(Photo By Flickr User Tom Carmony) Springfield community members say there was something missing in their state capitol, something for the children. They say it only took a mob of frustrated parents to realize that a children’s museum was missing. “Everyone from our board is from Springfield or at least a surrounding area and we…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Gage Skidmore) The 10th Annual Lincoln’s Festival On Route 66, kicks off Friday (Today) in Bloomington-Normal, IL! According to WAND-TV, Lincoln’s Festival on Route 66 is part of the communities’ celebration of the Illinois Bicentennial. Lincoln-themed films, concerts, theatrical and living-history performances, a car show, a Civil War encampment and battle reenactments,…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Hannaford) Marvel Entertainment is preparing to launch a new comic book series centered around T’Challa’s sister, Shuri, months after the character stole the show in Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther movie. As revealed at Bustle, the new series to be called, simply, Shuri, will be written by award-winning author Nnedi Okorafor,…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User PaulSh) The hunt is on to find teachers before the students return in Peoria, IL. And they’ve got dozens of jobs open. According to WEEK-TV, this was the scene at the Peoria Public Schools job fair on North Wisconsin Avenue that was held earlier this week. They do need qualified teachers,…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Caesar Hatami) A Kansas City Barbecue Society (KCBS) professional BBQ competition featuring some of the country’s best touring teams, a backyard competition for local BBQ enthusiasts to show off their skills, 2 days of amazing bands on our entertainment stage, several top notch food. The Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown will be held…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User stratman²) McDonald’s is stopping the sale of salads at 3,000 restaurants after people became sick from a parasite causing intestinal illness. According to The Associated Press & WGEM-TV, the Chicago-based fast-food chain said on last Friday that it’s acting “out of an abundance of caution” until switching to another supplier. Health…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Lindsay Fox) A Chicago suburb will consider raising the minimum age to buy tobacco and nicotine products following a letter from a 9-year-old requesting the mayor help people stop smoking. The Courier-News reports that the Elgin City Council will consider raising the minimum age from 18 to 21. Mayor Dave…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User NDU Audio Visual) Barack Obama is the president Americans think have done the best job in their own lifetimes, according to a new poll on people-press.org & WEEK-TV. Thirty-one percent of respondents to the Pew Research poll said Obama was the best president of their lifetimes. Among the Baby Boomer…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Dan Keck) “Scam alert, scam alert, the $250 Kroger coupon is fake!” Before you get too excited about that too-good-to-be-true Kroger deal you saw online, we have bad news: You’re right; it IS too good to be true! If you’ve seen a “Congratulations” message with a promise of a “free…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Todd Van Hoosear) The Fresh Market grocery store is closing its locations in Peoria and Normal, IL. According to WEEK-TV, the closures are two of 15 announced nationwide on Monday. In a press release, the company’s CEO said the company is closing underperforming stores as part of a major turnaround effort.…… MORE
