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WVEL Consumer/Sports Watch: Cubs/Blackhawks Counterfeit Tickets
(Photo By Flickr User Thomas Hawk) The Better Business Bureau has a warning for sports fans who suspect the prices for tickets to the Chicago Cubs home opener at Wrigley Field or to see the Chicago Blackhawks in the playoffs are too good to be true, They might be right! The Chicago Sun-Times reports…… MORE
WVEL Sports Scope: Amazon + Thursday Night NFL Football = $50M Deal
(Photo By Flickr User Alan Levine) The NFL has a new streaming host for part of its Thursday Night Football package. According to usatoday.com, Amazon said in a statement earlier this week it had won the streaming rights, taking a mantle previously held by Twitter. The $50 million, one-year deal will allow Amazon…… MORE
WVEL News/Money Scope: Payless ShoeSource Store Closing
(Photo By Flickr User Mike Mozart) Another retailer is facing hundreds of store closures after declaring Chapter 11 bankruptcy. According to week.com, Payless ShoeSource locations will be closing after chain files for bankruptcy. Payless ShoeSource said nearly 400 stores across the U.S. and Puerto Rico, will shut their doors as part of a cost-cutting…… MORE
2017 Central Illinois Auto Show Reminder
(Photo By Flickr User GoToVan) Just a reminder that the Peoria Metro New Car Dealers Association, is proud to bring back the annual Central Illinois Auto Show to the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, IL on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, April 7-9, 2017. The Peoria Metro New Car Dealers Association’s 33 dealers will be…… MORE
WVEL News Scope: The Illinois State Fair Has A New Look
(Photo By Flickr User John Morrisette) The Illinois State Fair has a new logo and a new theme! Illinois State Department of Agriculture Director Raymond Poe and State Fair Manager Kevin Gordon revealed the new logo in a press release. The logo features the word ‘Illinois’ in black letters, the words ‘State Fair’ in…… MORE
WVEL Health Watch: Heart Attack Victims Can Get Quicker Help With New App
(Photo By Flickr User Intel Free Press) The best way to survive a heart attack is to get quick intervention. Now, there’s an app for that! According to WICS-TV, the name of the new app is called Pulsara, which is helping shorten transit times for many hospitals that use it. The app on your…… MORE
WVEL Money/News Scope: Stage Stores To Buy Selected Gordmans Locations
(Photo By Flickr User Bradley Gordon) According to week.com, certain Gordmans locations may be saved from closure under the terms of a new deal. Stage Stores announced earlier this week that one of their subsidiaries will purchase at least 50 store leases from the bankrupt clothing chain, with the rights to assume leases for seven…… MORE
WVEL Community/Travel Scene:Informative Events On World War I At The Lincoln Library And Museum
(Photo By Flickr User Howard L) According to wgem.com and The Associated Press, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum is hosting two free events in the month of April about World War I. The first is an April 4th lecture by a historian Mark DePue at the Springfield, IL museum. He’s the head of the…… MORE
WVEL Community/Health Scope: Hustle And Flow
(Photo By Flickr User Rosmarie Voegtli) “Transmitting live & direct form the River City, it’s The Devereaux Hubbard II Foundation Presents, Hustle & Flow!” If you want to get informed of taking care of your temple, taking care of the ones you love, or stay happy, healthy, and forever blessed, get ready and let’s…… MORE
