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WVEL Consumer/News Scope Now: Pike County, IL Residents- Personal Information Scams Reminder
(Photo By Flickr User Trending Topics 2019) Newsline: Pike County, ILThe Pike County Sheriff's Department has received several calls within the last twenty-four hours regarding citizens being cal...
Dec 04, 2019
WVEL Consumer/News Scope Now: Ameren Illinois Will Be Giving Away Free Smart Thermostats
(Photo By Flickr User EE Image Database) “Attention Ameren Illinois customers. attention Ameren Illinois customers, are you in the market for a new thermostat?”According to KHQA-TV an...
Nov 19, 2019
WVEL Education/News Scope Now: Proposed Bill To Offer More Financial Aid To Land Of Lincoln College Students
(Photo By Flickr User Steven Depolo) More teachers are needed in Illinois, 1,748 teaching jobs are unfilled for the 2019 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Educatio...
Nov 18, 2019
WVEL News Scope Now: Daylight Saving Time Bill Passes Illinois Senate, Heads To House Next
(Photo By Flickr User Kevin Spencer) Illinois residents are one step closer to ending the practice of changing their clocks twice a year.The Illinois Senate passed Senate Bill 533 on earlier this...
Nov 15, 2019
Hitch Against Hunger Joins Brewers Distributing, Budweiser Clydesdale’s & Radio Team
Join radio Cumulus Radio stations, 955 GLO, 1057 The X Rocks, 973 Nash FM & Peoria’s 923 WZPW with a chance to get up close with one of the visiting Budweiser Clydesdales during Hitch Agains...
Nov 14, 2019
WVEL Consumer Scope Now: Butterball Turkey Talk Line
(Photo By Flickr User Daniel Spiess) “Well family, it’s that time again; time to talk turkey for the holiday season!”For more than 30 years, the professionally trained turkey ex...
Nov 14, 2019
WVEL News Scope: Salvation Army + Digital Donations
(Photo By Flickr User Robin Wendell) Have you ever seen bell ringers for the Salvation Army but not had cash to pay them?There’s going to be another alternative option this holiday season.N...
Nov 13, 2019
WVEL Consumer/News Scope Now: FTC Holiday Shopping Tips
(Photo By Flickr User Ruth Hartnup) “Ah,the gift-giving season is just around the corner, and the gift-buying season starts, oh, any minute now!”The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) has...
Nov 12, 2019
WVEL News Scope Now: Sears Closing Store In The River City
(Photo By Flickr User Mike Mozart) The Peoria, IL Sears location, is set to close. This message was confirmed by Northwoods Mall spokesperson, Bob Schertz earlier this week.According to WEEK-TV, ...
Nov 08, 2019
35th Annual Festival Of Lights Parade
(Photo By Flickr User micharl_foto) "Come One, Come All, and Come Out to The 35th Annual East Peoria Festival of Lights holiday light show, to be held at Folepi's Winter Wonderland starting on No...
Nov 07, 2019
