Methodist Offers ‘Girls Night Out Mammogram’

Methodist Medical Center offers  a unique opportunity for women to get their annual mammograms during “Girls Night Out.” Except for the mammogram itself, the evening is free to participants and will include an evening that offers appetizers, dessert, Yoga and…

OSF Healthcare wins blue ribbon award

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…

Peoria Park District News for March

Visit the Chicago Flower & Garden Show – The Peoria Park District’s Vagabond Tours will take a day trip to the Chicago Flower & Garden Show at Navy Pier on Monday, March 7. Enjoy a fun-filled day that’s sure to…

Candidates Seek to Fill School Board Seats

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

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…

Advocates for Access empowers the handicapped

Independence is valued by people of varying ages and personal situations. Young people yearn for it, adults often take it for granted, and seniors sometimes lament its loss. Advocates for Access, a nonprofit organization, has as its mission statement “to…

Done deal?

As I write this column January 18, discussions are taking place between retiring Peoria County Administrator Patrick Urich and Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis. Don’t be surprised if an announcement is made within days that Urich is the city’s choice for…

A flock-alypse Now?

It’s been called a portent, a sign, and even “aflockalypse.”  2011 started with dead birds mysteriously falling from the sky, not just in one area, but literally all over the world. Thousands of birds have been falling from the sky…

West Peoria News for February 2010

2011 has been a difficult time for the many West Peorians who depended upon Haddad’s Market for their grocery shopping as well as being able to have a very friendly staff help them. The fire caused an unwanted “life style”…