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St Jude Kewanee to Peoria Run Fundraiser Chronicles to Wyoming
St Jude Kewanee to Peoria run started at 5 AM today,, July 20, 2024. Runners left Kewanee Physical Therapy and Rehab and will take breaks along the way. We joined into Stark County. There is a fundraiser for St Jude in Wyoming at the Wyoming Tractor Pull. There is still time to donate. Find more information here. Watch the sendoff here.
Peoria Public Schools Board of Education fills two vacancies. Meet them here
Chanel Hargrave and Larry Ivory have been appointed to fill two vacancies on the Peoria Public School Board of Education. Hargrave is the supervisor of community connections with the Peoria Park District and Ivory is the President and CEO of the Illinois State Black Chamber of Commerce. When is the...
Machinists are needed everywhere to meet manufacturing growth
Manufacturers have been scrambling for workers for years and the need is rising as the baby boomers that disproportionately make up that part of the workforce retire. That's not likely to change soon for businesses like G3 Machining in Bloomington. As you walk into G3 at the corner of Bunn...
Behind the scenes look at preparations for Ledgestone Disc Golf Open
WASHINGTON, Ill (WMBD/WYZZ) — Disc golf continues to be a growing sport, especially in central Illinois, says the tournament director of the largest disc golf event in the world. “Locally here we have ten percent more players in the Ledgestone Event than last year. Over 2,400 players signed up,” said Nate Heinold, tournament director for […]
Rockford-area SNAP recipients may qualify for food replacement
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Help may be available for some people in the stateline who had to throw out food due to widespread power outages following severe storms. The Winnebago County Emergency Management Agency says Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP recipients who experienced power outages lasting longer than four hours can request food replacements within 10 days of the event. According to the Illinois Department of Human Services, food bought with SNAP benefits may also be replaced if it was destroyed in a fire, flood, tornado or other devastating event.
Quad Cities governments, hospitals, businesses affected by global CrowdStrike outage
QUAD CITIES, Ill./Iowa (KWQC) - Some city, county and state government systems and devices in the Quad Cities Area have been impacted by a global outage caused by an automatic software update from CrowdStrike, which many departments and businesses use for malware and virus protection. Rock Island Police. According to...
The Iowa Department of Corrections is Looking for a Work Release Escapee
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KCRG) -The Iowa Department of Corrections is looking for the public’s help in locating a work release escapee. Aaron Triplett failed to report back to the Davenport Residential Correctional Facility on Friday. He is 36 years old, 5 foot 8 inches, and 254 pounds. He is convicted of second degree robbery in Clinton County.
U.S. Air Force Band to perform in Muscatine
The U.S. Air Force Band of Mid-America Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble will present a series of concerts across Eastern Iowa, according to a press release. All concerts are free, open to the public and approximately 75 minutes long. The first concert will be held in Muscatine on Wednesday, August...
Vanilla Ice And Rob Base Coming To Iowa’s Rhythm City Casino
Vanilla Ice and Rob Base are coming to Rhythm City to perform in the Event Center on Friday, September 13 at 8 PM! Tickets will be available online at rhythmcitycasino.com or at The Market at Rhythm City for $60, $70, $80, $90, and $100 plus applicable online/phone ticketing fee. The...
Intense night of racing at Davenport Speedway
The final night of racing at Davenport Speedway before the Mississippi Valley Fair is usually an intense one, such was the case again this season. For the first time this year, the Outhouse and Storage to Go Container Rentals IMCA Late Model class had a back-to-back feature winner. Evan Miller started in the fourth row and would not see the lead until lap twenty-two of the main. Once in front, Miller pulled away and ended with a 1.323 second advantage over second place Jesse Bodin.
Illinois HS State Finalist Luke Bucaro Commits to Notre Dame (2025)
With another year still ahead of him to improve, Bucaro's time in the 1000 free would have been seven seconds behind the top time this season at Notre Dame. Current photo via Luke Bucaro. Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all...
Unemployment claims in Illinois increased last week
Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Illinois rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to 9,545 in the week ending July 13, up from 9,470 the week before, the Labor Department said. U.S. unemployment...
Reps. Casten and Garcia urge President Biden to drop out of race for White House
CHICAGO (CBS) — Two more House Democrats from Illinois have joined the growing number of congressional Democrats urging President Joe Biden to drop his bid for re-election.U.S. Rep. Sean Casten and U.S. Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia on Friday both urged Biden to drop out of the race for the White House.In an op-ed in the Chicago Tribune, Casten wrote that his constituents "fear for the future of American democracy" if former President Donald Trump is elected in November, and that he believes "Biden is no longer up for that job.""It is with a heavy heart and much personal reflection that...
Unauthorized Look Inside Abandoned Bum’s Castle In Illinois
WARNING: Under no circumstances should you enter this property. By doing so you risk bodily harm and/or prosecution for trespassing on private property. Sometimes when I see an unusual landmark in Illinois, the first thing that comes to mind is wanting to see what's inside and in this case, that opportunity is actually available.
United School District Discusses Cell Phone Use Inside the School Day
United School District Superintendent Tom Hawkins gave an update on the recently completed school board meeting on the WRAM Morning Show. One of the main topics of conversation during the monthly meeting, and one that is being discussed at other school board meetings around the area, is the subject of cell phone use for students during the school day. Superintendent Hawkins has prior experience with this issue from his previous time spent as principal at Galesburg High School.
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