March 23rd—Proctor Hospital Sponsors: “The Free Medicare Help Desk”— from 9:00 – 11:00 am in the Lobby at Proctor Hospital. No appointment is needed. To call or register: (309) 691-1070. March 25th—“Zoo After Dark” – from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.…
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Peoria Theater’s Updated Show Listings with Additional Event Listings
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Current Showings Somewhere–Academy Award winner Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation) directs this film about a Hollywood actor Johnny Marco, nested in his luxury hotel of choice. Drinking, parties, and women keep a creeping boredom under wraps in between Johnny’s job…
March Events Listing Through March 20th
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March 1st through March 24th—“In Plane View/Abstractions of Flight”—Times and Admission TBA announced. For more information, contact Lakeview Museum for details on the event’s announcement for times and admission. March 17th—St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be held in Downtown Peoria…
Peoria Symphony Orchestra Announces Changes to March Program
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A late cancellation by a guest artist and the music director’s wish to enliven the local music scene with new faces has led to some changes in the Peoria Symphony Orchestra’s March 26 concert in the Civic Center Theater. Oboist…
OSF Healthcare wins blue ribbon award
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Blue Ribbon Awarded to OSF Sisters Community Healthcare Center – OSF Saint Francis Medical Center & the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria recently announced that Dr. Benito Camacho and OSF Sisters Community Healthcare Center were awarded the…
Farmers Share of the Food Dollar Breakfast on March 12
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This year will mark the 11th annual Farmers Share of the Food Dollar Breakfast sponsored by the Peoria County Farm Bureau. The breakfast is an effort to help educate the public on the safe and affordable crops that American farmers…
Candidates Seek to Fill School Board Seats
by Sara Browning • • 0 Comments
Although the ballot may be empty, plenty of interest in Peoria School Board District 150’s vacant seat is circulating in the city’s second and third districts. In comparison with larger political races throughout the district and state, the Peoria District…
Transitioning Woodruff High School Students
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Woodruff High School closed its doors on June 4th, 2010. Since then, School District 150 has been transitioning to accommodate the students that left Woodruff for other schools. Most of the students moved on to Peoria Central High School. Others…
Unique Theater Offers Independent Variety & Events: Peoria Theater in Landmark Cinemas
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Inside Landmark Cinemas, a viewer’s cinema experience expands beyond regular releases with Peoria Theater—Independent Film and Event Center. The film complex, located behind the Wal-Mart on University and not far off the I-74 Gale exit, provides an abundance of entertainment…