(Photo By Flickr User Heidi Ponagai) Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois will cover UnityPoint Health – Methodist in-network starting in January 2018. This includes its emergency department, cardiovascular services, surgical services, and more. Debbie Simon, Regional CEO of UnityPoint Health said, “We are excited for the opportunity to serve the members of the Blue…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User National Urban League) “Oh, Oh, Oh, The “Fly Jock” Tom Joyner, will be leaving the radio building…….BUT NOT JUST YET!!!” REACH MEDIA has signed a two-year agreement that extends THE TOM JOYNER MORNING SHOW in radio syndication through December 31, 2019. The renewed agreement comes as the broadcast pioneer prepares…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Alan Light) Two-Time Emmy winner Actor Robert Guillaume has died. According to eurweb.com & tlcnaptown.com, Guillaume’s portrayal of Benson DuBois endured for nine years, first in three seasons on “Soap” (1977-1980) and then on the spinoff “Benson,” which ran until April 1986. Benson’s personal arc went from butler/cook to state budget…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User ChrisDag) The local sporting fans have lost a voice. The radio voice of the Peoria Rivermen and local sports broadcaster Norm Ulrich, made his final call earlier this week. A mainstay in local sports coverage from the 70’s into the 2000s, has passed away. Ulrich was a sports broadcaster in…… MORE
(Photo By Flick User kengo) “See we Saints don’t prance we just turn our clocks back and do the extra rest-a-way! Now Fall Back, Fall Back, Fall Back, Fall Back!” Well Brothers & Sisters, Mothers & Misters, it’s that time again! It’s time to change the clocks! But this is the one where we…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User NASA HQ PHOTO) “NASA, Houston, World Wide, we have some excellent news!” On September 22, 2017, NASA honored Katherine Johnson by dedicating a new research building in her name on their campus. Johnson inspired the movie Hidden Figures. The facility is officially named the Katherine G. Johnson Computational Research Facility and…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Doug Pieper) Morton doesn’t have a reputation as being a hotbed of crime. A recent ranking from a safety and home-security website appears to confirm that. The Tazewell County village ranks 41st among the 50 safest municipalities in Illinois, according to SafeWise. The rankings are based on the 2015 FBI…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Royal Broll) MercyMe was the big winner at the 48th Annual Dove Awards, held earlier this week at Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena in Nashville, TN. The group was named Artist of the Year, and also earned Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year for Lifer. The group’s Bart Millard was also named…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Adam Moss) A stretch of central Illinois highway has been renamed in honor of the state’s first African-American sheriff. According to the Decatur Herald & Review, signs were recently posted declaring Illinois 48 in Decatur the “Sheriff Roger E. Walker Jr. Memorial Road.” Walker was elected Macon County Sheriff…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Matt McGee) The president of the Pro Football Hall of Fame says he’d like to have a regular-season NFL game at the hall’s stadium in Canton, OH to mark the league’s 100th birthday. According to The Repository, The Associated Press, and wgem.com, they reported that hall president David Baker, recently talked…… MORE
