(Photo By Flickr User Taylor Studios, Inc.) Through Sunday, November 10th, the Peoria Riverfront Museum will offer free admission for all high school and college students. The opportunity comes from the ArtBridges Foundation for the museum’s Every Student Initiative; a privately funded curricula-matched program designed to bring students in central Illinois to the Museum. The…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Amy Ross) Founders of the the Flood Museum said it tells the story of how the biblical figure Noah and his family survived a great flood the wiped out all life on Earth. One of the museum’s co-founders says they’ve always had their eye on this particular building for the…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Hector Alejandro) The Inaugural St. Louis Heritage Football Classic, NCAA College Football event is soon to become one of the premier HBCU sporting events in the country! This initiative is designed to promote higher education to urban youth through exposure to college and career readiness programming. Proceeds from this event will…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User larrysphatpage) An Illinois lawmaker is pushing for compensation for college athletes. Representative Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, filed the new legislation to try and help the athletes “receive their fair share.” “This measure is about equity and fairness to our college athletes, who have essentially been used to generate massive profits for…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Charles & Hudson) John Deere & Company plans to lay off more than 110 workers at its plant in Davenport, IA by November 18th of this year. According to WICS-TV, the company also said earlier this week that it would lay off about 50 workers later this month from its Harvester…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Rexx W.) Newsline: Holiday Help Wanted: Hiring Seasonal Workers For Gordmans “Attention holiday seasonal workers, attention holiday seasonal workers……” Gordmans is hiring hundreds of seasonal workers to help with the upcoming holiday shopping season. According to WAND-TV, a job fair will be held at each of its 158 store locations on…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Jenn G) “Attention all Casey’s pizza lovers, attention all Casey’s pizza lovers, the results for naming the “Midwest Mystery Pizza” are in……” Casey’s General Stores have revealed its newest pizza will be called after letting fans vote on the name. The new pizza, topped with pulled pork, barbecue sauce, fire…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Washington State Dept of Transportation) Former Illinois congressman and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has been named chairman of the board of directors of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield. Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced LaHood’s appointment earlier this week. According to WGEM-TV & The Associated Press, LaHood, a…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User St. Ambrose University) A new scholarship is offering students the potential to get up to $16,000 in scholarship money towards their degree at St. Ambrose University. According to WQAD-TV, the scholarship program is funded through a $1.38 million estate gift, given by Dale and Lavonne “Bonnie” McFarlin. This is the largest…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Arvell Dorsey Jr.) The Illinois Department of Transportation is looking for snowplow drivers. IDOT needs temporary help across the state for snow-and-ice removal this winter. Through the department’s annual “snowbird” program, temporary snowplow drivers are hired every year on a full-time and on-call basis. Acting Illinois Transportation Secretary Omer Osman said.…… MORE
