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Gordon Backs New Law to Employ Illinoisans on Public Works Projects Continuing her commitment to put people back to work, State Rep. Jehan Gordon (D-Peoria) is applauding a new law requiring 90 percent of workers employed on state-funded public work projects to be residents of Illinois. Public Act 96-0929 provides for the 90 percent threshold during...
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“I know a lot about street gangs, gun running, murder and drug dealing in Chicago,” author David Heinzmann says. He will tell all when he speaks at a June 12 fund raiser for the Peoria charity Look. It’s My Book! It’s a rare opportunity to hear the latest up-and-coming crime...
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The Julius De Loatche Basketball Camp Incorporated was founded June 6, 1999. Julius was a beloved child, lost in a tragic fire at the family home on March 3, 1999. That same year, Julius’s Basketball Coach, Mr. Tommie Washington of Christ Lutherans School’s Fifth Grade Basketball Team, held a Basketball...
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Results show that West Peoria’s 2010 census 77 percent of households have participated via mail. The Census now continues door-to-door to seek out those who haven’t yet responded. Please participate. If the occupant isn’t at home when a census worker knocks on the door, that resident will find a...
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thru June 13 – Conklin’s Barn II Dinner Theatre presents- “Your Bag or Mine” – A world premiere comedy written by one of our own. Stars Bob Lane Jr., Mary Simons, and Peoria’s own Mike Dentino and Lana Warner. Call 309-965-2545. June 1 – Aug 10 – Kindermusik at Trinity Summer...
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The Kiwanis Club of Peoria presented the 47th Annual Ray A. Neumann Tri-County Citizen of the Year Award to Dr. William H. Albers. Dr. Albers’ support helped lead to the establishment of the Children’s Hospital of Illinois at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in 1990. He has served as its...
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Picture Book Picnics, return to Peoria Public Library Lakeview Branch on Tuesdays, June 1,8,15,and 22 from noon to 1:00 p.m. for children ages 3 to 10 and their caregivers on the lawn outside the branch. Attendees are invited to bring a snack or lunch and picnic blankets or lawn chairs....
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PThe Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Peoria will be holding its inaugural ALIPRO Snag & Brag Fishing Tournament on Sunday, June 6th. Eight to ten teams consisting of four anglers each will begin fishing at 6:00 a.m. in various locations throughout Central Illinois. Teams are sponsored by local ...
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The Family Maternity Center at Proctor Hospital offers an array of classes for everyone in the family including moms, dads, siblings and grandparents. Most classes are free. Newborn Care (free) June 3 LAMAZE ($60 per couple) June 7-28 Breastfeeding ($10.00) June 10 Epidural Anesthesia (free) June 16 Ceasarean Birth Class (free)...
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Physician offices in the Methodist Medical Group will be offering the public a unique opportunity to meet doctors, nurses and staff at Methodist Medical Group physician offices during an open house on Saturday, June 12, 2010. Starting July 1, Caterpillar employees and retirees can choose for themselves which hospital to...
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