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May home sales in the Peoria area showed a fifth consecutive increase as homebuyers closed on homes that qualified for the tax credit incentive that ended on April 30th. According to the Peoria Area Association of Realtors®, homes sales for May 2010 were 492 compared to 422 for May 2009, a significant monthly increase of...
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Seventy-five years ago this month, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the National Labor Relations Act, which said that collective bargaining was in the national interest of the United States. FDR is just one in a long line of patriots whose actions today would get them attacked as liberals, socialists, heathens or worse. As greater Peoria...
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By Trish Noack, Supervisor of Public Relations The $28 million building project undertaken by Peoria Public Library has become highly visible as steel framework goes up at the North Branch, the future lounge area has replaced the old front entrance of the Main Library while workers are visible high atop...
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through Aug 10 – Kindermusik @ Trinity Summer Camp 2010. Two 5-week sessions of daytime & evening summer classes to be held at the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 135 NE Randolph Ave. Cost: $95 per 5-week session. Call 676-4609 for more info or email kindermusik@trinitypeoria.com. July 3 – 31 –...
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The following is the schedule for the Methodist Medical Center Mobile Mammography Van for the month of July 2010.  Methodist now features all digital mammography equipment providing improved, faster and more comfortable exams. July 6-Methodist at Morton-1909 Morton Ave.- Morton July 7-Methodist Medical Group – Chillicothe- 525 Sweetbriar July...
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On Saturday, July 31st, the Kingston Mines community will be hosting their 2nd Annual Support Our Troops Fundraiser. Many surrounding towns help make this possible. The event will be held in the Kingston Mines Park and will start at noon. Many activities are planned throughout the day. The “Ride for Our Troops” will be...
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As the temperature rises, so does water use, as Americans head outdoors to embrace time-honored summer rituals from washing the car to watering the lawn. In fact, according to the EPA’s WaterSense program, water usage on a peak day in the average American home spikes to 1,000 gallons per day, compared to 260 gallons...
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Peoria’s City Hall, which was once considered “the finest city hall in the nation for a small size city,” is the centerpiece of ArtsPartners new publication “Peoria City Hall: A Visitor’s Guide of Peoria’s Greatest Treasure.” The booklet is authored by local historian, Dr. Peter Couri. It includes photographs by Doug and Eileen Leunig and...
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Over 1,000 volunteers participated in the 12th Annual Great American Cleanup, a city-wide spring litter cleanup sponsored and organized by Keep Peoria Beautiful. Peoria Disposal Company provided dumpsters to many neighborhood Associations to use for garbage/litter and landscape waste. A record amount trash was collected: 178,000 pounds of garbage, litter and landscape waste as well as...
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Would you be interested in getting involved in the Peoria Players’ 2010-11 season?  Then you should come to the “Get Acquainted” at Peoria Players Theatre on Wednesday, July 14 at 7:00 p.m. You can meet the directors of the upcoming season and get a sneak preview of the shows.  Door prizes will also be...
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