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Local Red Cross volunteers continue to support residents affected by flooding.  As water slowly recedes and families get back in their homes, two sites have been established for drinking water and clean- up kit distribution.
Spring Bay Fire Department #1310
W. Missouri Street, Spring Bay, Illinois                                                           
Special Note: Spring Bay pick-up available from Noon to 7 pm starting Wednesday, [...]

The following is the schedule for the Methodist Medical Center Mobile Mammography Van for the month of October 2008. Unless otherwise listed, the van will be in these locations from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Methodist now features all digital mammography equipment providing improved, faster and more comfortable exams. 
October 2-Brimfield Public Library-111 S. Galena, Brimfield
October [...]

           StoryCorps, a national initiative to document everyday history and the unique stories of Americans arrived in Peoria to collect stories of central Illinois residents as part of its cross-country tour. StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit project in partnership with NPR and the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. The StoryCorps mobile StoryBooth [...]

Gordon Blasts Krupa for Living in a Glass House & Not Meeting her Own Attendance Standards
Candidate for StateRepresentative Jehan Gordon (D-Peoria) condemned her Republican opponent Joan Krupa for releasing information she knew to be false in an attempt to purposely lie to the voters of the 92nd district. In Wednesday’s release Krupa claimed that Gordon had [...]

Kohl’s Family Fun Day hosted by the Children’s Hospital of Illinois Pediatric Diabetes   Resource Center. The Kohl’s Family Fun Day will feature booths to educate children and their parents on wellness and provide hands on pieces. The booths will include new ways to exercise, blood sugar checks, fun nutrition information and diabetes awareness. Participants will [...]

Irish tenor John McDermott will tour Radiation Oncology at OSF Saint Francis Medical
Center while in Peoria for a benefit concert.  The Spirit of Hope John McDermott Concert will benefit the Radiation Oncology program at OSF Saint Francis, providing funding for cancer education and state-of-the-art equipment. 
3-4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19th. 
Radiation Oncology at OSF Saint Francis, located [...]

Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing recently became the only educational institution in central Illinois to be approved to offer the neonatal nurse practitioner master’s degree.
The approval came from the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. The College of Nursing will begin offering this program the fall semester of 2009. Students will [...]

Learn about the different types of Chinese teas and how to prepare them. You will taste teas imported from China as you learn their many health benefits. Instructor Hong Ji is originally from Harbin, China. She is now a resident of the Peoria area. She has co-authored a series of articles on Cha Dao: The Way of Tea. Hong is [...]

New Date: Saturday, October 18 @ 8:30 am
Meet at Forest Park Nature CenterPre-registration: Ongoing 309-686-3360
Day of registration: 8:30 AM
Sweep hours: 9 AM-12 PM
Picnic immediately following.
            The Peoria Illinois River Sweep has been postponed from this Saturday, September 20 to Saturday, October 18 due to the Illinois River flooding. The times and meeting place will remain [...]

Public comments preferred least-cost option for controlling sewer overflows 
Who:                City of Peoria Clean River Committee
What:               Meeting to review public input
When:              Wednesday, September 17, 2008 from 12:00 – 1:15 p.m.
Where:            Peoria Heights Public Library, 816 E. Glen Ave. (east of Knoxville Ave.)
Interviewee:      Public Works Director David Barber           
          The City of Peoria [...]