(Photo By Flickr User Keith Allison) Major League Baseball Star & Peoria, IL Native Jim Thome, will have his highway! Dateline: Springfield, IL According to pjstar.com, the Limestone High School graduate who sits at seventh on Major League Baseball’s all-time home run list, will officially be honored with a stretch of U.S. Route 24…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Keith Allison) Basketball Star and hometown native Shaun Livingston, is making his way back to the River City with an upcoming golf outing event! Giving back to the community of his hometown of Peoria, IL, Livingston will have his charity golf outing with a basketball twist. This event will be…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User switz1873) The Big Ten captured the Commissioner’s Cup in 2015 and 2014, winning eight of the 14 matchups both years. The two conferences split the previous two events, winning six Challenge games each in 2012 and 2013. The ACC won the first 10 Challenges (1999-2008), while the Big Ten won…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Rama V) According to ihsa.org, the IHSA Board of Directors met for their regularly scheduled meeting at the IHSA office in Bloomington, IL earlier this week, and awarded the Class 1A Boys’ State Soccer State Finals to the City Of East Peoria, IL. The IHSA Class 1A Boys Soccer State…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User David Feltkamp) “Are you ready to get rolling on the Riverfront?” The 45th annual Steamboat Days Festival combines a bigger, better carnival, delicious food and drinks, great musical entertainment, and more in a family-friendly atmosphere! Continuing this great Peoria tradition, the 2016 Steamboat Days Festival will be Thursday, June 16th…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Jimmy Emerson, DVM) Old Settler’s Days is a 100-year old summer carnival complete with a parade, amusement rides, local vendors, live music, and sizzling food! This summer festival has been held in Metamora, IL since 1901; that’s over a hundred years of partying! Originally a one-day picnic, Old Settler’s Days has…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Peter Miller) The McDonald’s All-Star Boys’ Baseball Game is comprised of high school boys from all over Central Illinois. Over 30 schools participate each year, and for the last several years we have had college scouts attending. The Greater Peoria Baseball Association in collaboration with McDonald’s puts on the All-Star…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User John W. Iwanski) According to ihsa.org, with temperatures expected to reach or exceed 100 degrees this weekend, Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Executive Director Craig Anderson announced schedule changes today to the IHSA Class 3A and Class 4A Baseball and Softball State Finals for Friday, June 10th. The softball finals will…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Francisco Diez) This Father’s Day, Carlson Custom Jewelry & AM 1140 WVEL, are giving you a chance to win a Baseball Getaway to St. Louis, MO! This Baseball Getaway includes two tickets to the July 16th St. Louis Cardinals against the Miami Marlins and $100 spending cash! How do you win?…… MORE
(Photo Courtesy Of Flickr User Keith Allison) Peoria native Shaun Livingston boosts Concordia Lutheran School renovations with $1 million donation. Concordia Lutheran School is well on its way to raising $3.1 million to expand and renovate, thanks to a $1 million donation from alumnus and professional basketball player Shaun Livingston. Several hundred students, staff, alumni, and…… MORE
