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WVEL News Scope: Peoria Civic Center Box Office Gets A New Name

WVEL News Scope: Peoria Civic Center Box Office Gets A New Name

(Photo By Flickr User Patsy Wooters) The Peoria Civic Center will now be selling tickets from its newly renamed Toyota Box Office. According to cinewsnow.com, the new naming rights partnership with Bloominton’s US Cellular Coliseum and local Toyota Dealers was announced earlier this week. The Toyota Box Office will continue to sell tickets to upcoming…MORE

WVEL Health Watch:  Summer Allergies

WVEL Health Watch: Summer Allergies

(Photo By Flickr User Brooke Novak) If you have seasonal allergies, then you already know how miserable this time of year can be. A runny nose, sore throat, itchy eyes and nonstop sneezing combined with the heat and humidity leads to one miserable summer. But, what if there was a way, a couple of ways…MORE

WVEL Community Scene: Alpha 5K Walk /Run

WVEL Community Scene: Alpha 5K Walk /Run

(Photo By Flickr User Official US Navy Page) Join in for the Alpha 5K Walk/Run coming the 3rd Saturday in August! The members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Alumni chapter sponsor this great event so that they can continue to mentor the great youths in this city. This program that Alpha Phi Alpha is sponsoring…MORE

WVEL Community Scene: Back To School Party

WVEL Community Scene: Back To School Party

(Photo By Flickr User USAG-Humphreys) Start the 2015-2016 school year off the right way by celebrating with a Back To School party at the Logan Recreational Center in Peoria, IL! Spend the day at Logan Park by playing games, enjoying refreshments, and using the splash pad! You can also sign your child up for Logan…MORE

WVEL Travel Watch: Decatur Celebration

WVEL Travel Watch: Decatur Celebration

(Photo By Flickr User Patrick Franzis) Don’t miss the 30th annual Decatur Celebration street festival August 6-9, 2015. The massive 4-day event attracts hundreds of thousands of people annually to the downtown business district of Decatur, IL. This year’s Decatur Celebration has double the entertainment budget due to a generous $150,000 donation by ADM. Festival…MORE

WVEL Community Scene: DVI Hike For Hunger

WVEL Community Scene: DVI Hike For Hunger

(Photo By Flickr User prodigy130) DVI’s (David Vaughan Investments) Hike for Hunger, will take place at Forest Park Nature Center (located at 5823 N Forest Park Dr in Peoria, IL) from 8:30am – 11am on Saturday, August 15th. Registration is $20 for individuals and $50 for families and includes a t-shirt, hike premium and the…MORE

WVEL Community Scene: 86th Annual Summer Festa Picnic

WVEL Community Scene: 86th Annual Summer Festa Picnic

(Photo By Flickr User jshj) The Summer Festa Picnic is a long-standing family event held by the Society every year since its founding in 1929. The picnic brings a small piece of Italy and its traditions to central Illinois each summer. The Italian-American Society of Peoria’s 86th Summer Festa Picnic will take place at Hickory…MORE

WVEL Community Scene: IGNITE Peoria

WVEL Community Scene: IGNITE Peoria

 (Photo By Flickr User I-5 Design & Manufacture) IGNITE Peoria is a celebration of creativity that will feature events that will inspire innovation, release artistic vision, and spark the passionate imagination of our community. IGNITE Peoria began with a spark in 2013, when members of the arts community came together with the idea to host…MORE

WVEL News Scope: OSF Healthcare Honored

WVEL News Scope: OSF Healthcare Honored

(Photo By Flickr User D. Miller) Congratulations to OSF Healthcare for being honored with National Award! According to cinewsnow.com, OSF Healthcare System, is named one of the nation’s most wired for the fourth consecutive year. That’s according to the results of the 2015 most wired survey, conducted by hospitals and health networks. The way this…MORE

WVEL Summer Watch: Taste of Peoria

WVEL Summer Watch: Taste of Peoria

(Photo By Flickr User James Willamor) Since 1982, PACE (Peoria Area Community Events) is pleased to welcome back the Taste of Peoria to the RiverFront! Nearly 40 Peoria area restaurants are expected to take part to provide a taste of their most popular menu items to a crowd of more than 50,000 local residents. A…MORE

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