2024.02.01-02 Digest
WMBD
Hundreds of people came out to the Peoria Civic Center for the 2024 Midwest Truck and Trailer Show. Truckers got to meet with fellow trucking friends and make purchases for their rigs, and there was even a trucker’s pride truck beauty …
PEKIN DAILY TIMES
February may be the shortest month of the year, but the calendar is packed with a wide variety of events and experiences to enjoy in Central Illinois. Here are 18 things to do in the Peoria area during February. Baby Shark's Big Broadwave Tour will …
CANTON DAILY LEDGER
Little steps to little victories every day have helped Peoria Notre Dame ascend to a No. 1 ranking. As the state’s top Class 2A girls basketball team, the Irish are taking care of the little things now for big things later. Atop the list are …
WCIA
This weekend, many people across the country are keeping their boxes of cereal and pancake mixes up on the shelf to eat a sweeter, yet colder breakfast. Saturday, Feb. 3 is National Ice Cream For Breakfast Day. Celebrated each year …
WGLT
Every July there is a Kindred reunion in Atlanta, Illinois — hometown to a slew of Kindreds over the years. One July, Larry Kindred was among us. My father’s cousin and a former Atlanta resident, he traveled from out of state to reconnect with relatives, …
ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
From decades of celebrating Black History Month on Illinois State University’s campus to the University’s birthday 167 years ago, historian Tom Emery explores this month in Illinois State University history. February 5 On this date in 1900, Adlai Stevenson …
WMBD
Here’s a way to put a smile on a child’s face on Valentine’s Day. Cuddles With Kindness is collecting new stuffed animals for hospitalized kids at OSF Children’s Hospital of Illinois in Peoria. Founder and director Taylor Larson, 24, …
CATHOLIC POST
Amanda Stanko, a STEM teacher (science, technology, engineering, and math) with Corpus Christi Catholic School in Bloomington, was recently selected as the 2024 Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom (IAITC) Teacher of the Year. Stanko, who teaches …
WMBD
A local pizza favorite is getting a second location, in a newly constructed building, bringing wood-fired pizza to your neighborhood. Brienzo’s Wood Fired Pizza is known for its food, drinks, and atmosphere. The restaurant is
NPR
Please note: This story mentions mental illness and suicide. Before actor Tim Wyman’s final dress rehearsal Wednesday, he rushed from Peoria to Normal after coaching a youth basketball game. “The game was not good,” Wyman said. “My boys lost and they’re …
CATHOLIC POST
Dear Friends of The Catholic Post, By now, many of you have probably heard of my difficult decision to cease publication of The Catholic Post newspaper. As I noted in a letter to readers in early January, rising costs and staffing challenges — in …
COMMUNITY WORD
WTVP public television has been an asset in local communications. Unfortunately, it has been beset by major financial problems compounded by the suicide of its key executive and the wholesale resignation of a majority of its board of directors …
PEKIN DAILY TIMES
A movie featuring footage shot at a Peoria karaoke bar premiered this year at the Sundance Film Festival to great acclaim. Now, the documentary is headed to Netflix. On Feb. 1, the Hollywood Reporter wrote that "Will & Harper" was picked up …
NBC 5
The next solar eclipse is just over two months away, with skies expected to turn dark in much of the U.S. for a few minutes on April 8. The eclipse marks the first one on visible in the contiguous U.S. since Aug. 2017, when millions traveled to get an …