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WVEL Food/Entertainment Watch: Create Your Own Oreo
(Photo By Flickr User Luisana ) Think you've got what it takes to create the next great Oreo flavor? Now is your chance!The "My Oreo Creation" contest. It kicks off today and runs through J...
May 08, 2017
WVEL Health Scope: Children And Diabetes
(Photo By Flickr User Mark Dollner) Obesity, high blood pressure, and diabetes are diseases normally associated with adults. But the truth is that obesity among children has doubled in the past 2...
Apr 25, 2017
WVEL Music/Entertainment Scope: Illinois State Fair Grandstand
(Photo By Flickr User Randy von Liski) “We’re goin’ hoppin’, we’re goin’ hoppin’ today; Where things are poppin’ the Springfield, IL way; We’...
Apr 24, 2017
WVEL News/Money Scope: Ameren Illinois Files For Electric Rate Decrease
(Photo By Flickr User Holly Sparkman) According to week.com, if the Illinois Commerce Commission approves a new plan, Ameren Illinois customers could pay less on their power bills next year.Amere...
Apr 21, 2017
WVEL Travel Watch: 2017 Dogwood Festival
(Photo By Flickr User pixydust8605) Dogwood Festival weekend is May 6th-7th, and the theme for this year's Adams Fiber/Blessing Health System Dogwood Parade is "Community Connections."***Dogwood ...
Apr 20, 2017
WVEL Entertainment Scope: MTV And Ludacris Are Reviving Fear Factor
(Photo By Flickr User Intel Free Press) MTV is reviving the hair-raising stunt competition series "Fear Factor."Rapper-turned-actor Ludacris will host the reboot, which will kick off ...
Apr 19, 2017
WVEL Entertainment Scope: 2017 Billboard Music Awards Nominees: Gospel
(Photo By Flickr User Stephane Alexandre) “And the Billboard Music Awards Gospel Nominations are in!”Sure to strike up many a heated debate, the 2017 Billboard Awards nominations were...
Apr 18, 2017
WVEL News/Money Scope: Last-Minute Tax Tips
(Photo By Flickr User 401(K) 2012) The IRS urges taxpayers to avoid waiting until now to file their taxes. For those who do wait, the IRS has easy-to-access online resources to help.These eight t...
Apr 18, 2017
WVEL Holiday/Consumer Watch: Easter- Inside The Numbers
(Photo By Flickr User Colin) Easter is much more than an occasion to break out your Sunday best or hop into a bunny costume. It is a day of great religious significance for the roughly 71% of Ame...
Apr 13, 2017
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 firs...
Mar 30, 2017
