D.C. Democrats visit Central Illinois while Governor Quinn reveals a new use for shingles. Home State Tour Campaign 2012 is revving up across the country and Illinoisans are seeing some early signs—most notably President Barack Obama’s bus tour across the…
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Look It’s My Book Promotes Love of Reading For Children While Granting Them Hope In Literacy
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Janet Roth, President of Look It’s My Book, has created a non-profit organization devoted to giving books to improve children’s reading ability in the Peoria area. Roth, who carried over her knowledge from working in Social Security for 38 years,…
Improve Your Quality of Life by Improving Your Health and Well-Being
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Google the phrase “health and well-being,” and you’ll garner over 20 million Internet search results. The two words are linked so often, it’s easy to forget that each one holds a specific meaning—by definition and in our lives. Knowing the…
9/11 Remembrance Event
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The City of Peoria today announced plans to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of September 11 by holding a 9/11 Remembrance Event at O’Brien Field on September 10, 2011, from 10:00 until 11:15 a.m. This special service, which is free and…
Zero Degrees of Separation’s Movement to a New Venue, Date & Time in September
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Business changes with Peoria Theater: Independent Film and Event Center have caused the Zero Degrees of Separation Movie Group to move to a new venue. The group has shown films there regularly for four weeks, including showings of “Short Circuit”,…
September at Peoria Park District
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Xbox Football Game Tournament – Compete in the Peoria Park District’s new Xbox 360 “Madden NFL 11” Tournament. Players will go head-to-head on Saturday, September 10, starting at 7:45 p.m. at the Glen Oak Amphitheatre. The Xbox 360 will be…
Fifth Annual Recovery Walks! 2011 – Best Ever
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The Proctor Health Care Foundation and the Illinois Institute for Addiction Recovery at Proctor Hospital are pleased to announce Recovery Walks! 2011 Saturday, September 24.The Walk, to benefit the Ameel Rashid Scholarship for Addiction Recovery, will be held from 10:00…
Proctor Hospital Sponsors Free Medicare Help Desk
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Proctor Hospital, in association with BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois’ Services in the Neighborhood program, offers a free Medicare Help Desk the fourth Wednesday of every month, from 9:00-11:00 a.m., in the Lobby at Proctor Hospital. The next scheduled Medicare Help…
September Happenings at Proctor Hospital
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Book Fair Coming to Proctor – The Proctor Hospital Service Auxiliary will host a Book Fair Thursday, September 8 from 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. and Friday, September 9, from 7:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. in the Lobby of Proctor Hospital. There will…
First-ever African-American broadcast television network to AIR in Central Illinois To Debut on Sept. 26
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Bounce TV (http://bouncetv.com), the nation’s first-ever over-the-air broadcast television network programmed for African-American audiences, launches in Central Illinois on Monday, September 26 on WMBD 31.2 owned and operated by Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc (Nasdaq: NXST) and serving Peoria/Bloomington. Bounce TV,…