UnityPoint Health- Service League Gift Show November 2nd The UnityPoint Health-Methodist Service League will hold its 63rd annual Gift Show Sat., November 2nd in the lobby of the UnityPoint Health-Methodist Atrium, 900 Main Street, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Admission…
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Aaron Schock Works for 18th Congressional District
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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…
Peoria Residents Ready Themselves for New Health Care Law
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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
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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…
Tonya Burris of Traders Realty Corp. to Lead Central Illinois Realtor® Association for 2013-14
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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…
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…
Collaboration Between Peoria Park District & Area Businesses, Organizations Make Peoria’s First Annual PNC World Wide Day of Play Possible
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The Peoria Park District will hold Peoria’s first annual PNC Worldwide Day of Play on Sat., October 5th from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. in Glen Oak Park. Worldwide Day of Play began as an initiative by Nickelodeon and The…