New year, new laws
January 1, 2025Time to study up, Illinois. New state laws are now in effect. They include some of the defining bills of the 2024 legislative session and others that will change how people get IDs,…
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Teatro ZinZanni extends its run
December 19, 2024Teatro ZinZanni has announced that its current production has been extended through Feb. 16. The show features Peoria native and Chicago resident LiV Warfield, who won a “Golden Buzzer”…
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Illinois American Water will increase rates
December 11, 2024CHICAGO — The state’s largest private water utility, Illinois American Water, will increase customer bills in the new year. The move comes after state regulators at the Illinois…
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How to plan for emergencies
December 4, 2024The government has a comprehensive website full of information on how to prepare for emergencies, power outages, hurricanes, floods — nearly everything you can imagine. Should a disaster…
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State Police ticket 18 for distracted driving
December 3, 2024Illinois State Police Troop 4 Commander Capt. Dustin Geier has announced the results of Distracted Driving Enforcement Program patrols held in Peoria County during November. The program…
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Cody Diekhoff enjoying life as Chicago Farmer while eyeing broader audience
November 29, 2024If the Midwest is looking for a folksy, musical voice, they may have found it in Cody Diekhoff, a Bloomington native, who, for the past two decades, has entertained audiences and recorded…
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Lexington-based Fellowship of Christian Farmers responding to NC disaster needs
November 27, 2024Two months after Hurricane Helene swept through the Blue Ridge Mountains in western North Carolina Sept. 27, killing more than 100 people and destroying homes, businesses, farms and…
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Peoria native, Chicago resident loving her musical run
November 19, 2024LiV Warfield remembers walking to track meets at Peoria Stadium with track shoes on her shoulders. “I was being put in track and field,” Warfield said. “The catalyst was I started…
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