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Illinois American Water Announces 2012 Environmental Grant Program
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Illinois American Water announced today that the application process is now open for its 2012 Environmental Grant Program to support innovative, community-based environmental projects that improve, restore or protect the watersheds, surface water and/or groundwater supplies through partnerships. The company…
Miscellaneous stories
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Gordon Announces Networking Event for Small Businesses & Lenders State Rep. Jehan Gordon will co-host an event for small businesses with the Illinois Department of Financial Regulation and the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce. The “How to Access Capital for…
Peoria’s Riverfront Visitor Center
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By Greg Speck Have you ever heard of the Riverfront Visitors Center? Sure you have. But, what do you know about it? Well, for starters, it’s located in the oldest commercial building standing in Peoria. It was originally built in…
House GOP approves payroll tax cut extension
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On the brink of failing to extend a payroll tax cut into the New Year, Congress sends the average worker an early Christmas present. Just days before Christmas, House Speaker John Boehner announced a Republican decision to accept a short-term…
Peoria’s only literary magazine Downstate Story is now available
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Ten new short stories by Illinois and Midwestern writers, illustrated with original art, are featured in the 2011 edition of Downstate Story, Peoria’s only literary magazine. The downstate Illinois writers in this issue are: Pepper Bauer of Mapleton; Ray Pierce and…
West Peoria News for January 2012
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Kudos to our very brave Scouts who once again this year braved very frigid (single digit) temperatures to travel through our community to carol. It is always a very pleasant sound to hear their float escorted by the WPFD travel…
Newsbriefs for January 2012
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Methodist Provides Free Community Health Screenings The Methodist Wellmobile will be bringing free health screenings to the following community locations during January. Screenings include blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol and lung functions. A 12-hour fast is required for cholesterol and…
Christmastime ‘Gospelfest’ concerts continue to grow
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The Christmastime Gospelfest concert continues to grow in popularity every year with additional concert dates and even more people enjoying this traditional, inspirational music as an integral part of their annual holiday celebrations. On Friday, December 9, a concert will…
Springfield State House Rescues Unemployment Fund
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Illinois’s General Assembly takes swift action to mitigate the state’s loss of insurance to the unemployed. Illinois’ unemployment insurance fund has been on hiatus. Although the state added 30,000 jobs last month, officials say as more of Illinois’ jobless re-entered…