Congressman Aaron Schock shuttles between Peoria and Washington DC on a nearly weekly basis. Whether he is traveling his 18th Congressional District of nearly 200 towns and 750,000 constituents or finding legislative solutions on Capitol Hill, he is actively working…
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Peoria Residents Ready Themselves for New Health Care Law
by Sara Browning • • 0 Comments
Supporters and opponents weigh in on the nation’s new health care changes. State insurance markets designed to offer coverage for individuals and separate markets for small businesses with up to 100 workers are a central part of Barack Obama’s new…
St. Ann Memory Garden
by Sandra Dempsey Post • • 0 Comments
CAPTION: Seated are Rev. Terry Cassidy, pastor at St. Ann Catholic Church in Peoria and Elizabeth Carrigan Bigger, coordinator of the St. Ann Memory Garden. Changes in life are a challenging part of the human condition. Initially they can be…
West Peoria News for October 2013
by Sharon McBride • • 0 Comments
The West Peoria Fire Department annual hog roast will be Sunday, October 26th at Crusen’s on Farmington Road. WPFD personnel will be out in the community selling tickets and will be wearing their uniforms when they do this. This is…
Tonya Burris of Traders Realty Corp. to Lead Central Illinois Realtor® Association for 2013-14
by Community Word Staff • • 0 Comments
The Peoria Area Association of Realtors® (PAAR) tonight announced that Tonya Burris, GRI, of Traders Realty Corp. is the 2013-2014 president of the Peoria Area Association of Realtors®. The installation of officers and directors took place during a special ceremony…
October Programs & Happening at Peoria Park District
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Youth Basketball Skills Camp – The Peoria Park District’s Youth Basketball Skills Camp for children ages 5 years through grade 4 runs on Tuesday & Thursday evenings, October 1-24, at Franciscan Rec Complex. Cost is $29/residents, $34/non-residents.Boys and girls will…
Heartland Festival Orchestra to Partner with The Baby Fold for their October Performance
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Committed to giving back to the community, the Heartland Festival Orchestra continues its tradition of partnering with deserving local nonprofit organizations in Season V — 2013-14. In connection with each concert, the Heartland Festival Orchestra makes a monetary contribution to…
Proctor Hospital October Calendar
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Proctor Hospital October Calendar alonetogether Grief Support Group – Mondays – 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. alonetogether is a grief support group, open to the community, that meets Mondays from 4:30-6:00 p.m. in Group Room 4 of the Counseling Center at…
Memorial Arena Hosts Free Figure Skating Exhibition
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Pekin Park District’s Memorial Arena will open on Saturday, October 5 at 1:00 p.m. for its first Public Open Skate of the season. Following Open Skate, the Arena will host a free skating exhibition at 2:45 p.m. The exhibition will…
BEST Talks Bring Cutting-Edge Business Information to Peoria Business People
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The Turner Center for Entrepreneurship of Bradley University and InspireCX are proud to present BEST Talks. The BEST Talks are a series of presentations of cutting-edge information, focusing on what is important for businesspeople to know today in order to…