(Photo By Flickr User Peoria Citylink) Peoria CityLink will offer free rides to veterans on Friday, November 11, 2016 in honor of Veterans Day. According to ridecitylink.org, customers are asked to present valid veteran identification or a CityLink half-fare ID to the bus operator upon boarding the bus. Since November 2012, CityLink has offered…… MORE
WVEL Holiday/Family Watch: Festival Of Lights Parade
(Photo By Flickr User Ian Kennedy) Get ready, get ready, get ready to bring the whole family and light up the night with the 32nd Annual Festival Of Lights happening on the 3rd Saturday of November! The 32nd Annual Festival of Lights Parade will take place on Saturday, November 19, 2016 in Downtown East…… MORE
WVEL Entertaiment Scope: Shaquille O’ Neal And Krispy Kreme Team Up
(Photo By Flickr User Cubahora) Basketball Hall of Famer and broadcaster Shaquille O’Neal was named a global spokesperson for Krispy Kreme on last month, a delegation that includes ownership in the company’s iconic store in downtown Atlanta that opened in 1965 According to fortune.com, O’Neal announced the news by tweeting out the Krispy Kreme logo…… MORE
WVEL News/Travel Watch: Deer Warning Watch For Drivers
(Photo By Flickr User Starley Shelton) IDOT (Illinois department Of Transportation) warns drivers to watch out for deer this month. According to cinewsnow.com, November is the highest-risk month for deer crashes on Illinois roads, and Fulton County is in the top five. IDOT and the Department of Natural Resources are warning us to keep eyes…… MORE
WVEL Entertainment Scope: The Williams Sisters, Giving Back
(Photo By Flickr User angela n.) Venus and Serena Williams may travel the world playing tennis, but they never forget about their home, Compton, California. The two are giving back to their hometown through the launch of the Yetunde Price Resource Center. According to essence.com. the resource center will be named after their eldest…… MORE
WVEL Sports Scope: Ben Zobrist, World Series MVP
(Photo By Flickr User Arturo Pardavila III) Eureka, IL native and MLB All-Star Ben Zobrist, was named World Series MVP on Wednesday night after the Cubs’ historic win. According to cinewsnow.com and mlb.com, the Chicago Cubs won 8-7 over the Cleveland Indians in the 10th inning, ending a 108-year long World Series drought. Zobrist delivered…… MORE
WVEL Holiday/Food Watch: Talkin’ Turkey
(Photo By Flickr User Rene Schwietzke) “We’ve got the forks, knives, and spoons, we fill our plates, hope we have room, another reason, another season, for Talkin’ Turkey!” Butterball turkey has been fielding phone calls from Thanksgiving cooks for three decades. This year, for the first time, they will let people text their turkey-related questions.…… MORE
WVEL News Scope: Daylight Savings Time- Fall 2016
(Photo By Flickr User kengo) “Stop…….. it’s the All-Saints Remix…….” “You see the saints don’t dance we just turn our clocks back and do the rest-a-way! Now Fall Back, Fall Back, Fall Back, Fall Back!” Well Brothers & Sisters, Mothers & Misters, Bunions & Blisters, it’s that time again! It’s time to change the…… MORE
WVEL News/Money Watch: Illinois State Fair Mega Pass
(Photo By Flickr User Rob Thurman) It may be fall, but you can already get your mega passes for the 2017 Illinois State Fair! According to WAND-TV (wandtv.com), fair officials announced as part of its holiday promotional campaign, the fair will be offering a 2017 Mega Pass at a reduced price of $60 until the…… MORE
WVEL Election/News Watch: Illinois Early Voting Turnout
(Photo By Flickr User Rich Mason) Early voting is moving along in the state of Illinois, and there has been a pretty strong turnout so far. According to cinewsnow.com, in Peoria County alone, more than 5,000 people have already voted as of last Wednesday. The executive director of the election commission said on last…… MORE
