A training will be held on Saturday March 18, 2017 at the Peoria Public Library from 9am to 4pm for individuals interested in becoming an educational surrogate volunteer. This is a rewarding opportunity with a minimal time commitment. Stipends are available and lunch is provided that day There are many children up to age …
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Photo left, Dr. Rahmat Na’Allah addresses the crowd at the Gateway Building proclaiming that everyone deserves access to health care, and America ranks worst in access among industrialized nations. One of the event organizers, Nora Sullivan, listens to the right. Photo right, “I’m with Her” poster states this man’s support for women’s rights. Chanted at …
Peoria Rally in Support of Women’s March planned in Peoria, IL, all 50 States and more than 55 Other Global Cities Peoria, January, 2017 – The Women’s March on Washington has inspired nearly 300 other ‘sister marches’ to take place on January 21. All 50 states and Puerto Rico are confirmed to have at …
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The League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria Illinois League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria Drinks & Dialogue Topic: “The Dangers of Antibiotic Overuse“ January 18, 2017, 5:30 – 6:30 pm Lariat Steakhouse, 2322 W. Glen Ave., Peoria, Illinois The Dangers of Antibiotic Overuse will be discussed at Drinks & Dialogue, a program hosted monthly …
BY CLARE HOWARD Cleve Heidelberg won two out of three arguments in the appeal of his murder conviction in the 1970 shooting death of Peoria County Sheriff’s deputy Raymond Espinoza. After listening to arguments presented Thursday by Matt Jones for the state and Andy Hale and Don Jackson representing Heidelberg, Peoria County Circuit Judge …
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Warren Little was a laborer working on the renovation of Sheraton Four Points hotel project in downtown Peoria for 10 weeks this past summer as an independent contractor. Little received his first paycheck five days before Christmas. He expects to receive subsequent payments over the next six months under terms of an agreement reached with …
Downstate Story www.downstatestory.com www.wiu.edu/users/mfgeh/dss ___________________________________________ Elaine Hopkins, publisher ehopkins7@prodigy.net 1825 Maple Ridge Peoria, IL. 61614 phones: 309/688-1409; 309/231-5758 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Further information: Elaine Hopkins 309/231-5758 ehopkins7@prodigy.net DOWNSTATE STORY VOL. 25 NOW AVAILABLE FREE ON THE WEB Ten new short stories by Illinois, Midwestern and other writers are featured in the …
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Dale Goodner, a veteran of the Wisconsin National Guard and retired from the Peoria Park District where he was chief naturalist and supervisor of environmental and interpretive services, now lives in Wisconsin. He sent this letter to the North Dakota National Guard and shared it with Community Word: To North Dakota National Guard: As a …
Myron Ebell, who has been named as part of the transition team by president-elect Donald Trump for the Environmental Protection Agency, is a hardened climate change skeptic likely to relax regulations on farm chemical use and drift, roll back President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan and give the green light to more coal and logging. …
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PEORIA, IL – A meeting hosted by the League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria will discuss changes in sentencing guidelines, at 6 pm on Thursday, Nov. 3, at the Advanced Medical Transport (AMT) auditorium, 1718 N Sterling, Peoria 61604. Peoria County States’ Attorney Jerry Brady will present information about many facets of the efforts …