By: Greg Batton I became friends with Gary Gillis about 40 years ago. It makes me happy that over all that time we are still friends. Recently, I was a guest on Gary's podcast, "What's The Stor...

By: Greg Batton While I'm thinking of it: appreciations, recommendations, thoughts and gratitude. WITOI is a download of thoughts I have had recently about the people, events and places of where we live...

Decades before the hilariously failed "WKRP in Cincinnati" turkey drop, Peoria saw a similar promotion explode in a frenzy of howling spectators and flying feathers. And, presumably, nervous turkeys The poultry pandemonium erupted the day before Thanksgiving 1905 at Szold &...

By: Phil Luciano Peoria city officials are trying to convince Boyd Gaming to abandon their Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino in East Peoria and build a land-based operation in Peoria. That effort, confirmed by WMBD Radio via a Freedom of Information Act request filed with the city of Peoria, has...

At the Movies with Casey Foreman: "Better Man" He's an entertainer... Scratch that... He's THE entertainer... Granted I never heard of Robbie Williams ahea...

At the Movies with Casey Foreman: "A Complete Unknown" Walk the path less traveled Timmy C needs to be given the MVP of acting for this past year - from th...