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WVEL Entertainment Scope: Cube Vision Lands Production Deal

WVEL Entertainment Scope: Cube Vision Lands Production Deal

(Photo By Flickr User Eva Rinaldi)   According to Variety.com, Cube Vision, rapper, actor and producer Ice Cube’s production company, has signed a comprehensive first-look deal with 20th Century Fox TV and Fox 21 Television Studios. The two-year deal sets up Cube Vision to develop projects for broadcast, cable, and digital outlets. Ice Cube has brought…MORE

15 Low-Cost/Free Gift Ideas For The 2016 Holiday Season

15 Low-Cost/Free Gift Ideas For The 2016 Holiday Season

(Photo By Flickr User alvanman)   The holiday season has become a commercial bonanza in which billions of dollars are spent on gifts and billions are added to our credit card debt tab. But that’s not what it’s really all about, and there’s no reason to feel pressured into spending more than you can afford. Because…MORE

WVEL Holiday/Money Watch: 6 Holiday Shopping Tips

WVEL Holiday/Money Watch: 6 Holiday Shopping Tips

(Photo By Flickr User 401(K) 2012)   According to wallethub.com, we’re each projected to spend about $936 on presents this holiday season. And by year’s end, the average household with credit card debt is expected to owe a record $8,557. In other words, it’s important to keep a watchful eye on your wallet during such an…MORE

WVEL Entertainment Scope: Actor Jamie Foxx To Portray Marvin Gaye In Biopic

WVEL Entertainment Scope: Actor Jamie Foxx To Portray Marvin Gaye In Biopic

(Photo By Flickr User Gage Skidmore)   Jamie Foxx will chronicle Marvin Gaye’s triumphant, tragic life story in a planned limited series about the soul icon. The actor is executive producing the project alongside Passe Jones Entertainment’s Suzanne de Passe and Madison Jones, who will shop the series to various linear and digital outlets, according to…MORE

WVEL Gospel/Entertainment Scope: Gospel Legend Joe Ligon Dies At 80

WVEL Gospel/Entertainment Scope: Gospel Legend Joe Ligon Dies At 80

(Photo By Flickr User photosteve101)   Joe Ligon, founder and lead singer of The Mighty Clouds of Joy, has died. The Troy, Alabama-born Ligon traveled to Los Angeles as a teen and ultimately teamed with an immensely talented group of singers to create The Mighty Clouds of Joy in 1960. Included in the original lineup were…MORE

WVEL Sports Scope: Chicago Cubs World Series Trophy Road Trip Tour

WVEL Sports Scope: Chicago Cubs World Series Trophy Road Trip Tour

(Photo by Flickr User Eric)   “Get Ready, Get Ready, Get Ready…….” The Chicago Cubs’ World Series trophy is hitting the road to a city near you! In a news release, the team announced that the tour that began at Cubs Team Store on Michigan Avenue (last Friday, December 9th and at City Hall on…MORE

WVEL Sports Scope: Ben And Julianna Zobrist Reschedule Peoria Rivermen Appearance

WVEL Sports Scope: Ben And Julianna Zobrist Reschedule Peoria Rivermen Appearance

(Photo By Flickr User Arturo Pardavila III)   Ben and Julianna Zobrist will make a joint appearance at the Peoria Rivermen game next month. Ben Zobrist cancelled his November 26th appearance at Carver Arena due to illness. Zobrist has rescheduled to appear with his wife, a Christian singer, at the Rivermen’s Faith and Family Night. The…MORE

WVEL Weather/Travel Watch: IDOT And Winter Roads

WVEL Weather/Travel Watch: IDOT And Winter Roads

(Photo By Flickr User Murray Foubister)   We have been blessed to experience mild temperatures so far this season, but winter weather can show up any time in central Illinois. According to cinewsnow.com, last month in Peoria, IDOT (Illinois Department Of Transportation) launched a campaign to make sure everyone is prepared to take on winter roads. They…MORE

WVEL News/Travel Scope: Illinois State Police And Thanksgiving Holiday Driving

WVEL News/Travel Scope: Illinois State Police And Thanksgiving Holiday Driving

(Photo By Flickr User straightedge217)   Illinois State Police say only three people died in traffic collisions during the five-day travel period around Thanksgiving. State police say that between the days Wednesday and Sunday there were three fatal crashes in Illinois. That’s a sharp drop from 2015, when 17 people died in 15 crashes and from…MORE

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