(Photo By Flickr User Great Lakes Institute of Management) Starting in 2021 (through ’23), the IHSA Girls and Boys Basketball State Finals will be condensed to two weekends rather than its previous format of four weekends. According to a release from the IHSA & WEEK-TV, The IHSA Girls Basketball State Finals will be held on…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Tyler Ingram) The University of Illinois will start selling beer in general seating areas at Memorial Stadium and State Farm Center this fall. According to The Associated Press, School athletics officials said earlier this week that beginning with the 2019 football season beer will be available at several stands around Memorial…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User COD Newsroom) Chicago Bears Hall of Famer Dan Hampton will deliver the keynote address at the Decatur Community Leaders Breakfast next month . The (Decatur) Herald & Review, WGEM-TV, and The Associated Press report that Hampton will focus on “Building A Champion” on Thursday, April 4th. Hampton was a member…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Robb2004) The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears will be the first game on the 2019 NFL regular season schedule. The NFL announced at its annual owners’ meetings that the longest standing rivalry will kick off the season at Soldier Field on Thursday, September 5th. That season-opening game will air as…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Taylor Studios, Inc.) “Get Up Everybody, Stand Up And Cheer,……. The Best Is Here!!” Do you want to cheer on the Bradley Braves in the Quest for the Final Four? Come join in at the Peoria Riverfront Museum as you can come out and cheer on our Bradley Braves in the…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Douglas Porter) The Bradley men’s basketball team is headed to a familiar location for the NCAA Tournament as the Braves are set to play in Des Moines, IA for the first and second rounds. BU earned a No. 15 seed for the tournament and opens play against No. 2 Michigan…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Terry Chapman) 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 15th and Saturday, March 16th for the Class 3A and 4A games. Shuttles will pick up in 20-30 minute increments beginning…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User k4dordy) “Which High School Boys Basketball Class 3A/Class 4A team will be crowned “IHSA Kings Of The Court?” Now we know that this question was asked for the Gentle Gents of Class 1A/Class 2A on last week; now we will see who will take all as the “Road To River City,…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Markus Spiske) The 2019 Missouri Valley Conference Champion Bradley Braves Men’s Basketball team are set to learn their fate in the NCAA Tournament this Sunday as fans are invited to Renaissance Coliseum to watch the NCAA Selection Show with the team and staff. Doors open at Renaissance Coliseum’s main arena on…… MORE
(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
