Keep Peoria Beautiful once again is sponsoring the Great American Cleanup on Saturday, April 17th from 9:00 a.m. – noon. Keep Peoria Beautiful will supply trash bags, yard waste bags, painter’s caps, and gloves to volunteers on a first come…
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Long fight for U.S. Senate seat begins
by Sara Browning • • 0 Comments
Take one Senate Chamber filled with Washington Democrats eager to hold onto their majority. Add a handful of unabashed Republicans gunning for the political forefront. Now sprinkle in a passel of voters whose brush with economic recession has left many…
The gift of life
by Sandra Dempsey Post • • 0 Comments
Shortly after married in 1968, Jack started carrying his wife up flights of stairs. It wasn’t a romantic gesture, but certainly a labor of love. A heart condition diagnosed after their wedding made stair climbing very difficult if not impossible…
Progress Report of Downtown Library’s Renovation
by Community Word Staff • • 0 Comments
by Tyler Maritote Alyce Johnson hasn’t been fired, demoted nor is she being forced out of work like Milton in the 1999 hit “Office Space.” However, she has been moved to a lower level – literally. Her and her co-workers…
West Peoria News for March 2010
by Sharon McBride • • 0 Comments
The West Peoria Neighborhood Watch will meet Wednesday, March 10th at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. Lt. Hartwig will continue his talk on self defense – don’t miss it. A Neighborhood Watch word of caution: Beware of door-to-door solicitors. Keep…
Miller’s ‘All My Sons’ at Peoria Player March 12-21
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Peoria Players Theatre presents All My Sons directed by Lana Warner. This Tony Award winning Arthur Miller drama most recently starred John Lithgow, Katie Holmes, and Dianne Wiest in the 2008 Broadway revival. It is the story of a family…
Chamber brings elected officials, business, community together
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Area Chambers of Commerce have teamed up to bring local legislative to you. The 24th annual Heart of Illinois Legislative Reception provides participants a chance to communicate this regions needs & concerns to our elected officials. The Peoria Area Chamber…
Foundation Hosts Free Estate Planning Seminars
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The Proctor Health Care Foundation will host a free estate planning seminar on Tuesday, March 30, and again Tuesday, April 6, from 4:30-6:00 p.m. in Classroom I of the Proctor Professional Building (adjacent hospital) at 5409 N. Knoxville Avenue. The…
Federal funds available for emergency food and shelter programs in Peoria County
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The Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program (EFSP) announced that federal funding is available to not-for-profit organizations in Peoria County that administer emergency food and shelter programs. The amount of funding available is $143,262. Federal funding must be used…
One-day Baseball Camp March 27 for Grades 1 – 12
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Richwoods High School will host a one-day fielding and base-running camp March 27 for players in grades 1 through 12. Richwoods High School head coach David Webb will direct the program in conjunction with U.S. Baseball Academy. The session will…