(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. 2019 will be the Festival’s 53rd year. Come and celebrate with them! This year’s theme is, “Luck o’ the Pumpkins!” History about the Morton Pumpkin Festival: In 1967, the first…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User William Shank) Viola Davis is set to portray Michelle Obama in a Showtime Network series under development about America’s first ladies. Davis also is an executive producer on the project, which Showtime said on last week that they will “peel back the curtain” on the lives of presidential spouses. The first…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Josh Hallett) If you’re ready for some HBCU Football, then you don’t want to miss the Chicago Football Classic in Chicago, IL & the Circle City Classic in Indianapolis, IN happening respectively on the 2nd & 4th Saturday in September! About The Chicago Football Classic: In 1997,…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Rosmarie Voegtli) Women in Illinois will soon have more resources available to help detect breast cancer. Governor J.B. Pritzker signed legislation last month expanding health insurance coverage for mammograms and other breast cancer screenings. Beginning January 1, 2020, both private insurance and Medicaid must cover several preventative measures to help women…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Galaga Gal) “Live from New York, Eddie Murphy is hosting Saturday Night; Otayyyy!” In case you didn’t hear, Eddie Murphy will be returning to a place that helped launch his career, “Saturday Night Live!” The comedian will be the host of the sketch comedy show on Saturday, December 21st, marking…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Daniel Hoherd) Many of you have enjoyed an extended weekend due to Labor Day, but Illinois State Police want drivers to be safe when traveling home. They advise drivers to check the weather for their entire route and car maintenance including tires before hitting the road. According to WGEM-TV, Police say…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Richard Gillin) “Attention constituents, attention constituents, The Illinois Supreme Court is going on the road!” The high court will hear oral arguments at Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey, IL on Wednesday, September 18, 2019. Acccording to Saga Communications, Chief Justice Lloyd Karmeier says conducting hearings outside of its Springfield,…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Eric) Prince’s estate will take over management of the late rock star’s studio complex near Minneapolis, MN. According to The Associated Press, Graceland Holdings, which runs Elvis Presley’s tourist attraction in Memphis, TN, had been operating Prince’s Paisley Park in Chanhassen, MN as a museum since October 2016. Prince’s oldest sibling,…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Johnny Silvercloud) “It’s finger lickin’ fake chicken…. good?!” Kentucky Fried Chicken plans to test plant-based chicken nuggets and boneless wings later this week at one of its restaurants in Atlanta, GA. Depending on customer feedback, the chain could expand the test to other markets. KFC is partnering with Beyond Meat to…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Randy von Liski) Newsline: Springfield, IL & The Illinois State Fair The Illinois State Fair saw its largest attendance since 2014 this year. According to WAND-TV, early numbers for this year’s fair show records for both revenue and ticket sales broken for the grandstand lineup. Estimated attendance totals of nearly 509,000…… MORE
