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Holiday specials on WGLT - 2024
A look at WGLT's special holiday programming for December 2024. A Special Thistle & Shamrock Christmas. Join Fiona Ritchie for a winter walk along the banks of the River Tay in Scotland, accompanied by music from the Celtic Christmas repertoire.
Lifelong Access board of directors appoints interim CEO | WGLT
Nov 22, 2024 · Wipperman became CEO at Lifelong Access after two years as the vice president of education at the Children's Home Association of Illinois in Peoria. His tenure at Lifelong Access included a number of changes at the organization, including updating its name and kicking off a joint effort with Chestnut Health Systems and the Regional Office of Education #17 to provide youth services in downtown ...
'I’m blessed': ISU legend Doug Collins reflects on a life of …
Oct 10, 2024 · Doug Collins isn’t sure how he's going to pull it off this weekend.. Collins was a top broadcaster for NBA games for many years, so he’s not lacking a gift of gab. The Redbird legend is struggling to come up with how to condense a lifetime of basketball from his years as a student-athlete at Illinois State University, as an Olympian, a pro player, a …
Millions are heading home from the holiday to face snow and an …
Nov 29, 2024 · Travelers heading home from the Thanksgiving holiday this weekend could face severe weather and travel delays. An arctic blast will bring the "coldest air since last winter" to Eastern portions of the county, the National Weather Service (NWS) said on Friday.The air mass from the Arctic is moving across the U.S. and will stay for the weekend, while the northern Plains will see temperatures in ...
PNC chief economist: Central Illinois economy is strong and …
Oct 4, 2024 · The chief economist for PNC Bank said relief is coming to the stalled housing construction sector in Central Illinois and wage growth will start to make up for lost buying power caused by inflation.. By the end of the year, the Federal Reserve will have cut the interest rate a full point, and Gus Faucher said he expects another full point reduction by the middle of next year that could enliven ...
Former 'Late Late' host Craig Ferguson promises politics-free …
Nov 15, 2024 · Comedian Craig Ferguson spent a decade as host of The Late Late Show on CBS. He left the late-night talk show in 2014 and stepped back into stand-up comedy. The Scotsman's big break came in the mid-1980s at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Public meetings in Bloomington-Normal | WGLT
A calendar of public meetings in Bloomington-Normal, including city council, school board, county board and many other government bodies. Is there something we should ...
Larry Carius, champion of Bloomington-Normal restaurants on a …
Nov 22, 2024 · “Larry always had a soft spot in his heart for us,” said John Koch, co-owner of Lucca Grill in downtown Bloomington. “When you’ve got a person in charge of the Health Department (food program), and he stays good friends with the restaurants in town, you know he’s doing his job.