Little River Band frontman set for flood of Peoria memories

The man who fronts Australian-formed Little River Band knows very little about kangaroos, dingos or the Outback. In fact, he was weaned right up the river in the tiny burg of Rome, Illinois.
Wayne Nelson, the frontman for the group behind 1970s hits "Lady," "Reminiscing" and "Take It Easy on Me" never learned to play a [...]

Don’t expect to see Springfield’s softer side

Rick Springfield still makes women swoon, but lately he has been trying to make toddlers coo.
Still a heartthrob as he approaches his 60th birthday this weekend, Springfield recently released "My Precious Little Ones: Lullabies for a New Generation." The CD is a collection of bed-time songs he long ago wrote for his now-adult sons.
"I found [...]

River City Roundup – 28 – Harleys

Tickets to go on sale for show by ‘Idol’s’ Daughtry

Tickets for the Oct. 25 Daughtry show at the Peoria Civic Center arena go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Seats are priced at $31.50 and $41.50 and can be purchased at the Peoria Civic Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, by phone at (800) 745-3000 and online at Ticketmaster.com.
Daughtry, the North Carolina rock band fronted [...]

College GameDay comes to Champaign

ESPN College Basketball GameDay driven by State Farm will make its first appearance at the University of Illinois’ Assembly Hall on Feb. 6, 2010, when the Fighting Illini host Big Ten rival Michigan State.
The popular network show will feature a pair of one-hour telecasts, at 10 a.m. CT and 7 p.m., followed by the 8 [...]

Political columnist Robert Novak dies at 78

Political columnist Robert Novak, a diehard conservative, pugilistic debater and proud owner of the “Prince of Darkness” moniker, died Tuesday after a battle with brain cancer that was diagnosed in July 2008. He was 78.
His wife of 47 years, Geraldine Novak, told The Associated Press that he died at his home in Washington early in [...]

On the Air: WEEK feels Granite shakeup

When Greenwich, Conn.-based Silver Point Capital bailed out Granite Broadcasting, the parent company of WEEK-TV, Channel 25, after Granite declared bankruptcy in 2006, it was a safe bet that changes would be coming down the road.
The road ended last week for Granite’s top management, who stepped down. CEO Don Cornwell, who founded the company in [...]

Treasures of the past at Wheels O’ Time Museum

Remember the fun of poking around in your grandmother’s attic?
That’s part of the appeal of the Wheels O’ Time Museum, located in far north Peoria on Knoxville Avenue.
The four buildings that make up the museum are full of treasures. There are dolls and portable organs and ancient typewriters, some of which still work. There are [...]

What’s going on

Rally at the River
Little River Band will headline this year’s Budweiser Grand Nationals Rally on Saturday at Festival Park on the Peoria riverfront. Knowing the band formed in Australia, we were surprised to find that one member actually is returning to his roots; he lived right up the river in Rome for part of his [...]

Arts calendar

Theater
"The Gondoliers," presented by Prairie Fire Theatre, 3 p.m. Aug. 16; Presser Hall, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington. Tickets: $18/adults; $15/seniors; $10/students. Call 824-3047.
"Dames at Sea," 7:30 p.m. Aug. 21-29, Corn Stock Theatre, 1700 N. Park Road, upper Bradley Park, Peoria. Tickets: $17/adults; $12/youth. Call 676-2196.
"Unnecessary Farce," through Sept. 13, Conklin’s Barn II Dinner Theatre, [...]