(Photo By Flickr User yoshinari) Get ready to bring the whole family and light up the night with the 31st Annual Festival Of Lights happening on the 3rd Saturday of November! The 31st Annual Festival of Lights Parade will take place on Saturday, November 21st in East Peoria, IL beginning at 5:45pm. The parade…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Patrik Hamberg) “Get ready for the hippest trip in America as Singer/Songwriter Erykah Badu, will host this year’s Soul Train Music Awards!” Black Entertainment Television & Centric Network announced that it will honor Jill Scott and Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds at this year’s show. Edmonds will receive the Legend Award, and Scott…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Dayland Shannon) Hey Bradley fans, just want to remind you that the Bradley Braves will host open practices at Renaissance Coliseum! First-year Bradley Basketball head coach Brian Wardle and his staff, invite BU Mens’ Basketball fans as they host two open practices at Renaissance Coliseum in Peoria, IL. The dates and…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User stantontcady) Check out the “40 Leaders Under Forty” Class Of 2015, coming to East Peoria, IL on the first Thursday in November! The “40 Leaders Under Forty” is an annual celebration of leadership event in Central Illinois. This event votes through nominations submitted by the community, the area’s top…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Gerald Geronimo) The new recommendations on breast cancer screening say all women should begin having yearly mammograms at age 45, and can change to having mammograms every other year beginning at age 55. The new recommendations on breast cancer screenings are as follows: -Women with an average risk of breast…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Alan Light) Oprah Winfrey is joining the Weight Watchers weight management company’s board. According to The Associated Press and blackamericaweb.com, Weight Watchers International Inc. said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (on earlier this week), that as part of a five-year agreement, Winfrey has given the company the right…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Thomas Hawk) A long-lost, handwritten letter by Malcolm X goes on sale for $1.25 Million! According to blackamericaweb.com and New York Post, A handwritten letter by Malcolm X will go on sale this week for a whopping $1.25 million. The letter, written by Malcolm (who was born Malcolm Little, then became…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Sean Stephens) According to Tennessean.com, the Gospel Music Association Dove Awards returned to Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena earlier this week, and for the first time in the show’s 46-year history, its top prize went to a rapper! Christian hip-hop star Lecrae was named Artist of the Year, recognizing a breakthrough…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User anneheathen) For those of you who like to save on books, join in and find great prices as the Peoria Park District hosts the Fall Book Sale! The Peoria Park District will hold their Fall Book Sale starting on Saturday, October 17th and going through Monday, October 19th. This…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User jennifer yin) The South Side Office of Concern (SSOC) of Peoria, IL, will hold the Brunch to Crunch Homelessness the first Saturday in November! The event will feature an address by ’85 Super Bowl Champion and Chicago Bears Hall of Famer, Dan Hampton. Daniel Oliver Hampton also known as “Danimal” was born…… MORE
