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Making Mother’s Day Flowers Last

Making Mother’s Day Flowers Last

(Photo By Flickr User Colin Carmichael)   Whether you’ve received a Mother’s Day bouquet or gave one, we know you’ll want them to last as long as possible. Sure they won’t last forever, but you can do a few things to ensure their longevity. Here are seven tips to making those Mother’s Day Flowers last: Tip number…MORE

WVEL Consumer/Money Scope Now: Party City Will Be Closing 45 Stores

WVEL Consumer/Money Scope Now: Party City Will Be Closing 45 Stores

(Photo By Flickr User Mike Mozart)   Amid a global helium shortage, Party City announced this week that it will shutter 45 stores in 2019. According to USA Today, the New Jersey-based party supplies company did not release a list of affected stores but said the closures will take place throughout the year. There are…MORE

WVEL Weather/News Scope Now: Icy Winter +Flooding = Extra Spending On I-74 Bridge

WVEL Weather/News Scope Now: Icy Winter +Flooding = Extra Spending On I-74 Bridge

(Photo By Flickr User Trails for Illinois)   Newsline: Quad Cities, Iowa/Illinois & Interstate 74 Iowa transportation officials have approved $16 million to pay for nighttime work on the Interstate 74 bridge over the Mississippi River in the Quad Cities because of delays blamed on an icy winter followed by spring flooding. The Quad-City Times, The…MORE

WVEL News/Health Scope Now: “The Kissing Bug”

WVEL News/Health Scope Now: “The Kissing Bug”

(Photo By Flickr User Greg Schechter)   Many people around the state are talking about something called, “The Kissing Bug.” It’s an insect that’s made its way from South America all the way north to Illinois. “The kissing bug – it can have an organism called T. Cruzi, which can cause Chagas disease,” State Public Health…MORE

WVEL News Scope: Daylight Saving Time For Illinois

WVEL News Scope: Daylight Saving Time For Illinois

(Photo By Flickr User david.dames)   Newsline: State Capitol, Springfield, IL A group of Central Illinois high school students inspired legislation to get rid of time changes in the Land of Lincoln forever. Senate Bill 533, introduced by state Sen. Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) would make Daylight Saving Time the year-round standard time of the entire…MORE

WVEL Health Scope Now: Infant Immunization

WVEL Health Scope Now: Infant Immunization

(Photo By Flickr User David Stillman)   Your child is exposed to thousands of germs every day. Spreading out or skipping shots increases the chance your child will get a disease that vaccines prevent. “All immunizations have been proven safe, effective and prevent deadly illnesses,” Dr. Douglas Carlson at Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) St. John’s…MORE

WVEL News/Consumer/Money Scope Now: Subway Store Closings

WVEL News/Consumer/Money Scope Now: Subway Store Closings

(Photo By Flickr User Phillip Pessar)   The world’s largest fast-food chain is continuing to shrink. Subway reports it closed 1,000 restaurants in the United States last year. Not only is that more than it planned, the number may be even higher. That’s because subway didn’t disclose how many new stores it opened, and some of…MORE

WVEL News Scope Now: Police Officer Impersonators

WVEL News Scope Now: Police Officer Impersonators

(Photo By Flickr User Inventorchris)   Newsline: Chatham, IL “Hey drivers, we’ve got something for you to think about and a question to ask you……” Have you ever been pulled over and thought the person stopping you was not a real police officer? Dave Leach, who is part of the Chatham Police Department, says most people…MORE

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