekend Probably the most important all-star game of any sport is making its way to the Nation’s Capital. The best that the major leagues has to offer, and the minor leagues, too, will be front and center to meet and greet fans for a once…… MORE
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(Photo By Flickr User Tex Texin) Newsline: Peoria, IL A new job is opening up in The River City. Peoria police officials say it’s a fellowship lasting six months, where you could make up to roughly $26,000. The police department has been studying violence trends for years done by uniform crime reporting and statistical…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Inventorchris) April is national distracted driving awareness month. Illinois State Police want you to know they notice when you swerve in and out of the lines and look down at your phone. Since January, ISP District 9 has written 153 citations and warnings for distracted driving. Besides cell phone use,…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Elizabeth) Students at Butler Elementary and other Sangamon County Schools are launching the “Illinois Proud Penny Drive” to help purchase a historic Abraham Lincoln artifact. The artifact contains the certification of Lincoln’s “good moral character” and permitted him to start his law career in Springfield. According to WAND-TV, students are…… MORE
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(Photo By Flickr User zombieite) Preparing your tax returns may not be the most enjoyable effort — and that has companies trying to leverage that sentiment with the increasingly common “tax day freebie.” Dozens of national and local businesses are rolling out discounts and deals on April 17th, this year’s deadline for filing federal…… MORE
