(Photo By Flickr User I, DL.) Each September, in celebration of the pumpkin canning season, the city of Morton, IL hosts the Morton Pumpkin Festival. 2017 will be the Festival’s 51st year. Come and celebrate with them! This year’s festival theme is “Das Pumpkin (The Pupmkin).” The Morton Pumpkin Festival includes over 30 special…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User JohnPickenPhoto) “Come On, Baby Don’t You Wanna Go? Back To That Same Ol’ Place, Sweet Home Chicago!” If you’re ready for some HBCU Football, then you don’t want to miss the Chicago Football Classic in Chicago, IL happening on the 5th Saturday in September! About The Chicago Football Classic: In 1997,…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Eastern Iotas) “Come be a part of the biggest Black Expo downstate; It’s the 21st Annual Central Illinois Black Expo & Community-Wide Cookout Block Party!” The Central Illinois Black Expo is a multicultural event with a unique mix of fun activities, exhibitors, workshops, game shows, variety, and more fun for…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Like_the_Grand_Canyon) The 43rd Annual Mayor’s Leadership Prayer Breakfast is back at the Peoria Civic Center on Thursday, September 21, 2017 with guest speaker Jason Brown, former St. Louis Rams football player. Breakfast begins at 6:30 am in the ballroom. Former St. Louis Rams player Jason Brown stepped out in faith in…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Josh Hallett) “The Battle Of The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Wild, Wild, West,” is on the line as the (CSU) Central State University Of Ohio Marauders and the (KSU) Kentucky State University Thorobreds go to battle in the 34th Annual Circle City Classic. CSU and KSU will meet inside…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Doug Pieper) Each September, in celebration of the pumpkin canning season, the city of Morton, IL hosts the Morton Pumpkin Festival. 2017 will be the Festival’s 51st year. Come and celebrate with them! History about the Morton Pumpkin Festival: In 1967, the first Morton Pumpkin Festival was organized by the…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Bart) The very first Pekin Marigold Festival was held in 1973, and now, young and old look forward to this yearly, after Labor Day weekend event. The 2017 Pekin Marigold Festival will be held at Mineral Springs Park in Pekin, IL starting this Thursday, September 7th and ending on Sunday,…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Eastern Illinois University) Eastern Illinois football’s first Ohio Valley Conference road game for the 2017 season, will have a little added pageantry as Tennessee State University announced that their Saturday, September 30th match-up with EIU will serve as this year’s John Merritt Classic to be played in Nissan Stadium in…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Charles Taber) After clinching a wild card berth Thursday night, the Peoria Chiefs have announced that 2017 Midwest League playoff tickets are on sale with the Chiefs first home game scheduled for Wednesday, September 6th at 6:30 pm against the Quad Cities River Bandits. The Chiefs are in the playoffs…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Smithsonian’s National Zoo) “Can Charlie & Susie go to the PNC Worldwide Day Of Play?” “Attention, Attention, Calling all kids & the young at heart……” Check out the cool free activities you can be a part of as PNC Bank & Glen Oak Park celebrate Worldwide Day Of Play! This family…… MORE
