Democrats and Republicans are gearing up for Decision 2012. In what’s certain to be another exciting race—and another round of partisan bickering over health care, the economy and job creation—candidates on both sides of the aisle are placing names on…
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SCORE Offers Free Workshops for Small Businesses
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SCORE has introduced some new free evening workshops for small businesses. There been a lot of demand for the E-business workshop especially. The workshops launched during the second half of January 2012. The first series is called “E-Business Now.” This…
Titanic: The Musical at Peoria Players on February 3
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Peoria Players Theatre is proud to present Titanic: The Musical directed by Steve Bortolotti. Set sail with this Peoria premiere, opening February 3rd! This production, which opened on Broadway in 1997, features music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and is based…
‘Recycling Electronics is no Longer Optional’
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[Editor’s Note: The Community Word offers this column to various agencies and governmental organizations such as the City and County of Peoria, the Library, etc. in order to inform the public just what it is that they do for our Peoria-area…
Illinois American Water Announces 2012 Environmental Grant Program
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Illinois American Water announced today that the application process is now open for its 2012 Environmental Grant Program to support innovative, community-based environmental projects that improve, restore or protect the watersheds, surface water and/or groundwater supplies through partnerships. The company…
Miscellaneous stories
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Gordon Announces Networking Event for Small Businesses & Lenders State Rep. Jehan Gordon will co-host an event for small businesses with the Illinois Department of Financial Regulation and the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce. The “How to Access Capital for…
Peoria’s Riverfront Visitor Center
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By Greg Speck Have you ever heard of the Riverfront Visitors Center? Sure you have. But, what do you know about it? Well, for starters, it’s located in the oldest commercial building standing in Peoria. It was originally built in…
House GOP approves payroll tax cut extension
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On the brink of failing to extend a payroll tax cut into the New Year, Congress sends the average worker an early Christmas present. Just days before Christmas, House Speaker John Boehner announced a Republican decision to accept a short-term…
Peoria’s only literary magazine Downstate Story is now available
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Ten new short stories by Illinois and Midwestern writers, illustrated with original art, are featured in the 2011 edition of Downstate Story, Peoria’s only literary magazine. The downstate Illinois writers in this issue are: Pepper Bauer of Mapleton; Ray Pierce and…
West Peoria News for January 2012
by Sharon McBride • • Comments Off on West Peoria News for January 2012
Kudos to our very brave Scouts who once again this year braved very frigid (single digit) temperatures to travel through our community to carol. It is always a very pleasant sound to hear their float escorted by the WPFD travel…