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WVEL Sports Scope Now: The Fighting Illini Football Team Are Going Bowling!

WVEL Sports Scope Now: The Fighting Illini Football Team Are Going Bowling!

(Photo By Flickr User Matthew Roth)     “California, here they come; nine seasons where they last started from!” “Attention Fighting Illini pigskin fans, attention Fighting Illini pigskin fans, it’s Bowl Time!” According to 247sports.com, the University Of Illinois football’s last bowl win came in the San Francisco area, a 20-14 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl…MORE

Millikin University + New Degree = Recruiting Illinois Teachers

Millikin University + New Degree = Recruiting Illinois Teachers

(Photo by Flickr User straightedge217) Newsline: Millikin University & Decatur, IL A new degree will be offered at Millikin University School of Education. The degree is a new Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) that will specifically focus on anyone seeking an Illinois teaching license through the completion of graduate study. Millikin said the degree is…MORE

WVEL/IHSA Insider Scope: The 2019 Capital City Showcase

WVEL/IHSA Insider Scope: The 2019 Capital City Showcase

(Photo By Flickr User franchise opportunities)   “IHSA Boys Basketball fanatics, get ready for the big throwdown in the Cap City at the Bank Of Springfield Center!” The 2019 Capital City Showcase will be taking place on Saturday, December 7th at the BOS Center in Springfield, IL! If you are planning on attending this upcoming event,…MORE

Six Flags Wants To Take You On A Ride On The “Polar Coaster Challenge”

Six Flags Wants To Take You On A Ride On The “Polar Coaster Challenge”

                              (Photo By Flickr User Jeremy Thompson)     Funline: Eureka, MO “Attention all roller coaster riders, attention all roller coaster riders……..” “Get ready for the Polar Coaster baby, baby at Six Flags!  Do you wanna ride?” (add Ohio Players’ “Love…MORE

WVEL Consumer/News Scope Now: Pike County, IL Residents- Personal Information Scams Reminder

WVEL Consumer/News Scope Now: Pike County, IL Residents- Personal Information Scams Reminder

(Photo By Flickr User Trending Topics 2019)   Newsline: Pike County, IL The Pike County Sheriff’s Department has received several calls within the last twenty-four hours regarding citizens being called and solicited for their Social Security number and credit card information. Pike County Sheriff David Greenwood would like to remind residents to never give out personal…MORE

WVEL/IHSA Insider: IHSA State Football Finals Rewind

WVEL/IHSA Insider: IHSA State Football Finals Rewind

(Photo By Flickr User Gerry Dincher)     Who was crowned “IHSA Kings Of The Turf 2019?” Finishing up hosting the 4th year of football play, Destination DeKalb had a two-part high school pigskin story that concluded on Saturday night in at Huskie Stadum at Brigham Field. Just in case you missed it, here is a…MORE

Unique Thanksgiving Recipe Leftovers

Unique Thanksgiving Recipe Leftovers

    “Do you have Thanksgiving leftovers? No problem; have we got some recipes for you!” The Farm Stand & KHQA-TV shared multiple recipes to make with your Thanksgiving leftovers: Cranberry Sauce Muffins 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 cup sour cream 1/4 cup buttermilk 2 large eggs 1 tsp vanilla extract 1…MORE

Butterball Turkey Talk-Line Holiday Reminder

Butterball Turkey Talk-Line Holiday Reminder

    (Photo By Flickr User Kristin Andrus)   For more than 30 years, the professionally trained turkey experts that make up the Turkey Talk-Line have been answering turkey related questions each holiday season. Open every November and December, the 50+ experts answer more than 100,000 questions, for thousands of households around the United States and…MORE

To Wash Or Not To Wash Your Thanksgiving Turkey, That Is The Question

To Wash Or Not To Wash Your Thanksgiving Turkey, That Is The Question

(Photo By Flickr User Clyde Robinson)   Grocery shopping and recipe preparations may be well underway ahead of Thanksgiving, but several health agencies have banded together to deliver one clear rule before the holiday: Don’t wash the turkey before cooking it! Amy Keating, R.D., a Consumer Reporters nutritionist, said in a food safety memo, “You can’t…MORE

132nd Annual Santa Claus Parade Reminder

132nd Annual Santa Claus Parade Reminder

(Photo By Flickr User synestheticstrings)   America’s longest running holiday parade makes its return to the River City on Thanksgiving Weekend! The 132nd Annual Santa Claus Parade will be taking place on November 29, 2019 (Thanksgiving Friday), beginning at 10:15am in Peoria, IL. Join in on this great Peoria tradition as the parade takes a magical…MORE

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